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Homeless Man Returns Designer Wallet, Gets Rewarded with a Job and His Own Home

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:46 AM PDT

Woralop, a 44-year-old homeless man from Thailand, only had nine baht (¢25) to his name when he found a Hermes leather wallet with 20,000 baht ($579USD) and several credit cards. It was more than enough to buy him food and even a place to stay for weeks, maybe months, but he chose to return it. The kind gesture would soon prove to be life-changing.

You’ve probably been asked what you would do if you found a wallet full of cash, at least once in your life. Would you keep, it, turn it in to the police, ask for a reward? This question always tests a person’s moral values, but for someone who has hit rock bottom, the answer seems pretty clear. And yet Woralop claims he didn’t even think about keeping the wallet, and even ran after the owner to return it, after seeing him dropping it by mistake. He couldn’t catch up with the man, but he went straight to the nearest police station to hand it over.

See SWNS story SWHOME; A homeless man who handed in a designer wallet full of cash was rewarded with a JOB and a new FLAT to live in. Good-hearted Woralop (corr), 45, had just nine baht (0.20p) to his name when he spotted the Hermes wallet with 20,000baht (£440gbp) and credit cards on the street earlier this month. Despite having barely eaten, he trudged to the local police station and gave police the expensive brown leather wallet with all the money still inside. Owner Niity Pongkriangyos, 30, was so thrilled when cops tracked him down that he offered destitute Woralop, who has no surname, a job at his metalwork factory in Bangkok, Thailand.

This Smart Self-Locking Handbag Aims to Curb Shopping Addiction

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 07:33 AM PDT

The iBag2 is a digitally programmable handbag designed to flash and vibrate when "danger spending zones" are hit and even self-lock if these discreet warnings are ignored by shopaholics.

Launched by personal finance website Finder.com, the iBag2 is the result of a joint effort from a female-led team of engineers from robotics firm Colmac Robotics Ltd in Ireland and renowned New York-based fashion designer Geova Rodriguez. The first were in charge of the robotics of the accessory while the latter came up with the couture design. Finder claims it has created the unique products to help monitor and curb impulsive spending and avoid buyer's remorse.

The iBag2 comes with a series of built-in features that remind shoppers of their spending goals whenever they reach for their wallet and even self-locks when it believes that they are most vulnerable. For example, the GPS tracking feature lets the iBag2 know when you are approaching one of your pre-programmed vulnerable spending zones, so it can warn you via flashing amber lights. An RFID system connected to LED lights and vibration motors also sends discreet warnings whenever you reach for your wallet, to remind you of your spending goals. But perhaps the most notable feature of this smart handbag is the self-locking mechanism. A magnetic field is used to snap two steel plates together to lock the bag whenever the built-in timer signals your most vulnerable spending moments during the course of a day or when you enter one of the vulnerable spending zones mentioned above.

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Tombs with a View at the World’s Tallest Vertical Cemetery

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 06:46 AM PDT

With the remains of around 100 billion dead people currently buried or otherwise stored on this planet, it’s no surprise that we’re running out of space for final resting places. The phrase “six feet under” just isn’t sustainable anymore, so architects are now looking to the sky as an alternative to sprawling ground cemeteries. High-rise cemeteries are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, and the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, in Santos, Brazil, is the highest of them all.

When Pepe Altstut inaugurated the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica cemetery, in 1983, it was only a very small building, but the demand for above-ground tombs with a view was so great that he kept expanding until his cemetery became the tallest in the world. Today, it measures 108 meters tall, features 25,000 storing units (tombs, if you will), several wake rooms, crypts, mausoleums, a peacock garden with its own small waterfall and even a chapel and snack bar on the roof.

While few regular cemeteries can be considered tourist attractions in their own right, the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is actually one of the most visited landmarks in Santos, and acknowledged as such by the local tourism board. Altstut himself admits that his cemetery is incredibly popular with tourists, and attributes it to the structure’s notoriety as the tallest cemetery on Earth. People from all over the world reportedly come to Santos to see the necropolis where people pay big money for tombs with a view.

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Sigalit Landau’s Haunting Artwork Rises from the Dead Sea as the ‘Salt Bride’

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 06:00 AM PDT


There is something almost voyeuristic about peering at the underwater image of Israeli artist Sigalit Landau's installation artwork, 'Small Hasidic Salt Bride,' which emerged from its subterranean resting place in 2014, after two months spent suspended beneath the Dead Sea. Encrusted salt crystals embrace the body of a period dress, submerged in water and suspended by silver threads. Read more…

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15 Coolest Sheldon Cooper T-Shirts From The Big Bang Theory

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 12:16 PM PDT

Melting Rubik's Cube T-Shirt

One of the things The Big Bang Theory is famous for are the t-shirts worn by Sheldon Cooper: A combination of geek culture references, like the melting Rubik’s Cube or the number 73, but mostly it’s an assortment of awesome DC Comics logos.

