Vietnamese Woman Claims to Have Invented Safe Plant-Based Herbicide, Drinks a Bottle to Prove It
Phung Thi Hung, chair of Hanoi-based Cat Tuong Technology and Import/Export Company, recently shocked people in her home country after consuming a bottle of what she called a very effective plant-based herbicide, to prove that it was safe for humans. The unusual demonstration took place on April 21, during a workshop on controlling pests and protecting […]
Online Dating App Has Users Seduce Each Other Before They Can See Their Pictures
In the era of “ain’t nobody got time for that”, when most online dating services are largely based on profile photos and conversation is kept as simple and monotonous as possible, the world’s first “slow dating” app is trying to get people to take things slow by first talking and getting to know each other. Appetence […]
Russian Biohacker Has Digital Compass Implanted on His Chest
Daniil Lytkin, a 26-year-old programmer from Novosibirsk, Russia, recently made news headlines for having a compass-like device implanted on his chest. Called “North Sense”, the wearable sensor vibrates whenever the wearer turns north. The young bodyhacker says that he stumbled across the North Sense project when it was still being developed by a UK company […]