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Make your own fuel at home
During the era of Prohibition in the Usa production of ethanol along with other forms of alcohol had been banned.
But now, in the biofuel era, ethanol could have a real revival. Especially since yesterday, when a California company presented the “world’s first home ethanol product”.
MicroFueler is a home-based ethanol production system that makes gas from sugar or stale beer for less than a buck a gallon. Read more
Filed Under Environment, Modern Life, Technology
Ssup, dude? Dis is da pope
Pope Benedict XVI, in an attempt to connect with people one-eighth his age, has decided to go mobile. He will be sending text messages to Catholic teenagers when he visits Australia for World Youth Day. The texts will be sent out for six days, and will have messages of hope and inspiration.
I would like to show my appreciation by helping him with the first one:
‘In da bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth’
Filed Under Technology
Britain’s delinquents for reality tv
OMG, these reality shows are totally killing me! Enough with the spoiled brats screaming “I hate you dad!”.
It’s about time we had a real show- if we are going to have to watch these sort of things - with real torturous teenagers, and make sure it is only for a good cause: to harass, shame and blame Britain’s ‘young and uncontrollable’.
Filed Under Media & Society, Modern Life, Politics
Love your booty
A recent American study offers hope to all of us who struggle to get into our jeans every morning.
Apparently, having a big butt can actually reduce your risk of getting diabetes. It has something to do with subcutaneous fat helping improve sensitivity to insulin, in case you want to get into the details. I’m too relieved to care.
Filed Under World Health
The greenest countries are the poorest
The National Geographic Society and the polling firm GlobeScan wrote down a list of the most environmentally friendly nations. Read more
Filed Under Environment, Research, World Health
God the mechanic
Broken souls, broken cars; same thing really. In both case we need a great mechanic every once in a while. One who comes highly recommended, and in places greatly respected, to restore our engines and mend our brokenness. Well, maybe not exactly.
Filed Under Modern Life
Muslim Black Metal fans
A book worth a read, Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam explains that Black Metal - theoretically known as having satanic lyrics, being anti-religious and anti-Christian - is popular amongst young people in the Middle East.
Interestingly, conservative Muslims also believe that any music beside spiritual chanting is un-Islamic.
Read more
Filed Under Art, Diversity, History & traditions, Media & Society, Modern Life, Politics