Daily Archives: October 4, 2005
Facial Hair Special Fair
There were men with Fu Manchu moustaches. There were contestants with long flowing Gandalf beards. And there was the reigning world champion: German Karl-Heinz Hille, whose gravity-defying sideburns look a bit like an upturned bucket. Some 220 contestants from all … Continue reading
Together Forever
HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – A professor of English in southern India loved his mother so much that he lived with her corpse for 20 years. When he died, the pair were laid to rest in the same grave. Syed Abdul … Continue reading
BU Tech – Converted Vacuum Cleaner Anti-Sniper Robot
IRobot Corp. of Burlington, famous for its robotic vacuum cleaners, has teamed up with researchers at Boston University to develop a military robot capable of spotting enemy snipers. ”You’ll actually see the sniper before the smoke disappears from the shot," … Continue reading