Rogue One: A Star Wars Story won't be released for almost seven months, and yet it's already the talk of fans everywhere. Today, lots of that talk was about
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
More Details Have Been Revealed About Those Rogue One Reshoots
What's Up With This Lyft Driver Having Congressional License Plates?
A picture cropped up on Twitter showing what at first appears to be just another Honda Civic driving for Lyft-until you notice it has Congressional license plates.
What Would Happen If Humans Disappeared from Earth?
It's an age old question that we love to entertain because we're all obsessed with our own mortality and the future of the world: what would happen to the world if humans disappeared? With enough time, the Earth would be able to reset itself and erase any trace of our existence. Mind Warehouse goes deep into answering it by detailing the progression of what would happen when.
The Mighty Claw of the Mantis Shrimp Inspires Next-Gen Helmets and Body Armor
The powerful, hammer-like rounded claws of the mantis shrimp are incredibly strong, making them ideal for cracking open the hard shells of clams and crabs (its favored prey), and for warding off predators. Now those claws are also inspiring scientists keen on building super-strong materials to make tougher body armor and football helmets.
A Simple Change Transformed One of LA's Busiest Intersections Into One of its Safest
The intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue is among the world's most famous-you've seen it broadcast every year on the Oscars as the start of the red carpet. But like most celebrities, the tourist-thronged Los Angeles landmark had a very dark secret: It was known as one of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in LA. That all changed six months ago.
Monday, May 30, 2016
The Best Memorial Day Deals: Laser Printers, Cheap ThinkPad, Golfing Gear, and More
Printers you won't hate, a workhorse laptop, and Callaway golfing gear lead off Memorial Day's best deals.
The Department of Defense Will Finally Stop Using Floppy Disks For Nuclear Operations
A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that multiple U.S. government agencies still run on decades-old technology-the most alarming of which is the revelation that nuclear operations are still carried out with 8-inch floppy disks.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Tonight's Game of Thrones Had More Questions Than Answers
So grab a warm cup of rabbit's blood and let's try to figure out what happened in-between the lines of “Blood of My Blood.”
Can Liquid Nitrogen Put Out an On-Fire Swimming Pool?
Teenage rebellion takes many forms. Some of us get dumb haircuts or listen to some truly terrible music. But for the amateur scientist, breaking your mother's heart* involves diethyl ether and the family pool.
So You Want To Join The Empire: Beating the Summer Heat
One of the most common questions that I get when I'm trooping in Stormtrooper armor (after “Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?”) is “Are you hot under there?” Usually, the answer is yes.
Brains Of People With Schizophrenia Attempt Self-Repair: Study
Schizophrenia is a mysterious, misunderstood mental illness without a full cure. However, researchers from the United Kingdom and China may have found a clue that could help to understand it better.
Sunday's Best Deals: Calvin Klein, Grilling Gear, Compact Jump Starters, and More
MLB On Colossal Beer Pyramid: "Wow"
What separates man from beast? Humans are weak-skinned bipeds, but our great advantage in this life is our bigass brains. We build. To engineer is human. That's how we survived in the jungles and took over this planet. Read one way, the story of human history is a long, inexorable march towards the construction of baseball stadiums.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Here's A 4-Pack Of LED Light Bulbs For Under $5
These Philips A19 bulbs aren't just the most popular light bulbs we've ever listed, they're one of the most popular non-Amazon deals we've ever posted. Today you can grab a 4-pack for under $5, until they sell out anyway, which definitely beats out the previous discounts we've seen.
NASA BEAM Inflation Complete Saturday After Earlier Failed Attempt
After NASA's lackluster attempt on Thursday
Friday, May 27, 2016
Today's Best Deals: Seiko Watches, Mizuno Running Shoes, Floating Speaker, and More
Why Certain High-End Golf Clubs Make Such an Ear-Splitting Sound
Back in 2006, Nike introduced the high-performance SUMO 2 golf club driver, specially engineered to help golfers hit straighter shots, even for slightly off-center hits. There was just one problem: the newly designed club made an unpleasantly loud, tinny sound when it struck the ball-so much so, that most players proved unwilling to tolerate it, even in exchange for improved performance.
The Best Images Reacting to the New, Awful Captain America Twist
So writer Nick Spencer had a bad idea for Captain America. And Marvel had the worse idea by letting it happen. But, as is often the case, the fans took the shitty lemons they were handed and made lemonade.
Finally, an Explanation for Why Tiny Fruit Flies Have Giant Sperm
Fruit flies have enormous sperm. This is a well known fact in the scientific community-so well known, in fact, that there's a name for it: the big sperm paradox. But the massive, spermy problem has long confounded scientists, who couldn't figure out why such a tiny creature needed such humongous baby batter soldiers. Until now.
Faraday Future Will Continue Cloning Tesla With Development Of A Bay Area Factory
After breaking ground on a billion dollar factory in Sparks, Nevada earlier this month, Faraday Future is now working a deal on a second facility in Vallejo, California. So-a Bay Area factory and a larger Nevada-based factory. Sound familiar? Oh yea! That's Tesla's deal.
Evaporated Cane Juice Is Just Sugar
You may have noticed a subtle change on your food ingredients list. Big, bad sugar is being replaced by the fresher, greener sounding evaporated cane juice. But how does this ingredient differ from sugar? It doesn't, says the FDA.
What Makes a Movie Great?
It's a big sweeping question that can't possibly have an answer. Is it the story? Is it the characters? Is it the cinematography? This examination by Now You See It attempts to break down what makes a movie elevate from good to great, and focuses on a few things: the impact it has on filmmaking (also known as why Citizen Kane is so great); the impact it has on our culture (also known as why Jaws is so great); and the impact it has on the individual viewer (also known as why whatever movie you think is great is so great).
Monday, May 23, 2016
TSA Asks Head of Security to Turn in His Badge and Glove
Following accusations of departmental mismanagement, Kelly Hoggan, the Transportation Security Administration's head of security, was removed from his position on Monday, CNN reports.
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