Watch this video as a 9 year old boy – who built an elaborate cardboard arcade out of cardboard boxes located in his dad’s used auto parts store – has the best day of his life. Unfortunately, Caine had no customers. Then one day, the internet organized a surprise to make his day.
Road accidents still make up a large proportion of deaths each year. The Italian company Dainese has created a airbag system for motorcycles called D-air Street. D-air® Street works in synergy with normal traditional body armour and in addition incorporates a back protector and chest protector. What the D-air® street protects: - Rider and pillion - Rib cage and vital organs - Spinal column - Limit extreme neck movements Springwise says Having already developed a working airbag sewn into clothing for motorcycle racing professionals, Dainese has now produced a version suitable for street riders. The protective gear comes in two parts – the J-Kit, which
Read MoreIf you have you ever lost your child, even for a moment, you know that it is every parent’s worst nightmare. Here’s a product to make you feel better about that eventuality: Quick Stick Custom SafetyTat (starting $19.99), which are preprinted with your custom information are temporary child identification tattoos that when applied to a child’s arm provide an immediate and highly visible form of identification and contact should your child become lost. Unlike just writing your telephone number of your child’s arm, the temporary tattoo is waterproof. (Stick size is approximately 2.25" x 0.875) Made with proprietary Tateck®,
Read MoreThis infographic from Statista shows the amazing growth of Google’s business over the last couple of years in terms of revenues, stock price, net income and market share.
This is Geronimo — a dog who is not only able to jump rope, but can jump double-dutch.
The folks at social performance management tool Rypple compiled the infographic below based on that data by VoIP communications company Fonality. Fonality conducted a survey to find out which mundane office tasks suck the most time out of the day. Pinpointing and compiling all those wasted man hours could save companies some substantial coin.
Face it: Employees are going on social networks and browsing the web in the office. In an age when social tools pervade every aspect of our lives, the corporate debate over allowing employees to partake in these activities during work hours is a controversial one. In moderation, can these breaks encourage psychological engagement and perhaps even help increase productivity. This Keas infographic explores the benefits of social media in the workplace, showing that social connections make people happier and a brief recess involving Internet-browsing increases productivity. Let’s take a look at the stats:
The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers team smashed its own Guinness world record for largest Rube Goldberg machine with a 300-step behemoth that flawlessly accomplished the simple task of blowing up and popping a balloon. The team spent more than 5,000 hours constructing the machine that accomplished every task ever assigned in the competition's 25-year history, including peeling an apple, juicing an orange, toasting bread, making a hamburger, changing a light bulb, loading a CD and sharpening a pencil.
Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz a reporter gain access to visit the factory floor at Apple's Chinese producer Foxconn. See highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities. He traces the journey of an iPad as it makes its way through the factory - from testing of gyroscope to the myriad of tests that a display is run through. If you thought modern electronics are made in giant factories with robotic arms, this one is sure to come across as a surprise. Amongst the many things revealed in the video is the fact that an average
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