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Offbeat News tagged with technology

The Galaxy Dress Embroidered With 24,000 LEDs That Is Guaranteed to Light Up Any Room
Offbeat  (tags: Women, Fashion, Galaxy Dress, Feminism, Art, News, Science, Technology )

Alisa
- 4 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Women could soon literally 'light up a room' thanks to a high-tech dress embroidered with 24,000 tiny LED bulbs.
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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
Offbeat  (tags: world, unusual, technology, humor, funny, Doomday, predictions )

Katie
- 5 days ago - livescience.com
With the upcoming disaster film "2012" and the current hype about Mayan calendars and doomsday predictions, it seems like a good time to put such notions in context.
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Caltrans: Bay Bridge Could Open for Today's Afternoon Commute
Offbeat  (tags: Bay bridge, open, evening, goodnews, technology )

Lone
- 23 days ago - sacbee.com
Thanks to progress overnight in fixing the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the span probably will open for the afternoon commute, a Caltrans official said Monday at a morning news conference.
6 comments
2010 Olympic Medals Made From E-Waste
Offbeat  (tags: sports, unusual, interesting, goodnews, e-waste, electronics, circuit boards, toxic waste, technology )

All Green
- 30 days ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com
Not only are the medals for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games trippy, they are made from recycled circuit boards.
4 comments
News By Jenifer-Rosenberg at ComicMix
Offbeat  (tags: Halloween, I Pod Apps, technology, pictures, Zombies, fun )

PeaceDrea
- 31 days ago - comicmix.com
Another article by my daughter a review of Halloween Apps for IPods
2 comments
Oilfield Accident Photos: Pretty Grapic Folks...
Offbeat  (tags: americans, bizarre, world, society, humans, health, odd, safety, technology, design )

Gorilly
- 34 days ago - flickr.com
The photographs that follow this link are of a man impaled by an MWD Tool and are very graphic in Nature!
7 comments
IMAGINE PEACE Tower: Webcam From Reykjavic Iceland
Offbeat  (tags: Inspiring, poetic, interesting, technology, design, PEACE )

Janet
- 42 days ago - earthcam.net
It's just a shard of blue light, reaching clearly to the heavens...and on a clear day, it's practically invisible.But when the skies are stormy, it cuts through like a the vibrant LIGHT it is---it's a perfect metaphor. [Bravo, Yoko!]
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Sex Inspires Females to Do Chores-Maybe They Are Talking of the Bees
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, off-beat, performance, interesting, funny, bizarre, culture, humor, news, safety, society, technology, women, ethics )

Suzybell
- 55 days ago - metro.co.uk
It is news likely to be welcomed by male chauvinists everywhere - sperm makes females do more housework. While the, erm, exhausted male takes it easy and has a doze, a chemical in sperm spurs females into an intense period of domestic activity.
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Mystery Explained: Glow in Night Sky Was Astronaut Urine
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, unusual, space, humor, world, technology, pictures, off-beat )

Daphna
- 70 days ago - space.com
The beautiful trail in the sky looked like a mysterious celestial event. In reality, it was urine. Some skygazers were treated to the unexpected view of a bright sparkling glow Wednesday night, created when astronauts aboard the space shuttle
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Mobile Loo That Fits in Your Handbag
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, funny, bizarre, culture, goodnews, technology, safety )

Suzybell
- 81 days ago - metro.co.uk
There's only so long you can cross your legs for, but women can now breathe a sigh of relief at the launch of a pocket-sized portable loo. must for festival-goers who aren't keen on queuing for hours or sitting on a filthy toilet, the German invention
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On GPS, Bob Dylan Might Guide Lost Drivers Home
Offbeat  (tags: business, culture, design, auto, interesting, safety, technology )

Suzybell
- 88 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Bob Dylan: folk-rock legend, poet-spokesman of his generation . . . and GPS voice? Maybe. The enigmatic troubadour said on his satellite radio program that he is negotiating with two car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems.
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'Moon Rock' in Dutch Museum Is Just Petrified Wood
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, society, technology, bizarre, space, scientists, research, discovery )

Suzybell
- 88 days ago - verizon.net
AMSTERDAM - It's not green cheese, but it might as well be.The Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood.Rijksmuseum spokeswo
3 comments
Norway Mayor Sends Letter to Britain Through Gas Pipeline
Offbeat  (tags: mail, performance, unusual, technology )

Michelle
- 90 days ago - france24.com
A Norwegian mayor has sent a letter to a British local politician through the world's longest underwater pipeline, its operators said Wednesday.
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Squirrel Is Surprise Star of Holiday Photo
Offbeat  (tags: squirrel steals the photo, animals, funny, humans, humor, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, photos, pictures, technology, unusual, world )

Rosa
- 103 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada. Just as they were about to be captured on camera the cheeky squirrel popped up in the foreground and stole the show
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What a Doll! Bebe Gloton, a Breast-Feeding Toy for Children, Makes Sucking Noises as It 'Feeds'
Offbeat  (tags: toys, dolls, breast, feeds, unusual, technology, society )

Lone
- 105 days ago - nydailynews.com
The latest doll headed for the U.S. market is Bebe Gloton, a breast-feeding toy infant produced by a Spanish company.
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