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Super Fly

Got this super fly video from a friend through email and decided to search if it is posted in youtube. After a quick search, no surprise the video clip is available. I posted here the video so you can see it too just in case you don’t know it yet.
Well, is this true? [...]


Wired News Saddest Cubicle

David Gunnells File Cabinet Cubihole!

So you think you have the saddest cubicle on earth, think again..
Above image is the winner of the saddest cubicle on earth contest set off by Wired. Visitors were requested to send their snapshot of what they think as the saddest cubicle on earth. A RoboCam Webcam, awaits [...]


Weekend Shot - Newspaper Clip

Even burglar call 999!
I spotted this newspaper clip while I’m checking food to eat in our kitchen. This is actually a short report from an old newspaper abandoned in one corner. Out of curiosity, I pick it up, do a quick scan and this report grab my attention. Later, I decided to [...]


Meet the 53 Million Year Old Spider

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
A 53-million-year-old spider has been revealed in exquisite detail by scientists from the UK and Belgium.
The ancient creepy-crawly had been trapped in amber and preserved in a lowland area around Paris, France.
The scientists reconstructed the 1mm creature’s original appearance using an X-ray-based medical imaging technique.

The spider gives us a snapshot of ancient [...]


Staircase that hides

A staircase that hide designed by Aaron Tang which originated from a door project. Basically, the idea came from the behaviour of a door that is, it aligns to the wall when it opens or close.
The inventive staircase easily folds flush up against a wall to deal with limited space or to avoid access to [...]