Bra That Turns Into Gas Mask Wins Ig Nobel Prize

Dr. Elena Bodnar from Illinois, USA has won the Ig Nobel prize for her bra that converts into a pair of gas masks - one for the wearer, the other for a friend.

Dr. Bodnar, a Ukraine native who now lives in Chicago, started her medical career studying the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. If people had had cheap, readily available gas masks in the first hours after the disaster, she said, they may have avoided breathing in Iodine-131, which causes radiation sickness.
The bra-turned-gas masks could have also been useful during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and for women caught outside during the dust storms that recently enveloped Sydney, she said. ' You have to be prepared all the time, at any place, at any moment, and practically every woman wears a bra,' she said, noting that a bra cup, no matter what size, is the perfect shape to fit over the human mouth and nose.

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Rod Ridges Crash Section

How to do those cool BMX tricks? With a lot of pain.. Here is almost 3 minutes of crashes by the BMX animal Rod Ridges.

Hot Tub on Top of the Mountain

These people decided to have a Jacuzzi party on the top of a mountain in Switzerland and they did in the middle of February, 2009.

Art Shows Thursday 1st October

'Lovestain' A Solo Show By Miss Van
01.10.09 - 18.10.09
StolenSpace are proud to present 'Lovestain' a UK premier solo show from world renowned female street artist, Miss Van. A retrospective as well as a new body of work and taking over two exhibition spaces at StolenSpace, this will be her largest solo show to date.

Toulouse native and current Barcelona resident Miss Van started to paint her graffiti on the streets during the 90s, at the age of 18. Her overtly feminine street art was a breath of fresh air in a traditionally masculine movement of urban art and paved the way for many contemporaries. Now her infamous sultry female characters, known as her ‘Poupes’, are seen on the streets and in galleries alike all over the world.

Featuring a retrospective of her work & new paintings this show will also see the release of a rare exclusive hand pulled limited edition screen print from Miss Van.

STOLENSPACE GALLERY
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL


Chapter One is proud to present ‘Genesis’, the inaugural show of our new Soho based gallery.
THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER, 2009 6-9PM
‘Genesis’ showcases new and original artwork by six of Europe’s most inspiring and influential artists - Stefan Marx, Mike Swaney, Erosie, Merijn Hos, Samuel Francois and Mudwig Dans - many for the first time in London.

There will be limited edition signed screenprints by Stefan Marx and Erosie and an exclusive catalogue available.
For more information or enquiries please contact al@chapteronegallery.com
Chapter One
33 Marshall Street, London, W1F 7ET
tel: 0207 2877687

-BEST OF LUCK TO YOU GUYS AND YOUR NEW GALLERY!!!-


FIVEYEARS - FIVE YEARS CELEBRATION Sartorial Contemporary Art will be celebrating the launch of the new website in October, with a show recalling the past five years of success with their artists: Julie Bennett, Martin Lea Brown, Gordon Cheung, Cyclops, Sam Dargan, Mikey Georgeson, Sigrid Holmwood, James Howard, Wen Wu, Annie Kevans, Hugh Mendes, Liz Neal, Gavin Nolan, Tim Parr, Stephen Peirce, Harry Pye, Martin Sexton, Sweet Toof, Stella Vine, Isabel Young

Caline Aoun - Scape (project space)

Diamonds are a dog's best friend- James Howard (gallery facade)

26 Argyle Square London WC1H 8AP
Tel/Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7837 1013


Inspired by the nostalgia of 55DSL’s fifteenth birthday, ‘The Learning’ gives a nod to the past in its resurrecting of the old. The work is new, but the delivery is traditional. Over-head projectors, slides and frames give the viewer a chance to interact and be educated in Andrew Clark's first solo exhibition that won him so many admirers in 2009, with this latest showcase of work.

Thursday 1st of October from 6pm - 9pm
Studio55
10A Newburgh Street
London
W1F 7RN

Upside Down House in Germany

This out of the ordinary house was designed for a special exhibition in Trassenheide Germany and is open to the public for visiting. The creators Klaudiusz Golos and Sebastion Mikuciuk say they “didn’t built the house for a reason, they just wanted to do something different.”

Similar houses were built before but this time not only the exterior is upside down, but every single room in the house and also the furniture. ”The world stands on its head” is the official name of the project.

People who have visited the house reported feeling dizzy and disorientated. An interesting alternative view of every day items and the designers did a great job with the interior. Similar buildings have been designed upside down before but only from the exterior.

UK Internet Ranks 25th - 'Not Fit For The Future'

Research sponsored by Cisco has ranked the world’s broadband networks, with the UK performing poorly in 25th place.

The research was based on 24 million speed tests performed in 66 countries. The ratings focused on both download and upload speeds, as well as latency, combined with broadband penetration to create an overall index of quality.

Sitting atop the table was South Korea then Japan, whose super-fast broadband was already judged to be fit for future applications such as streaming High Definition video.
At 25th, the UK came behind Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia to name a few. In fact both Bulgaria and Latvia had “ready for tomorrow” rated networks.
We’ll still be lagging just a tad behind South Korea, a country which is talking about having widespread 1Gbps by 2012. Yes – 1000Mbps. Makes you want to cry into your router…

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Batmobile Replica Spotted in Stockholm

It took Leif Garvin more than 3.5 years, 20,000 hours of work, and 1 million US dollars to convert a 1973 Lincoln Continental into a Batmobile.

Spotted in Stockholm, the car features voice recognition, DVD player, height adjustment, and rear view cameras.

Catwalk Fail

A model fell on the catwalk on September 29 during Milan Fashion Show Week, but..




It did not stop her from moving on and continuing the catwalk show with the smile and without the shoes!

Minoru 3D Webcam

The world's first 3D webcam. You'll have to wear a pair of those cardboard specs to see the effect, but it enables you to have all your webchats in 3D. You can get them HERE for £39.95.

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