Interesting/Weird Stories in the News

Tu_triky wrote:Dykstra went from famous ballplayer to wealthy investor to desperate schmuck.

When he was a ballplayer he was a schmuck.

bmwracer wrote:
When he was a ballplayer he was a schmuck.

He came full circle!

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Tu_triky wrote:He came full circle!

More like a continuation of his schmuckiness. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
More like a continuation of his schmuckiness. :mrgreen:

:hehe:

Well this would make flying interesting.... :sweat:

Ryanair head wants to add porn to in-flight entertainment options

The head of Ryanair wants to add some X-rated options to in-flight entertainment.

Michael O'Leary told British tabloid the Sun that he hopes to offer a pay-per-view porn service similar to those offered in hotel rooms through a new Ryanair app on smartphones.

He promised the racy app would be discrete, but he did not address if there would be guidelines for passengers sitting near children - or any passenger, for that matter, creeped out by a seatmate watching porn.

"I'm not talking about having it on screens on the back of seats for everyone to see," he told the paper. "It would be on handheld devices."

A spokesman quickly told the paper that nothing was decided yet.

The announcement came as the Irish airline's share price increased by 5% and it upgraded its full-year profit by 10%, the Irish Times reported.

The airline also reported a 12% increase in passenger traffic in the last six months.

Despite his recent success, O'Leary's been known to make strange proposals in attempts to boost profits. Last month he said he wanted to remove all but one toilet from the planes to fit in extra seats, the Daily Mail reported.



Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ryanair-head-add-porn-in-flight-entertainment-options-article-1.974575#ixzz1dEIOJeP1

Cool stuff. :)

Scientists make magic auto-origami using ink and light (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NKRWZG67dtQ

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We've seen nano-origami and robo-origami, but nothing quite as rapid and simple as this. Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how to neatly fold plastic using infrared light and an inkjet printer. Deep black lines are printed onto the plastic sheets, which then absorb the light and cause the material to fold without anyone having to touch it. The wider the line, the greater the angle of each fold, so it's possible to set, say, a 90-degree bend for a cube or 120 degrees for a pyramid. What's more, by giving the lines different patterns, folds can be made to work in specific directions, potentially producing the most perfect, most hygienic bento box that's ever contained your lunch.

bmwracer wrote:Cool stuff. :)

Scientists make magic auto-origami using ink and light (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NKRWZG67dtQ

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We've seen nano-origami and robo-origami, but nothing quite as rapid and simple as this. Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how to neatly fold plastic using infrared light and an inkjet printer. Deep black lines are printed onto the plastic sheets, which then absorb the light and cause the material to fold without anyone having to touch it. The wider the line, the greater the angle of each fold, so it's possible to set, say, a 90-degree bend for a cube or 120 degrees for a pyramid. What's more, by giving the lines different patterns, folds can be made to work in specific directions, potentially producing the most perfect, most hygienic bento box that's ever contained your lunch.

Man, that is a trip.

Tu_triky wrote:Man, that is a trip.

"It's alive!"

"ALIVE!"

bmwracer wrote:
"It's alive!"

"ALIVE!"

They should make one where five plastic lions transform into Voltron when exposed to light.

Tu_triky wrote:They should make one where five plastic lions transform into Voltron when exposed to light.

Future project. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
Future project. :rofl:

Hehe. Pretty amazing stuff though to be honest.

Tu_triky wrote:

Hehe. Pretty amazing stuff though to be honest.

It's a great time we a re living in. The dawning age of technology. Guess there will come a time when humans won't know how to fold things themselves. ;)

Eve wrote:

It's a great time we a re living in. The dawning age of technology. Guess there will come a time when humans won't know how to fold things themselves. ;)

That already happened at my house.

:beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

That already happened at my house.

:beaten:

You're just highly evolved, dear. :patpat:

Eve wrote:

You're just highly evolved, dear. :patpat:

Highly devolved perhaps. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:

Highly devolved perhaps. ;)

Perhaps it's all that antiseptic. :hehe:

Eve wrote:


Perhaps it's all that antiseptic. :hehe:

Yes the ol' liniment has that effect.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yes the ol' liniment has that effect.

But at least you're cheerful about it. :applaud:

Eve wrote:

But at least you're cheerful about it. :applaud:

Try to keep things in moderation so you can remember to laugh about it later. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

Try to keep things in moderation so you can remember to laugh about it later. :beaten:

Good motto. :victory:

I used to prefer, if one is good then two is better. :beaten: