Travel Tip: Luggage Trick

Travel Tip: Luggage Trick
Special thanks to Choon Ling for sharing the email:

Next time you travel and you found yourself having lost the keys or forgotten the number-combination to unlocking your suitcase... you might want to take a look at the video clip below...
All you need is a regular pen; place it at the groove where the zipper teeth bites together and push it in hard. The pointed pressure will split open the zippers, and your bag is opened.

More importantly, you can still close up the suitcase by running the zippers back through. A very convenient trick if you do not have the time to try all 1000 combinations of the number-lock (considering you really forgotten the number to your lock).

One thing to note though... if this trick falls into the wrong hands... whoever handles your luggage will have undetected access to your suitcase contents...

Human Catapult

Human Catapult
via Dannychoo and SakakuComplex; image via Gelbooru:
While some debate that this video is fake, I couldn't care less, all I know is that this is definitely a stupid idea...

SINK BATHING

SINK BATHING
Original post via Dannychoo

I suppose some may find this idea refreshing... even I might wanna try this if I ever have a large enough sink... but you wun be very happy if you find out about the following news...


BK employee takes Bath in Sink
Source: Consumerist.com

A Burger King employee who took a bath in the burger chain's sink is probably regretting that someone filmed it and posted the video to MySpace, because the local Health Department was among those viewers who were not amused.

Mark McDonnell, the County Health Commissioner, was emailed the video and used it as evidence against Burger King.

"Any bacteria on his skin could have been deposited giving people food poisoning," McDonnell told WHIOTV.

In the clip, the employee is seen bathing in the sink, using a bucket market "sanitizing solution" to dump soapy water on himself. At one point the employee who was filming the prank tells the manager that someone is bathing in the sink, and the manager simply shakes her head and continues counting money.

Burger King has issued this statement about the incident:

"We have sanitized the sink and have disposed of all other kitchen tools and utensils that were used during the incident. We have also taken appropriate corrective action on the employees that were involved in this video.

Additionally, the remaining staff at this restaurant is being retrained in health and sanitation procedures."

Burger King bagged 25-year-old Timothy Tackett in August 2008 after a four-minute video of his birthday bath in the sink of a Xenia, Ohio, restaurant landed on MySpace and YouTube.

Tackett appeared to be naked in the sink.

Burger King promised to work with the health department to retrain staffers in proper sanitation procedures.

KFC gals turned sink into hot tub
Source: nydailynews.com

BY NANCY DILLON
DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF

Updated Thursday, December 11th 2008, 2:44 PM

Los Angeles - They serve fast food, but they're slow learners.

Four months after a Burger King employee lost his job for taking a bubble bath in a restaurant sink, three scantily clad teens were fired when they turned a basin at their northern California KFC into their personal hot tub.

They landed in hot water with the chicken chain's management when one of the bikini-clad dimwits made the same mistake as the Ohio Burger King employee - she posted photos of the dippy escapade on MySpace.

The photos included captions such as "haha KFC showers!" and "haha we turned on the jets," and were filed under a gallery called "KFC moments," according to the Record Searchlight newspaper in Redding, Calif.

The story broke before the unidentified girl could scrub public access to her profile. On her MySpace page, the girl listed herself as a 17-year-old worker at the Anderson KFC near Redding.

"I'm a KFC worker, they are my best friends and my family," she said on her site.

The three were suspended Tuesday - and have since been fired, said KFC spokesman Rick Maynard.

"KFC has zero tolerance for violations of our operating standards, and our franchisee has taken immediate action by terminating the employees who were involved," said Maynard.

An assistant manager told the Record Searchlight that no manager was on duty when the steamy photos were likely taken and that the trio closed the restaurant themselves.

Now lets hope these videos doesn't give any funny ideas to our local fast food restaurants employees...

Einstein's Riddle

Einstein's Riddle
Was clearing some old stuff when I chance upon an old piece of paper I kept long ago... Decide to share this riddle with you all...

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE

ARE YOU IN THE TOP 2% OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?
SOLVE THE RIDDLE AND FIND OUT.

There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up.

1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality.
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.

THE QUESTION IS: WHO OWNS THE FISH?

HINTS:
1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The Green house is on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.

ALBERT EINSTEIN WROTE THIS RIDDLE EARLY DURING THE 19TH CENTURY. HE SAID THAT 98% OF THE WORLD POPULATION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT.

Spend some time with a piece of paper, pencil, and eraser to work on it...

I managed to solve it... after some hard thinking... what about you? Are you also in the top 2% of intelligent people in the world?

ANSWER BELOW...

