Buying the most expensive dress for the Mrs., a playhouse for the kids, cars, bikes, et al is passé. The rich and the famous have gotten right down to shelling out big bucks for bare minimal necessities. And if you thought that their grandiose lifestyle of luxury was a waste, then the following list of things certainly won’t dispel that belief.
Vibrator - $1500
For those willing to indulge in libidinous luxury, vibrators may find their right place in your credit card statement. However, you’re not likely to see them warming the shelf at your local drugstore, as this gold-plated Swedish Yva by Lelo is made of solid 18-karat gold, making it the world’s most expensive vibrator.
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We all enjoy books (relatively speaking), but how often do you come across books that have titles which are probably more interesting than the books themselves? Granted they might not be as edifying as you'd expect them to be, but they're bound to attract more attention in your bookself than the collection of Shakespeare!
How To Avoid Huge Ships
Well, unlike most book titles, this one is pretty spot on. Author-Captain John Trimmer decided to pen down his frustration after having run over several pleasure boats that just don’t see a mammoth ship coming their way. Surprisingly, you wouldn’t find this book under the ha-ha section despite it being unintentionally humorous. Thank you Cap’n, we’ll holler a heads up the next time we see a juggernaut come our way. Have a safe seafaring!
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Greetings to our readers and (possibly) future advertisers! We would like to thank all the people who made the first month of Cerebrus Constipatus a success far beyond our wildest expectations! Our ticker last indicated 300,000+ unique visitors, from more than 158 countries and territories, a feat we had expected a lot further down the line.
Your continued encouragement also notched Cerebrus Constipatus a Google page rank of 3/10! For those who don't know, there are sites that have been around for years and are yet to accomplish a Google page rank of 1/10.
RSS updates are now also available through Wikio, an amazing personal news aggregator that allows you to manage your numerous feeds efficiently, all the while enabling you to vote and comment on the articles of your choice.
The updated to-do list,
- We're likely to launch the Spotlight feature this month; it would be aggregate news-links to interesting articles/videos/picture galleries from across the World Wide Web. So if you think you have/know of an article that's perfect for Cerebrus Constipatus, drop us a link! The article with be featured with a shot summary and a direct link to the website/source.
- The Cerebrus Constipatus Weekly newsletter's almost done, and we're very likely to accept subscriptions by the end of this month.
That being said, we'd like to sincerely apologize for the inconsistent delays in posting. The reason being that we're a tad understaffed right now and seem to be having a slight problem juggling our editorial and research duties. However be rest assured that our all knowing two people staff will strive to be a lot more regular and efficient past the Wednesday, 15th of April, 2009.
Cerebrus Constipatus hopes for your continued support to allow us to satisfy all your intellectual needs!
Communicate with us directly by using our contact form or by emailing us at cerebrus [at] cerebrusconstipatus [dot] com.
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If your idea of reading an article is restricted to just looking at the pictures and going, "Ewwww...” we advise you to press Alt + F4.
What may seem like an alien opening on the side of a cow is probably the reason behind the cow's perfect health! A hole, or technically known as a fistula, is fitted with a rubber device called a cannulae and is necessary for researchers to understand the animal's digestive processes. This isn't something new; the technique has been practiced for decades to study cows and to even nurse sick ones back to health!
Image Courtesy of FAO United Nations
Before you reach that for phone line to contact PETA, you'll be glad to know that the hole does not hurt or bother the cow in any way. The process of making a fistula is undertaken while the animal is completely sedated using local anesthesia.
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Luxury stay at its best brings to mind an up-scale room somewhere high above in the city skyline. However the projects currently under development are set to redefine the way we perceive comfort! From the ocean depths to outer space, these hotels are poised to be engineering marvels that'll break away stereotypical notions associated with travel.
Undersea Resort
Image Courtesy of Poseidon Undersea Resort
If you think hotel hospitality is restricted to being just above sea level, then you're in for a surprise; the Poseidon Undersea Resort combines Fijian hospitality with the exotic ambience of the fabulous tropical island. If all goes as planned, the hotels will be located on a private 5,000 acre coral lagoon, submerged 40 feet (12 meters) below sea level, and accessible by elevator.
Image Courtesy of Poseidon Undersea Resort
Read more...Humans on earth are the equivalent of ants on a football, restricted in their perception of the brilliance of the cosmos that surrounds them. However unlike ants, humanity can marvel the mysteries of the universe without stepping out of its backyard!
It's been nearly 400 years since Galileo observed the heavens through the first telescope. Four centuries later, the Hubble Space Telescope with its cutting-edge technology, continues to probe the corners of the universe trying to answer the questions that have eluded mankind for eons.
We at Cerebrus Constipatus are not yet enlightened enough to answer the queries of the ages, though we can help you marvel the genius of the cosmos through our mammoth eye in the sky!
Antennae Galaxies - NGC 4038-4039
Image Courtesy of HubbleSite
With chaos, comes order. The Antennae galaxies which began interacting about 200 to 300 million years ago are one the closest and youngest examples of a pair of colliding galaxies. The galaxies take their name from the long antenna-like "arms" extending far out from their cores.
The two orange blobs distinctive in the image are the cores of the original galaxies, and comprise mainly of old stars criss-crossed by filaments of dust, which appears brown in the image. The galaxies are dotted with brilliant blue star-forming regions surrounded by glowing hydrogen gas, appearing in the image in pink.
The image is a trailer of what is to come when our own Milkyway collides with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in several billion years.
