Came accross a new concept for a folding commuting bike today. It looks pretty good, however I think the designer has overlooked a standard human issue… Genitals are not meant to be mushed! This does look nicely aerodynamic, and the folding part is a great idea. However, pretty much all the body weight appears to be [...]

When at Longleat today, I came accross this sign. What an excellent idea for a caption contest I thought!

Just watched in amazement as the men’s team almost lap Denmark in the gold medal race. The race began perfectly, shredding Denmark’s spirit from the first few laps. Setting a new world record of 3:53.314. This is pinnacle - we’ve been working on this for the best part of a decade and what a performance - [...]

Five people have been killed in a mid-air collision between two light aircraft in Warwickshire. - BBC News Full Story

Came across an exciting new pastime today, don’t know why I hadn’t seen it before. Happy Corner, also known as Aluba (”hitting the tree” in Taiwan), or Pole-racking in Great Britain, is a practice in which a person’s groin is ‘cornered’ rudely against a pole-shaped solid object. Happy Corner is also a growing phenomenon in residence halls, [...]

The other day, I got Matt to get a lighter so I could make paper rockets. Continuing on a pyromaniac theme, I set about modifying the same lighter to produce a large flame. It turns out that its very simple. Just remove the cap, lift the flame height adjuster, and then you can move [...]

A few photos taken after I realised that it was the last day.

It was our last ever physics lesson at Hills Road today… So what else is there to do but play with liquid nitrogen. http://woolie.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/liquid-nitrogen-with-mr-frisk.flv Some pictures for you to enjoy!

There are many things that piss us off here in the UK. We’ve spent a good amount of time trying to list the top 20 things that we find annoying. The Jeremy Kyle Show This show completely revolves around Jeremy Kyle and generally highlights the scum of Britain. We now have what is described as a “Jeremy [...]