Scroll below for the answer...

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The German owns the fish.

By chance, does anyone have a different answer and still fulfils the hints above? Pls let me know!

Pick up lines

Pick up lines
Picture via Gelbooru; original content via Dannychoo

In the world of Venus & Mars, we get instinctively attracted by certain members of the opposite gender and sometimes get so fired up that we have to approach her / him... So what is the best pick-up lines that left the most lasting impression on you? Or what is the most creative ideas you've tried?

What do you think of the idea below?

Check out my earlier similar post "Can I have your number? "

Oh, if you happen to be curious as to whether there is a continuation of the above story... well, I found a very related one ...

No Calculator?

No Calculator?
Picture via gelbooru

Here's a VERY INTERESTING way to work out a difficult multiplication question if you do not have a calculator on hand. Teachers and senseis out there might wanna check it out and show it to your students.

Animes Inside Icons

Animes Inside Icons
Original works by Frost and Dannychoo:

This fella rocks! More to come once he's more free.

Feels Like Pioneer Suspension

Feels Like Pioneer Suspension
Original post from Jeslyn

Q: One of the best Outdoor Advertisement ideas I've seen...

Gigantic potholes on the road? Slow down...
Muddy road ahead? Slow down...

More potholes on the road? Slow down...Just what is this "Feels like Pioneer Suspension" on the lane?
Orh... so thats how the muddy road came about...
and those giant potholes are fake~!
Q: Well, it sure brings across the message that "Pioneer Suspension" lets you drive across such uneven surfaces like its so flat~ makes drivers slow down and pay attention as well. Bravo~!

Characters Design

CHARACTERS DESIGN
KANU UNCHO - Ikkitousen
[関羽雲長] - 一騎当千

I have no idea why sculpters and designers of Kanu Uncho like to design her attire to be so revealing most of the time... No doubt Ikkitousen has excessive fan-service, Kanu Uncho is one of the most powerful character in the Ikkitousen series and is the most serious amongst all. So the way they designed her to look like, really tarnishes her image.

Below: When I first picked up interest in figurines, this Kanu Uncho from Griffon Enterprise is the first I came across. Huge 1/5 scale, long beautiful hair, and a very detailed fachion. But, Kanu Uncho doesn't wear cheongsum, the boots doesn't suit cheongsum anyways, and her facial expression just didn't make the mark.

Below: this version's also from Griffon Enterprise; looked nicer, pose is good too, just that the sailor fuku uniform has a weird greenish tone to it. The facial expression didn't make the mark anyways....

Below: Also from Griffon Enterprise... Failed; Kanu Uncho never behave like this...

Below: This is from Griffon Enterprise as well.... failed too. I was like "What's the point? You put a nude girl with tan-lines there with her panties halfway down, and a sailor fuku uniform beside her, and you expect us to take it that its Kanu Uncho??!!".

Below: Also from Griffon... pose is nice but sleazy... wierd color, and too 'shiny'; fail.

Below: This beautiful version is from GOODSMILE company. Their designs are one of the best in the market so far. Pity she's in lolita clothing and not her standard sailor fuku uniform; I dun like alternative attires. But this is definitely a good buy.

Below: designed by Yamato, there was a scene where Kanu Uncho's was defeated, with her clothes severly ripped from the fierce battle (thats where the fan-service kicked in), and she was captured and restrainted under heavy chains... Beautiful piece, but erm... too "Adult" doncha think?

Below: Both versions below are also from Yamato... Fail. You dun just get any long haired girl in sailor fuku uniform to pose with a fachion and call them Kanu Uncho. Double fail.

Below: from Musashiya... poor facial expression, pose is tasteless; Fail.

Below: This version's from Taki Corporations... Nice pose, the color of the uniform is almost right... but there's just too much exposed breast (why can't she wear a bra / tube or something?!). Its just not appropriate to place it on display.

Below: Both versions below are also from Taki Corp. You dun just get any long haired girl to pose with a fachion and wear any shit attire and then call her Kanu Uncho! The pose is so unsightly! Double fail!!!

Below: My eyes bled when I see this version! Also from Taki Corp., the fellas who designed this and approved for its mass production ought to be dragged to the square and be stoned to death. This is like Sadako coming out from the well and cosplaying Kanu Uncho. My eyes~~

( > , < )

Below: From Orchidseed, this version is just sweet~~~ if I ever need an extra paper-weight in my office, I'll get this to hold my papers in place.

Below: 3 versions below are all from Orchidseed. They named it as Kanu Uncho... sweet enough although I didn't like alternative attires. But these can pass off as any other ordinary girl in any anime. Do you like these?

