Bullet resistant Bodyguard Blanket provides duck-and-cover protection

Bullet resistant Bodyguard Blanket provides duck-and-cover protection: "Security blankets generally only provide youngsters with psychological comfort, but the Bodyguard Blanket, from Oklahoma-based ProTecht, LLC., is intended to provide some more concrete security. Made from ballistic materials, it is designed to provide protection from bullets in the event of a school shooting, or from falling or flying debris in the event of a tornado."



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Brain-controlled exoskeleton to help kick off FIFA 2014 World Cup

Brain-controlled exoskeleton to help kick off FIFA 2014 World Cup: "On June 12th, the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be kicked off by a paralyzed person using a highly innovative brain-controlled robotic exoskeleton. This feat is being carried out as a demonstration of the current state-of-the art in assisted mobility technology, as the researchers involved – part of the "Walk Again Project" – work toward refining their invention."



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Easy-Peasy PVC Water Gun

Easy-Peasy PVC Water Gun: "ere are a handful of do-it-yourself PVC water guns on the internet.

This water gun is similar to other versions out there, including this one I shared a few years ago, but with a handful of new tricks to simplify the design and make it easier for people to duplicate."



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Here's NASA's New Design for a Warp Drive Ship

Here's NASA's New Design for a Warp Drive Ship: "In 2012, NASA physicist Harold White revealed that he and a team were working on a design for a faster-than-light ship. Now he's collaborated with an artist to create a new, more realistic design of what such a ship might actually look like."



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Pocket : Science of Us

Pocket : Science of Us: "In the recent book Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, Washington University in St. Louis psychologists Henry L. Roediger and Mark A. McDaniel reveal some surprising things we get wrong about the smartest ways to learn. We invite you to educate yourself about educating yourself."



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Why Should You Chew Your Food Thoroughly? | Sai Fitness Tips

Why Should You Chew Your Food Thoroughly? | Sai Fitness Tips: "o you know why you are advised to chew food thoroughly? It has more health benefits that you can think of. Even if you are ultra-busy, you should take time to chew the food you take thoroughly or else your health will pay the cost of it. Unleashed here are a few reasons good enough to chew your food properly. Let us have a quick look at them."



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Dad Watched in Horror as Two Armed Men Held a Gun to His Teen Daughter’s Head — Then He Did Something About It | Video | TheBlaze.com

Dad Watched in Horror as Two Armed Men Held a Gun to His Teen Daughter’s Head — Then He Did Something About It | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Two armed criminals reportedly put a gun to a 17-year-old girl’s head on Monday night as she was outside retrieving something from a car. The man, whose intentions still aren’t entirely clear, then ordered the teenager to take them into her house — a decision that would prove to have deadly consequences."



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How to Remember Everything - Copyblogger

How to Remember Everything - Copyblogger: "You had a killer conversation with a new friend you made at a conference a few weeks ago, but you may have had an extra martini and left their card on the bar.

You and your special someone shared a fantastic bottle of wine the last time you were in New York, but the name of the wine has eluded both of you since that night."



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"World's tallest" roller coaster coming to Orlando in 2016

"World's tallest" roller coaster coming to Orlando in 2016: "Thrillseekers will soon have a new venue to lose their lunch, courtesy of an upcoming roller coaster that's being promoted as the world's tallest. Dubbed Skyscraper, it will be part of a larger entertainment complex named Skyplex that's due for completion in 2016, in Orlando, Florida."



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The Forgotten Firsts: 10 Vintage Versions of Modern Technology | Messy Nessy Chic

The Forgotten Firsts: 10 Vintage Versions of Modern Technology | Messy Nessy Chic: "In this age of mobile, wireless, digital and whatchamacallit technology, nothing seems to surprise us nowadays. Unless they’re going to finally show us those flying cars we’ve been waiting for since The Jetsons aired on television, we’re hardly batting an eyelid at some of the latest gadgets."



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Three Dyson inventions you'll never see in stores - CNET

Three Dyson inventions you'll never see in stores - CNET: "Dyson just recently announced plans to expand beyond its trademark vacuums, but it turns out that the brand has been working on non-vacuum prototypes all along."



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17 photos of bears acting like people

17 photos of bears acting like people: "They say kids say the darnedest things, but bears might have them beat. Take a look at some of these funny and tender moments caught on camera.

Giant panda Basi holds a doll of the Guangzhou Asian Games mascot at Fuzhou Panda World in Fuzhou, Fujian province on November 12, 2010."



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