Britons are now sending more then 4 billion texts weekly. That's more than were sent in the whole of 1999 and 25% more than one year ago. In September, 4.8 billion texts were sent, about 4,000 per second!
That’s some furious texting. People would be better off with Blackberrys though…
Scientists have devised a new currency to be used in space. The Quid 'coins' are made from a polymer which unlike credit cards or regular coins, have no sharp edges which could damage space suits.
The Quid is expected to be used in the upcoming inflatable space hotel and aboard Virgin's SpaceShipTwo.
The current exchange rate is about 1 Quid to £6.25.
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Dutch students have developed powdered alcohol which they say can be sold legally to minors. The latest innovation in inebriation, called Booz2Go, is available in 20g packets that cost about £0.70. Top it up with water and you have a bubbly, lime-colored and -flavored drink with just 3 percent alcohol content.
Van Elderen and four classmates at Helicon Vocational Institute, about an hour’s drive from Amsterdam, came up with the idea as part of their final-year project.
"Because the alcohol is not in liquid form, we can sell it to people below 16," said project member Martyn van Nierop.
The students said companies interested in making the product commercially could avoid taxes because the alcohol was in powder form. A number of companies are interested, they said.
A form of alcohol that’s legal to sell to minors and free from tax… sounds too good to be true.
Source: Reuters
An interesting idea from Microsoft. The report says we can expect to see them in retail stores by the end of 2007.
[Via: SchrankMonster]
An unusual clash between a 6-foot (1.8m) alligator and a 13-foot (3.9m) python has left two of the deadliest predators dead in Florida’s swamps.
The Burmese python tried to swallow its fearsome rival whole but then exploded.
The remains of the two giant reptiles were found by astonished rangers in the Everglades National Park.
Some animals are stupid…
Source: BBC News
The eCigarette is an electronic cigarette that provides nicotine and replicates the action of smoking without giving you cancer and croaky voicebox.It even provides vapour to exhale.
Reuters [Via: Sci-Fi.com]
I've been having problems with my Inspiron overheating lately, so I might give this a go 
. Pat Dori, a disgruntled customer who phoned Dell 19 times eventually decided to take the company to court for 'failing to adequately address the problem'. He had the legal papers delivered to a Dell kiosk in a shopping centre, and not surprisingly, no one from Dell turned up in court. Mr. Dori won the case by default, and won $3000 and a ruling allowing the repo depot to close the kiosk and seize everything there if the judgement wasn't paid. Dell decided to settle out of court.
Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at his Macworld keynote speech today, rumored to exist for the last year, it'next big thing from Apple. It has a widescreen multi-touch screen, which isn't a touch screen but a "revolutionary user interface". It’s anyone's guess what Apple mean by that, but it certainly looks interesting.
The iPhone has an impressive specification and runs a slimmed down version of OSX, so it’s sure to offer plenty of eye candy. It has built in WiFi, Bluetooth and EDGE aswell as a 320×480 screen and a 2Megapixel camera. Two versions will be available, a 4GB for £257 and an 8GB for £309.
For years, competitors at the World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan have shown their eating prowess by gobbling as many meat and potato pies as they could manage in three minutes. But this year, in a break from tradition, the champion scoffers will compete to eat just a single pie in the fastest time possible.
Organisers of the annual event say the changes have been made in light of the Government's healthy eating advice and anti-obesity campaign, and will also offer vegetarian options.
“They've taken things too far this year - pies are supposed to be meat and potato and anything else just isn't normal,” said Dave Smyth, 48, from Hindley, who won the first contest in 1992 when he ate an impressive four pies in three minutes.
Lordi, the Finnish monsters who won Eurovision have released their own brand of cola.
“The Lordi phenomenon has brought the whole nation together”, said Ritva Sinisalo, of the beer company which makes the drink.
The lead singer, Mr Lordi designed the label featuring the five members of the band in their monster costumes. Lordi kick off their Bringing Back the Balls to Europe tour in Stockholm on 16 September, and play five UK dates in October.
A 15-year-old boy stole a bus, drove it along a public transit route, picked up passengers and collected fares, authorities said Sunday.
“I drove that bus better than most of the LYNX drivers could,” the teen, who is too young to drive legally, told a deputy after he was stopped and arrested. “There isn't a scratch on it. I know how to start it, drive it, lower it, raise it.”
Davis had previously been charged for a similar bus theft. Passengers and deputies noted Davis drove the bus at normal speeds and made all the appropriate stops on the route. One passenger, suspicious of the youthful looks of the driver, called 911.
He was charged with grand theft auto and driving without a license. A court hearing was scheduled Tuesday to determine whether he will be charged as an adult.
If you're going to steal a bus, it would make sense to get a load of passengers, then go an a rampage before crashing over a cliff. He must have forgotten to act out the last part.
Looks like a 'corn dog', but made from pancake instead of whatever corn dogs are made from.
Read more [Via: Junk Food Blog]
A British motorist who blew up a road safety camera which had caught him speeding was jailed for four months Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police said. Craig Moore, 28, took his revenge on the camera, which had flashed him in the Hyde area of Manchester, in August 2005.
Although the camera itself was badly damaged, images of him speeding and returning to destroy the evidence were stored in recording equipment in its unscathed base. While Moore's attack on a camera was not Britain's first, it may rate as the most extreme. Other aggrieved drivers have previously used axes or paint.
“Speed camera vandalism is reaching epidemic proportions, and the only solution is to scrap cameras,” said Paul Smith, founder of Safe Speed campaign group which lobbies against the distinctive bright yellow devices. “Apart from their total failure to deliver improved road safety, they push good people outside of the law every day of the week.”
Cameras are waste of time, they don't help to reduce accidents because once you get a ticket, you go out and buy a camera detector so they never catch you twice.
Via: [The Sun]
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have announced they plan to release a Little Britain. “We've had some sort of interest from America,” Walliams told ITV1 chat show host Michael Parkinson.
The comedy duo have signed a deal with Pop Idol producer Simon Fuller to develop a US version of Little Britain for the American cable network HBO. They'll probably do away with Emily and Florence, since transvestism is normally unique to the British sense of humour. Hopefully, the film will improve on series three instead of just copying it.