Below: from ALTER, another of the few good brands (like GOODSMILES) in the market, this version is the best version of Kanu Uncho in her standard attire thus far. Pose + Attire +Facial expression + color = win. Only bad point is that bit of fan service from her very short skirt and a little exposure here and there... didnt make my mark for home display... ( > , < )

Below: Finally, chanced upon this beautiful figure on Dannychoo's "Bishoujo Figure" post. Definitely possess the "Woo!" factor. Made me eat my words when I said I didn't like alternative attires; this Kanu Uncho in a Miko attire is gonna bring down the temperature in my room by alot from her cool factor. Probably gonna get my hands on this figure if I have no other place to spend money on... I wonder when the pre-order is gonna begin... guess I am gonna break that 'Archers-only' collection rule.

隔山打牛

隔山打牛 (Hitting the bull from the other side of the hill)

You know, when you have seriously ran out of ideas posing for photos, its time to get your friends to help you with these...

This (below) is my favourite~

VALENTINES DAY IDEA

Bringing your Valentine to the movies? Block book the seats like below for a Do-Not-Disturb experience!
Golden Village's online booking system allows for only a max of 20 tickets to be purchased at per transaction~ how's S$191 for this romantic (and stupid) idea?

History: was looking at this page when CM was booking for the 27 Dresses show...

Advancement of Technology

Audio Player...

Lets start with the OLDEST first... Was clearing some old stuff and found this in my cupboard! SONY WALKMAN! Can you still remember those days when those people who are so "IN", they went jogging carrying these brick? (Omg) I believe I dun need to show you how small MP3 players are these days...

Babies / Microwave oven

Yes, babies are created by humans... so are Microwave ovens... err.. the point I am driving at is: Can someone make a microwave oven BIG enough to stuff a baby in? Please? I can't close the door!

Dogs / Cars

Mens' Best Friend... which one? The dog of course! Cars are Mens' Wives (yea, the more the merrier, but usually can afford one only; and once you got them, maintaining them is such a hassle).

Big dogs need exercise, so you need to walk them often. And when the weather gets too cold or you get too lazy, you thank your wife for making your life easier, and keeping you warm inside...

Lets hope the car-owner below didn't forget about his dog leashed behind and drove home too fast... or he/she will find a fat trail of blood along the road behind...

- photo from dannychoo's

Car Safety

Came across this picture on dannychoo's... which will you choose for you Airbag Design? The Porsche design or the Nissan design?

My point here is: could there be a market out there that wants airbags' shapes to be customized / designed according to their preference? Why must it be Square / Circle / Oval? I want a Star shape, or a Heart shape one... and I am willing to pay~ point to ponder huh?

Spy Camera

This ultra compact camera is available for purchase which can shoot 19 hours of footage on a 1GB micro SD card. It records video in 3GP format on MicroSD cards (up to 2GB). Measures 73x20x11mm for only 18g @ 14900 yen.

You know the implications if this is abused?

- source: akibaharanews.com

SD Cards

Speaking of SD cards...128 Gigabytes... gonna get my hands on this...

NOTEBOOKS

OH! Macintosh wins the Internet this season!

Steve Jobs announced another wonder at the San Francisco Apple World - The MacBook Air.

I will spare you from the specifications... just know that its available for US$1799, and watch the rest of the pictures...

Computers
Of course, we cannot forget about the more powerful desktops... afterall, processing power is the key, and before they can reduce the size of processors, these are here to stay for at least another decade (perhaps?).

Here's a hardcore graphic designers' desk... RAW PROCESSING POWER.

and here's some geek who had too much MOTHERBOARDS to spare and no money to buy wallpapers. And yes, those are RAMS for curtains...
Best way to enjoy eroge...

Cell Phones

And I thought mine's already very compact! Taiwan released this phone...

Even has expandable memory slots...
Beware of excessive hair-growth around the wrist area as a result of radiation...

Virtual Gloves
NTT comware developed a new type of technology called "Tangible-3D" which simulates the feeling of actually grasping objects through sensors in the glove.

The image below shows a tripod on the table with a camera mounted (item 1). In this case its processing images from the guy (on the left) with his hand stuck out. The image of his hand is displayed on the LCD (item 3).The guy with the glove reaches out to the hand on the display and can actually feel that he is grasping the other guys hand (item 4+5). The guy with the glove can also feel his hand being tugged or squeezed by the other guy.

Definitely a technology that might bring a lot of money in the eroge industry...

just let your imagination run...

-photos from dannychoo's