Lethal Water Overdose: Water Intoxination

Pretty much every substance can be unhealthy or even lethal when taken in large enough quantities. This also holds true for plain water. If one digests too much water, the level of sodium in the blood gets out of balance. There is enough sodium, but too much water. The consequence is a hyponatremia, or water […]

Eccentric Aquarium “Silverfish” by Octopuss Studios

Aquaria are usually known in the form of big cuboids. The Silverfish Aquarium belongs to the more exotic specimen. » The Silverfish Aquarium The large connected bowls look beautifully strange and futuristic. Commenters over at Boing Boing are worried, though, whether this aquarium could be a royal pain to clean. 🙂 The manufacturer, Octopuss Studios, […]

Floating MP3-Player: Music for your bath tub

JVC Japan presented an MP3-Player which floats in water. The JVC XA-AW33 (shiny name…) is waterproof and equiped with circular LED lighting for visualization effects. The manufacturer even claims that the music creates ripples in the water while playing music. Unfortunately, the floating player can only load 256MB of music and plays music in mono. […]