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I like this illusion.
Brilliant, simple idea. Kick a soccer ball around, have it capture some of the energy, then give a plug so you can get the energy back out. Then give it away in Africa. The ball uses inductive coil technology–similar to flashlights that power up when...
There is nothing about this old 
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The long wretched years of flat pizza ennui have finally come to an end. Plywood vet and pizza visionary K! Pizzacone opened its doors today, unleashing cone-shaped pizzas into the streets of midtown Manhattan. Heads are already exploding. The early ...
Awake. Alarm ringing, radio playing. Crap – is it the first go through or have I unconsciously snoozed already? Move carefully, don’t disturb him. Roll over, squint at alarm, press snooze – don’t want to get up just yet. Twist, stretch, back sore. Gonna be a long day, this will be painful. Alarms go for second [...]
I don’t normally feature photography on Lines and Colors, not that I don’t think of photography as an art form; I just feel that it’s dealt with better on many other sites, and seems different enough to be in a separate category from the art for...
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While delivering a pizza, a guy told me he’d tip a dollar for every digit of pi I could recite. Last week I memorized pi to 20 places for extra credit in math class. IMMD Submitted by: Chris Fave Comment when I looked at this one, there were 3 peo...
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Anthony McG » Blog Archive » Hot Tub Time Machine.
Color Picker by Korean designer Jin-sun Park is a concept pen that can scan colors from anything around and instantly use the color for drawing. After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the scan button.The color is being detected ...
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Hence why I’m cutting down my intake these days 
I am actually cutting down a lot on my afternoon & evening caffeine and woe does it make a difference to the quality of sleep I get. I know that’s obvious but I’m just a bit slow on this stuff
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Nice! I assume you buy your shampoo in the lawn and garden section. Georgia
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Ever forget your cellphone charger at a hotel? Turns out that's an extremely common mistake—one you can use to your advantage to replace your lost charger, whether you lost it there or not.
Over at community news site Reddit, a user points out his clever trick:
Next time you lose your phone charger, don't buy another one. Go to a hotel and say you think you lost it there. It's the #1 most left behind item at hotels, so most places have a big bin filled with every phone charger imaginable.
It may seem a little underhanded, but one Gizmodo reader explains just how abundant these chargers are at hotels:
I work for the second largest conference hotel in my city. You have no idea the size box we have of chargers left behind. 90 percent are idiot blackberry chargers. This works 100% of the time, we never verify that anyone stays here we just let them go shopping for [their] charger. Hell we even will give people a charger if they call down to the front desk and say they forgot theirs!
Update: Reader Eric writes in with his own similar suggestion:
I lose my charger all the time; another trick is doing the same thing at the car rental counter. Just say you left your charger in the car the last time you were there and they will pull out a box full of chargers to pick from. Works every time.
So there you have it: Whether you forgot your charger at home or lost it altogether, check with a hotel; you may find a quick and easy replacement. If not—well, it was worth a try, right? Know some other clever tricks of the trade? Let's hear it in the comments, or send an email to tips at lifehacker.com with your smart trick.
Rad book jacket + bookmark combos. I love Sherlock's pipe.
Today, on a 16 hour car ride my kids were being unusually rowdy. After finally losing my patience, pulling to the side of the road and spanking them both. I said, "no speaking for one hour." Exactly one hour later my daughter informed me I left my son ...
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