Category: life

we all scream for ice-cream

Apparently Unilever is trying to invent ice cream that can be sold at room temperature then frozen at home. I personally think this is awesome. I’d happily store loads of tubs in the cupboard just in case.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article6807139.ece

Rocket Speed Cycling

This is extremely cool. When I find a few hours, I’m going to work out how he does it…!

Wonky waste

Here’s an interesting story from the BBC. It’s pretty clear that the supermarkets reject fruit that doesn’t look good enough, but I suspect that this doesn’t have to do with the EU requirements.  They want the best looking fruit so it sells better. So will these changes actually mean that funny shaped carrots end up [...]

Getting round the tube strike

Seeing as it looks like we have a tube strike starting in London this evening, we thought we’d share a few ideas to get round more easily.
Bike
Hop on your bike and you’re completely free of relying on someone else’s timetable. If you really want one though, you could consider using a BikeTube.  This was set [...]

Bowl Patrol

The nice folks at Method sent us a free bottle of their toilet cleaner, Bowl Patrol.  Thought we should make that clear in case you think that changes what we say about their product.  Incidentally, it doesn’t.  If we thought the product was bad, we’d probably write a bad review and send them an apologetic [...]