This is interesting its the skeleton of a sea creature that was found washed up on a beach in Aberdeen. The creature was found by a couple who were out walking their dog. The skeleton measures approx. 30ft long. Whilst it looks like a seas monster it is more likely to be the carcass of…
Month: July 2011
Selfridges Opens Its Roof Gardens
This is interesting it’s the reopening of Selfridges roof gardens for the first time since World War Two. The gardens were closed in 1940 after they were damaged by a bomb. Since then they have remained closed after owner H. George Selfridge vowed never to reopen them. They are now open complete with a green…
The Most Satisfying Car to Own, is a Skoda
That’s according to this article which claims it has been crowned the most satisfying car to own in Britain. Skoda topped the league of the most popular car makers beating makers like Porsche and Lexus. The survey from Which? Car suggests that Skoda’s are fast becoming better cars to own with jokes about them being…
Crackdown on Energy Firms Door Step Selling?
According to this article Consumer Focus is calling for energy firms to abandon doorstep cold calls for a three month period. The watchdog is asking the energy firms to make the changes voluntarily but if they don’t may ask the regulator Ofgem to legally require suppliers to take action. Personally I think all cold calling…
How to Create the Perfect Toast
Sometimes I think scientists have a little too much time on their hands, particularly when I see articles like this. A team of researchers have tested 2,000 slices of bread in an effort to make the perfect toast. They found that it takes exactly 216 seconds to cook the perfect toast. It should be an…
Clothes Created From Road kill
This is interesting, it’s a store which has recently opened in Brighton that makes clothes from road kill. The designer Jez Eaton sources her materials from road kill and the remains of animals which have died of natural causes. Some of the items on sale include a necklace made from pheasant skulls, a horse hat…
What Not to Name Your Child
If you fancy naming your baby Lucifer and happen to live in New Zealand then you are out of luck. It has recently been added to a list of banned names after three sets of parents wanted to use it for their child. The country has rejected over 100 names over the last two years…
Freezing Courgettes
With both the allotment and the vegetable patch in the garden coming along nicely, we have a ready supply of vegetables. One thing that has been really successful this year is the courgettes and we really do have many more than we can ever hope to eat. Having given lots away to all the neighbours…
Art From Pencil Sharpening’s
This is interesting its an artist who uses pencil sharpening’s to create portraits. Kyle Bean saves all his pencil shavings to create the pictures. The shavings are put into place using a set of tweezers with each shaving being positioned individually. It just goes to show you can make art out of practically anything.
Thomas the Tank Engine in Collision
In an unusual story Thomas the Tank Engine has been involved in a road crash on the Kent and East Sussex border. A lorry carrying the train crashed with a van on the A28 at Newenden whilst it was on it’s way to Tenterden for a Kent and East Sussex Railway event. The good news…