Figuring out the Monopoly GO square

I am a huge fan of Monopoly and have spent hours playing it with my friends. But the one thing I never actually questioned is whether the ‘GO’ square was actually a real place.

Ordnance Survey – a mapping firm – figured out the exact location of the real ‘GO’ square using a digital mapping device. As it turns out, the location is right next to the famous Albeit landmark in London, between Old Kent Road and Mayfair (as on the board).

While this is interesting, I can’t help wondering whether this firm really had nothing better to do than figure this out.

Nike self lacing shoes

Have you had days when you’re just too lazy to even tie your shoelace? I sure have, but the news I heard today made my lazy heart rejoice (without moving my body – remember I’m lazy).

Nike is seeking a patent for a shoe that laces itself. I wonder how that would work. Do you put your foot it and it magically works it stuff like in the movies?

It is interesting to note that a while ago, someone had come out with a self lacing shoe but it was not pretty and didn’t sell. I mean who wants to walk around in ugly sneakers even if it is self lacing?

The Sleep Device

I hate it when I’m lying in bed exhausted but I’m just not able to sleep, especially when I have my Hug Me Pillow and I still cant drop off.

Dreamate Sleep Inducer is a device that is said to solve that problem. You wear the device like a watch and within half in hour, they say, you’d be snoring like a fat old baby.

The secret behind this is an acupuncture massage on a so-called ‘sleeping golden triangle’ on your left wrist which helps to relief stress and knocks you out (in a good way). The major benefit is that the effect can be seen in less than a week and within eight weeks – the sales pitch says that we would have our usual sleeping pattern back.

I think this is definitely worth a try, especially if its being sold only for $79.99. There is no price on a good nights rest.

Glass Panes for Birds

If you have a heart for those stray birds that bang against your glass pane in
flight, then I probably think this was made just for you.

Arnold Glas – a German company – created a spider web glass that while look
like an ordinary pain to us, can be seen as a huge web to the birds. The secret
behind it is an ultraviolent coating that diverts birds away from the pane.

With statistics showing that around 100 million birds die by banging into a
window pane, I guess we can say that this is the pane to go with from now on.

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Sockification

Ever heard of a robot that does different tasks? Well… that’s old news now, but some scientists were able to teach a robot to pair clean socks together.

The robot when given two socks, examines them and classifies them as ‘inside’ or ‘outside’ and after doing that, flips the sock to make it right, and then pairs them together.

The PR robot – Willow Garage – was taught this trick by a “Sockification” team who won $5000 for this feat.

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