A barman in Norfolk found himself in trouble with his boss after he cooked the pub takings. Luke Woolston, the barman at the Jolly Farmers in Ormesby, Norfolk stored the money inside an oven for safe keeping after he cashed up. Unfortunately he had failed to realise that the oven was switched on and it…
Month: February 2009
Three Cups of Tea Can Reduce the Risk of Stroke
I drink a lot of tea so was pleased when I found this article which suggests that drinking three cups of tea a day can help to reduce the risk of stroke. The study was carried out by scientists from the American Heart Association who found that drinking three cups of tea a day cuts…
Office Space With a Giant Slide
This is great its an office space that comes complete with its own helter skelter slide. The feature is part of the Electric Works office complex in Sheffield which opens on Monday. The slide inside is part of one of the office suites, it is made of steel and plastic and is 87ft with a…
Portable Sandwich Toaster
This is interesting, its a portable sandwich toaster which has been invented by a Korean designer. It is designed to allow users to heat up their lunchtime sandwich without the need for a grill or a toaster. It works by producing heat via nanotechnology using moleculer sized tubes of carbon. It then spreads this heat…
The Type of Exercise you do Dictates the Food you Want to Eat
This article suggests that the type of exercise you do dictates the type of food that you want to eat afterwards. Apparently some work outs trigger cravings for health foods such as fruit whilst other make you more inclined to reach for a chocolate biscuit or a piece of cake. A long tiring swim in…
Pancake Tower
This is apparently the world’s tallest pancake stack. It stands 29.5 inches (75cm) high and beat the previous record by 0.4 inches. To make this amount of pancakes took 100 eggs, 17 pints of milk, 11lbs of flour and 6.6lbs of butter. The stack includes 672 pancakes and took 22 hours to build, that’s a…
An £18 Wedding Ring for Those on a Budget
Marks and Spencer have recently started selling a wedding ring and engagement ring set for those on a budget. At just £18 it certainly won’t break the bank. The rings are platinum plated and diamante encrusted with the underneath being made of a tin alloy. The engagement ring also includes a fake diamond. The M&S…
Meet The Stig
According to this article this is Britain’s fastest ever police dog. He has been nicknamed The Stig after the Top Gear racing driver because at only three months old he can already outrun dogs that are twice his size and age. Following the completion of his training in 2010 the dog will be used to…
"Extinct" Bird Eaten
This is the first and perhaps the last picture of a rare Worcester’s buttonquail. The quail which is thought to be extinct was photographed for the first time before being sold for food at a poultry market. It seems that a TV crew had enough sense to photograph the bird but not enough to stop…
How Much Would You Pay for Pic ‘N’ Mix
If you have a bit of spare cash then you might want to bid for what is officially the last bag of Woolworths pic ‘n’ mix. It is being sold by an ex store manager Ed Adams who is auctioning it to raise funds for Retail Trust, a charity for retail industry workers. He bagged…