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Entries for August, 2008

Fantastic Contraption

If you’re old enough to remember DOS games, then you’ll probably have played The Incredible Machine.
Well, this is very similar, only it’s a simplified online version called Fantastic Contraption. The idea is to get the little red thing into the other little red thing. This isn’t nearly as simple as it sounds.

The reason it’s not [...]

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A recent study conducted by Wits University found that the average South African walks about 1200 kms a year. Another study by the South African Medical Association found that South Africans drink, on average, 100 litres of alcohol a year. This means, on average, South Africans get about 12 kms to [...]

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The creepiest video I’ve seen in ages

This has got to be one of the creepiest things I’ve seen in a while. It’s not just the dude’s weirdly contorted body, the fact that the backing dancers are twice his size, or that he’s singing Bollywood style. I think what creeps me out the most is the huge armpit sweat stains. Like, ewwwww!
http://view.break.com/561394 [...]

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The biggest swimming pool on Earth

Fancy a swim? Why not do it in the Guinness-listed world’s largest swimming pool?

Located on the coast of Chile, the pool is just under 915 meters long, covers an area of 20 acres, and costs $2 million per year to keep clean.

If you wanted to build one of these babies yourself, it would take about [...]

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Pic of the day 21/08/2008


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Pic of the day 20/08/2008


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Radio Broker

I have been bad. I can hardly believe it, but I left the Radio Broker in-game radio station station (hosted by Juliette Lewis) off my original Grand Theft Auto IV review.
While I listen to the other stations when playing the game, Broker is without a doubt, my favourite. In fact, I’ll be really honest and [...]

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Google ads balls up

Hey all. Please excuse the weird blank spaces you see here and there. Google changed the way that Adsense work and I forgot to update my code. Should be back to normal again soon. Else, if you want to advertise on this site, please contact me.

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Pic of the day 11/08/2008


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Pic of the day 08/08/2008


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