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The Wedgetail Camper

June 10, 2013March 19, 2013 by Staff

This camper sides onto the back of your truck, is so durable it’s Australian wildlife-proof, and is impeccably engineered. Too bad it’s only available in Oz. We’re fine with the fact that they cost $50,000. We’re nearly ready to emigrate for one. [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDHch7bJp8c[/youtube]

Overview

June 10, 2013March 19, 2013 by Staff

In 1948, Sir Fred Hoyle, a British astronomer and mathematician, wrote: “Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available . . . a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.” The man knew his business. A series of pictures of Earth have … Read More

Wing Suit Over Rio

June 10, 2013March 19, 2013 by Staff

Explaining extreme sports and Red Bull to our grandkids is going to be interesting. “You see, kids, sometimes people with more money than sense would promise to do dangerous stunts on with cameras on their heads, so long as a company that made potentially dangerous canned caffeine got to splash their … Read More

A Lesson from Breaking Mexican Telecom Monopolies

June 10, 2013March 18, 2013 by Staff

You’ve probably heard of Carlos Slim. He’s the richest man in the world, and he got that way by controlling Mexico’s telecommunications industry. However, he lost $4 billion last week, all because of a new amendment to Mexico’s constitution aimed at tearing apart his monopoly. What does that have to … Read More

What Life is Like in America, By North Korea

June 10, 2013March 18, 2013 by Staff

Know what’s odd? We were in Buffalo over the weekend, and we didn’t see dilapidated tent cities, coffee made from snow, or the widespread eating of pigeons. Even if the buffalo wings are made of pigeon, we’d argue that delicious buffalo sauce kills all germs and tastes good doing it. … Read More