[10 per cent of UK residents want to be an author](http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2153330,00.html). Fewer want to be an astronaut or sports personality.
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Month: September 2007
27 posts
[A guide to cleaning stains out of your carpet](http://www.fabriclink.com/Stains/Carpet.cfm).
[A bedside table that converts into a baseball bat and shield](http://www.jamesmcadam.co.uk/portfolio_html/sb_table.html).
[No more needs to be said](http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/sweep.php).
[A list of terrifying facts about the mindset of this year's university intake](http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/2011.php).
[How to make your own chinese finger trap](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/08/how_to_make_a_chinese_fin.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).
[The new Transformers remake of Soundwave includes a working MP3 player](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/soundwaves-of-awesome/hands-on-with-the-transformers-mp3-player-verdict-we-want-291490.php).
[A watch with perpetual calendar and longitude functions](http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2007/08/arnold-son-grande-complication-true.html).
[Plans for a 13,000 foot high, one million person building](http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/20/self-contained-tokyo-highrise-eco-city-x-seed-4000/). Personally whenever I see these I just wonder exactly how long the complete collapse of sociey that cyberpunk…