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The craziest NASA test ever is this giant supersonic Goldberg machine
NASA is sending new and bigger spaceships to Mars, which means they need bigger supersonic parachutes. So big, in fact, that they don’t fit in any wind tunnel anymore, so their engineers had to find new ways to test them. New crazy ways. Really crazy. In fact, it’s the craziest test they got so far. … Continued
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The Gritty Timecop Reboot Will Be Like Looper
The Timecop remake has hired a writer for their gritty reboot. But who will they hire for the all-important splits move? THR is reporting that the Timecop remake is still in the works, and will probably be a lot more like Looper than Timecop. Also, the movie has found a pair of writers to pen … Continued
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For the first time ever, biologists have regenerated an organ in a living animal. They did so by manipulating a single protein in elderly mice that makes their bodies rebuild their thymuses, an organ of the immune system. It’s the first time an organ has been repaired with a chemical trigger and not via stem … Continued
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Pocket-Sized Wonder-Printer Would Work Its Own Way Across a Page
With what has to be one of the most ambitious Kickstarter projects to come along in a while, the folks behind this Mini Mobile Robotic Printer want to revolutionize the mobile office. Because of instead of carrying a page-wide device that has to pull paper through it, this little marvel will instead print directly on … Continued
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That Time The CIA And Howard Hughes Tried To Steal A Soviet Submarine
Recently declassified documents reveal new details about Project AZORIAN: a brazen, $800-million CIA initiative to covertly salvage a Soviet nuclear submarine in plain sight of the entire world. The story begins in March 1968, when a Soviet Golf II submarine — carrying nuclear ballistic missiles tipped with four-megaton warheads and a seventy-person crew — suffered … Continued
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Fox Wants To Make Mystique, Gambit and Deadpool Spin-Off Movies
Now that Marvel has shown how to make a massive but unified cinematic superhero universe, everybody wants to get in the game. While Sony is ready to churn out Spider-Man movies and spin-offs, Fox is finally ready to do the same with X-Men. First on their wishlist? Solo films for Mystique, Gambit and Deadpool. Here’s … Continued
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Watch 8 BASE Jumps From 8 Famous Buildings
Do you like modern architecture? What about stomach-churningly scary videos of people hurling themselves off tall things? Well, you’re in luck: After four people were arrested for BASE jumping off of One World Trade last month, we took a look at other jumps from famous buildings. BASE jumping, which stands for building, antenna, span, and … Continued
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Teardown: You Ain’t Changing Nothing But Its Battery
Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 may well be a tiny step into the future, but while its dimpled back may feel like somewhat of a throwback, its insides claim to be anything but. Now, they’ve been laid bare by iFixit. The crew over at iFixit have torn the S5’s little frame right apart, and happily shared … Continued
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Meet The Dragons Who Hoard Cheese And Stuffed Animals Instead Of Gold
Dragons are best known for hoarding gold, jewels, and ancient relics, but some dragons have more…peculiar tastes. Artist Lauren Dawson draws delightful dragons with unusual hoards. After Dawson posted her first series of Uncommon Dragon Hoards, she started receiving commission requests for more—and each one is more charming than the last. If you’re interested in … Continued
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This Map Shows Which Jobs Are Most Unique To Your State
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has crunched the numbers of the jobs Americans have now. The most common profession overall for the nation: office and administrative support. But what about the jobs that are both unique to your state and common there? The findings are the result of a numbers crunch using BLS data from … Continued
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Watch Conan Play Video Games On the Cowboy’s Gigantic Stadium Screen
Though it’s had the record taken away since it first opened, AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play football, once boasted the world’s largest HDTV screen. At 70 feet high and 160 feet wide, its scale is utterly mind-blowing. So of course Conan O’Brien used it to play video games. One of the most startling … Continued
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Intel Is Experimenting With Fully Immersed Cooling for Computers
Forget your water-cooled gaming rig: Intel is experimenting with a cooling system which fully immerses the entirety of a computer’s electronics in liquid to increase efficiency. IT World reports that Intel has been working with SGI and 3M to develop systems that allow them to immerse entire supercomputers in liquid to reduce energy bills. Their … Continued
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Everything Is Crazy In This Defiance Season 2 Trailer
Datak getting beaten up by cops! Irisa in prison! Stahma kissing Nolan! Nolan being extremely sexist! Lots of people in goofy Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome-esque masks! Looks like everyone in Syfy’s series has some craziness to deal with. I’m cautiously excited about Defiance’s second season premiere on June 19th. Despite the season finale being kind … Continued
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Are Robot Waiters Joining Google’s Automaton Army?
Google’s continued push into the robotics industry continues, with its latest investment being a stake in Silicon Valley’s Savioke—which focuses on service industry machines. The nature of Savioke’s current work remains undisclosed, with the company only being formed last year. So what’s caught Google’s eye in order to secure a mystery amount of seed investment … Continued
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Maps Reveal How Independent Coffee Shops Create Communities
The Social Computing Group at MIT is compiling data for maps that demonstrate the impact that small independent coffee shops can have on life in the big city. The interactive maps are part of the “You Are Here” project, which creates data visualizations to serve as tools for urban planning at the micro level: Independent … Continued
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Sriracha Factory Declared A Public Nuisance In California
Irwindale, California, home of the sriracha factory, has declared the factory where that particular bit of hot sauce-alchemy happens to be a public nuisance. No, not to other, lesser condiments (hi there, ketchup), but to the air. After a series of complaints from residents in the area (and one country court case,) the South Coast … Continued
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This Incredible Robotic Building Set Is Like Lego Come to Life
In today’s toy-scape, robotic building sets have handily made the transition from fad to staple, and for good reason—they are awesome. But in a world where Lego Mindstorms reigns king, nothing has managed to combine function, universal appeal, and straight up fun quite like TinkerBots. This could be your kids’—and, for that matter, your—new favorite … Continued
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These Transformable Living Spaces Are Coming to New-Builds Near You
Was a time when transformable living spaces which flip, fold and swivel to maximize storage and style were the preserve of bespoke furniture. But no longer—as these gorgeous units from German manufacturer Häfele illustrate. On show as Holz-Handwerk—the European trade fair for woodworking—last week, they’re aimed at designers and builders who want to kit out … Continued
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The First Clip From Hercules Is Simultaneously Terrible And Awesome
Look, I know Brett Ratner’s Hercules movie is going to be terrible. This first clip — where a very large group of Greeks fall into a silly trap set by some bald, tattooed savages — is proof. But goddamn if every shot of Herc rocking the Nemean Lion skin doesn’t make me want to see … Continued
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Tons of Rumors For Batman Vs. Superman. Plus News Of The Sandman Film!
Writer David S. Goyer talks about the possibility of a unified movie and television universe for DC. Emilia Clarke gives a brief description of her Sarah Connor in Terminator: Genesis. Tatiana Maslany previews what’s up with Rachel on Orphan Black. Plus, does a video game trailer set up Amazing Spider-Man sequel villains? Top image: X-Men: … Continued