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Is this cool news or what? You can laugh yourself slim: "They burned 20 percent more calories when laughing, compared to not laughing," Buchowski said. "Then we calculated what would happen if somebody laughed for 10 or 15 minutes a day, and we found that it was up to 50 calories, depending on your body size and the intensity of the laughter." I am not sure about the laughing part, but having a good time and feeling satisfied about your life helps. I'm just back from a 3 week camping trip around Corsica and camping works even better than laughing. Swimming 30 minutes to 1 hour per day, in “cold” water, does wonders for the weight and physical condition. ...

Monty Python and John Cleese are great fun. This video is no exception even though it is an advertisement for LiveVault backup software. Via [cek.log]

The Segway costs a fortune and is not licensed for use in Italy yet. Luckily there are creative inventors like Trevor Blackwell come to the rescue with a DIY solution. The eunicycle is way cool but it requires a bit of practice as you have to be able to ride a unicycle. The site has all you need for building your own electric unicycle: $1.500 in parts is not cheap but well worth the result if you ask me. Trevor also built a self balancing 2 wheeled scooter, aka DIY Segway: It is simpler to drive but not without its “problems“: I get stopped every few blocks by someone ask about how it works. I don't mind telling people about it, but it does take an ...

Neat mobile and inflatable speakers: Cool for the beach but don't overdo it as they are not waterproof.