One sixth of the world’s population is without access to safe drinking water and each day, 6,000 children in the world die from water-borne disease. This century’s first serious weapon against those staggering stats is called LifeStraw – a personal filtration device that involves no electricity and no moving parts. It works like a normal [...]
For those looking to throw a dinner party with a little extra thrill (and vertigo), a Belgian company is offering “Dinner in the Sky”. Waiters, bartenders, musicians and salt cruets alike will accompany you and your guests on a giant platform that will be raised and suspended 50 metres in the sky by an industrial [...]
Italian coffin maker Cofanifunebri has prided themselves on their craftsmanship since being established in 1965. Business started slipping in 2001 however when there appeared in Italy an influx of caskets from Eastern Europe. Citing these imports as sub-standard, Cofanifunebri sought to remind potential buyers of their renowned hand-carved quality. So they turned to that which [...]
Here’s a cool clock that keeps a running track of some startling global statistics. In the one minute period that I had the page open, it claims 70 cars and 171 computers were manufactured. 110 people died while 252 people were born. The greatest impact from the site comes not from the numbers themselves, but [...]
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