World’s most expensive burger launches by Burger King

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 21 2008 Published in: Misc News Tags: , , , ,

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Burger King is set to launch the world’s most expensive ‘bling’ burger ever at a fast food restaurant.

The burger is going to cost £95 ($185 USD), will even make Guinness World Record history, beating 1994’s American Double Truffle Burger, which cost only £65 ($115 USD).

British woman hid cocaine under her wig was caught by customs

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 21 2008 Published in: Funny Stuffs Tags: , , , , ,

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You might be right in thinking that the British woman involved might be a certain Amy Winehouse.

But No, it’s not her, thankfully. Although I’ve often wondered what Amy keeps stuffed in the hairdo that would make Madge Simpson yellow with envy.

Two handed simultaneous flapping birds origami

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 21 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , ,

Chris a 29 year old from Glasgow, Scotland posted this video on Youtube of him doing one-handed origami, making a flapping bird in each hand at the same time. Amazing!

Boogie Nights demanded to be mashed up

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 21 2008 Published in: Video Tags: , , , ,

Max Silvestri said:

Last week, Gabe over at Videogum.com posted up the 10 Best Lightsaber Mash Ups and rocked my world. This is a whole genre of Youtube video I did not know existed consisting of people spending lots and lots of time animating lightsabers into movies where there previously were none.

Japanese woman lives like a hamster for a week

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 21 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , ,

Sculptor and painter Sako Kojima who lived like a hamster for nearly a week in the store window for her performance in “Why I Became a Hamster” in 2004, where she had to move all day long like a hamster, as well as running, biting wood, chewing toys and scratching wall. This went on for about 3 - 6 days.

Michael Cross walking on water

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 20 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , , , ,

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British contemporary artist Michael Cross created an epic project called The Bridge in September 2006, which was installed in Dilston Grove, south-east London. The Bridge gives the impression that one is walking on water, every step you makes a floater appear and disappear. It feels like hovering over an abyss.

We have ice on Mars

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 20 2008 Published in: Science Tags: , , , , ,

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@MarsPhoenix said on Twitter early this morning “ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!”

The Phoenix Mars Mission website then post an update just a few minutes after the announcement.

Being gay is something you’re born with according to new brain scans study

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 20 2008 Published in: Science Tags: , , , , ,

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden have conducted a study using brain scans to see whether being gay or straight is something that you were born with.

The researchers have concluded that being gay or straight is a biologically fixed trait and the differences are likely to have been forged in the womb or in early childhood.