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Ice cream shooting out of a man's jeans - hm, pretty weird!
Organ donation remains a contentious and emotionally charged issue. What do you think of this new initiative out of Germany, which provides a free tattoo for those wishing to be organ donors? As well as attracting attention and sparking conversation / awareness, the inking makes the wearer's wishes visible in situations where a relative's authorisation might otherwise be necessary. According to its creators, Germany has one of the l... Read More
Every single day, 1.8 million kilograms of the UK's plastic waste is exported to other countries. In this arresting footage, titled 'Downing St Disaster', environmental organisation Greenpeace asks and answers the question: What would it look like if that exact amount was dumped on Downing Street? Located in the City of Westminster in London - hence the 'Wasteminster' parody tag - Downing St houses the official residences an... Read More
If you're one of the 222 million Netflix subscribers, you may already be aware of this documentary on psychedelics and also agree that the streaming service has been exploring some interesting areas with their home-grown content. As Netflix says of this trailer for the 'How To Change Your Mind' documentary: "Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and New York Times best-selling a... Read More
And what a lot they manage to cram into 1.30". Yet the ad doesn't feel rushed - agree or disgree? Anyway, it's a showcase for Scotland as much as for iconic car-maker Aston Martin, and may well bring back memories of the James Bond movie 'Skyfall' for some of us. British skincare company Elemis also slips in there. But what I'm really intrigued to know is, what gives with the foot-high flames in the frying-pan? Anywa... Read More
Footage of the YANGWANG U9 Xtreme (U9X) hypercar shattering the production-car top-speed record with a breathtaking run of 496.22 km/h (308 mph) at a German test site last month. This, says Chinese automaker BYD, makes it the fastest car in the world, and proves that the future of ultimate performance is electric. Ah yes, electric - that would account for the absence of screaming engine notes. BYD says that their dream... Read More
You don't need to be a Porsche fan to admire the Carrera GT, whose 25th anniversary is celebrated here by the iconic automaker. "Back in 2000, this sports car was nothing more than an audacious vision," explains Porsche, "developed from the modules of a new racing car that was actually meant to compete for victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There are sports cars. And there are racing cars. The Porsche Carrera GT, derived from a L... Read More
For many of us, Mongolia is little more than a name, evoking remoteness. The sparsely populated nation - 3.5 million inhabitants - sits between Russia to the north and China to the south and southwest. It is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border an inland sea. After the 1990 Democratic Revolution, when Mongolia acquired a new Constitution, the nation transitioned to a market economy and tourism is... Read More
