• Science

    Energy Drinks May Promote Risky Behavior

    By Posted on 5.29.2008 12 Comments

    Energy drinks like Monster, Full Throttle, Red Bull and others account for more than $3 billion in annual sales in the U.S., and roughly one-third of people between the ages of twelve and 24 say they suck them down on a regular basis. The beverages have been linked to a number of negative health effects, but now an addiction researcher at the University of Buffalo has published a report demonstrating that excessive consumption is also correlated to risky behavior such as unprotected sex, substance abuse and violence.

    5.30.2008 at 02:42pm - Comment by SephirothVIIAC

    Hehe this drink is rated R. Users under the age of 17 require parental accompaniment.

  • Cars

    Are Supercar Designers Out of Ideas?

    By Posted on 5.1.2008 3 Comments

    Let's face it. It's hard to design a new exotic supercar. The most timeless shapes were spoken for years ago, and every exotic since then has been just a derivative mishmash of science fiction and aerodynamics optimization (especially the homemade ones). That's not to say a car like the Lamborghini Gallardo isn't good looking in its own way, or that the Aston Martin DB9 isn't a luscious piece of eye candy. It's just that those traditional parameters of automotive beauty—see any Ferrari built before 1972—no longer exist.

    5.2.2008 at 08:07am - Comment by SephirothVIIAC

    Yeah I have read about the skateboard a couple times. You'd have to worry about collisions in a car like that though. That and the fuel cells are still explosive.

  • Cars

    Avoiding Pedestrians With the Help of Lasers

    By Posted on 4.28.2008 16 Comments

    Hanyoung Lee wants you to be seen. The South Korea-based product designer devised a prototypical warning device to prevent pedestrian strikes along roadway crosswalks. It's called the Virtual Wall, a visual barrier created from plasma laser beams.

    4.29.2008 at 10:59am - Comment by SephirothVIIAC

    Well if you took the time to read the caption underneath the picture. It pretty much tells you it is not a real photograph. It says it is a theoretical design. So that ends that little dilemna I would assume. It definetly looks like it would be a good way to make people pay more attention to what is in front of them when they pull up to a cross walk. Even if you are scrounging down below you usually have one eye up. And who isn't going to notice two huge red pedestrians.



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