Bizarre News of the Day
Barney as Punishment Violators of a noise ordinance are subjected to listening to tunes from the likes of Barry Manilow and Barney. The judge says it’s a way to teach youngsters manners. If a song proves too popular, it’s removed from the playlist. Fred Katayama reports.
Food Can Sculptures – Art Gives Back
This project is absolutely fantastic and so NEEDED! Can it be art? Nov 21 – Food can sculptures inspire art and hearty meals for the poor in tough times in the U.S. Forty architectural and engineering firms competed in New York for prizes in categories including Jurors’ favourite, Best Meals and Best Use of Labels. [...]
Stiletto Sprint
Sept. 2 – Hundreds of women – and a few men – turned up in heels and hot pants for a short but ungainly race in Australia. More than 260 women dashed across the 80-metre distance, though some fell on the pavement and others ended up walking to the finish line. Benet Allen reports.
Tofu Waste Turns to Gas
(01:07) Report Aug 28 – Tofu factory waste is being turned into energy in Indonesia. Indonesians in a central Java village are turning tofu factory waste into energy, reducing both air and water pollution and offering an alternative to fossil fuels. Soy-rich wastewater is left to ferment, and the biogas produced is used by two [...]
Why it’s so Hard to Swat a Fly
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. At the mere hint of a threat, the insects adjust their preflight stance to flee in the opposite direction, ensuring a clean getaway, they said in a finding that helps explain why flies so easily evade swipes [...]
