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- Bikini-Clad Baristas Serve One Hot Cup of Coffee at Java Girls Cafe
- Shattering Nerdiness at Canada’s Spaghetti Bridge Building Competition
- The God Squad – Russia’s Parachuting Priests
| Bikini-Clad Baristas Serve One Hot Cup of Coffee at Java Girls Cafe Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:52 AM PDT
At Java Girls, you don't just get hot coffee, you get it served by hot women too. And to top it all off, they’re wearing nothing but bikinis and boots. I guess there couldn't be a better way for men to kick-start their mornings. Java Girl's latest franchise opened in Orlando last November, although the concept has been around since the early 2000s. Other branches are located in Oregon and Texas. The Orlando franchise of Java Girls is co-owned by Todd and Bill Brognano, and thought to be the only bikini coffee shop located in central Florida. The shop employs only women, who come dressed to work in either bikinis or lingerie. So it's not unusual here to spot a woman dressed in a two-piece, brewing espressos, lattes and frappucinos. And the girls don't mind it one bit. "We like showing off what we got," says 20-year-old Java Girl Belinda Messer. When they aren't making coffee, the girls make it a point to stand outside the shop and entice passengers to a cup of coffee. They hold up signs like, "Now Open Extra HOT Coffee Spot." According to Todd, Java Girls is an interesting take on the coffee industry. "This is the kind of place where you can have a little fun and get your coffee and get down the road to work." He also says that the place is not just about pretty girls, but also great coffee. And so far, there have been male and female customers, although women are generally outnumbered. I certainly don't blame the men of Orlando for wanting to stop at Java Girls every single morning.
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| Shattering Nerdiness at Canada’s Spaghetti Bridge Building Competition Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:26 AM PDT
So what if geeks can't lift heavy weights? They sure can build bridges to do their lifting for them. And that's exactly what Peter Sandor of Hungary has done. He built a 967 gram bridge made of spaghetti that was able to hold a whopping 384.06 kg, before it shattered into pieces. The bridge was made for Okanagan College's 29th annual Spaghetti Bridge Contest, in Kelowna, Canada, as a part of Engineering Week. Contestants from around the world brought in structures made of spaghetti to be tested by pressure added in increments. The bridge that held the maximum weight before it broke was declared the winner. Sandor, a student of engineering at the College of Nyiregyhaza, in Hungary, was awarded the 'heavyweight champion' title, hands-down. The pasta-engineering efforts of this 23-year-old bright young student won him $1500. Photo by Michelle Lowry Interestingly, this isn't his first attempt at building spaghetti bridges. Sandor had unsuccessfully taken part in 12 such competitions before, with 3 trips to the Kelowna contest alone. The 13th time proved to be lucky for him. "I'm very happy to have finally won," he said. "I'm a maximalist sort of person, so I try to learn a little bit from each bridge that fails." The bridge Sandor made was created from durum wheat pasta from Sandor's homeland, Hungary. While at the contest it was able to withstand more than twice the weight that any of the others could, it still didn't match up to the event record, which stands at 443 kg. When asked what the key to his success was, Sandor had only this to say – Accuracy of Architecture. Well done, dude! Photo by Michelle Lowry
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| The God Squad – Russia’s Parachuting Priests Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:03 AM PDT
Until now, only angels were able to drop in from the skies, but not anymore. Russian priests will be joining in pretty soon, complete with church and everything. No, they won't be sprouting wings, they will be using parachutes to do their flying. Confused? I'm talking about an elite unit of priests that are currently being trained as a part of the Russian Army. Once the training is complete, they will be able to drop in along with their mobile churches, to hold services for Russian troops posted around the world. Their code name – The God Squad (of course). More interesting than the parachuting priests themselves, are the mini hi-tech churches they are to carry with them. The self-assembled Russian orthodox churches will come with crucifixes, replica icons, bells and chalices. In short, everything that's needed for the rituals performed as a part of their religion. An air conditioning unit, generator, refrigerator and mini-theatre will also accompany the priests. The chapel will be placed on the ground using an airborne platform, generally meant for carrying heavy military equipment. Once on the ground, the priests would get to work in assembling the entire church unit, before holding a service. Photo via Nordportal.ru The God Squad is being trained at a camp in the Rayazan region, and consists mainly of experienced former paratroopers. Once the training is complete, they will be ready to parachute across the world, catering to the spiritual needs of the Russian troops. So hold on to your seat belts people, pretty soon it's going to be raining priests! Photo via Arms-Expo.ru The God Squad – Russia’s Parachuting Priests was originally posted at OddityCentral.com  |
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