News: Double-leg amputee too fast to compete in Olympics

Double-leg amputee Oscar Pistorius has been officially told by the IAAF that non-disabled athletes are at too much of a disadvantage for him to compete against them in the Olympics. One the hand, it's too bad he can't compete, given his running times are well within the required qualifying times, but on the other hand, this is the first time a person with prosthetics is considered to have an advantage over the best athletes in the world. Now I'd like to see if he really could beat them. Maybe a fund-raising race against some of the Olympic winners would be a good idea. I'd certainly watch.

Gadgets: Gun-shaped egg molds

How do you want your eggs? Scrambled? Sunny-side up? Gun-shaped?

Gadgets: The last Sky car

Sky Commuter concept car. The one shown here is the last remaining prototype from a company that went belly-up in the 80s. Their big problem was that the craft could only manage 10 feet of lift before becoming unstable. If can get on eBay quickly, you might be able to snag it for $62,600(US).

Gadgets: Blood Pen by Bob Partington

Ever has a problem with your pen running out of ink? Well, no more with the Blood Pen. Just use the handy syringe to extract a few CCs and you're back to writing contracts with the Devil. Designed by Bob Partington. Follow the link to see the pen in action, unless the sight of someone drawing (in both senses of the word) their own blood.