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How to: Make Potato Chips in the Microwave (187 diggs) Microwaves have gotten a bad rap with some people because they just don't cook some things as they should be cooked. However, according to Savory Sweet Life, it is possible to make potato chips in the microwave that taste great. Try these out some night for a midnight snack.

Genius Promotion Campaign : IKEA Subway Display in Paris (263 diggs) From 10 to 24 March 2010, IKEA develops an interesting event in four important metro stations in Paris. Furniture collections are currently displayed in high-traffic spots, giving the potential customers a chance to interact with the brand by checking out the products.

Another Prius Accelerates Unintentionally in NYC and Crashes (202 diggs) Not one day after a high-profile incident involving a Prius taking off on its owner in Southern California, we're hearing reports that another one of Toyota's popular hybrids has suffered unintended acceleration in New York.

It Was The Cars Fault (PIC) (294 diggs)

Homework before Hoops (pic) (281 diggs)

Driverless car to test out Pikes Peak climb (253 diggs) Guiding a car through the treacherous turns and switchbacks of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course is a test for top professionals, but a team of Stanford researchers is preparing to tackle that challenge with a driverless car guided by GPS tracking.

Cupcakes! 25 Photos of Sugary Goodness (305 diggs) Cupcakes may be the perfect dessert. Which one is your favorite?

What's the best method to quit smoking? (272 diggs) The lesson is that if you're trying to quit, whether using an over-the-counter method or a prescribed medication, follow the directions and your chance of success will increase. But following directions with e-cigarettes may be moot. So which stop-smoking methods are most effective?

7 Magazines That Need To Stop Publishing (304 diggs) Sure we love them... But, aren't there, like, a LOT of them? A lot of them seem pretty.... similar? Surely we could do without a lot of them. Here are some that really need to stop publishing beacuse they are either A) Evil or B) Superfluous. Here's the definitive list.

Calcium may help you live longer: study (159 diggs) Swedish researchers found that men who consumed the most calcium in food were 25 percent less likely to die over the next decade than their peers..

10 Most Weird Place That You Probably Never Visited (501 diggs) List featuring some of the most beautiful weird places that you have probably never visited.

Let's Teach WalMart A Lesson About Medical Marijuana (1,512 diggs) WalMart fired a cancer patient and former Employee of the Year for using medical marijuana, as advised by his doctor, in a state where it is legal. How do you teach a big, dumb corporate beast? You hurt it in the only way it understands. It's time to teach WalMart that mistreating medical marijuana patients is very, very bad for business....

Are student services cheaper and better? (256 diggs) Would you trust a student driver to get you to the airport fast? Probably not, but you certainly wouldn't mind getting a free massage from a student at a top-notch massage institute. With students training to be tomorrow's masters, there's money to be saved using their services.

Banksy's Strange Animatronic Pet Store (384 diggs) Some of Banksy's strangest work: hot dogs, salamis and other reconstituted meat products fill the aquariums at Banksy's pop-up show in Leake Street, London, to accompany the UK release of Exit Through the Gift Shop. The exhibition is now closed, and it is not known when we may next get a peep at the pets.

Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some Kids (225 diggs) Some infants headed for a diagnosis of autism, or autism spectrum disorder as it's officially known, can be reliably identified at 14 months old based on the presence of five key behavior problems, according to an ongoing long-term study.

Salt Restrictions by Bloomberg: A Matter of Bad Taste (373 diggs) This is the latest case of salt hysteria. In 1976, the president of Tufts University said salt was "the most dangerous food additive of all." According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), salt is "perhaps the deadliest ingredient in the food supply." Bloomberg recently compared salt to asbestos.

Europeans Flush With Happiness Over 'No-Mix' Toilets (391 diggs) An innovative new toilet system that helps to reduce pollution and save water has gotten widespread support in seven European countries, according to a new study.

FCUK Chatroulette Challenge: Get A Date, Get Free Clothes (193 diggs) FCUK is throwing down the gauntlet for all the guys on Chatroulette. It's simple: convince a girl you meet on Chatroulette to go on a date and French Connection will deck you out for the event.

Herbal Essences Shampoo Reformulated Following Cancer Risks (327 diggs) Procter & Gamble is reformulating its Herbal Essences shampoos to reduce the amount of a carcinogenic chemical in them.

119 Broadcast Clichés in One Sentence (247 diggs) Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has banned 119 commonly-used "newsspeak" words and phrases at Chicago-based WGN-AM. NPR's Ian Chillag tries to use them all in one sentence. Hilarity - and brain damage - ensues.

State Bans Synthetic Weed, New Products crop up to Replace (288 diggs) One report says another legal marijuana alternative is already on headshop shelves. The new products are called "Maui Hybrid," and "Hawaiian Haze," and just like K2, they mimic the effects of weed.

2012 Ford Police Interceptor: A Taurus... WTF? (274 diggs) Ford's Crown Victoria-based police interceptor will finally end production late next year. This is its replacement — the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor. Other than the movie Robocop, it's the first time Ford's Taurus has served as a purpose-built patrol car.

A 2nd Chance at Hot Rod History: 1967 Shelby GT500 Is Reborn (343 diggs) Back in 1965, Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby got together for the start of what would become a long-running—and often contentious—partners hip to build high-performance Mustang-based muscle cars.

The Ten Best Names of Traditional Irish Dishes (186 diggs) The Dublin Coddle: Not what you to do to the lovely barmaid in the alley behind the pub after a few too many pints of Guinness. Instead, a sort of stew of sausage and bacon with potatoes and onion.

Cincinnati Named Craziest U.S. City, SF Pissed (232 diggs) 57 cities were judged based on the number of psychiatrists per capita, stress, eccentricity, and drinking.