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In the future, when humans are extinct and watermelons evolve into sentient beings capable of mastering fusion energy and interstellar travel, someone will find the Marugoto Tamachan—a portable watermelon cooler—and they will be as puzzled as we are.
Please, someone tell the Japanese that there are things that are better left untouched by technology. [Joybond (Japanese) via Crunchgear]
Just what the world has been waiting for.
I'm not making a tired funny! Dick Cheney's new implant—a ventricular assist device—needed 'cause his heart is screwed, "leaves most recipients without a pulse because it pushes blood continuously instead of mimicking the heart's own pulsatile beat."
Of course, this presumes he had a pulse in the first place. (I know, I know, that's the bad punchline you were waiting for.) [NYT via Twitter, Image: NYT]
"Inception" avoids dates, specific computer technology, and product placement. London blogger: http://j.mp/c1ZlJJ
