Exhaust Air Jack

Air Jack quickly lifts your vehicle with its own exhaust gas.

Lift your vehicle in 30 seconds without straining with an awkward, unstable jack. Simply fit the Air Jack’s hose over your exhaust, position the airbag under the vehicle, and turn on your engine. The exhaust inflates the bag, lifting the vehicle to 17″. A one-way valve keeps the bag inflated after the engine has been turned off. The durable Air Jack was originally designed for rugged off-road use and works in mud, snow, and uneven ground where a regular jack cannot. Has no negative effects on the engine. Comes in a handy carry case to fit easily in your trunk.

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No Water in MLB Dugouts

Two signs on the doors leading from the visitors’ clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field to the first-base dugout read, “NO BOTTLED WATER ON THE BENCH.”

What’s this? Athletes can’t drink water? Even in the humid Chicago summers?

Here’s the explanation I got:

Gatorade is Major League Baseball’s “official sports drink.” So instructions were sent that no player could be seen drinking anything but Gatorade in the dugout. Not even Aquafina, which is the “official water” of MLB. Not even bottles of water with the labels removed.

White Sox clubhouse personnel said if players take bottled water onto the bench, all the bottled water will be removed from the clubhouse as punishment.

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PETA offers $1 million for lab-created meat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Animal rights activists are offering scientists a $1 million reward if they can produce commercially viable meat in a laboratory.

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals leaders say lab-grown meat could satisfy appetites without harming animals.

“People are surprised to learn that PETA is interested in lab-grown meat, but we have overcome our own revulsion at flesh-eating to champion a breakthrough that will mean a far kinder world for animals,” said PETA President Igrid Newkirk.

The reward would go to the first scientist who develops a method that produces enough meat to be marketed in 10 U.S. states at a price competitive with prevailing chicken prices.

To cash in, scientists must create meat that is indistinguishable from regular chicken in taste and texture, according to a taste-test panel.

The deadline for the lab meat to go on sale to the public is June 30, 2012. Scientists must then prove that consumers purchased at least 100 pounds of lab meat in each state it is sold in.

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Wiki Man Code

Men have certain expectations of other Men. Some of these are spoken, but most remain unspoken. Our goal is to document these expectations in a specific and understandable way. This should eliminate confusion and facilitate communication among Men.(Notice the capitalization of the word “Men” as similar to “God.”)

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It makes me think of those “Man Law” commercials.

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