Dutch Superbus Electric Limo
It will carry up to 23 passengers at speeds of over 150 MPH. It's an electric mass transit vehicle which will charge fares comparable to current mass transit rates. Superbus, indeed!
Wang Will Wed DeCock In Moorhead
My heart goes out to any future Wang-DeCock riding the school bus in Moorhead, ND.
Volvo Crash Test Fail
Volvo's crash avoidance system is designed to automatically brake the car when confronted by a pedestrian in the road. Nice in theory, but Volvo drivers shouldn't get too used to relying on it just yet, since it failed to spot dummy pedestrians in 3 out of 12 tests in Italy recently.
Tall Women Carrying Heavy Things
Stephen Colbert asked Google's Eric Schmidt last night: "Why don't I get more hits when I put in 'tall women carrying heavy things? Can you do anything about that?" Let's help him! We can make this page the PREMIERE destination for people looking for tall women carrying heavy things. This is important! Add yours below.
Found: The Droid You've Been Looking For
An R2D2 robot that is big enough for a full size person to fit in. Equipped with sounds, internal fans, LEDs, motors and rotating dome. Made out of a plastic barrel.
Mother Teaches 2 Year Old To Smoke Pot
Jessica Gamble has been arrested after filming her daughter learning how to smoke pot with her cell phone - and then forwarding the video to another cell phone.
Kidnapping Suspect Falls From Bridge
Ambrose Martinez ended a two hour standoff with police in Oklahoma by falling off a bridge. In addition to kidnapping his daughter, Martinez has outstanding arrest warrants for battery with a deadly weapon, rape and assault.
Toilet Anacondas
The toilet anaconda in this story is unlikely to be the same anaconda as in the video below, which means we may have an epidemic on our hands.
Maximum Snooker Game In World Open
Ronnie O'Sullivan almost left the last black, since there is no extra prize for shooting the maximum 147- just a prize for the highest break. This marks Ronnie's tenth televised maximum break, beating Stephen Hendry's record of 9 maximum breaks.
Quadruple Amputee Swims English Channel
Philippe Croizon is a Frenchman who lost all four of his limbs after an electrical accident in 1994. Yesterday, he became the first quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel. He made the 20 mile crossing in just under 13 and a half hours.
Katy Perry Dedicates "Ur So Gay" To Former High School Crush
After spotting Shane in the audience at a performance at her high school, Perry says, "Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular kid in my class, but you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne." She sings a slightly different version of the lyrics: "I can't believe I fell in love with Shane Lopes." Read more.
127 Cats And Dogs Rescued From Crazy Georgia Woman's Home
Unfortunately, carcasses of 24 cats and dogs were also found. Many of the news stories use the word hoarding, but doesn't that word imply that you place value on something? Sick.
Driver With One Foot Evades Police On It
At the trial- if they ever catch him- at least he'll have a leg to stand on. And if things go sour, maybe he'll get a Presidential pardon, since his name happens to be George Bush. Watch video.
Plant Fed Up With Facebook Drowns
Meet Eater is a plant in an experiment by Queensland state library, which gets watered by Facebook interactions - people becoming fans or writing on its wall. The plant is now in its third incarnation, since the first two have been drowned by a worldwide outpouring of love and affection (and water).
Fake Cop Stops Real Cop, Gets Arrested
Victor Alfaro Marquez done goofed when he posed as a DEA agent and stopped off duty detective William Zambito, who backtraced his license plate after Alfaro Marquez quickly drove off and arrested him later in the day. Watch video
Woman Strips, Steals Taxi For 900 Mile Trip
In more taxi related news, Jennifer Gille tried to get her driver to take her from Louisiana to Michigan. She stripped naked - apparently to give him some extra incentive when he refused. When he ran into the local police station for assistance, she drove off in the taxi.
No Tip For Snip: Hospital Sued Over Circumcision
Misreading the consent form could prove costly for South Miami Hospital- Vera Delgado is suing for over $1 million after her newborn son was circumcised while in intensive care- despite her repeatedly telling the staff that she didn't want the procedure to happen.
Czech Actual Taxi Fare
Czech IT company Et Netera has developed a free application which allows taxi passengers to calculate the actual fare to their destination themselves in order to help eradicate Prague's notoriously bad problem with swindling taxi drivers. Hopefully, it comes with translations.
Florida Police Handcuff Alligator
The 7 foot long alligator was walking towards elementary school children. And you thought pedobear was scary? Hide yo' kids!
33 DD Wonderbra Billboard
The new 3D billboard for Wonderbra's Full Effect bras features Brazilian model Sabraine Banado.