Could this ‘analogue’ white noise machine save your sleep?
The white noise is created by a fan spinning inside and could be a godsend for anyone who finds it hard to fall asleep at night.
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Mystery of the rusting machine in the middle of a Mallee salt lake
For decades, visitors have wondered how and why an old grader has sat in the middle of a 208 sqkm ephemeral salt lake in Victoria. Finally we have an answer.
In the middle of nowhere
What’s this old grader doing out in the middle of Lake Tyrrell, a 208sqkm ephemeral salt lake in Victoria’s Mallee region?
Pretty as a picture on Lord Howe Island
The waters around Lord Howe contain the southernmost coral reefs in the world – a result of the mixing of warm and temperate waters. Rarely has the reef looked as good as this.
‘Am I going to die? And if I live, how shit will my life be?’
In the aftermath of meningococcal disease, this good-humoured bon vivant – with hooks for hands – built a notable career as a DJ, nightclub promoter, and now as a YouTuber.
When did a water bottle become a ‘personal hydration companion’?
A Californian start-up is trying to flog us a $185 steel container to carry around water in. It’s expensive and pointless … and bound to be successful.
It looks like pond water but could it cure your coffee addiction?
It’s touted as a “plant-based energy boost” that increases brain power, improves metabolism and helps with mood swings.
Love, serendipity and a bucket of Nescafe Blend 43
Sam Scoufos captures photographic portraits of people as they appear reflected in various liquids – water, coffee, diesel, wine – ruffled by the wind. He calls the results ‘beautiful accidents’.
Through the looking glass
Photographic artist Tamara Dean loves the ‘otherworldly’ effect of shooting underwater – and she has cleverly designed her underwater studio so she doesn’t even get wet …
It’s your very own robo butler
Billed as the world’s first multi-tasking household robot, the SwitchBot K20+ Pro will clean up, and carry things, and bring you a cold beer … hands up who wants one already.
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