Even Taliban Leaders Love their Apple iPhone

04 mar 2009

The ultra-conservative Taliban are no big fans of the West and they banned all gizmos and other forms of entertainment in Afghanistan but these rules are slightly relaxed for the top leadership of Taliban. Some of them use the Apple iPhone.

Baby Girl in India Born With Two Faces

09 apr 2008

A baby girl, with two faces and a single head, was born in an Indian village last month – she drinks milk with two mouths and blinks her four eyes at the same time.

Distortions – Time Displacement Video

24 jun 2007

There is no actual warping of the image here. Each row of pixels is being treated as a separate sequence of frames, and is offset from the one below it by a fraction of a second.

Doctor Couple Ask Son in Highschool to Perform Caesarean

20 jun 2007

A Doctor couple, with the hope of seeing their son’s name in the Guinness World records book, asked their 15-year-old son to perform a Caesarean section – their logic “If a 10-year- old can drive and a 15-year- old can become a doctor in the US, what is wrong if my son performs a surgery?” The couple videotaped the surgery miraculously, the patient is safe – performed by the Class 10 student and played it before an Indian Medical Association (IMA) meeting supporting their claim to a world record.

Topless Women in New York City – Stroll without Fear

20 jun 2007

NYC Police will have to pay damages to a woman who they arrested in Manhattan, New York City for “exposing her bare breasts.” The attorney has asked police to “respect the rights of women to go topless.” CNN.com [tags]humor, offbeat[/tags]

Cell Phones with Ringtones of Cows for Catching Leopards

04 jun 2007

Forest official in Gujarat are using cellphones with ringtones of cows and goats to catch leopards. This is probably a more humane approach than using pits or cages with live animals to lure the cats.