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• The Coke Zero And Mentos Rocket Car Showdown

  This is sheer power vs. refined aerodynamics. This is sheer stupidity vs. refined stupidity. It's the Coke Zero and Mentos Rocket Car Mark I, powered by 108... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Time Magazine Person Of The Year Is 'The Protester'

  

  Time magazine has named the collective protester around the world as its person of the year, citing the change brought by street demonstrations from Arab... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Real Life Documentations Of Paranormal Activity

  

  image credit Including 'real' and 'paranormal' in the same sentence might start a whirlwind debate. By definition, the paranormal and parapsychology have... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CULTURE

• 7 High Tech Ready-To-Eat Meals

  

  image credit There is perhaps one thing, due to biological necessity, that all the peoples of the world can agree upon: food is good. However there is also... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• Parallel Parking

  . That's one way to do it. YouTube link (via Bits and Pieces)The Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise

  

  One of the great things about the Star Trek franchise are all the ambient sounds that represent the engine noise on the various ships. Want to imagine you're... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Higgs Boson May Have Been Glimpsed

  

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  Posted on 14 December 2011 PHYSICS, SCIENCE

• Most Incredible Sunken Ships On Earth

  

  image credit To many, the words 'shipwreck' and 'sunken ship' conjure images of treasure and piracy in days long since past, but in fact the sunken wrecks of... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• The First Millisecond Of A Nuclear Explosion

  

  image credit A nuclear explosion from the Tumbler-Snapper tests performed in Nevada during 1952 captured by a high speed Rapid Action Electronic camera. It... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE

• Biggest Daytime Fireworks Show Ever

  Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang put on an 'explosion event' in Doha, Qatar, utilizing microchip-controlled explosives to form incredible designs and patterns. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Is Reading On The Toilet Bad For You?

  

  image credit From a medical standpoint, there are plenty of questions to ask of toilet reading. Most can be worded in vague, euphemistic terms that convey the... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• 10 Celebrity Refreshments

  

  image credit Advertisers know that the taste of a better lifestyle will sell products. Celebrities learn this as well, and can make a killing putting their nam... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CELEB, DRINK, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD & DRINK

• Bells And Whistles Descend Upon the Throne

  

  Kohler produced a new toilet, the Numi. The Numi features a touch-screen remote control. The Numi washes and dries its user. The Numi costs $6,400, or 81 times... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 GADGETS, HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN, TECH

• Gif Rap The Rainbow

  

  is a quirky holiday website from Skittles that lets you create 'Gif Raps' of Christmas. It lets you choose an animated GIF and sync it to a Rap track you pick,... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Lion Man Of Hohlenstein Stadel

  

  A lion headed figure, first called the lion man, then the lion lady, is an ivory sculpture that is the oldest known animal-shaped sculpture in the world and... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CULTURE

• 22 Super Rad Bookends

  

  image credit A collection of unusual and creative bookends.The Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gedi - Kenya's Hidden History Revealed

  

  image credit The thirteenth century was one of turmoil. The crusades were in full swing, the Mongol empire under Ghengis Khan swept forever westwards while Marc... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History Panoramic Virtual Tour

  

  Take a panoramic virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History. This presentation of panoramas provides the visitor a list of links to... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 SCIENCE

• The Greatest Card Trick Ever

  Irish magician Dave Cremin is performing the greatest card trick you'll ever witness right in the heart of Times Square. YouTube link (thanks Cora)The Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Funny Fruit

  

  image credit A collection of funny fruit. Some of these compositions must have taken many hours to put together; others took minutes. There are some, even, whic... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM