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Military Sky Dive Goes Wrong, Paratrooper Left Dangling From Plane
This video of what’s reported to be a Mexican paratrooper training drill gone horribly wrong is not for the faint-hearted.The two-minute upload to LiveLeak shows more than a dozen paratroopers leaping...
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A Photographer Tasered His Subjects, And The Results Are Painful To Watch
Portrait photographers are always trying to make people feel as comfortable as possible but this ‘jolting’ photoshoot aims to do the complete opposite.The Taser Photoshoot, by American photographer...
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This Detailed Presentation Shows How The Ice Bucket Challenge Went Viral
Social media feeds have been flooded with punters pouring freezing cold buckets of water over their heads in recent weeks.But it’s all been for a good cause.The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised both...
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I'm On The Australian StartupBus, And In Just A Few Hours I Think I've...
An estimated 90 per cent of startups fail and after four hours on the StartupBus hack-a-thon today I think I know why.Somewhere past Goulburn, rumbling down the highway from Sydney towards Melbourne,...
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Next Week Is Going To Be Huge For The Australian Economy
The first week of September is the traditional return to desk, after a long summer break, for many traders and investors as the northern hemisphere ends its summer slumber and gets ready to re-enter...
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The 'World's Finest Citizen Journalist' Is Covering Iraq In Amazing Ways
A Kickstarter funded citizen journalist site is making huge strides in its first two weeks of operation.In the past week alone, Bellingcat claims to have located the spot where US photojournalist James...
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10 Things You Need To Know As Asian Markets Open
Good morning! Let’s get started…1. The Reserve Bank of Australia board meets today for its monthly meeting and we get the interest rate decision at 2.30pm AEST, with no change expected in the target...
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Researchers Have Developed An Algorithm For Taxi Sharing That Could...
Researchers have developed a taxi sharing method which calculates options within a minute of a ride request without having to re-route already started trips.Tested in New York City using the data from...
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16 Items From The Bizarre Jackson Family Bankruptcy Auction
An auction of Jackson family memorabilia and personal items held next week is a bizarre glimpse at the famed pop stars’ family life that at times gets a little too personal.The auction takes place...
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There Is A New Donkey Kong World Champion
World, we have a new King of Kong.Ownership of the highest Donkey Kong score is arguably the holiest grail in world gaming, helped by the success of the 2007 documentary, The King of Kong: A Fistful of...
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This Is The Hard Hat Of The Future
Google Glass is amazing technology with one big problem: No one really seems to know exactly who or what it’s actually for.Los Angeles-based startup DAQRI may be one of the first to crack the...
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A Law Firm Created An Online Will Which Distributes Your Social Media...
The value of each Australian’s online assets is growing, but not many people have organized what happen to them when they die.Kate Horman, founder and director of The Lazy Lawyer, said the average...
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This Huge 232-Carat White Diamond Was Just Found In South Africa
Petra Diamonds this week uncovered an exceptional 232.08 carat white diamond at its Cullinan mine in South Africa.The stone is HUGE:Classed as a D colour, Type II diamond, it was pulled out of the mine...
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Ebola Fears Hit Australia
A seriously ill Southport, Australia man has been rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital this morning, with fears he may be infected with the deadly Ebola virus.Paramedics were forced to suit up in...
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Scientists Have Figured Out How To Grow 50% More Wheat Without Adding Extra...
Australian grain farmers are growing 50% more wheat thanks to new farming methods designed to solve water deficiencies.Recently awarded the Department of Agriculture Landcare Eureka Prize for...
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China Reported A Ton Of Economic Data And All Of It Was Bad
China’s growth is slowing and data out over the weekend suggests that the economy has further weakness in the months ahead, according to Westpac’s Singapore-based strategist Jonathan...
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The Stunning Rise Of China's Shadow Banking System, In One Chart
With a name like “shadow banking” it must be bad, dark, sinister and a little bit shady.“This is unfair,” say two International Monetary Fund experts: Steven Barnett, a Division Chief in the Asia and...
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Scientists Found An Intact Colossal Squid For The Second Time Ever, And They...
A team of scientists and researchers in New Zealand on Tuesday dissected only the second intact specimen of a colossal squid hauled from the ocean.The 350kg female was caught a couple of months ago in...
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Airbus Wants To Patent A Sensory Isolation Helmet For Passengers
While the initial sketches look like something out of your local hair salon or beauty clinic, Airbus has a proposal for in-flight virtual reality sensory isolation headgear which controls the...
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Protestors In Ukraine Threw One Of Their Politicians Into A Dumpster
A group of protestors waiting outside Ukraine’s parliament grabbed Economic Development Party member Vitaly Zhuravsky and threw him headfirst into a rubbish bin.Zhuravsky, dressed in a suit and...
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