And to think I kinda made fun of these people

Elevator company launches new lift which arrives quicker the more you press the button

The Otis Elevator Company have announced the introduction of radical new technology in their latest range of lifts which actually increases the response time of the lift the more you press the call button. Following extensive consumer research, the company identified a niche in the market as elevators across the world were reported to be completely ignoring repetitive hole pressing.

The new technology, called Pronto, uses a patented ‘impatience accelerator engine’ to increase the speed of the lift depending on how hard and how often the call button is pushed. It also has a built in voice recognition facility which responds to the phrases ‘Come on, come on!’ and ‘For God’s sake!’

Full Article

Posted in Interesting, Pop Culture | 4 Comments

Two-Hundred Sit-Ups in Six Weeks

I posted about the 100 Push-Ups challenge, so here’s another fitness challenge:

If you’re serious about increasing your core strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 200 consecutive sit-ups!

Think there’s no way you could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achieve this goal!

No doubt some of you can already do 100 consecutive sit-ups, but let’s face it, you’re in a big minority. Most of you reading this won’t even be able to manage 20 sit-ups. Actually, I’m sure many of you can’t even do 10.

However, it really doesn’t matter which group you fall into. If you follow the progressive sit-ups training program, I’m positive you’ll soon be able to do 200 sit-ups!

http://www.twohundredsitups.com/

[Thanks, David!]

Posted in Interesting, Sports | 2 Comments

Ground Zero

Plenty of bombs to choose from for your dooms day enjoyment.

If the Chinese decide to attack downtown Dallas, it looks like I luck out by working at Love Field.

Link

Posted in Goofy, Interesting | Comments Off on Ground Zero

Next-Generation Space Toilet

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to develop a next-generation space toilet, which they hope to complete within the next five years.

Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.

Link

Posted in Goofy, Interesting | 2 Comments