People might have found it amusing when a man named Bart Simpson appeared in court, accused of carrying a prohibited firearm at Birmingham Airport. Not the fact that someone had a gun at an airport but that he was called Bart Simpson. That in itself would be quite funny; it’s not exactly a common name.…
A couple of days ago, as part of our April Fools’ Week Competition, we posted a story about a Star Wars fitness class. Now, I’m going to give you a massive hint here by telling you that that one was 100% true. Look, there’s even a video of it. But surely this fad of pop-culture themed…
Kit Us Out is a brilliant new charity that works to provide sports equipment for disabled athletes in developing countries, who might otherwise not be able to compete. The charity began in the build up to the 2012 London Paralympics when its founder, Alex Mitchell, who had been working as a Gamesmaker, came across two…
An American Policeman, paralyzed from the chest down since 2005, has been given a new lease of life through his own ‘Cop Chair’. Now he’s able to chase down crooks in his wheelchair, making him like a real life version of Family Guy’s all-action Joe Swanson. The chair is designed to allow him to take a…
Over in Japan, home of technology, the latest and most exciting new development is the Ropit – a robot car that can drive itself. Developed by Hitachi, the Ropit can take you wherever you want at the touch of a button. It looks set to make annoying things like needing to know how to drive…
A 45-year old man has told reporters that he is “not that bothered” about winning the lottery for a second time and that he would rather go sky-diving instead. The man, who was so uninterested that he didn’t even claim his winnings until two months after the draw, beat odds of one-in-438 million when he won…
As I mentioned last week I was looking forward to going to the theatre and seeing The Book of Mormon with Lieutenant No.2. The Independent said it’s a “wilfully offensive, sharply funny musical”, from the creators of South Park, (Trey Parker and Matt Stone). I’d heard about it when it was on Broadway and won 9 Tony Awards and unusually…
The wheelchair trend of the moment is the TankChair. Ditching traditional wheels and replacing them with tank tracks now users can get wherever they want. Tank Chair is a custom off-road wheelchair that can go anywhere outdoors. TankChair conquers streams, mud, snow, sand, and gravel, allowing you to get back to nature. Using rubber tracks…
Have you ever not been sure what you want to listen to? Or just not bothered to trawl through your iPod for the right song? Well now you don’t have to worry about all that because a pair of headphones have been designed that will read your mind and put the music that you want…