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This is so crazy, that i never thought it could work.
In order to turn pennies into batteries, another electrode and an electrolyte are needed. In this case, dimes (zinc) are used as the positive electrodes and salt water is used an electrolyte. Copper wire, galvanized nails, and lemon juice are also popular and cheaper solutions. [...]

This is a really cool Google Video that was taken from the Braniac: Science Abuse series that airs in the UK (a really great show by the way). It has 3 different clips, taken from 3 different episodes that show thermite burning through a car hood and making the car blow up.
An interesting thing to [...]

Lightbulb uses a special bulb, inside which magnets and circuitry are hidden. Using a magnetic hall effect sensor, an electromagnet, and a [modified] PD feedback system, it floats a lightbulb stably in the air, while power is transmitted wirelessly from the base of the sculpture into the bulb. LEDs in the bulb rectify this AC [...]

Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from jellyfish into a normal pig embryo. [digg]
In daylight the researchers say the pigs’ eyes, teeth and trotters look green. Their skin has a greenish tinge. In the dark, shine a [...]

This is a really cool Google Video I found on digg showing a simple experiment where some liquid is poured into a glass tube with some other liquid inside. This then foams up lots to make a huge foam ‘marshmallow’. Check out the comments on the digg article, as there are some posts there which [...]

The BBC has released an interesting list of things that we learnt (as humans) over the year that we didn’t know. These are my personal favourites:
3. While it’s an offence to drop litter on the pavement, it’s not an offence to throw it over someone’s garden wall. [details]
6. WD-40 dissolves cocaine - it has been [...]

When billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett broke the record for around-the-world solo jet flight last March, he slept just 60 minutes in 67 hours of flight time — 60 minutes broken into two- and three-minute naps. “I slept when I needed it and awoke refreshed,” he says. Fossett, who holds world records in ballooning, sailing, and [...]

I scream, you scream, we all scream for . . . ow! That cone of vanilla fudge swirl has done it again: The sweet treat has quickly given you a bad headache. But don’t blame the ice cream. [digg]
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Do if you want to cut down on those trips to the cleaners, you may want to check out LG’s SteamWasher, a washing machine that also includes a water-free steam cycle that the company says can “remove wrinkles and odors from clothing without the use of water or detergent.” Of course, you’ll pay something of [...]

A hi-tech scanner has been developed which takes images in less time than it takes the human heart to beat. The Somatom Definition machine contains two X-ray scanners so full body images can be taken twice as fast. Manufacturer Siemens said the scanner, which will be available in the UK next autumn, is ideal for [...]