Hobbytron’s new Hornet 3 was crafted as a direct response to the success of the Silverlit Picoo/Picco Z. Both mini remote-controlled helicopters have a foam body and are controlled via a two-channel infrared remote. They both are available for around $40.
My suspicion is that Hobbytron developed the Hornet 3 on their own so that they [...]

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• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Wood burning stoves; orthoses; ballet slippers; buses.
• 6Pm, Science Channel - Ultimate Cars: Episode 2
• 6PM, Discovery Times - Pol Pot: Inside Evil: Ruler Pol Pot is responsible for up to two million deaths in mid-1970s Cambodia.
• 6PM, History Channel - Cities of [...]

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• 6PM, Science Channel - Extreme Universe: Planet hunters’ search turns up a frightening image of space.
• 6PM, Discovery HD - Drift: The Sideways Craze: Professional drifters Samuel Hubinette and Ken Gushi prepare for the D1 Grand Prix.
• 6PM, History Channel - Modern Marvels: Torture Devices. A medical doctor who [...]

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• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Firefighter helmets; nautical compasses; packaging tubes; hand saws.
• 6PM, Science Channel - Mummies of Taklamakan: Franco-Chinese team spends ten years excavating Taklamakan desert in search of buried cities.
• 6PM, Discovery Times - Conspiracy Files: CIA Mind Control. Some people believe the CIA [...]

Finally, an excuse for me to get an ape. It’s for the dog’s health! (Thanks, Susie!)

A discussion this weekend was echoed by one I had this morning with reader Matt K about the Iggulden brothers’ Dangerous Book for Boys: where have all the childhood explosions gone?
When we were young, M-80s—tauted, perhaps apocryphally, as having the power of a “quarter stick of dynamite”—were already long gone, blown off the fireworks stand [...]

“Deep-fried pizza” is a punchline; one I’m sure is delicious. But there’s more than one type of deep-fried pizza in the world besides the famous Scottish variety. (Which, as far as I know, basically takes a slice of already-cooked pizza, batters it, and fries it again.) Called a “pizza fritta,” it’s a Neapolitan street foot [...]

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• 6PM, History Channel - Cities of the Underworld: Rome’s Hidden Empire. Discovering what life was like during Nero’s tyranny and Augustus’ reforms; host Eric Geller.
• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Holograms; package printing; skin cultures; canned corn.
• 6PM, Travel Channel - Earth’s Natural Wonders: Niagara Falls; the [...]

The trailer for the upcoming Christmas movie I Am Legend is online. Here’s the thing: It actually looks pretty good as far as post-apoc thrillers go—especially for New Yorkers; That shot of him driving golf balls off the back of the SR-71 on the carrier was great—but it doesn’t look anything like the original Matheson [...]

Dr. Stool writes: Since there has been a lot of discussion on this site about colon cleansing, we wanted to share more about Enemas:
 
The act of instilling a liquid (usually water) into the rectum has been around for centuries. Historically known as “clysters,” enemas were the preferred treatment of the bourgeoisie for a wide variety of gastrointestinal ailments. [...]

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• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Windshields; English saddles; butter; post clocks.
• 6PM, Military Channel - Moments in Time: Napoleon’s Lost Army. Scientists find a mass grave of Napoleon’s soldiers in Russia.
• 6PM, Discovery Health - Code Blue: Car-train collision; drunken young man stabbed; parents panic when school [...]