Activity Corner

• Designers and marketing people will wince with "been there, done that" while watching this video that asks the question, "What if the Stop sign was designed by committee?"


• Eco-friendly gadgets are all the rage these days, but some of them can actually be practical. Such as the water-powered clock and the wind-up universal remote.


• From the Department of WTF comes the hair dryer headset.


• Everyone is trying to save gas these days. Naturally, the internet responds with an mpg-tracking social site. It's easy to use, and even has mobile device access. Check out Fuelly.


• Humorous military photos.


• I've never seen the show Wipeout, but this sequence with the wrecking ball is hilarious!


• This next clip needs no introduction: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Comicon.


• Very cool video filmed with a high-speed camera and then slowed down to see the details: lightning in slow motion.


• The 50 most famous cars of all time.


• I don't know if this is cool or sad: the global warming rug.


• A backyard sprinkler proves to be a fun distraction for two moose calves and their mom.


• The lengths at which some people go to prank someone while on vacation: turning someone's office into a bathroom.


• Advertising knows no bounds. I mean, really, a crop circle ad? What's the world coming to?


• The amazing, eco-friendly Shit Box.


• Timeline of internet memes. Some links NSFW. (Complaint: the pop-up window is too small!)


• The 30 creepiest clouds On Earth.


• When steering wheels and instrument panels collide: Formula 1 steering wheel interfaces.


• IT's 08-08-08! And just in time for the Olympics comes this cool interactive map of Olympic medals. Also, cool interactive look at Olympic torches throughout history.


• How Russians beat traffic jams.


• This is why you have printing problems.


• Reasons to date a unicorn.