You can find a lot of them all over the Internet, but they’re usually cheaper on Amazon. Here are the ones we recommend:

Sheldon Cooper Melting Rubik’s Cube T-Shirt

Not DC Comics or anything like that, but it’s probably the most awesome t-shirt I’ve seen anyone wear on TV. You can get it in all sizes up to XXX-large.

Sheldon Cooper Purple Test Pattern Shirt

Test patterns t-shirts come in all sizes and colors, but it’s better in purple. Something about the color combination simply makes it work.

The Big Bang Theory The Wesley Crushers T-Shirt

Wesley Crusher is the character portrayed by Wil Wheaton on Star Trek: The Next Generation, who is Sheldon’s nemesis for a while on the show. It’s awesome for bowling, but you can name your team ‘The Wesley Crushers’ in other sports as well.

Sheldon Cooper 73 T-Shirt

For those who don’t know what 73 means? It’s a reference to one of the episodes, in which Sheldon explains why 73 is the best number. Not sure if it’s the best, but it makes for a cool shirt.

Sheldon Cooper Batman Washed Logo T-Shirt

Batman shirt we all know and love, just with a little bit of fade on it. It’s in adult unisex sizing, and goes up to xxx-large.

Sheldon Cooper Batman Green Bat Question Mark T-Shirt

The Batman and the Riddler all in one shirt. You can’t go wrong with that. Available on Amazon

Sheldon Cooper The Flash Distressed Logo T-Shirt

Personally, this is my favorite DC Comics shirt, even if The Flash isn’t my favorite superhero. It comes in a number of sizes, from small to XX-Large, and there’s men’s and women’s version

Sheldon Cooper Green Arrow Shield T-Shirt

When Sheldon feels like a rebel anti-hero, he puts on a Green Arrow shirt, like all of us. There are 21 different shirts from this production line in varying colors.

Sheldon Cooper Superman War Torn Shield T-Shirt

With Superman looking all clean, shaven and spotless most of the time, it’s nice to see his logo after taking a few hits or blasts. Gives him a rougher look. There’s a slim-fit version, and a regular one.

Sheldon Cooper Hawkman Symbol T-Shirt

Hawkman is one of those superheroes that’s visually cool, maybe better than the more famous characters, yet he remains a little bit obscure, with no one talking about making a movie about him. It comes in all sizes, even up to XXXXX-large.

Sheldon Cooper Green Lantern Corps & Others T-Shirts

There’s the Star Sapphire t-shirt, Sinestro Corps t-shirt, Red Lanterns t-shirt and the Green Lantern w/striped sleeves t-shirt.

Sheldon Cooper Aquaman Orange T-Shirt

Raj comments a number of times on how much he thinks Aquaman sucks, although he did rock that costume. In any case, the orange t-shirt is awesome.

For more awesome shirts appealing to your geekier side, check out these from Star Wars Rebels, or the even better Stranger Things t-shirt collection.

Daily Optical Illusion for 08/31/2016

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Perfectly Timed Flower Sunset Illusion

flower sunset illusionI haven’t put up many perfectly timed nature photos lately, have I? They’re like they’re own type of illusion in a way, but the fact that they’re completely real just makes them so much better in my opinion! This morning, I have a pretty cool flower sunset illusion for you… So, this flower sunset illusion […]

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Optical Illusion of The Day: Perfectly Timed Flower Sunset Illusion

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Perfectly Timed Flower Sunset Illusion

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:46 AM PDT

I haven’t put up many perfectly timed nature photos lately, have I? They’re like they’re own type of illusion in a way, but the fact that they’re completely real just makes them so much better in my opinion! This morning, I have a pretty cool flower sunset illusion for you…

flower sunset illusion

So, this flower sunset illusion may not look extremely difficult to capture to some of you, but think about being the photographer here.

First, you have to have the settings just right on your camera, otherwise the shot is ruined. The, you have to wait for the sun to dip low enough in the sky that it’s in just the right spot. Finally, you have to line up the fluffy dandelion top with the ball of fire in the sky to capture your shot. In the end, though, all of that work is well worth it, as you end up with a pretty cool sunset picture!

What did you think of this flower sunset illusion? If you like perfectly timed nature photos, be sure to check out one of my favorites—the diving bird!

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Can You Find the Cat in This Image?

