Posts Tagged ‘Sweden’
No Birthday Invitation Led To Swedish Parliament Complain
Monday, June 30, 2008 16:15 No Comments[photo via]
Lund, Sweden, an eight year old boy decided to invite his classmates to his birthday party, all except two. When the school teacher noticed this she confiscated all the invitations on grounds that not inviting these two kids is an act of discrimination. The boys father reacted by filing a complaint to his local [...]
EURO 2008 Is Here
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 13:35 No CommentsThe EURO 2008 has started and 300 million people are watching closely to see who is going to win it this time. Last time in Portugal (2004), the Greeks surprised everyone as they were the underdogs of the championship and ended up crowning themselves champions. Many people back then lost a lot of money in [...]
The Folding Balcony Is Here!
Sunday, April 27, 2008 18:00 No Comments
Do you live in a northern European country where the houses do not have balconies? Do you wish your new ultra modern house has something special? Well the award-winning BloomFrame balconies designed by Hofman Dujardin Architects is here to make you happy.
This is a rather innovative window frame that can form a balcony when [...]
Earth’s Oldest Tree Is 9,550 Years Old
Saturday, April 19, 2008 14:50 No Comments
Sweden is the proud owner of the world’s oldest known living tree. This pine tree rooted some time during the end of the last Ice Age
The actual trunk that is depicted in the photo is not that old, only 600 years old but its root system has been around for the past 9,550 years, [...]
Theremin: Don’t Touch, Just Play
Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:43 No Comments[photo jonhurd]
Leon Theremin created in 1919 one of the first electrical instruments and the first that does no need to be touched in order to produce sound. Its function is based on two sensors that can locate the players hand position. One sensor controls the frequency and the other the volume.
All the player has to [...]
Buy your own number from 1 to 1000
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:03 No CommentsWell this is a once chance in a life time, your chance to buy your own number from 1 to 1000. Simply pick the number you want (if it is still available) and few days later receive it through post!
Onethousandpaintings is the company behind this and what they offer is simple:
“One thousand numbers = one [...]