Volkswagen apparently has developed a car that drives itself. Codenamed Golf GTi ’53 plus 1′, the prototype uses grill-mounted radar and laser sensors to read the road and send back details to the car’s computer, and a GPS navigation system can pinpoint the car’s position to within an inch.One can’t help but wonder what operating… Read More »
In the wake of Zinedine Zidane’s sent-off during extra time of the World Cup final between France and Italy, should his “victim” Marco Materazzi be punished as well? Like they always say, it takes two hands to clap. Zidane’s headbutting act is a red-card offense, no question about it. But should the agent provocateur be… Read More »
Quite frankly, I am quietly joyous that Germany has beaten Portugal in the third-place playoff. In this World Cup and on the club level (remember Porto vs Celtic in the 2003 Uefa Cup Final?), Portugal has shown the world it could do well at amateur theatrics. In almost every game so far, you may have… Read More »
Not too long ago, TV news reporting was fairly safe, bar the escaped nipple from a neckline too low, furtive swearword, or the odd prurient commercial. Welcome to Naked News (www.nakednews.com), an extension of reality TV where the broadcasters themselves are the news sensation. According to Kathy Pinckert, a spokeswoman for the Web site, the… Read More »
What happens when you combine 200 litres of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? Two crazy fellas by the name of Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz have conducted a series of experiments involving Diet Coke and Mentos. Check out the video to see the hysterical results.