Goat’s milk ice cream ‘almost killed woman’
Written by TheNark admin on December 4th, 2009 | 0 CommentsA County Tyrone woman who almost died after having an allergic reaction to an ice cream she ate on holiday is having to learn how to walk and talk again. Rachel Devine, 24, went into anaphylactic shock and suffered heart failure minutes after eating the ice cream, which contained goat’s milk. She was in Turkey [...]
Temple of Trash
Written by TheNark admin on September 12th, 2009 | 0 CommentsWe generate so much trash on a daily basis that it wouldn’t be surprising if future generations mistakenly thought that we actually worshipped all the garbage we toss into landfills. That’s the idea behind Salzig Design’s Temple of Trash, a temporary structure built in a Rotterdam, Netherlands port area as part of the 2007 Follydock [...]
Strange shaped pears
Written by TheNark admin on September 11th, 2009 | 0 CommentsFor Britain’s struggling fruit farmers, things could be about to go even more pear-shaped…
A Chinese farmer has invented baby-shaped pears – and he is planning to export his novel idea over here.
Plucky farmer Gao Xianzhang has created 10,000 of the mini marvels this season and he plans to take the fruits of his labour to [...]
Cat with a pair of wings
Written by TheNark admin on June 2nd, 2009 | 0 CommentsA kitty in Chongqing, China, is getting some extra-special attention these days: The furry feline has developed wings! Though born looking completely normal, once the cat hit the age of 1, he began growing wing-shaped appendages on either side of his spine, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reports.
While some think the bony limbs may be a [...]
World’s 10 most expensive pens
Written by TheNark admin on May 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments10. 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 [...]
Holy Cow struck by lightning
Written by TheNark admin on May 22nd, 2009 | 0 CommentsThe Daily Telegraph says: “HOLY cow! This hunk of beef is believed to have been struck by lightning – and somehow survived.
And we’re not cooking this up. It’s entirely feasible, James Cook University geo-sciences expert Jon Nott says.
“Cows are susceptible to lightning strikes because of both sets of legs being on the ground, and they’re [...]
Digitigrade Leg Extensions
Written by TheNark admin on May 13th, 2009 | 3 CommentsThese are Digitigrade leg extensions. They are made of steel and add 14 inches of height to the wearer. But these are not ordinary stilts; they give a person the uncanny and graceful appearance of an animal. It is really cool! The movement of the legs is genuinely graceful and naturalistic. It is a great [...]
Eskil Ronningsbakken
Written by TheNark admin on April 29th, 2009 | 6 CommentsEskil Ronningsbakken is one of the balancing Artists. He is fantastic performer. He is 28years old performed the most dangerous balancing acts.
Dangerous Balancing artist Eskil Ronningsbakken
Eskil Ronningsbakken started his balancing career only five years old, and he saw a yogin serenely balancing. He performed professionally for nearly 14 years. Now he is the most famous [...]
Mondo Spider
Written by TheNark admin on April 22nd, 2009 | 1 CommentHow it all started
The Mondo Spider Project was founded by five Vancouverites: Charlie Brinson, Dillard Brinson, Alex Mossman, Leigh Christie and Jonathan Tippett.
Junkyard Wars
Inspired by the famous TV shows Scrapheap Challenge and Junkyard Wars USA, Alex Mossman, Brian Wells and several other brilliant local Vancouver Engineers started a competition known as The Vancouver Junkyard Wars [...]
The sun is the only food we need
Written by TheNark admin on January 21st, 2009 | 4 CommentsHira Ratan Manek was born in 1937 in Bodhavad, India, was raised in Calicut, Kerala, India, where he had his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Kerala. After graduation, he joined the family shipping and spice trading business and continued working there until he retired in 1992.
He had been interested in sun since his [...]
