FROM TRAINS TO LAMPBRELLAS AND MORE.

Choo-Choo Train!
A retired accountant who loves trains built a £22,000railway line in his back garden.
Bill Barritt, 80, spent three years building his own private train and 1.2 miles of track, which takes him around his 13 acres of land at his country home. More


Kapow! Batman should consider a parachute.
Published in a University of Leicester Journal Of Special Physics paper entitled 'Trajectory of a Falling Batman' a team of boffins have concluded that Batman could fly using just his cape but would suffer serious injuries when trying to land.
If Batman jumped from a building 492ft (150m) high, the team discovered, he could glide a distance of around 1148ft (350 metres). But his velocity would increase to about 68 mph as he descended before reaching a steady 50 mph as he approached street level - a speed too great for him to survive without serious injury. More


Another case of more money than sense?
Stone Roses fans have entered into a bidding war on e-Bay over a container full of 'atmosphere' collected during the opening night of the bands sell-out concerts in Manchester.
Offers for the pot, which is believed to be a urine sample container, have already passed the £500 mark with fans desperate to buy a quirky memento of the comeback concert. More

ET phone home send a postcard ......

Government officials believe aliens may visit Earth and suggest harnessing UFO technology for UK defences, files say.

Documents from the Ministry of Defence classified archives show staff believed aliens could visit for “military reconnaissance”, “scientific” research or “tourism”.

In a 1995 briefing now published HERE in the National Archives, a desk officer said the purpose of reported alien craft sightings “needs to be established as a matter of priority”, adding there did not appear to be “hostile intent”. More

We all sleep in a yellow submarine ....

It's renowned the world over as the home town of the Fab Four. Now one businessman in Liverpool is offering what is, arguably, the must-stay experience for any self-respecting Beatles fan.

A narrowboat has been converted into a floating hotel - and painted to look like the Yellow Submarine on the cover of the Fab Four's iconic album. More

Wow, that's some left hook ...

In a case of David versus Goliath, this is the moment a Pomeranian is shocked to be on the receiving end of a left hook from a feline nemesis.

This freeze frame captures the exact moment that status quo is shattered as a Siamese cat takes his revenge. More


How romantic is this ........
A devoted farmer created this touching heart-shaped meadow as a tribute to his late wife - by planting thousands of oak trees.
Dedicated Winston Howes, 70, spent a week carefully planting 6,000 oak saplings after his wife of 33 years Janet died suddenly 17 years ago.
He laid out the fledgling trees in a six-acre field but left a perfect heart shape in the middle - with the point facing in the direction of her childhood home. More


What a good idea, perfect for the British weather ....
The Lampbrella has been designed for those of us who get caught short by the elements.
When the canopy's sensors detect rainfall the umbrella is deployed and if it is left unused for two minutes it will close again.
The Lampbrella's canopy, with a diameter of 7ft 2in and installed 6ft 5in from the ground, could comfortably shelter 10 to 12 people. More 




He(a)rd about the cow mooving with the times?
A dairy farm has come up with a new form of farming technology - putting QR codes on to cows.
The idea behind the digital bar-codes at Southfields farm in Somerby, Leicestershire, is to give consumers more information about their cows’ lives including details on Lady Shamrock’s opinions on her fellow cows, information about milking time, favourite foods and how she is cared for by the farm team. More