We have seen a lot of fictional gadgets in a lot of movies and thanks to today’s improving technology, the gadgets are getting better as well. Realistic special effects have left viewers thinking if it really is possible to acquire such technology or if everything is just a work of art. Science fiction movies often focus on space travel, time travel or encounters with another life form. Even if they tackle different issues and genre, they still have one thing in common: they all contain tools or machines that are …

Architecture is the limit between art and engineering; it can get very creative. Most of the structures we see delight our eyesight and we are left wondering how the structure was built. One of the things that surprise us may be the monumental effort in the building process or the strange resulting look. When the structures defy normal architecture, then we can call them innovative and out of the ordinary. Here are some intriguing buildings around the world and a few details on their purpose and structure.
1. The Rotating Tower …

1. Wunderland ‘“ Hamburg ‘“ Germany

This model railway took 500,000 working hours and is stretched over 4km² with plans to increase this to 6km² in 2014. The model rail track runs for 9km at a cost of 7.3 million Euros.
Source
2. Loxx Model railway

Named Loxx after the German word Loks meaning locomotives. This model railway took over 200,000 labour hours to create and has 4.15km of track.
Check out the Loxx railway in action with this video:
Source
3. Gainsborough Model Railway

This is described as one of the largest model railways in ‘O’ gauge …

Tweet This Post

For One Night Of The Year, The True Devil Comes Out In Every Girl
Halloween has come a long way in recent years and the ghoulish celebration is now a girl’s dream because it’s the one night of the year you can dress like a complete slut and no-one will bat an eyelid. It’s also a chance for every quiet, shy girl to let out the ‘inner-hooker’ and really go all out on the party front.
 
Some of the top slutty Halloween costumes include everything from the classic Playboy bunny costume to …

Why waste time with the body when you can attack the mind?

“Narco-analysis” was published in 1943, pouring from the pen of J. Steven Horsley. On its heels came the pitch-black idea of drug-supplemented torture and interrogation.  We’re talking pure wickedness here; instead of just harming the body interrogators began attacking the mind. Want examples?  Here’s a few of the most depraved “torture brews” known to man.
1. Sodium Amytal

Sodium Amytal lowers inhibitions, giving the user mental clarity and the impulse to talk while offering the interviewer an unobstructed view of the …

We’ve searched the web (and James’ back catalogue) to bring you 10 of the greatest gadgets that have somehow made their way from the silver screen to the real world. Anyone remember the story about the alleged undercover agent and the poisoned umbrella….
1. Jetpack

Image Source
It just had to come in first, if only because we all dreamed of having one when we were kids. After appearing first in Thunderball
the Pentagon (who else?) commissioned Bell Labs to turn this flight of fancy into something they could use. The boffins came …

Take it from a smoker – smoking is fun occasionally but the rest of the time it sucks. You smell, and your teeth go yellow… oh and there’s that whole cancer thing. But, finally, modern technology is making quitting easy (and cheap). Check this out:
1. Nicotine Vaccine

So, here’s how this works: The doc injects a “virus-like particle” into your blood stream that just so happens to be laced with 500 nicotine particles.  Your body, threatened by the pseudo-virus, sets to work destroying the particle (including the nicotine) and creating antibodies …

A look into some of the world changing drugs that were discovered by accident
While scientists will commit years of their lives to discovering the wonder drug that will benefit us today and tomorrow, some of the most useful and powerful drugs will be found through complete serendipity. We look at the drugs stumbled upon by accident that have had a huge effect on the world.
 
1. Penicillin
 Source
Due to it’s various uses and cures, Penicillin is widely used drug and still plays a huge part in modern medicine, despite being discovered nearly …

A look into some of the best hacks and mods performed on the Wii remote control.
Since it’s global release in November 2006, the Wii has stirred up quite a fuss, the first arcade style games console of it’s kind and also the first console where you’re more likely to hit your screen than the high scores. The unique design of the Wii remote has made it eligible for all sorts of uses (apart from smashing your LCD or Plasma), we’ve found the best examples of Wii Controller hacks, modifications and …