I dunno about those guys, but I can interpret my dog's different barks and growls pretty easily... It's not exactly rocket science.

Aren't some gnomes expensive collectibles? I wonder if that guy unwittingly let go of a small fortune.

This may be a grossly uneducated thought, but I can't help but wonder if the same principle can be adapted somehow to air travel as well.

Presumably the robot will be able to tell the difference between a dead human and an unconscious, injured one.

Sumo wrestlers aren't mountains of fat. They're mountains of muscle.

registration at NYTimes required, fyi.

what a narcissist!

Item!: Monkeys can recognize patterns!

I will be so glad when I couple more posts go up so that this isn't the first thing I see when I come to the site. *blag* ;-)

Neatorama kindly gives us the right to blow steam when we see something we don't like on here. Alex is the controversial writer (if it could be called that, considering how tame neatorama generally prefers to stay), and every so often something is going to get churned up.

It's not the first time Alex has nudged the line, wont be the last either. Yay for free countries! *hand-shaking all around*

now that was a very nicely balanced bike. Expensive!

Oh, I think I just invented something that'd go like crazy at dollar stores. Everyone burn your eyeballs after reading my million dollar idea please.

Could accomplish the same thing with a plastic mesh form - and it'd be safe in the washer. They make them for washing ball caps. Same concept would work with a bra.

Movie camera of some kind I think. Military recon, presumably. If it is, it's WWII I think. Uses the same paint and construction styles as other junk from that time.

Even if it's another 100 years before they can finally clone a dinosaur, someone is STILL going to bring up the subject of Jurassic Park as a deterrent.

Also, presumably these dudes are going to put some effort into preserving currently endangered populations.