Monday, January 14, 2013

Commuters strip down to their underwear for 'No Pants Day'


Semi-naked subway users stun passers-by and even Arsenal FC fans get in on the international practical joke



Passengers stripped off today in a cheeky international stunt for 'No Pants Day'.

Organised by US practical joke group Improv Everywhere there was a co-ordinated subway ride across New York City.

Marijuana Hidden In Frozen Carrots


Local U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers got quite the surprise when they discovered nearly 310 pounds of marijuana hidden inside a shipment of vegetables at the Otay Mesa cargo facility.

Officers made the strange discovery Wednesday night.

inZpast: 3 Million Dollars Behind 3M Bulletproof Glass

This is old news by several years, but I came across it again and thought I would share for anyone who missed it:


3M was so sure their Security Glass was unbreakable, they put a large stack of cash behind it and shoved it in a bus stop. Great advertisement, right?

Actually, it was only $500 of real currency stacked on top of fake money, and people could only use their feet to try to break it. A security guard was present to make sure no one broke the rules and that people couldn't get to keep the money if they broke it.

Nevertheless, a glass that can stand a double-footed kick from a man with a 30 foot head start is impressive. Don't you wish your iPod screens were made out of this?


If anyone can find any video footage of the attempts made, please send to zareh@inznews.com

source: http://gizmodo.com

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Tap Water Catches On Fire in Ohio Home Due To Methane Levels



If you can't take the heat... don't turn on the water?

A few weeks ago, one Ohio family was shocked when their tap water caught on fire, NBC News reported Friday.

Debby Kline told the station that lighting a candle near the running faucet set off "a huge explosion -- the entire sink up to the ceiling."

The Portage County woman said she had previously noticed the water "fizzing."

Study into how porn affects men scrapped because researchers can't find ANY young men who had not seen it

Experts in Canada wanted to compare the behavior of men who consumed porn with those who had never looked at it all



A study into how porn affects men was dropped - when experts failed to find ANY young men who had not watched it.

Researchers in Canada wanted to compare the behavior of men who consumed porn with those who had never looked at it all.

Teacher claims discrimination over her phobia – fear of kids

MARIEMONT — A longtime French and Spanish high school teacher is suing the Mariemont school district, alleging it discriminated against her because she has a disability – she has a phobia of young children.

Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, 61, of Greenhills says the district in which she worked for 35 years discriminated against her when it reassigned her in 2010 from its high school to its junior high and then pressured her to resign.

The suit claims the discrimination is based on her age and her disability, a rare phobia called pedophobia, which in this context means an extreme fear or anxiety around young children.

Waltherr-Willard’s lawsuit claims she has suffered from the condition since the 1990s and that Mariemont had made assurances to her and her lawyer that she would not have to teach young children.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Deaf man stabbed when sign language mistaken for gang signs



BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Police in North Carolina say a deaf man was stabbed several times after his sign language was mistaken for gang signs by another man.

Social Security Administration takes back reprimand of flatulent worker

inZnews posted on this story when it happened. Here is the follow up:


It’s hard to keep a straight face on this one, but it’s worth mentioning as one of the strangest cases of alleged misconduct we've seen.

The Social Security Administration officially reprimanded an employee whom colleagues accused of continuously “passing gas and releasing an unpleasant odor” that created a “hostile work environment.”

After the Smoking Gun posted the reprimand letter online, the agency said it withdrew its disciplinary action against the flatulent worker.

“When senior management became aware of the reprimand it was immediately rescinded,” agency spokeswoman Dorothy J. Clark said in an e-mail to The federal Eye.

Human Butt Pillows: Soineya, Japan's 'Cuddle Club,' Debuts New Service

VIDEO NSFW

Customers seeking some tender loving care in Tokyo now have another option to choose from at Japanese cuddle club Soineya: human butt pillows.

For $11 per minute, patrons of the "co-sleeping specialty shop" can ask for the oshiri makura (butt pillow) service and rest their heads on the behinds of its female staff, Rocket News notes.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Caught orange-handed: Police follow trail of Cheetos to find thief



Some people get arrested because someone reports them to the police.

In one man's case, it was the Cheetos that got him busted.

Deputies in Kershaw County, S.C. arrested Austin Lee Westfall Presler on Sunday and charged him with second-degree burglary of a general store.