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7-Year-Old Kid Buys Harrier Jet Fighter – Weird Wild Web #6

Istvan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:43:45 +0000

A 7-year-old kid came closer to realize every kid’s dream than any of us: He bought a real Harrier fighter jet for $113,000 on eBay. Yes, a Harrier Jump Jet T-Bird Aircraft XW269. The whole shebang, weaponry not included.

Sadly, his dreams were broken the same day, after his dad found out about the purchase and quickly contacted the company selling it—Jet Art Aviation—telling them the story and asking to cancel the sale. Obviously, they understood it and put it back on the auction block……Read Whole News

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StumbleUpon Reports Record-Breaking Day With 320 Stumbles Per Second – Weird Wild Web #5

Istvan — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:33:25 +0000

StumbleUpon, the former eBay-owned web discovery engine that returned to startup status in 2009, is making a strong comeback. On Monday, StumbleUpon users set a new record: 27.5 million stumbles in one day, which equates to 320 stumbles per second.

The metric was shared via Twitter on Tuesday. The company tells us the record-breaking day follows a strong December, which saw more than 700 million stumbles for the month….read full article

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YikeBike – Weird Wild Web #4

Istvan — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:56:07 +0000

Want to meet a bunch of random strangers everywhere you go? Start riding around on a neon green electric bicycle that looks like nothing this world has seen before, something tossed out of a passing UFO that some New Zealand shepherd found glowing slightly as it rested in the middle of a smoking crater. This $3,595 electric bicycle with a 15mph top speed and six mile range does come from New Zealand, but the YikeBike is very much a product of human ingenuity, or so creator Grant Ryan claims, but that doesn’t stop it from giving us a riding experience that is nothing short of other-worldly. Unfortunately, that doesn’t necessarily equate to a entirely perfect experience……..Read Full Story

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Google Talks Smack About Celebrities – Weird Wild Web #3

Istvan — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:38:43 +0000

Google knows everything. In fact, Google is so smart, it can actually answer your question before you’ve asked it by examining previous questions asked by millions of other people. The future is now! It’s a future ruled by machines, but a future none the less!

We decided to utilize this feature to find out what Google (and more importantly, what Internet users) really want to know about their favorite celebrities. The results were somewhat predictable, but disturbing all the same. We weeded out the repetitive answers, as it tuns out every celebrity alive is suspected of being either gay or Jewish. We also left out Richard Gere, because the man has been through enough of this shit….Read Full Story

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