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May 29, 2009 Uncategorized
It looks like a circus trick, but this tiny set of wheels could be the world’s smallest roadworthy car.
The mini car motor, only 39 inches high and 26 inches wide, started life as a Postman Pat children’s ride.
But car fanatic Perry Watkins has transformed it into the most compact, if not most comfortable, car in the country.
Source: Mirror
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Arm Wrestling Mania? Best foot forward with toe wrestling!
May 20, 2009 Uncategorized
Alan ‘Nasty’ Nash strides confidently across the stage dressed all in black, snarling at spectators before taking up position on the ‘toedium’ opposite his equally intimidating challenger.
Seems is not only an Arm Wrestling Mania, now the toe wrestling game has admirers of all ages!
Once their big toes are firmly locked together, the referee yells ‘toes away’ and the battle begins, the two men’s faces contorting with concentration as the crowd cheers and boos in response to each foot movement.
After more than 20 minutes of digit duelling, Nash triumphs – his powerful toes forcing his opponent off the toe rack and the audience erupts in applause as the referee shouts ‘toe down’.
The sport of toe wrestling began in the mid 1970s when a group of walkers at the Royal Oak Inn in Wetton set about finding a game the British could actually win. After a few more pints, the World Toe Wrestling Championships were born – but the inaugural event was promptly won by a visiting Canadian, which saw the competition shelved for two decades.
Nash’s introduction to the sport came in 1994 when the inn’s new landlord George Burgess resurrected the contest. Nash was in charge of the lighting but found himself caught up in the action.
‘I sat down and let my toes do the work,’ the 49-year-old says. ‘I won the world champion title on my first appearance.’
Fifteen years, five championship titles and one relocation (the event has been held at the Bentley Brook Inn near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, since 2003) later, Nash remains an addict despite nine broken toes and numerous hospital visits.
The veteran toe battler enters each competition draped in a Union Jack, which he says reflects his patriotic spirit. He attributes his ‘Nasty’ nickname to his shaven head, goatee beard and ferocious expression. ‘In 1997, I broke four toes but I just packed them in ice, returned to the competition and won the title.’
Nash’s toe power has made him world-famous – after his 1997 success, he was flown to the US to appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. This year alone he has travelled to Milan and Madrid for one-on-one competitions. He also has a loyal fan base in Britain who flock to the Peak District for the tournament.
‘The sport’s gaining popularity all the time,’ he says. ‘We’ve had competitors from as far as Japan, South Korea and Australia at the world championships.’
Nash’s main rival is reigning champion Paul Beech, aka the Toeminator, from Burton-on-Trent, and new entry the Itatoelion Stallion from Milan who beat him in last year’s world championships.
‘I was fuming’, he says. ‘It was the first time a foreigner had beaten me. I’ve stepped up training this year and started going to the gym. Toe wrestling uses full body strength. I’ve got legs like steel but I want to build up my arms.’
The father of three insists the sport is not aggressive and is suited to the ‘more mature’ person. ‘Most competitors are in their mid twenties and they’re easy to beat,’ he says. ‘I’d say you reach your peak in the sport when you are in your mid-thirties.
And size doesn’t matter. ‘I don’t think the size of your toe has anything to do with it as I have short, stumpy toes. It’s more to do with technique.’
Potential contenders take note, Nash has no plans to put his feet up any time soon: ‘Every time I try to retire, I get bombarded by fans begging me to compete one more time,’ he says. ‘I keep going because it’s the only sport I’ve ever been good at – and I love winning.’
The 2009 World Toe Wrestling Championship will be held on June 13 at the Bentley Brook Inn. For more details, see www.bentleybrookinn.co.uk
Source: Metro
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First Gadget Show Live at NEC in Birmingham
May 10, 2009 Uncategorized
I am covered from head to toe in protective gear at the electronic skateboarding arena when the track engineer casts a sympathetic eye in my direction.
“Love, do you realise you’ve got knee pads on your elbows?” he says politely. “God only knows what you’re wearing on your knees.”
Wardrobe malfunction rectified, I step on to the Rokitscience skateboard, eager to redeem myself. But when my slightly shaking hands press too hard on the sensitive joystick, the skateboard shoots out from under me and I promptly fall off. Undeterred, and ignoring the chortles of a growing crowd of observers, I gingerly navigate the track. Just when I seem to be getting the hang of things, I plough headfirst into the perimeter fence.
Perhaps extreme sports were not the best introduction to the world of technology for someone who learnt only two days ago how to upload contacts to a ten-month-old Blackberry
Over the next few hours there is little respite from humiliation as I am pulverised by an angry-looking ninja in the latest video game and left for dust by a ten-year-old on an easy glider (a sophisticated form of scooter).
But for the thousands of people, predominantly male, who flowed into the first Gadget Show Live at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, being completely overwhelmed by technology was exactly the point.
Britain’s largest interactive technology event, based on Five’s television programme of the same name, offered more than 10,000 products.
The early morning train into Birmingham was packed with middle-aged men chattering like excited schoolboys as they eagerly anticipated the latest gadgets, gaming devices and advances in mobile phone software.
From prepubescent teenagers to elderly grandfathers, crowds of men ogled flat-screen televisions, caressed the latest computer joysticks and stood transfixed by the beats pumping from giant audio systems.
Nothing, it seemed, was exempt from the trappings of technology. One innovative company had attached a motor to the wheels of its suitcases, retailing at £295. “You’ll never have to lug a suitcase around again. It’s practically weightless,” a spokesman said.
More than 30,000 tickets were snapped up before the show began and the 150 exhibitors reported strong sales.Darren Plumer, 37, one of a group of IT workers from Bristol, said: “I’m here to spend money. I want an entertainment system that will blow your socks off.”
Zack Ashworth, 13, from Crewe, wanted some tips to attain a professional level at the latest terrorism computer game, Counterstrike Source.
Attempts by the organisers to attract increasing numbers of the opposite sex by advertising on blogs for more feminine technology appeared to have had limited effect.
A group of women on their way into the NEC were nonplussed when asked about the gadget show.
“Gadgets, what? We’re here for the horse show,” one said. “Sounds like you need to find a man in an anorak.”
The shape of things to come
Sound Asleep Pillow Pillow with inbuilt speaker, and output for iPod, MP3 and CDs
Live Luggage Power-assisted suitcases, with a motor in the wheels
iEar Wrap Sunglass video eyewear – user has sensation of watching virtual 60in screen as if viewed from 9ft
Electronic cigarettes Puff away but on a sleek and modern cigarette without the harmful effects
Power Step Exercise machine without the need for exercise. Stand on it for 15min to tone up. Equivalent to one hour’s cardiovascular work
Courtesy: The Times
