La Bonnotte – The World’s Most Expensive Potatoes
When you think about expensive food, potatoes aren’t exactly the first ingredients that come to mind, are they? Believe it or not La Bonnotte potatoes are one of the world’s most expensive foods, served only in the most luxurious restaurants. The price of one kilogram of La Bonnotte potatoes can reach $700, making it the […]
Solar-Powered Bikini Charges Your Gadgets While You Tan
American designer Andrew Schneider has used conductive thread to sew photo-voltaic panels together in a Solar Bikini that allows you to charge your favorite gadgets while getting a nice tan. 30-year-old Schneider says ‘I use 40 individual paper-thin flexible, photo-voltaic panels for each bikini. I sew them together over a normal bikini using soft-conductive thread,’ […]
India’s Ram Ram Bank Gives Whole New Meaning to Banking
It has no guards, no locks, offers no interest or credit schemes, and doesn’t event deal in money. Still, India’s unusual Ram Ram Bank, in New Delhi, serves over 5,000 happy customers, with more signing up every day. Ram Ram Bank was established 25 years ago, by Tewari, a retired school teacher from Sitapur, who […]