Navigate a website by playing games

This website has four different navigation modes, all based on a computer game of some sort. It's interesting, but I'm not sure how useful it is.

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How do gun silencers work?

James Bond uses a silencer to kill baddies without getting heard. Ever wonder how it works?

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Radioactive Spy Autopsy will be Dangerous

The autopsy of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may be a dangerous procedure as up to half the Polonium 210 ingested will still be present in the body.

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Will wearable computing wear us out?

Wearable computing is a great idea - you could write an email on the bus, watch a film on the walk home, play doom in a meeting, but will carrying all that stuff around wear us out?

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Secret behind the World's most expensive violins

What is it that makes Stradivari's violins sound sublime? It might not be just workmanship...

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Drug addict with no legs steals car and evades police at 80MpH

A drug addict with no legs steals a car whilst high on cocaine and evades police at 80MpH using broom handles to push the pedals. I'm assuming it was an automatic, otherwise this man is very talented.

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Cocky Lizards Don't Understand Fear

Conservationists are worried that whatever they do won't be enough because the formerly predatorless Iguana doesn't understand fear, and won't run away from dangerous situations.

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Same scream found in many films

An actor recorded a scream for a film, and afterwards it found its way into a sound archive.

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Anti-Matter Creation Observed for the First Time

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Tibet Topped by Tall Trees

Tibet was once topped by tall trees, which were felled by local inhabitants. This post was just an excuse for alliteration really.

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Ecstasy Harmful to First Time Users

Researchers have found that ecstasy reduces blood flow to certain parts of the brain, ever in those who have only taken it on one occasion.

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Microphone Turns Wooden Board into Touch Sensitive Input Device

Some software and cheap microphones is all that is needed to turn a wooden board into a touch sensitive input device. The video is pretty impressive.

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No one wants to be a cosmonaut

Russia is having difficulty finding people interested in being cosmonauts because they only pay $767 a month.

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Expert calls ex-spy's poisoning 'stupid'

An expert has called the posioning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, 'stupid'. The polonium-210 used means that a well-organised state operation, possibly involving the military is likely, and that there is an easily followed trail to those involved.

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Top 10 Earthquake States

How does your state rank on the US top 10 for earthquakes?

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Traditional cure and IP rights

The IIED has claimed that traditional cures should be protected from copyright exploitation by rich companies, and indigenous peoples should be fully involved in decisions about the legal status of generations-old knowledge.

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Weird animals found off New Zealand

Odd animals, 40 cm in length, have been found near methane vents 1km under the sea off New Zealand.

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Words come easier after a singalong

Singing in a group seems to help people with aphasia to speak again.

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Space shot doesn't go to plan

The cosmonaut who was supposed to hit a golf ball from the International Space Station into a nice retrograde orbit has actually sliced it way off course. He also had to have his feet held still by a fellow space walker at the last minute, as he couldn't get comfortable.

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Robot Rentals

Tokyo company, Ubiquitous Exchange, is renting out robots for use as receptionists or guides. At $445 an hour they're not cheap, but 20 companies are already on the waiting list to hire one.

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Clever advert on bus

This advert looks as though there is a car cornering next to the bus.

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Don't brush your teeth!

A new drug may be able to specifically target the bacteria that cause tooth decay.

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Bigger Hair = More Sex

Hens with bigger crests get more sex, according to scientists.

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Grey Goo Engulfs Second Life

A self replicating object is causing havoc in virtual environment Second Life.

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Worldwide T-Shirt Treasure Hunt

Spreadshirt have hidden 300 t shirts around the World, and they're waiting for you to find them. The locations and clues are at this site. You have to leave one of your own old t shirts ni the same place as you find the new one!

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