The Erascan whiteboard eraser, described over at Yanko Design, is a whiteboard cleaner that commits to memory that which it erases. The Erascan scans the scribbles and notes on a whiteboard and saves the images to a memory chip, so that digital copies of notes, etc. can be kept for future reference. The device is […]
Lethal: A pencil sharpener A teenage girl’s dreams were almost dashed last week when an over-cautious cashier refused to sell her a Glee stationery set because the pencil sharpener included was deemed too “dangerous”. Emily Davies, 14, tried to buy the set at a 99p Store in Boscombe, Bournemouth, but was refused on the grounds […]
Crimestopper: A sticky tape dispenser An Orkney thief was stopped in his tracks mid-robbery when an enterprising till worker hit him on the head with a sticky tape dispenser. Christopher Baird, 18, of Finstown, held Euan Brown, a till worker at Baikie’s Stores, at knife point, demanding money. But a defiant Brown challenged the robber […]
Leo Deis is a man perplexed by odd broom behaviour. The 76-year-old from Regina, Canada witnessed his broom strand up straight on its britles without support for 45 minutes. “We were in shock when it actually stood there,” says Deis. “I took a lot of physics and chemistry at one time in my life and […]
Back in January, a mad dentist from Massachusetts called Michael Clair was given a year in jail for using Paperclips in root canal procedures. Recently, 20-year-old Joshua Almeida, a victim of this surreal mouth-bothering, spoke of his pain. “When I chew food it, like, hurts, and like, when something’s cold, it hurts even more,” says […]
What annoys us about our office colleagues the most? Nose-picking, according to a recent poll. Evacuating a nostril with the help of a finger was chosen as the most antisocial office practice by 28 percent of the workers questioned. Nail-biting (21%) and bad body odour (17%) were in irritating and smelly pursuit. Irksome also-rans included […]
Oddee has compiled stories about 10 Incredibly Nice Robbers, thieves whose consciences got the better of them mid- or post-robbery. One such morally complex gentleperson stole a university professor’s laptop in Umeå, northern Sweden. The laptop was nabbed from the prof’s apartment stairwell while he was attending to some laundry. The academic was devastated, with […]
A majority of office workers think the necktie, ubiquitous accessory of the white collar worker, will not survive more than another 50 years within British firms. Its demise is attributed to a fanning out from “casual Friday” of liberal dress codes and a relaxation of formal mores in online businesses where there is less emphasis […]
Sick lyrics: Otto on Wax The US National Park Service has released a dozen very early wax cylinder sound recordings made by Theo Wangemann, an assistant of Thomas Edison. Recorded in 1889-1890, they include folk and classical musical and various recitals by Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of the German Empire. Bismarck recites lines […]
Ani K, an art teacher in a school in Kerala, was inspired after he read a story about a painter who only used his foot. “I’m always trying to do something different,” he says. “At first I tried to paint with my nose – but I noticed that other people were doing it. So I […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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