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Sidewalk for Smartphone Addicts is Open

Chinese City Creates Sidewalk Lane for Text Addicts

A Chinese city has created a smartphone lane for pedestrians where they can tweet, text and surf the Internet without having to worry about where they're walking or who they're blocking.

While the 165-foot path located in Chongqing is meant to make a statement, pedestrians are warned to use them at their "own risk."

A sidewalk split down the center is clearly marked with a mobile phone icon showing it is acceptable to multitask, while the other side of the sidewalk makes it clear that smartphone multitasking isn't welcome.

"Those using their cellphones of course have not heeded the markings on the pavement," Nong Cheng, a marketing official for a group that manages the property, told the Associated Press.

Not surprisingly, Nong said it seems most people haven't even noticed the markings.

The inspiration for the bifurcated sidewalk came, according to Nong, after National Geographic Television conducted a behavioral experiment in Washington, D.C., using the concept.

While it may be more of a curiosity than a routine now, there are a few people who may benefit from a smartphone lane.

One distracted smartphone user reportedly fell into a fountain in a shopping mall in Reading, Pa., while another was so engrossed in her phone that she reportedly walked off a pier in Melbourne, Australia, in December.

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Women just like men also serve in the Israeli army. They are eligible to join when they're 18 years old and many women have signed up so that they can defend their country.

I hope he's not sent to a Gulag.

Inspired by the way barnacles cling to the hull of a ship, a concept was developed for a modular home to hang off the side of a cliff as opposed to sitting on top of it.

The home is visualised as a natural extension of the cliff face rather than an addition to the landscape, creating an absolute connection with the ocean.

As the design itself would make conventional construction prohibitive, the concept utilises Modscape's modular design and prefabrication technologies to deliver a series of stacked modules that are anchored into the cliff face using engineered steel pins.

Entry to the home is through a carport on the top floor, where a lift vertically connects you through each of the descending living spaces.

Internally, the living spaces feature minimalistic furnishings to ensure that the transcendent views of the ocean and the unique spatial experience of the location remain the integral focal point of the design.

There is a dog called Chica. Chica is a sweet dog; a dog who just wants to be loved.

But in a tale that’s sadly all too common in today’s cruel and isolating world, Chica faces prejudice and intolerance at every turn. Why? Chica likes to dress up like a Mutant Giant Spider Dog. And nobody understands.

OK, so the dog isn't really a giant mutant spider dog, but if you saw this running at you at night would you not react the same way? Watch how these people react when they encounter this fearsome beast.

The video does take a second or two to get going so if you want to get straight to it, scroll to the .38 second mark.

Do not think the bombing was not here - everything is quiet and peaceful. Just for the renovation of the school has no money. Why - at a loss to answer.

Have you ever wondered why sometimes it takes a while to get through customs? Well this is your answer.

I found this statue about 3 to 4 years ago, but came across this video talking about it. They colored the statue so that you can see it better.

This is a really interesting photo and there is a color version available, but not sure where at the moment. You can clearly make out the Egyptian face, shoulders, hat and body. There are also a lot of other anomalies in this photo, but this one is the best. Cool the discovery is still being passed around.

Want to see something really crazy? How about a 24-cylinder Detroit Diesel engine with twelve giant blowers, all polished up and ready for its new assignment. For what it's worth, its previous assignment was providing the motive force necessary to spin the propeller of a ocean-going yacht.

And its new assignment? Nestled tightly within the confines of a Peterbilt semi truck, mated up to an Allison transmission of some sort and mounted on a custom-built 40-foot-long chassis. Sounds pretty epic to us, and we're thinking that 3,424 horsepower (our feeble brains are telling us it should have well over 5,000 pound-feet of torque...) ought to be just about enough.

A while back videos started popping up of a behemoth V24 engine that contained 12 blowers and came in at over 3,300 hp with a whopping 5,000 flbs. of torque on the dyno. This video spread through email boxes like wildfire but the emails merely scratch the surface. The story of this engines tuner might be just as exciting as the engine itself.

The engine alone is impressive. Originally used on an ocean going vessel, the stock 28 liter beast produced around 1,800 hp but is being modified for a custom Peterbilt build. So what kind of person would think this far out of the box? Well, his name is Big Mike and this isn't his first time around an oversized project.