25 Best FAIL Pictures

Oktoberfest 2009

The 176th Oktoberfest started on Saturday the 19th, kicked off by Munich Mayor Christian Ude, tapping the first keg with a cry of "O'zapft is!". With predictions of over 6 million visitors heading to Munich, the festival runs until October 4th. This year, a traditional liter of beer will cost visitors about 8 euros (11.75 dollars). And new this year: Oktoberfest iPhone apps, including a dictionary, ordering assistant and a blood-alcohol calculator. Collected here are a few photographs from the first couple of days of Oktoberfest 2009.

Kid’s Marshmallow Experiment

The marshmallow experiment is a famous test conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University. Kids are given a marshmallow and told they can have one now, or if they wait, they will get a second one in a few minutes.

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Words of Wisdom

Remember throughout your whole life .......

Too Smart For First-Grade Class

A Madam was having trouble with one of her students in 1st Grade class. Madam asked, 'Boy. what is your problem?'

Boy answered, 'I'm too smart for the first-grade. My sister is in the third-grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the 4th Grade!'

Madam had enough. She took the Boy to the Principal's Office. While the Boy waited in the outer office, Madam explained to the Principal what the situation was. The Principal told Madam he would give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the first-grade and behave. She agreed.

The Boy was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he agreed to take the test....


Principal: 'What is 3 x 3?'
Boy: '9'.

Principal: 'What is 6 x 6?'
Boy: '36'.

And so it went with every question the principal thought a 4th grade should know. The Principal looks at Madam and tells her, 'I think Boy can go to the 4th grade.'

Madam says to the Principal, 'I have some of my own questions.
Can I ask him ?' The Principal and Boy both agreed.

Madam asks, 'What does a cow have four of that I have only two of'?

Boy, after a moment: 'Legs.'

Madam: 'What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?'

Boy: 'Pockets.'


Madam: What starts with a C and ends with a T, is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin whitish liquid?

Boy: Coconut

Madam: What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?

The Principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop the answer, Boy was taking charge.

Boy: Bubblegum

Madam: What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?

The principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop the answer....

Boy: Shake hands

Madam: You stick your poles inside me, you tie me down to get me up. I get wet before you do.

Boy: Tent

Madam: A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored. The best man always has me first..

The Principal was looking restless, a bit tense and took one large Patiala Vodka peg...

Boy: Wedding Ring

Madam: I come in many sizes. When I'm not well, I drip. When you blow me, you feel good.

Boy: Nose

Madam: I have a stiff shaft. My tip penetrates. I come with a quiver...

Boy: Arrow

Madam: What word starts with a 'F' and ends in 'K' that means lot of heat and excitement?

Boy: Fire truck

Madam: What word starts with a 'F' and ends in 'K' & if you don't get it, you have to use ur hand.

Boy: Fork

Madam: What is it that all men have one of, it's longer on some men than on others, the Pope doesn't use his and a man gives it to his wife after they're married?

Boy: SURNAME...

Madam: What part of the man has no bone but has muscles, has lots of veins, like pumping, & is responsible for making love?

Boy: HEART.

The principal breathed a sigh of relief and said to the teacher, 'Send this Boy to UNIVERSITY,
I got the last ten questions wrong myself!'.

17 Most Unusual Vending Machines

With consumers wanting quick and convenient access to various products, it is possible to buy almost anything in a modern vending machine.
This post features a collection of the world’s most unusual vending machines.

Socks Vending Machine

Useful machine for when you are in desperate need of socks. [link]


Apple iPod Vending Machine

Innovative vending machine where you can buy an iPod by selecting it on a touchscreen and entering your credit card information. [link]


Gold Vending Machine

The gold from the “Gold-to-Go” vending machine comes with its own gift box, and at a price 20% cheaper than what customers could get at a German bank. [link]


Replacement Body Parts Vending Machine

To highlight the consequences of poor work safety practices, WorkSafe Victoria brought to life the terrifying nature of work place incidents with this striking installation. A vending machine designed to sell spare body parts. The Body-O-Matic. [link]


Wine Vending Machine



Anger Release Vending Machine

Passive aggressive anger release machine by Yarisal and Kublitz allows you to experience the most satisfying feeling when a piece of China breaks into million pieces. All you have to do is insert a coin, and a piece of China will slowly move forwards and fall into the bottom of the machine. [link]


Bike Vending Machine

Bike Dispenser allows you to rent a bicycle from one vending machine, ride it to your destination, and then drop it off at another vending machine. [link]


After Party Shoes Vending Machine

Vending machines conveniently located in clubs and restaurants around London sell comfortable after party Rollasole ballet flats. [link]


Board Game Vending Machine

Unusual vending machine from Japan that sells board games. [link]


Best Buy Vending Machine

Now you can buy tech gadgets directly from Best Buy vending machine in the Dallas/Forth Worth airport. [link]


Pizza Vending Machine

Wonder Pizza is developing a vending machine that cooks and serves 9″ whole pizzas in just under 2 minutes. [link]


Boardshorts Vending Machine

Vending machines containing limited edition Quiksilver boardshorts and bikinis can be found at The Standard Hotels in Hollywood, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. [link]


Pot Vending Machine

In Los Angeles, 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines will distribute the drug to people with cards authorizing use. [link]


Books Vending Machine

Vending machine that sells books spotted at London Gatwick airport. [link]


Soccer Ball Vending Machine

Nike “Joga Bonito” vending machine sells soccer balls. [link]


Gun Vending Machine

These vending machines were placed on university campuses and in shopping malls demonstrating how easy it is to get hold of a gun in South Africa. The line under “insert coin below” reads: “Your donation will go to the Gun Control Alliance, for a gun-free South Africa”. [link]


Jeans Vending Machine

Cool vending machine that allows you to purchase Closed jeans. [link]

Use Seaweed to Stimulate Your Immune System

Japanese seaweed possesses remarkable immunizing properties, especially in fighting cancer. Japanese researchers at the University of Kitasato have discovered 6 kinds of seaweed which inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells in rats, notably two types of Laminaria. Laminaria extract has proven 70% to 84% effective in suppressing intestinal tumors.

Wakame, another Japanese seaweed, is now familiar to many Westerners, thanks to the arrival in the west of Japanese macrobiotic cooking, which uses it a lot.


Pharmacologists at the University of Hawaii injected rats with an extract of this substance. They found that the seaweed helped prevent and cure cancer. The researchers claim that Wakame fights cancer by activating and strengthening the immune system. It can be found in most health food stores.

An Emotional Phone

The more we get hooked to technology and cyberspace, the more we depend on them to reflect our moods and emotional status. One such device of the future is Gaia Phone and it promises to become your Identity. It’s the kinda phone that supports a virtual wall full of pics of contacts in our phonebook and depending upon the strength of your relationship (detected by the number of calls to/from that person); it brightens or fades-out their photo. Not surprisingly, it comes to life with its master’s touch!


A spectacular show of lights, sound and vibrations greet “a best friend’s call, text message, a brother’s new picture upload or status update, or a girlfriend’s presence close by.” As I mentioned earlier, this palm-sized device sports an infinite virtual ‘Wall’, which allows never-ending scrolling, and zooming using multi-touch screen technology. Statuses, pictures, news feeds get updated automatically and inform you via lights and vibrations.

I’m all for these “emotional” gadgets, but somehow nothing can replace a warm, vocal, real life greeting with an emoticon or lights!

Designer: Ahmad Bittar