Mobile phone radiation stunts crop growth in India
Written by TheNark admin on September 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsMobile phones may have become ubiquitous in rural areas of India and popular among farmers. But electromagnetic radiation emanating from them may be stunting the growth of agricultural crops and plants, preliminary research has revealed.
Studies carried out at Panjab University, Chandigarh, suggest that electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phones could choke seeds, affect germination [...]
Radioactive toothpaste
Written by TheNark admin on September 9th, 2009 | 0 CommentsDoramad radioactive toothpaste:
Agamma spectroscopy analysis did reveal trace quantities of thorium, but the levels are too low to be detected with a simple hand-held survey meter.
This story is adapted from the book Alsos, written by Samuel Goudsmit, H. Schuman Inc., New York, 1947. It appeared in the December 1996 issue of the Health Physics Society [...]
World’s 10 most expensive pens
Written by TheNark admin on May 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment10. Conway Stewart Westminster Teal Pen
Priced at $1,800, British pen company Conway Stewart has released the latest version of this popular pen this time in teal enamel.
The pen takes its design cues from the palace of Westminster with its Gothic style engraving on the cap and barrel. The small diamond-shaped recesses mimic the detail on [...]
Typography IF by Rudyard Kipling
Written by TheNark admin on February 28th, 2009 | 3 CommentsIf you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
And [...]
Earth Friendly Home
Written by TheNark admin on February 17th, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt’s the house that love built – Woodland Home was done by a man with the help of his father-in-law, a few good friends and some passersby who couldn’t help their curiosity at this spectacular sustainable design. “Being your own architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which [...]
Free Hugs
Written by TheNark admin on February 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsSometimes, a hug is all what we need.
Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.
As [...]
Humans microchips
Written by TheNark admin on January 31st, 2009 | 0 CommentsAll Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says.
Michael G Michael from the University of Wollongong’s School of Information Systems and Technology, has coined the term “uberveillance” to describe the emerging trend of all-encompassing surveillance.
“Uberveillance is not on the outside looking down, [...]
The Difference Between Women and Men
Written by TheNark admin on January 29th, 2009 | 0 CommentsWe like to think that men and women are fundamentally the same, excepting their reproductive organs. We all want the same rights and opportunities, and for some things, such as women’s suffrage, it was a long, hard fight to achieve equal footing. As a result, we’re often appalled at stereotypical suggestions that the sexes might [...]
Be Yourself, it is only you can do!
Written by TheNark admin on January 28th, 2009 | 0 CommentsDo you know that out of 6.6 billion people in this world, nobody looks alike? Even an identical twins have different thumbprints. Not only humans, but also plants and animals differ from each other. Isn’t this amazing? Do you think this is merely a coincidence? Absolutely not… Existence has purposefully made us different from each [...]
Make it in sky
Written by TheNark admin on January 27th, 2009 | 0 CommentsMarriage in the Sky
# is a marriage celebrated in heaven for couples who want to bring their chapel a little closer to angels on their wedding day by raising it 50 metres up in the air.
# is a unique event meant for couples who wish to transform an ordinary marriage into a magical moment [...]
Duck race
Written by TheNark admin on January 27th, 2009 | 0 CommentsThe origin of the rubber duck is not known, but its history is inevitably linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 1800s. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber and lacked squeakers. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in American pop culture and is often symbolically linked [...]
Zombie walk
Written by TheNark admin on January 27th, 2009 | 0 CommentsA zombie walk (also known as a zombie mob, zombie march, zombie horde, zombie lurch, zombie shuffle or zombie pub crawl) is an organized public gathering of people who wears zombie costumes. Usually taking place in an urban centre, the participants make their way around the city streets and through shopping malls in a somewhat [...]
