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TED: Lego's For Grown Ups

TED: Lego's For Grown Ups

How To Turn Into A Tree After You Die Did you know that you can grow into a tree after you die? Bios Urn is a funerary urn made ​​from biodegradable materials that will turn you into a tree after you die. Inside the urn there is a pine seed, which can be replaced by any other seed or plant, and will grow to remember your loved one. Bios Urn turns death into a transformation and a return to life through nature. When planted, the tree seed is nourished by and absorbs the nutrients from the ashes of your body which are contained inside. Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow. Share and Enjoy

All your diamonds are made of lies, suckers Dec 16, 2013 Nothing in the world makes me feel like more of a curmudgeon than watching one of those freaking diamond store ads. I loathe them. I loathe the fictional people in them, so smug about their crap mall jewelry. I hate that hating them makes me seem like I must be bitterly jealous of the happy fake people and their happy fake lives. Diamonds are nothing but an elaborate marketing scheme People like to think that when they’re giving someone a diamond engagement ring, they’re harkening back to some glorious tradition passed down through the ages. You see, in the 1930s, exactly no one was buying diamonds–what with it being the depression and all. In 1938, DeBeers hired America’s first advertising agency, N.W. The campaign was more than successful. They invented the process of buying a diamond engagement ring. Diamonds Are Forever? In 1948, Frances Gerety, a female copywriter at N.W. You see, diamonds have no resale value, so, when you get one, it really is yours forever. Really?

Continuance – Rechargeable Battery with USB Interface by Haimo Bao, Hailong Piao, Yuancheng Liu & Xiameng Hu The Power Play Continues This is so simple. Continuance is a set of batteries with a USB interface on the side. The batteries are rechargeable plus dole out some juice to stranded gadgets that are starved of power. Designers: Haimo Bao, Hailong Piao, Yuancheng Liu & Xiameng Hu

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