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Dirty buildings

You would think that the future of building techniques would be in electronics and new materials infused with nanotechnology.  You would be wrong.  Forget nanotechnology.  That’s old news.  The future is in sandcastles.  A bunch of folks in Durham, England think that rammed earth can be used as building materials.  Strength of the rammed earth depends on water content.  Does this mean you’ll be living in a fancy hut in the future?  I don’t know, I can’t see the future. [Source]

Never leave your desk

So you’re working in your cubicle and you don’t want to go all the way over to the break room to heat up your tiny microwaveable meal.  What do you do?  You break out the Heinz Beanzawave, the smallest microwave ever and attach it to the USB port on your computer. 

You would think that this kind of device is pointless and you would be completely right.  Don’t you love the waste of resources that go on sometimes?  [Source]

Need an organ?  Go online.

How many times do I have to tell you - get your mind out of the gutter.  The Internet is a great way to pick up some hard to find merchandise.  Maybe you could grab a vintage Dr. Pepper belt buckle or an old Nintendo.  Why not use the Internet to grab yourself a kidney?
 
Anthony Cottman went online to Kidneydonor-KidneyMatchmaker.com.  He found Nancy Murrell from Pittsburgh who agreed to give Mr. Cottman a kidney.  Without technology, people would have to run out of their homes yelling, “I need an organ!” and then chaos would ensue.  Yea Internet.  [Source]