Posts Tagged ‘spiders’

Hungarian Artist Creates Clockwork Spiders From Pocket Watch Parts for ‘Metal Menagerie’

An artist has created a menagerie of mechanical creatures which are both incredibly curious and creepy at the same time. The amazing handiwork of Peter Szucsy, 46, from Budapest, includes his mechanical spider crafted from the gears and guts of a pocket watch. The Hungarian artist’s “King” series is a curious amalgamation of spiders, insects, and […]

Drink Driving Woman Acquitted, Claims Her Body Is A Brewery

Auto-brewery syndrome A woman from Hamburg, New York, successfully defended her drink driving charge, by claiming that her body is a natural brewery. Irish Independent reports: The woman was arrested while driving with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit in New York state. She then discovered she had a rare condition called […]

Five ways we can harness the original renewable energy source – human power

Credit: Electric Pedals Human power used to be all the rage. 150 years ago, products that relied on human energy such as the bicycle, pedal-powered lathe or sewing machine could be found in most households. But as electro-mechanical motors developed, reliance on human-powered products gradually diminished. Today, human power is not appropriately recognised for its […]

Ancient Floridians knew how to cope with rising seas, archaeologists find

     The 2012 emergency call sent archaeologists scrambling. Rising seas were washing away an ancient Indian burial ground near Cedar Key. They had to dig up the remaining graves and collect the bones before the whole thing disappeared into the Gulf of Mexico. But while digging, University of Florida archaeologist Ken Sassaman discovered something that […]

Gardening in strong medicine: The curious case of the antidepressant & anti-anxiety backyard garden

     Gardening is my Prozac. The time I dedicate to training tomato vines or hacking at berry bushes seems to help me stave off feelings of sadness or dread and calm the chatter in my mind. My vegetable beds have even buoyed me through more acute stressors, such as my medical internship, my daughter’s departure […]

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes