| You
know that there are interesting websites out there,
but where? Look no further! Every two weeks we round
up our top 10 weird, wonderful
and useful websites. Some of the chosen sites have
been in the news, some are just trusty favourites
and all are worth a vist. Usually, but not always,
#10 is a quite sensible website, progressing to
a very silly #1 website... Top
ten sites: 2
10) Ask a silly or sensible question…
http://answers.yahoo.com/
New
website from Yahoo - Ask a question on any topic
and get answers from real people. New questions
and answers added every second, it seems - on
every subject under the sun - mostly Americans
at the moment. For example…
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 Abbey
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q)
How do you know your turtle is begging?
a)
Do turtles beg? Said legallyblond...
Pierre said: He has an upside down hat in his
hand and a tear in his eye.
But Amanda was more sensible; My turtles swim
up to the front of the tank and splash around
and it's so obvious when they're begging.
9)
Abbey Rd webcam
www.abbeyroad.com/virtual_visit/webcam/
Take
a look at the webcam pointing at the zebra crossing
made famous by the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover.
"Abbey
Road Studios is quite simply the most famous recording
studio in the world. Opened in 1931, the Studio
made its name with big orchestral recordings and
of course, The Beatles. Abbey Road today, is probably
the most technically advanced recording &
mixing, stereo and surround mastering & remastering,
interactive design & digital video complex
in the World. This diversity allows us to work
on a wide variety of projects both large and small.
This site contains all the info you need if you
want to work here too!"
8)
Watch Noah age:
www.youtube.com/profile?user=NK5000
A chap called Noah, aged 26, from Brooklyn Country,
US has taken a photo of himself every day for
six years and put them all together in a video
- can watch him ageing. We can see this in a future
art gallery.
7) Dragon’s Den:
www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden
"If
you've ever had an idea to make money, Dragons'
Den is THE show to watch. All manner of money-spinning
minds will step into the intimidating world of
business financing, determined to make their dreams
come true. All they need is the cash. To get this,
they must face the Dragons, all of whom are formidable
business thinkers with the money to make things
happen."
Can
watch six full episodes here. Follow the links
to find out more about the dragons. Including
our favourite Duncan Bannatyne - the dour scot
- who has made it the hard way, including a spell
in a navy prison.
6) A new entry!
www.thesun.co.uk/
The
“brilliantly terrible” Dear Deidre
video on the revamped Sun website. They’ve
turned the illustrated panel strip into a video
– mostly about relationships and sex. Wooden
acting etc – quite funny.
5)
Robot traffic cones
http://robots.unl.edu/
"Herds
of robotic traffic cones could soon be swarming
onto a highway, closing down lanes and slowing
the traffic.
"The
new road markers have been developed by Shane
Farritor, a roboticist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
in a bid to help reduce the $100 billion per year
that the Department of Transportation estimates
is lost to the US economy through accidents and
delays caused by highway lane closures.
"The self-propelled markers take the form
of robotic three-wheeled bases for the brightly
coloured barrels that are set out to demarcate
road repair zones. Farritor says they can open
and close traffic lanes faster and more safely
than humans."
4)
Special super fruit - lots more info at sites
like;
www.detoxyourworld.com
"The
goji berry is the latest so-called super-food
name to trip off the tongue and into the mouths
of health-food evangelists. Small, red, dried,
and a bit like a savoury cranberry, the nutritionally-rich
fruit is making the leap from specialist store
to supermarket.
"Already
popular in the US, celebrities like Madonna, Liz
Hurley and Mischa Barton are said to munch them
for their rich properties."
3) Best paper airplanes -
bestpaperairplanes.com/
"Best
Paper Airplanes .com is a free site that illustrates
how to make unique folded paper planes that you'll
find nowhere else - because these ten models are
original, copyrighted designs. Some are easy to
make, some are flying origami as well as paper
aircraft, but all these paper aircraft are fun
to fold and fly."
2)
Awful Plastic Surgery -
www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/
A
chronicle of celebrity plastic surgery. It seems
like one of the most common things in Hollywood
is plastic surgery. Celebs are going under the
knife for breast enlargements, nose jobs, tummy
tucks and liposuction.
As
the name suggests - this website is about celebrities
that have allegedly had plastic surgery. This
site features them if it doesn't like the results
of the surgery that the site says the celebrities
have had. Phew!
1)
King Nicholas -
www.kingnicholas.com/
Not happy with your lot? Then declare yourself
King - Nick Copeman did it...
"He first attracted a cult following in 2003,
after changing his name by deed poll to HM King
Nicholas I, and founding a new empire from his
royal seat - a four-berth caravan trailer just
outside Sheringham, Norfolk.
"Originally done as a dare with a friend,
his new, royal persona soon took on a life of
its own, as he sold peerages over the internet,
blagged his way into local high-society and pursued
a relationship (unsuccessfully) with "fellow
royal" Zara Phillips."
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