Meet the Chinese man who has built first ever ‘Suitcase Scooter’

A Chinese entrepreneur has patented the first ever suitcase scooter that can travel upto 37 miles on a single charge.

The electric suitcase scooter, which has been built by He Liangcai, can go as fast as 12mph and has a GPS and an alarm, ABC News reported.

The inventor, from Hunan Province, said that it took him 10 years to develop the scooter and he came up with the unique idea when he forgot his luggage on his way to the airport for a flight to the United States. (ANI)

Daughters aim for stars when dads do dishes

If you want your daughter to set her sights high, share with your wife domestic duties like doing the dishes or laundry.

Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who aspire to be less traditional and opt for higher paying careers, a study said.

While the mothers’ gender and work equality beliefs were key factors in predicting the kids’ attitudes towards gender, the strongest predictor of daughters’ professional ambitions was their fathers’ approach to household chores.

Try navy in office to stay stylish in summer

Looking stylish and smart at work in summer can be a struggle. If you want to keep cool and be stylish, navy is the answer to your problems.

Softer than black and a lot less predictable than grey, navy colour for office is perfect for spring-summer as it can be paired with brighter hues like pink, red, yellow, orange, green etc. for a more season-appropriate look, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Even a navy Breton striped top will work well for the office. One can pair it with some navy cropped trousers, a pair of ballet flats and a bright tote for a look that’s smart but still stylish.

Being jobless makes it difficult to find a date

A new survey has revealed that when it comes to finding a date the worst situation that can happen is being jobless.

According to a new poll from WE tv, more than half of respondents said that they would be uncomfortable with dating someone who is unemployed, making it the worst out of the eight financial-situation questions posed, CBS News reported.

Having significant student loan debt, with 42 percent of respondents saying this would be a turn-off for them.

Sperm cells `extremely efficient at swimming against current`

Researchers have said that sperm cells are extremely efficient at swimming against the current.

The discovery by researchers at MIT and Cambridge University may help us understand how some sperm travel such long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach and fertilize an egg.

For Men : How to wear shorts this summer

Somehow shorts have been historically linked with boys more than men; having being taken as a school uniform for young lads in the earlier days.

The trend of grown men wearing shorts outside of extremely hot climates didn’t begin until after World War II, when the soldiers stationed in the tropics were issued shorts both for soothe and rationing cloth.

Shorts, as a piece of casual summer wear for men, did not come into fashion until the 1950s.

Men acquire ‘perfect style’ at 37: Study

It takes men 37 years to reach maturity as far as their style is concerned, according to a new study.

The survey, conducted by money saving site NetVoucherCodes.co.uk, has indicated that almost a quarter of men under the age of 37 admit they struggle when shopping as they don’t know what looks good on them, compared to just eight per cent of those over 37, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Meet the man who travelled 26 countries in 4 yrs to record epic proposal video

A man from US, Jack Hyer, knew that he wanted to marry his girlfriend after their first date together, so he spent 4 years travelling to 26 countries to make an epic proposal video.

Hyer recorded himself singing The Proclaimers’ ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’, in front of a number of well-known landmarks around the world, Metro.co.uk reported.

He later combined all the clips together and showed to his girlfriend.

According to reports, Hyer’s girlfriend said yes after seeing the video. (ANI)

Men ‘preheated’ for sex but women warm up slowly: Report

Know why most of men just rush for sex and ignore the vital art of whole-body lovemaking? Because most men are ‘preheated’ while most women warm up to sex slowly, a report reveals.

“Learning the reasons for this difference can help men become better lovers,” said a report published by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – a US-based nonprofit advocacy group that helps people 50 and older improve quality of their lives.

Recent research shows that women experience libido as an urge far less compelling than that.

Tired of self-destructive behaviour? Learn to admit faults

What do you do when you feel that you have just too little money to support your family when all others around you seem to have a plenty?

While some hit the bar every time such feelings crawl inside their skin, others quietly accept the reality and make a work plan to improve their conditions.

Practicing self-acceptance may be the best way to boost our self-worth and avoid self-deprecating behaviours and consequences, a study noted.

3 mins or less termed as premature ejaculation

An international group of specialists have said that three minutes or less can be termed as premature ejaculation.

One of the authors of the report, a Sydney sexual health doctor, Chris McMahon, said vague definitions had left doctors confused and led many men to falsely believe they suffered from the condition.

While historical population studies suggested between 25 percent and 30 percent of men peaked too soon, more recent data found the proportion of premature ejaculators was much lower, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Study shows Prostate cancer linked with sex

A study in the US has found that prostate cancer could be caused by a common infection passed on during intercourse, a leading English daily reported Tuesday.

A team of scientists at the University of California tested human prostate cells in a laboratory and found that a sexually transmitted non-viral infection called trichomoniasis supports cancer growth, The Independent reported.

