Glass Wings Blog: November 2005

Not your father's Soap Box Racing

Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:16:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

The Fall Classic Soap Box Invitiational
http://www.soapboxinvitational.org/

Share and enjoy,
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Virtual property market booming

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:05:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Virtual property market booming

A gamer who spent £13,700 on an island that only exists in a computer
game has recouped his investment, according to the game developers.

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Lemur Species Named After John Cleese

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:52:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Lemur Species Named After John Cleese
Fri Nov 11, 9:42 AM ET

ZURICH, Switzerland - Most people know him as the Minister for Silly
Walks on "Monty Python" or as Q in James Bond films. But

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Japanese design - not for use by ninjas

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:06:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

This firm makes beautiful consumer products with the essence of modern
Japanese design philosophy. Unfortunately their products are only
available for sale in Japan (no international delivery). But the BEST
PART is their very helpful caution icons on most of their product range
that explain how their products are not suitable for use by ninjas.

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The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:04:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles
Chemical burns, ruined clothes, 11 years, half a million dollars—it's
not easy to improve the world's most popular toy. Yet the success of one
inventor's quest to dye a simple soap bubble may change the way the
world uses color