Meet Baltazar, the Last Ice Merchant of Ecuador
While the rest of the world reaches into the freezer for ice, there’s someone on this planet who actually climbs mountains to chop it off. Meet Baltazar Ushca, Ecuador’s last hielero, or ‘iceman’. Ushca is the last surviving practitioner of his family’s trade – passed on from father to son for centuries. At least once […]
Advanced Artificial Leg Allows Amputees to Feel Sensations in Their Foot
Austrian scientists have invented a revolutionary product in the world of prosthetics – an artificial leg with lifelike sensations. The one-of-a-kind man-made limb has sensors fitted to the sole, which are able to stimulate nerves at the base of the amputee’s stump. “It feels like I have a foot again,” said Wolfang Rangger, the very […]
Man Chops in Half Everything He and His Girlfriend Owned after Breakup
We’ve seen people do strange things to cope with the pain of a breakup – like spending a week at KFC or inventing ridiculous uses for a wedding dress. But German eBay user ‘der.juli’ took post-breakup madness to the next level by literally cutting in half all the things he and his ex owned together. It […]