Trichomoniasis is understood to have infected an estimated 275 million people around the world.

How testosterone shapes men’s parenting skills

Researchers have revealed that insights from a highly social fish can help understand how other androgenic steroids, like testosterone , can shape a male’s parenting skills.

According to a recent Georgia State University research study, once bluebanded gobies become fathers, they stay close to the developing eggs, vigorously fan and rub them until they hatch, and also protect them from mothers who would eat them.

By injecting a series of chemicals into the brains of these fathers, the research team temporarily altered their brain androgens and also their level of parental care.

Bad sperm health may lead to early death: Study

If your sperm is in bad shape, it may cut your lifespan by several years, a study indicates.

“It could be that men with sperm abnormalities tend to have undetected health problems that result in a higher risk of death,” said Michael Eisenberg, an assistant professor of urology at California-based Stanford University.

The study found that young and middle-aged men who had problems with their sperm – such as low sperm count and impaired sperm movement – were twice as likely to die over an eight-year period compared to men with normal sperm.

Indians prefer partner who votes: Survey

You’re not just a good citizen if you cast your vote, but also a preferred candidate for a marriage alliance, it has emerged in a survey about the importance of politics in a search for a partner.

Online matrimony website Shaadi.com conducted the poll, which drew responses from over 9,600 urban youth in the age group of 18-35 across India.

Goan men are under-confident lovers, AXE survey

For foreign women, Goan men are lousy on confidence as lovers, thick on accent and slack in their personality, a survey conducted by AXE, a deodorant brand has revealed.

A press statement issued here quoting the survey conducted by AXE, also says that men from India’s party capital are not high on a foreign women’s desirability list, as compared to guys from other metros like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata on parameters like hygiene, physical features, fashion sense and sense of responsibility.

Alcohol does make you hunt for pretty faces!

‘Beer Goggle’ is real. People become more attracted to the opposite sex after a few drinks and even a small amount of alcohol can shift your attention to gorgeous ladies.

According to researchers from University of Bristol, attractiveness ratings were higher for participants in the alcohol group compared to the placebo group.

To prove their point, they asked volunteers to look at photos of men, women and landscapes before and after drinking.

They conducted lab tests to gauge whether drink changed people’s perceptions of what is attractive.

Bolivian man makes drone out of recycled materials from flea market

A Bolivian man has made his own drone by using mostly recycled materials which he picked up from flea markets.

Alex Chipana’s small drone with four propellers can fly for as long as 20 minutes, as high as 1.2 miles and as fast at 43 mph, the New York Daily News reported.

Chipana bought his own motor, camera and GPS but found the rest of the parts at flea markets and other places and fit the pieces into his own design.

Some of these “valuable” items include wood, pieces of a pen, and a cap from a deodorant or perfume bottle.

Chemicals in toothpaste, soap behind drop in male fertility: Study

Hundreds to thousands endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in toothpaste, soap and plastic toys could be behind drop in male fertility, as revealed from the findings of a German- Danish team of researchers from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research.

Niels E. Skakkebaek, professor and leader of the Danish team said that for the first time, they showed a direct link between exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals from industrial products and adverse effects on human sperm function.

‘Moderately fit’ elderly men at lower death risk

Elderly men with high blood pressure can lower their risk of death with even moderate levels of fitness, according to research.

“This level of fitness is achievable by most elderly individuals engaging in a brisk walk of 20 to 40 minutes, most days of the week,” said Charles Faselis, a professor of medicine at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Researchers assessed the fitness status of 2,153 men, aged 70 years and older with high blood pressure by a standard treadmill exercise test.

Fathers may pass stress to kids via sperm

Men may not only pass traits to their offspring, but some stress too! Stress alters the expression of small Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) in male mice and leads to depressive behaviours in later generations, a new research suggests. “Trauma is insidious. It not only increases a person’s risk for psychiatric disorders, but can also spill over into the next generation,” researchers said.

‘Smaller’ size keeps women loyal to men

A team of researchers from the US and Kenya found that there was a strange link between the size of the penis and infidelity in a marriage.

Contrary to what many men may assume, they found that men with bigger penises are more likely to have wives who cheat on them.

“The reason is that women experience more painful sex when their partner is ‘big’. That prompts them to seek another partner whom they may have more pleasurable sex,” the study noted.

The study was conducted among the fishermen community in Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya.

Noah takes over Jacob as top baby boy name in US

After a 14-year reign, the name Jacob is no longer America’s most popular baby boy’s name.

In 2013, Jacob fell to third most popular boy’s name behind Noah and Liam, ABC News reported.

With Noah usurping Jacob’s place, 2013 marks the first time in more than 50 years that neither Michael nor Jacob took the top slot.

The two names have been so dominant that one or the other was been ranked as the top male baby name since 1960, according to the Social Security Administration.