Why Do Ducks Have Orange Feet? Allow Me To Explain!

Actually, many species of ducks have feet—and legs!—tinted a bluish green or gray. But for the ducks that do have orange feet, well, it’s all about attracting the ladies. Chicks dig orange. Bright orange coloring suggests that a male duck, also known as a drake, is getting all his vitamins, particularly carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and vitamin A, antioxidants that can be beneficial to the immune system. “This indicates that his behaviors and genes are good enough for him to recognize and eat the right food, or that his immune system is strong enough to produce bright orange legs,” Omland says. “The female sees this as a very attractive trait to pass on to her offspring.” Mystery solved!

This Will Make Touching Yourself A Good Thing!

The future of touchscreen interfaces is: you? A project between a Carnegie Mellon researcher and a couple of creative thinkers over at Microsoft Research have created Skinput, a Bluetooth-enabled device that allows you to use your own skin as a peripheral input device for devices like cell phones, MP3 players or gaming consoles.

Newton's Second Law Could Explain The Existence Of Dark Matter

Dark matter's status as a mysterious and invisible lurker in the universe has frustrated scientists for years. Now, one hopes to solve the puzzle a different way: using a modified version of Newton's second law that would eliminate the need for dark matter altogether. Researchers in Brazil have devised an experiment that could put the modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) to the test.

A Map-Equipped Treadmill That Can Recreate Any Hike On EARTH!!!

Dreaming of running up Mt. Kilimanjaro? Do it today. The NordicTrack X7i Incline Trainer raises and lowers itself to mimic the dips and hills of real-world topography.

The X7i downloads maps over Wi-Fi from a Web site called iFit, which lets you pick popular routes like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Trail, as well as treks you’ve designed on your computer across any territory covered by Google Maps. As you run, a seven-inch screen scrolls the map and shows snapshots of passing landmarks.

Oh ... Real Original

The Nintendo DS is now able to be a e-reader. Nintendo came out with a cartridge that supports over 100 books by authors such as Jules Verne and other classic novelist. Too bad the kindle and that Sony E-Reader came out wayyyyyy before this.

This is GENIUS!

The company Thanko, has just released thee USB lunch warmer. This lunch box cam be pluged into a computer via USB, and it will actually keep the box's contents warm! Now we don't even have to get up from the computer to eat something, and we will all start to slowly gain weight! Yay!

P.S. I am being sarcastic.

U.S.A! U.S.A!

The U.S. hockey team won gold! I didn't get to see the game against Canada but the results are what counts! Another gold for America!