2 May 2008
7:52am

Dangerous Walk

El Caminito del Rey (The King's Walk) in Andalusia is a metre-wide pathway built above a gorge in the first years of the 20th century. It's now fallen into disrepair but intrepid travellers still risk it. If you're scared of heights, you'll find this disturbing.

23 April 2008
7:59am

Alphabet Zoo

The kids will love this cleverly produced animation. Grown-ups should like it, too.

16 April 2008
8:12am

Clever Pop-up ABC Book

Created by graphic and book designer, Marion Bataille.

16 April 2008
8:09am

Someone is Watching...

...your cursor.

9 April 2008
2:15pm

Self-tying Shoelaces

Watch this kid tie his shoelaces without using his hands. A clever trick created, I think, by David Blaine.

7 April 2008
10:53am

Rube Goldberg Contraption

If you're a fan of Rube Goldberg/Heath Robinson inventions, you'll enjoy this one. It uses commom household objects in an elaborate chain of reactions.

7 April 2008
10:50am

Elephant Painting

An elephant rescued from cruelty in Burma displays his painting prowess in Thailand.

3 April 2008
5:39pm

Can You Name All The Elements?

This one is for science nerds: Name all 103 elements of the periodic table in 15 minutes.

3 April 2008
4:53pm

Ride That Tiger

Watch the artist-inventor ride his mechanical tiger.

30 March 2008
8:28am

Windows Tweaking Guide

The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion (TGTC) is a complete system optimisation guide. Designed for novice and advanced users alike, it covers every major topic, from the correct installation of Windows and critical drivers and software through to recommendations for every significant setting and feature, all the major performance and convenience tweaks and customisations, as well as detailed troubleshooting advice. Download the PDF file from here:

29 March 2008
9:37am

Global Incident Map

A global display of terrorism and other suspicious incidents. Updates every 310 seconds.

27 March 2008
12:33pm

Big Dog Robot

This four-legged robot manages to keep his feet despite the terrain.

27 March 2008
12:30pm

Japanese Parody of We are the World

Amusing impersonation of the famous video.

27 March 2008
12:24pm

Creative Food Sculptures

Clever sculpting of everyday food.

25 March 2008
7:47am

Moon Survival Challenge

Imagine you are returning to the base ship on the sunlit side of the moon after carrying out a 72-hour exploration trip. Your small spacecraft has crash-landed about 200 miles from the base ship. You need to reach the base ship. In addition to your spacesuit, you were able to salvage certain items. Using what you know about the moon, rate each listed item according to how important it would be in getting you back to the base ship.

22 March 2008
10:55am

Arthur Benjamin

In a lively performance, "mathemagician" Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares in his head, performs a massive mental calculation, and guesses a few birth days. How does he do it? He'll be happy to tell you. (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, California. Duration: 15:14.)

20 March 2008
7:24am

Strange Houses Around The World

Over twenty still photos of the weirdest houses imaginable.

13 March 2008
10:28am

Balloon Panzer

Nine still photos: click the numbers across the top of the screen.

4 March 2008
3:54pm

Truck Accidents

Gallery of spectacular truck accidents.

21 February 2008
8:33am

Screen Need Cleaning?

No effort required on your part.

11 February 2008
4:28pm

Bejeweled 2

This highly addictive, free game is so easy to play it even gives you hints when you're stuck. Simply line up three jewels and score.

Download from here:

31 January 2008
7:25am

The Last Places on Earth

New Scientist set out to discover the Last Places on Earth, and here's the map. Click on a location to get more information.

27 January 2008
4:42pm

The Idiot Test

This is not as simple as it looks. Good fun, though.

24 January 2008
7:55pm

The Impossible Quiz

Frustrating and at times difficult quiz, but worth the effort.

23 January 2008
8:48am

2008 Face Calendar

Fun calendar made from headshots.

17 January 2008
5:54pm

Wouldn't You Love To Do This?

Launching a paper 'plane high over Manhattan.

17 January 2008
4:50pm

Evil Eye

Baby gives the evil eye.

1 January 2008
2:07pm

Falling Sand Game

Four different particles fall from the top of the screen like streams of sand. You can intercept them and make interesting patterns. Ideal for anyone fascinated by hourglasses.