June ,2004

June 30, 2004 A superstrong toddler has muscles twice as big as normal - because of a gene mutation! See also How Muscles Work. North Korea is producing $millions in fake U.S. bills that are impossible to detect. See also How Counterfeiting Works. New Air Force robot looks like an ATV, can shoot to kill with an M-16 (with photo). See also How Robots Work. Low-carb diets and foods are a rip-off -- so say health experts. See also How the Atkins Diet Works. Giant landfill mountain will become the highest point in Indiana. See also How Landfills Work. June 22, 2004 Tiny new cell phones will fit into watches, bracelets, buttons (with photos). See also How Cell Phones Work. A new type of wallpaper stops wi-fi traffic but lets music and cell calls through. See also How WiFi Works. Town's clocks mysteriously jump ahead 10 minutes - have they entered the twilight zone? See also How Time Works. A small power plant inside your body will create electricity using body heat. See also How Thermocouples Work. The Japanese sent 9,000 paper blimps carrying bombs toward the U.S. in WWII. 1,000 landed. See also How Blimps Work. Formula 1 cars get faster using genetic algorithms - a form of digital evolution. See also How Evolution Works. June 16, 2004 The world's largest lava lamp will be 60 feet high and located in Soap Lake, WA (w/photo). See also How Lava Lamps Work. The worlds first private space station will be inflatable and goes up as early as 2005! See also How the ISS Works. Yahoo, Google and Microsoft all crashed yesterday in a name server attack. See also How Name Servers Work. Nuclear bunker busters have won research approval in the U.S. senate. See also How Bunker Busters Work. Volunteers with brain implants can control video games with just their thoughts. See also How the Human Brain Works. Deputy gives $5,000 parking ticket to a giant diesel locomotive. See also How Diesel Locomotives Work. June 15, 2004 Two men spot Bigfoot in Alaska, and now the whole town is trying to find him. See also How Bigfoot Works. Check out these photos of the latest Batmobile -- truly a bizarre vehicle! See also How the Bugatti Veyron Works. You can now download movies from Starz -- $13 per month for 100 movies. See also How DVDs Work. The RIAA is worried that new digital radios will let you copy any song automatically. Learn how! See also How MP3s Work. A new form of electronic tank armor can vaporize the molten copper from anti-tank missiles. See also How M1 Tanks Work. June 11, 2004 Here's a set of interesting experiments you can try to see if you have ESP. See also How ESP Works. Dogs can understand human language -- one dog knows 200 words! See also How Guide Dogs Work. A newly invented antenna design will double the range walkie-talkies and cell phones. See also How Radio Works. The ultimate electric car may be able to top 300 mph using half a megawatt (with photo). See also How Electric Cars Work. A new kind of window glass cleans itself using rain and sunlight. See also How Nanotechnology Works. A new 16x DVD burner can write a complete DVD (4.7 GB) in just 6 minutes. See also How DVDs Work. The Democratic Convention is giving bloggers full press credentials for the first time. See also How Blogs Work. The lost city of Atlantis may have been found using satellite photos. See also How Satellites Work. Iraqis pay 5 cents a gallon for gas thanks to a $2 billion/year subsidy from U.S. taxpayers. See also How Gasoline Works. Piezoelectric sensors now show how hard the punch is in the boxing ring or a karate match. See also How Karate Works. See the sheriff get hit by a Taser and live to tell about it (with video). See also How Stun Guns Work. Toxic dust from your computer may be causing brain damage. See also How PCs Work. See security cam videos of the recent meteor explosion in Washington. See also How Asteroids Work. New ultra high resolution television (UHDV) blows HDTV out of the water. See also How HDTV Works. Virtual real estate is now selling for hundreds of dollars per acre. See also How Video Games Work. New sensor bullets will be able to send back data wirelessly after impact. See also How Machine Guns Work. Internet unknown Greg Raymer wins $5 million in the World Series of Poker. See also How Poker Works. Thousands of wireless networks are wide open to hackers - all security features are disabled. See also How WiFi Works. Drivers get ripped off because they can't tell what "Check Engine" really means. See also How Car Computers Work. An albino alligator turns pink after being moved to a new zoo - becomes tourist attraction. See also How Alligators Work. A female employee finds a webcam under her desk looking up her skirt. See also How Webcams Work. You too can melt almost anything with a gigantic Fresnel lens! See also How the Sun Works. Compare the Hubble with the new Webb space telescope using this handy chart. See also How the Hubble ST Works. Man catches UFO on film - appears to have a bubble canopy. See also How Urban Legends Work. Four firefighters lift 3,000 lb car off 8-year-old with bare hands. See also How Fire Engines Work.