mental_floss magazine
SUBSCRIBE >
GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS >
DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS >
subscriber services >
The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist. The man who made off with up to $100 million in gems tells how he did it.
*
Eight scientists who became their own guinea pigs. Because even professional experimental subjects have their limits.
*
Make your own Daft Punk remix with the iDaft console. I hate to admit how much time I spent playing with this.
*
The Homeless in Motels. Formerly middle class families can keep a roof over their heads, but as the “hidden homeless”, they don’t get much help.
*
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a handy wallet-sized decoder for South Indian restaurant menus. I always just assumed I would like what they brought, but now I can know what it is.
*
The Jenga Pistol adds an entire new dimension to the game Jenga. As if you even bother playing by the rules.
*
Songs to get you motivated! Seven of the weirdest motivational songs ever.
Comments (4)
Comment
- Follow mental_floss
Fascinating story about the diamond heist.
Recaptcha: punishment 81.95
Leonardo could afford that one easily.
posted by Sean on 3-12-2009 at 5:14 am
Agree with Sean. Great story! I love it when you get the ins and outs about things like this. What happened? How did they do it? Little details of how they pulled it off and ultimately got caught. Thank you for the link!
posted by Cheezy on 3-12-2009 at 12:58 pm
This might have been my favorite collection of morning links ever. The heist story, Daft Punk, and Jenga Pistol were all top notch! Well done today!!
posted by Steve-O on 3-12-2009 at 2:12 pm
Hah! The Jenga Gun is awesome, but our Jenga tends to be Drinking Jenga (our own special madeup rules). I think the Jenga gun would be an awesome way to land someone in the hospital the way we play it!
posted by JenPo on 3-12-2009 at 4:02 pm