We've seen what London's iconic skyline is soon going to morph into and it's gorgeous, but it's nowhere near as sweet as this beauty. Here's London's famous skyline recreated with 2186 sugar cubes to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Museum of London Docklands. Two lumps in your tea, right? Read More >>
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"Just tooooo sweeeeeeet brother
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Sugar is sweet, sugar is delicious, sugar is lovely but sugar can be so terribly bad for you. How much sugar is in foods and drinks you love? Like a soda or orange juice or cereal or even baked beans? Sugar is everywhere! That white cocaine powder adds up. BuzzFeed made a video visualising the actual grams of sugar in each food and to see the actual snuff is dizzying. Fruit Loops over "healthy" cereal everyday now! [BuzzFeed] Read More >>
Featured comment by klinkenberg:
"Yes, there's is a difference between natural sugars and artificial processed cane sugar that this video is comparing everything to. Even an apple is ..." More »
In November of 2011, American commercial airlines consumed 48.3 million gallons of fuel—every day—and paid a total of $49.8 billion that month to do so. And with increasingly tight operating budgets, fuel efficiency has quickly become a primary concern for the airlines. Boeing thinks one possible solution is its new plug-in hybrid jet concept that burns 70 percent less gas per flight with the help of local power grid. Read More >>
I once loved everything about soda / pop / cool drink / whatever you call those cans of amazing refreshing, sweet bubbles—it is magic in liquid form. But of course it comes with the cost of ridiculous amounts of sugar and calories. So I cut back. But for people who don't cut back on the stuff? Watch out. Here's what would happen if those cute Coca-Cola polar bears really drank it. Read More >>
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"D:
I was surprised to find out that fruit juice can contain just as many calories though. I used to drink a lot of that. Used to drink soda younger..." More »
Lithium-ion batteries are the most common technology powering modern devices. But lithium itself is a rare metal that's hard to come by, and countries that have to import it are developing alternatives. In Japan, researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have discovered a way to make a sodium-ion battery that can be made with plain old sugar. Read More >>
Featured comment by justveryslightlymad:
"If they can do it with corn they probably should... would save American companies lobbying for it to be fed to cows" More »
Featured comment by Dobostar:
"Per-lease Giz, don't go following the Daily Fail and Metro with their sensasionalist bullshit articles, yes there's a nice correlation, but I'm fairly..." More »