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The Dimple Machine has a face-fitting string carrying two tiny knobs which press into the cheeks and er, make cute-as-pie dimples. (Source: Neatorama)
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English as a second language or marketing excellence: Opening soon, a new takeaway joint in Onehunga offering authentic Indian food. The
memorable name? Stomach Takeaways.
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We figured the tape wrapped around the wing of a plane and pictured in Sideswipe was not actually gaffer tape, but it still doesn't look good to customers. A reader explains that the tape is "100 miles per hour tape" and is made of thick aluminium. It's very strong and uber sticky and is approved for aircraft temporary repairs, including battle damage such as small bullet holes, apparently.
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Mike Kelly writes: "Many years ago while I was still in the Army, we were waiting to return to Auckland via the RNZAF's now-retired Boeing 727 after having spent a week in Trentham to do a parade for the visiting Princess Anne. We watched as the Boeing pulled up at the Air Force terminal in Wellington and one of the over-wing exits popped open - nothing too unusual in that except for the fact it was raining. We were then treated to the slightly unnerving spectacle of the flight engineer walking down the wing, roll of gaffer tape in hand. Looks of collective happiness soon turned to looks of collective horror as he began to apply strips of said gaffer tape over the edge of the anti-collision beacon on the wingtip, which had apparently started to work loose! We did make it back safely to Auckland but the gaffer tape job was certainly a talking point for a few days."
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Somehow Sally from Mt Albert found herself on a mailing list from the United States that markets weight-loss pills. "One device was a pad that you put your feet on while you sleep - in the morning 3kg of fat has miraculously been drawn out of your body into the pad. Another was some pills - take one pill to lose one kilo, two pills to lose two kilos etc. I wonder what would happen if I had bought some and taken the whole packet of 50; I would be negative 2kg in weight!"
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Japanese company Yumetai has created Diet Sunglasses, with deep-blue lenses that make the food you're eating look unappetising. The scientific explanation claims blue acts to calm the brain's appetite centre. At the same time, the lenses block rays of red light that tend to stimulate the appetite. (Source: InventorSpot.com)
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Today's Webpick: A couple of Aussie blokes wonder if you can get into any club, without queuing or paying, just by dressing like a DJ. Watch it here.
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