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Nerves of steelAaron's true story of how he got stuck in a canyon and had to cut his arm off with a blunt knife. Ouch!! Are you hot?A little test for girls to see how hot they are. Plus some consoling thoughts for the poor girls who just can't make it. Live forever on the internetForget heaven. There are plans to upload the brain and achieve eternal life in cyberspace. Who needs faith when you've got broadband? The president's brainsWhere is the president's brain? If it's not inside his head, can he be the one who is really ruling the world? Terror on the pitchWhat was it like to play football in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and have your coach tell you they might just cut your legs off if you miss a penalty? The f*** wordIt may be bad language but it's still English. Here are a few of the things said in English when people get really pissed off. |
The death of poetryPoetry is dead. We do a little post-mortem to find out what killed it. The next ice ageForget about global warming. In northern Europe it's going to get colder - a lot colder. Find out why. NanotechnologyForget Spiderman. Watch out for Geckoman. Nanotechnology will make it possible. But could things go wrong? Could the world be swallowed up by a grey goo? Relativity for dummiesAt last we bring you the fun introduction to everyone's favourite theory: the theory of relativity. Find out how you can use the theory to live longer. No more heroesThe old heroes are gone - no one has pin-ups of them on their bedroom wall. What put an end to the epoch of greatness? Is the age of the TV celebrity any better? Robocop - the true storyThey connected his brain to a computer so he could control it just by thinking. Robocop is just around the corner. |
How dumb are you?Ever wondered if you are as smart as your mum says you are? Do this little quiz to check. Falling idolsWhy do so many popstars lose their touch and end up recording rubbish? We look at the reasons. Boy and girl problemsWhy do men and women find it so difficult to understand each other? Why does love so often end up in a big shouting match? Nuclear nightmareHarrowing stories from the disaster at Chernobyl. Drugs and teenagersScott Douglas' story of his fatal addiction.
War storiesWhat happens when you lose your trousers on the battlefield? A true story from the invasion of Iraq. Break my leg, Doc!Chinese girls are queuing up to have their legs broken so they can find a good job and a husband. |