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more about #mysteries more comments → Thangka: Guy also has one of the largest private yachts in the world. Shit like this raises Socialist hackles on my back. #larryellison more » fastm3driver: And from a engineering perspective: If the mast broke, why would you want to put another one of the same type back on the boat? #larryellison more » Kaiser-Machead: Yeah, that's real fine expensive gear you brought out here, Mr. Ellison. 'Course I don't know what that bastard shark's gonna do with it, might eat it... more » Gordonium: Yeah, Ellison's spot-on when he said that it was a "minor setback." Those professional racers have pit crews loaded with replacement parts at every si... more » Curves: I can hear the sound of that snapping mast in my soul. Gorgeous craft. #larryellison more » ridgecity: What materials does that mast have to use to cost $10,000,000? I think these guys are getting ripped-offs... #larryellison more » njdevil: For a lot less than $10 million I would build a boat made out of strippers and cocaine, powered by the Pope's piss and shaped like nunchucks. #larryel... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Ten dollars for a mast? Completely unreasonable! #larryellison more » Curves: This is why I love engineers. more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: Wait! Did you know that there's a direct correlation between the decline of Spirograph and the rise in gang activity? Think about it. more » reddingofish: It's the Monolith. Yes I read the book. more » DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.: "Well, if it's caught in Saturn's gravitational pull, it's not anything WE need to worry about, is it?" "Actually, General, I'd say it's definitely so... more » Razta: If you didnt say it was from around Saturn, I would have guessed a long exposure of the ISS flying by. more » diehippiedie: **SPOILER** That's the moment rebel BaseStar jumped into the Saturn orbit, Galactica will soon follow, i guess the school bus gadget missed the rest o... more » shawnaroo: It's a bit more than a million kilometers away to saturn's F-ring. Closer to a billion and a half actually. more » -
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Anyone Have a Spare $10 Million Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around?
A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $10 million mast this week, the ship's helmsman (not Ellison) described the event as a "minor setback." More » -
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What in the Hell Is This Thing? A Skateboard Etch-A-Sketch?
MAKE calls this a huge XY table. Crunchgear thinks it's kind of a mouse-controlled Etch-A-Sketch. All I know is, it uses a mouse, three skateboards and an Arduino microcontroller. But for what purpose? More » -
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Mystery Solved: Red Box DVD Rental Station Innards Laid Bare
You can all sleep soundly tonight, for the mysterious DVD-dealing insides of the Red Box are a mystery no longer. You're welcome. Surprisingly (disappointingly) not seen: Gnomes, whimsical sprites, unicorns. More » -
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A Man Finds an Actual Card Skimmer in the Wild, in the Flesh
What? No way. Something thought to be of an urban legend—or maybe just a story we'd only see on 20/20—a real, normal person has actually found proof of the the ever evasive credit-card skimmer. More » -
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Time-Travelling Victorian Torso Found on Google Street View
Google Street view has given us so much, especially in the realm of embarrassing drunken escapades. Here's something new: A time-travelling torso from Victorian England captured "coincidentally" at the most supernatural site in Wales. More » -
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What's in the Box? Is Mysterious Mishmash of Gadgets, Video Games, Apocalypse
This POVviral campaignadvertisementdemo film(?!) is an amalgamation of cell phones, VR headsets, Lost music, Half-Life references and hat tips to movies like 28 Days Later. But what, exactly, does it mean? More » -
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Creative's Zii is Actually a Processor, Still No Idea What "Stemcell Computing" Is
The mystery surrounding Creative's Zii "stemcell computing" technology is at least partially solved. Apparently, this MP3 player revolution they are proposing will come in the form of a processor that will debut at CES. More » -
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#mysteries
What is Creative Zii Stemcell Computing? Your Guess is as Bad as Mine
A teaser for something called Zii was sent out by Creative, a company known for soundcards, mentioning the ambitious sounding and pretend terminology "stemcell computing". Updated 3:47pm: iTunes Competitor? -
#cellphones
Crazy, Ugly Mystery Phone Pops Up, Begs to Be Identified
This mystery phone has appeared on the internet with absolutely no info about it available. We don't know what it is, but we do know that's it's ugly as sin. More »
