A man built a device that lets him fly like a bird!

People have been trying to fly like a bird for centuries, but they have never been successful. Jarno Smeets has come as close as possible however, with the aid of motors, an Android phone and some light fabric.

Birds are able to fly because they have a very light bone structure that makes it easy for their wings to carry them in the air. The Dutch engineer realized that his arms were not going to be able to generate enough power to lift him, however. To get around this, he created a device that generated 2,000 watts of continuous power that allowed motors to give his arms enough strength to flap the wings as much as needed. 

Check out the video below to watch him fly!

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UPDATE: Fake? Hold on my Kid Icari. It seems that some tech blogs have raised doubts over whether this was real or if it was a CGI fabrication. Read TechCrunch coverage about it here. 

In the 60s, A doctor in Canada treated some mental patients by putting a bunch of them in a windowless room together for days, naked and tripping on acid.

Oh Canada! In 1968, a doctor called Elliot Barker, head of the Oak Ridge Psychiatric facility began an experimental treatment. He created a unit called “Total Encounter Capsule.” 

Here's how it works. The capsule was a windowless 8x10 foot room with a sink and toilet that was soundproof and had a one way mirror in the ceiling. Patients were fed through straws in the door. The reason they were naked is because Dr. Barker thought that patients would be more inclined to reveal their inner selves if they didn't have any clothes. To make it even easier, he gave them LSD-25, to encourage communication. 

Entering the Capsule was completely voluntary, though, and each patient chose how long they would stay in the room. They stayed for a period of between 1 and 11 days. Night and day were indistinguishable, because the room was lit at all times. Not just that, the people running the room, keeping records, watching them over and maintaining proper room temperature, were patients themselves!

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An Indiana State Prison lets murderers adopt cats in their cells.

It's actually a very clever therapeutic program. The prison is a maximum security prison where 70% of the inmates are there for murder. Most of the people in the cat program have always been animal lovers, despite their complex human relationships.

The inmates attest to how much they love their cats and how the animals have helped them calm their anger and give them positive responsibility. The inmates cannot keep the cats if they get in trouble, and it has helped the inmates control how they express their anger. They now have something to lose if they lose their temper. Many of the cats come from the animal shelters in the area, so it's good for the cats too!

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The Jaws series has the dubious honor of having movies with both 100% and 0% tomatometer ratings

The first film, of course, is the Steven Spielberg classic that is credited with rocketing his career and starting the summer blockbuster phenomenon. The other, you probably never heard of.

Jaws: The Revenge is the fourth, and final (as of yet) entry in the series. The film was a box office failure and is the lowest grossing in the series. It has many plot holes and inconsistencies. In the movie, the shark follows Chief Brody's wife from Amity Island (in the North East coast of the US) down to the Bahamas, just to get revenge. One of the worst ones is that at the end, the shark explodes, despite that it was impaled with a ship. It’s considered one of the worst movies ever made. 

It was filmed in New England and The Bahamas. Despite the low gross, it still managed to cover production costs. Michael Caine was nominated at the Saturn Awards for worst supporting actor for the film. The film was also nominated for several awards at the Golden Raspberry Awards that celebrates the worst of films each year.

Have you seen the movies? Let us know in the comments. 

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PSA: Prim from the Hunger Games wants you to help build wells in Africa

We just received this video from our friends at DoSomething.org. Willow Shields, the actress who plays Prim in the upcoming Hunger Games movie is inviting you to join the campaign "The Water Games, A Walk for Africa."

1 in 8 people don't have access to safe water. Join DoSomething.org's Water Games: Walk for Africa to spread awareness for the issue and with your help, we'll build a well in Africa.

Want another reason to join?  If you encourage your friends to join, you'll be entered to win a scholarship!  Help spread the movement by referring 5 of your friends and you'll be eligible to win a $2,000 scholarship. 

Enter HERE and watch the video below