Ramin Hossaini (blog)

5Jul/07

Biodegradable ‘plastic’ bottles

It's about time.
Biodegradable "plastic" bottles. This is called Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) - made from Corn. The bottle will begin to break down when the temperature reaches 50°C and 95% relative humidity and takes about 6 weeks to decompose.

http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/us/?Page=eco_bottle_qa

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3Jul/07

Web-based Mind-mapping tool

http://bubbl.us/

Also includes a feature to collaborate on other mind-maps (if you're working on one with others) and obviously, you can also export to an image (JPG/PNG) , XML file or HTML page.

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2Jul/07

glossy.js

http://www.netzgesta.de/glossy/

Glossy.js allows you to add corners and shading and shadow to images on your webpages. It uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean.

It works in all the major browsers - Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+, IE6+ and Safari. On older browsers, it'll degrade and your visitors won't notice a thing.

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2Jul/07

LSD’s effect on artist

http://analogik.com/acid_trip/acid_trip.html

"These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD -- part of a test conducted by the US government during it's dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950's. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils."

LSD is a psychedelic drug which alters the thought processes of the brain and is part of a larger class of drugs known as hallucinogens. LSD's effects last for about 8 to 12 hours on average.

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28Jun/07

Billy’s amazing ball-tricks

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26Jun/07

Caffeine

http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/271/caffeine-ii.html

"Drip Coffee (8oz) 95mg
Instant Coffee (8oz) 85mg
Decaf Coffee (8oz) 3mg
Espresso (1oz) 40mg
Coffee Ice Cream (1 cup) 50mg
Brewed Tea (8oz) 50mg
Instant Tea (8oz) 28mg
Iced Tea (8oz) 25mg
Snapple Tea 42mg
Cocoa (8oz) 6mg
Chocolate Milk (8oz) 5mg
Chocolate Bar 10mg
Mountain Dew 56mg
Diet Coke 47mg
Coke 35mg
Pepsi 38mg
Barq's Root Beer 23mg
NoDoz Max Strength 200mg
NoDoz Regular Strength 100mg"

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26Jun/07

Weird converter

http://www.weirdconverter.com/weight.php

If you ever wondered how many Tom Cruises would take to equal a male polar bear, then this is for you.

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Bear