McDonalds Nuggets not all created equal
Not all McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets are ‘created equal.’ It appears, through nutritional analysis, that the McNuggets sold in the United States contain more calories and fat than their British counterparts, and also include chemicals in their manufacturing that are not found in U.K. Nuggets. According to CNN Health, the McNuggets sold in the U.S. (190 [...]
China Builds a 30 Storey Building In Just 15 Days
A Chinese contractor has smashed all records for fast-track construction putting up a 30-storey hotel in just 360 hours (15 days). The amazing construction feat has been captured in a time-lapse video. Chinese firm the Broad Group grabbed world attention last year when it built a 16-storey residential block in just five days. The firm [...]
Sellotape Dance
John Rijpma, a Dutch artist has made something beautiful from sellotape – he calls it “Tape Generations” and it took him 6 months and a lot of hours to create. Blank Mag thinks it is brilliant. Tape Generations from johan rijpma on Vimeo. Johan Rijpma (1984) studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts (Faculty [...]
Offensive Christian Imagery
B3ta asked its readers what Jesus would do – this is what they sent in. Tweet This Post
Tennis boy takes amazing catch
Watch this tennis ball boy make an astounding reflex catch during this years Australian Open semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Tweet This Post
The people of Hong Kong who live in rabbit hutches
Hong Kong is one of the world’s richest cities and has more Louis Vuitton shops than Paris, but the wealth of the city has a darker side, with tens of thousands priced out of housing altogether and forced to live in the most degrading conditions. These pictures by British photographer Brian Cassey capture the misery [...]
Sex began in the 1660s
Many Brits believe the sexual liberation took place in the sixties, but a new book by an Oxford don argues that the first sexual revolution took place much earlier. In The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, an [...]
Farting on a date with P Diddy
British comedian Sarah Millican discusses the rules of farting on a date with P Diddy and Vince Vaughn. On the Graham Norton Show, BBC1. Hilarious and surreal. Broadcast Jan 2011 Tweet This Post
Living in a city can harm your fertility
City-slickers, compared with their rural counterparts, are wealthier and have better job prospects. They enjoy bountiful food, superior healthcare and cleaner sanitation. But babies born in cities are more likely to grow up to have increased fertility problems according to a new study. Daily exposure to pollution can set us up for a lifetime of ill-health. [...]
Riot at Apple store in China
Chinese consumers appetite for Apple products erupted into chaos today when a crowd that had queued through a sub-zero Beijing night for the first mainland Chinese sales of the iPhone 4S turned into a screaming, egg-hurling rage when Apple’s nerves cracked and it failed to open the shop as promised. Apple also said that it would [...]
