In the early 1900s, radium was more valuable than gold and platinum. As such, the term "Radium" was incorporated into the brand names of any number of products even when these products didn't actually contain radium. The same was true for the term "X-Ray." The products shown here, unlike those in the Quack Cure section of the collection, made no claim that they incorporated radioactive material.
Yes, that one above is radium condom! Check out other radioactive-branded products: Atomic Brand Names
A new interactive table at Las Vegas MGM Grand's Tabu Ultra Lounge. With video goodness: http://www.freeset.ca/hldemo_nightclub/ | Freeset website (via digg)
Frist, at heart, is a doctor. At 5:45 a.m., before a recent Senate workday, he prepared for a quirky slice of surgery. During congressional breaks, Frist, 54, has been known to fly to Africa to operate. But in Washington, he has quietly cultivated another practice: gorillas at the National Zoo.
Bill Frist, a Republican, is the current Senate Majority Leader.
A very interesting WaPo article. Read more: Link (via MeFi)
Brockton High School in Massachusetts has banned this Sesame Street shirt:
On some, Oscar the Grouch emerges from his garbage can, wielding a 9 mm handgun. On others, Bert and Ernie are standing in a gang posture, armed with automatic weapons.
"We were amazed," said the school's principal, Susan Szachowicz. "You focus on the Sesame Street character. But the more we looked at it, the more we saw the things in it, the guns, the gang stuff."
Saint Mary's University has these very cool videos of physics demonstrations. This one, titled the "Nose Crusher" uses a pendulum and a trusting man to demonstrate the conservation of energy.
Richard Walkup took this photo of a praying mantis catching and eating a hummingbird. From the website:
As you can see from the photographs this hungry mantis captured and killed a hummingbird not much smaller than itself. The mantis used its spiny left foreleg to impale the hummingbird through the chest while leaving his right leg free.
We surmised that the mantis ran the hummer through and dangled its full weight on its foreleg while he consumed the flesh of the hummingbird from the abdomen. After he had his fill, the mantis gave his foreleg several swift jerks and freed his leg.
Ferrari's production process is, indeed, a curious combination of old-world craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology. Come up on the front entrance, and it looks like nothing much has changed since the factory was built after the Second World War: many of the original offices are still being used and the colour scheme is the same as it once was.
But the further back you go, you find newer, more modern buildings that house brand-new equipment and use up-to-date techniques. The wind tunnel, for instance, was designed by famous Italian architect Renzo Piano; the adjacent building, where the road car development office is housed, features a second floor whose area is almost entirely covered by a reflecting pool, save for a couple of conference rooms.
Demeter Fragrance came out with - I kid you not - a Play-Doh perfume!
Got a hot play date? Spritz on 'eua de Play-Doh', a new creation from Hasbro and Demeter Fragrance Library, the perfume purveyors behind such singular scents as Dirt, Tomato, and Thunderstorm.
The limited-edition ode to the distinctively odiferous modeling compound - its a smell for 'highly creative people', says Hasbro's publicity pitch - costs $19 (for one ounce)
Start your daughter's life right: Get her the Baby Dior Le Trousseau Bow Shoes, made of cotton and terrycloth lining, with the word "Dior" spelled out in rhinestones.
It's $93 - but hey, can you put a price tag on her future?