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:39 PM PDT

Cats are notoriously sneaky little creatures. They’re able to sneak up on almost any other creature without being detected. Even modern house cats have retained some of this instinct, and we still see predatory behavior. In addition to being sneaky little things, cats are also known for their exceptional hiding abilities. They’ll hide just about anywhere they can fit, including under furniture and in boxes. Some cats can even hide in plain sight! Since I know you guys love searching for things, I’ve rounded up a pretty difficult find the cat illusion for you!

Can you spot the feline in the picture below?

find the cat

This one is a pretty difficult one, actually. I’m not going to tell you where the cat is in this image, but I will give you a couple of hints. Here goes…

  • The cat in this image is stretched out and napping.
  • The cat is an orange tabby cat.

So, did my hints help you find the cat in this image?

If you liked the thrill of the hunt, head over and see if you can find the cat in this image as well!

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“Asskicker” Coffee Contains 80 Times More Caffeine Than Regular Brew, Comes with a Health Warning

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:18 PM PDT

Viscous Coffee, a café in Adelaide, Australia, sells a cup of super-coffee that contains five grams of caffeine – 80 times more than a normal cup of java and half the dose considered to be lethal. Called the “Asskicker”, the strong beverage comes with a health warning for people with heart problems and blood pressure issues.

A cup of espresso has about 60mg of caffeine, while a serving of standard filtered coffee has about 150mg of it, depending on how it is prepared. The Asskicker contains five full grams of caffeine, which Viscous Coffee owner Steve Benington says is enough to provide 12 to 18 hours of “sustained up-time”. But the high caffeine content means it shouldn’t be consumed in one go, but slowly, over a period of four hours.

Benington says he came up with the idea for the Asskicker when an emergency department nurse asked him for something that would keep her awake and alert for an unexpected night shift. “She consumed her drink over two days and it kept her up for almost three days — I toned it down a little after that and the Asskicker was born,” he recalls. Nowadays, the complex concoction is made with four espresso shots, four 48-hour brewed cold drip ice cubes, 120ml of 10-day brewed cold drip and is finished with four more 48-hour brewed cold drip ice cubes. "Each cold drip ice cube is approximately equivalent of a bit more than two shots of espresso in caffeine," Benington explains.

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Over 300 Reindeer Killed by Lightning in Unusual Natural Disaster

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:25 AM PDT

The Norwegian Environment Agency has recently released a series of haunting images of at least 323 dead reindeer – 70 of them calves – killed in what has been described as one of the deadliest lightning strikes ever.

It is unclear exactly when the natural disaster occurred, but the hundreds of dead bodies were discovered on Friday by a group of hunters in a remote area of the barren Hardanangervidda plateau, in central Norway. Spanning some 8,000 square kilometers, Hardangervidda is the largest high mountain plateau in northern Europe and the largest national park in Norway, with a population of 10,000 to 11,000 wild reindeer.

While the specifics of the mass death will probably never be known, experts say that animals tend to huddle together in extreme weather, which makes it easier for lightning to pass through their bodies. Norwegian officials say that multiple animal deaths caused by lightning strike is not very uncommon, but the scale of this event is definitely unheard of. “We are not familiar with any previous happening on such a scale,” Kjartan Knutsen of the Norwegian Environment Agency said. “Individual animals do from time to time get killed by lightning, and there are incidents where sheep have been killed in groups of 10 or even 20, but we have never seen anything like this.”

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Displate: Quirky Metal-Plate Artwork

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT


You know what they say: a paper poster will rip or fade, but metal holds its shine forever. No? Okay, we may be making that up. The design team at Displate would certainly approve of the saying, though. They bring together more than a thousand artists from all over the world to contribute their work to create Displates—metal artwork than you can hang with pride in your home, office or dorm room. Read more…

Social Justice Architecture, Rural Studio and the Dream of a 20K Home

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:00 AM PDT


Twenty-three years ago, Sam "Sambo" Mockabee, a pioneer of social justice architecture, founded Auburn Universiy's 'Rural Studio' program. His goal? To design and build decent and affordable housing for low-income families in Hale County, Alabama, 30-percent of whom lived in poverty. "Architecture won't begin to alleviate all social woes," (but) "it is a necessary step in the willingness to seek solutions to poverty in its own context," said Mockbee. Read more…

A Body-Enhancing T-Shirt? Sign Us Up!

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT


A T-shirt that makes you look better? Talk about the "holy grail" of apparel. And who better than a Frenchman to lead us into optimal design? Paris-based fashion entrepreneur Niels Thoné wanted to develop clothing that fitted men better, no matter what their body types may be. In fact, he wanted his shirts to complement their bodies and give them a trimmer, more athletic look. Read more…

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