Washing machine that uses one cup of water

An environmentally-friendly washing machine developed in Britain that uses only one cup of water to clean clothes could be on sale next year. The appliance, which could save billions of litres of water a year, has been developed at the University of Leeds.

It uses less than 10 per cent of the water of conventional machines and 30 per cent less energy by replacing most of the water with thousands of tiny reusable plastic beads to attract and absorb dirt under humid conditions.

Xeros, the company behind the technology, will start selling the machine to commercial customers such as hotels and dry cleaners before taking the idea to ordinary household consumers.

Indian woman blazes through chili-eating feat

Anandita Dutta Tamuly, left, gobbles up ghost chilis, the world's spiciest chili, during an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records as celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay looks on Thursday in Jorhat, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

A 28-year-old Indian woman smeared its seeds on her eyes before gobbling up 51 fire-hot chilies in two minutes for an entry into the Guinness World Records, organizers said Friday.

Anandita Dutta Tamuly performed the feat Thursday, cheered on by celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay who was visiting India's northeastern Assam state for a television shoot for his new global food series.

World's first flying car launched

A car which can convert into a plane in just 30 seconds and fly at 115mph is set to go on sale after a successful maiden flight.

The £130k Terrafugia Transition runs on unleaded fuel from any garage and can cover up to 450 miles on each tank.

When not taking to the air drivers can fold up the wings and the car can be driven on normal roads and motorways.

Makers say it could be on sale by 2011 and that orders are already pouring in ... mostly from men who always wanted to be James Bond.

The vehicle has front wheel drive on the road and a propeller for flight.

"This breakthrough changes the world of personal mobility. Travel now becomes a hassle-free integrated land-air experience," said Carl Dietrich, CEO of Terrafugia.

"It's what aviation enthusiasts have been striving for since 1918,".

Legally driver/pilots will only be able to take off and land at approved aviation airports..

Missing mobile found inside giant Fish

A man who lost his mobile phone on a beach was amazed when it turned up in full working order a week later – in the belly of a giant cod.

Andrew Cheatle thought the handset had been swept out to sea after realising it slipped out of his pocket while he was walking his dog.

To his surprise, a week later his girlfriend Rita Smith received a call from fisherman Glen Kerley saying he’d found the phone inside a 25lb fish, reports The Sun.

Kerley had discovered the mobile when gutting a large cod for his fish stall.

Fisherman Glen, of Worthing, West Sussex, told The Sun ‘Cod are greedy fish - they'll eat anything. They have big heads and big mouths. I've found plastic cups, stones, teaspoons, batteries and I've also heard of someone finding false teeth in one’.

RYANAIR CONSIDERING CHARGING PASSENGERS TO USE TOILET

BUDGET airline Ryanair is considering charging their passengers to use the toilets while flying on their planes.

Chief executive of the no-frills carrier Michael O'Leary revealed customers might have to fork out £1 to "spend a penny" on flights.

But consumer group Which? condemned the plan, saying Ryanair was "putting profits before the comfort of its customers."

Mr O’Leary said today: “One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future.”

Hot Sunny Beach with Cold Sand

Only in Dubia, will you find this type of idea coming to fruition. he Palazzo Versace hotel is building a beach with refrigerated sand.The small beach will protect guests’ precious feet by piping cold air through a series of tubes underneath the sand, which will suck enough heat from the blistering surface to offset the beaming sun and 110F temperatures. A system of computers and thermostats will monitor and adjust the system.

Hotel proprietor Soheil Abedian, who holds the uniquely Dubaian job title of “Guy Who Takes Wild Guesses at What Very Rich People Might Pay For”, had this to say about his project.

“We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on. This is the kind of luxury that top people want.”

Frog Migration: Omen to China Earthquake Disaster

On May 5th, many Chinese locals noticed thousands of frogs on the move. They were seen traveling without fear of traffic as they crossed streets in mass floods.

Many Chinese sensed the migration as a bad omen of a coming natural disaster, but the Chinese government told them that it was just a natural migration for the purpose of propagation. This calmed the people and no one took the omen very seriously.

On Monday, 12th of May, at about 2:45pm, central China region recorded a 7.8-magnitude quake which occured near Wenchuan County, Sichuan province, that killed nearly 10,000 people.

Canadian Man Builds and Lives With Perfect Woman - A Robot

A man too busy to find real love has invented his idea of the perfect woman . a female robot. Inventor Le Trung, 33, created Aiko, said to be .in her 20s. with a stunning 32, 23, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features. She even remembers his favourite drink and does simple cleaning and household tasks.

Japanese bathe in Beaujolais

HAKONE, Japan (AFP) - Japan's love of Beaujolais Nouveau hasn't gone cold, at least in this mountainous hot spring resort where people began bathing in the light red wine Thursday.

Roughly two dozen visitors at the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun spa resort braved the cold temperature to dip in a wine bath for the midnight uncorking of this season's Beaujolais.

Every day until the end of this month, the resort will bring out a sommelier to pour the wine into an open-air spa.

"We try to offer something seasonal for our guests," said Mika Okitsu of the spa resort.