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Instead Of Smoking Marijuana, Now You Can Drink It In Soda
Looks like cannabis users have an alternative way to get their marijuana fix. According to published reports, a new line of pot-infused beverages masquerading behind soda flavors are now available to patients with a prescription for medical marijuana. The new sodas, made by Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs, are carbonated drinks marketed to medicinal-marijuana patients who wish […]
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Yahoo! Unveils its World-Class Green Data Center
Today marks a significant milestone: Yahoo! officially begins operating its state-of-the-art data center in western New York, just 15 months after announcing its creation. The Lockport, N.Y. facility is one of the world’s most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost effective data centers. How? Through its combination of innovative design and Lockport’s naturally cool climate, which […]
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Piezo Crystals Harness Sound To Generate Hydrogen
MikeChino writes “Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that a mix of zinc oxide crystals, water, and noise pollution can efficiently produce hydrogen without the need for a dirty catalyst like oil. To generate the clean hydrogen, researchers produced a new type of zinc oxide crystals that absorb vibrations when placed in water. […]
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Alcohol civilized man « Don Surber
Der Spiegel reported that early man turned to agriculture not to eat, but to drink: “The thirst for a brew was enough of an incentive to start growing crops.”
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Vodka Soon Available in Pill Form
A researcher at a Russian university has developed a powdered form of alcohol that will soon make the consumption of vodka more convenient. From The Times of India: Russian professor Evgeny Moskalev of Saint Petersburg Technological University has evolved a technique that allows turning alcohol into powder and packing it in pills. The new technique […]
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Bicycle Exhaust that Plants Flowers
The Bloom device is meant to be a subversive and inspirational tool for our concrete jungles. Similar to the tuft of a dandelion as the wind carries the seedling, we propose a way of dispersing seedlings with bubbles and bicycling. Seeds are co-mingled with a bubble mixture and upon pedaling to your destination , you […]
