Rube Goldberg Machine Is Made of 100,000 Toothpicks, Shaped Like San Francisco [Toothpick Art]

Artist Scott Weaver spent 35 years working on this toothpick structure of San Francisco, which required 100,000 toothpicks and has a ball that rolls through the entire thing in Rube Goldberg fashion. But perhaps the best part of this is Weaver’s sentiment towards the project, when he mentions that he adores to “know that I’m building something that people will see later on that took a long time to build for no reason.” The nine-foot-tall creation is called “Rolling Through the Bay” and is currently on display at the Sonoma County Fair in Northern California. [Press Democrat via Laughing Squid]

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Drunk British Woman Wonders When the World wide web Started, Calls 911 to Ask [Emergencies]

The Avon and Somerset Police department have published some awesome YouTube videos featuring audio from drunk and stupid people calling 999 (911 in the US) with inquiries that don’t quite qualify as emergencies. In the above clip, a completely shitfaced woman really, really wants to know just when the web started. What’s astonishing is how polite the 999 operator was. Awesome stuff. After the jump, a bonus video from The IT Crowd on Britain’s awesome emergency response number.

[YouTube via Boing Boing]

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Dongle Brings Stereo Bluetooth to IPhone
Brando has announced an adapter which will let you use an iPhone with stereo Bluetooth headphones, something that the iPhone doesn’t offer with its built in Bluetooth option. The INFINXX AP23 is an A2DP transmitter which plugs into the iPhone’s…

Brando has announced an adapter which will let you use an iPhone with stereo Bluetooth headphones, something that the iPhone doesn’t offer with its built in Bluetooth option. The INFINXX AP23 is an A2DP transmitter which plugs into the iPhone’s dock connector and sends audio to any compatible headset. It even allows remote control of play, pause, volume and the like if the headphones support AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile).

Why Apple disables stereo Bluetooth remains a mystery (perhaps to ensure we use those iconic white earbuds?) Until this is fixed, a dongle is the only choice, and Brando’s is at least small and discrete. It will cost you $62 and works with all iPhone models.

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The “Hang On” Outlet Reminds You To Unplug Your Gadgets [Gadgets]

Saving a little extra money on your next power bill is as easy as unplugging your power cables now and then. After all, those greedy gadgets keep sucking power from the grid even when not in use. Designer Paulo Oh has come up with an extremely easy solution to this problem with an outlet that includes hangers for your plugs. Naturally, this tiny feature means that you don’t have to deal with cords lying all willy-nilly on the floor. It is only a concept at this point, but with this whole power conservation thing catching on, I wouldn’t be surprised to see something similar available in the near future. [Yanko via Ubergizmo]

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