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This Big Ass DIY Camera Takes Pictures on 3 Foot Long Film

Darren Samuelson wanted bigger pictures so built himself a ginormous camera that he aptly named Darren’s Great Big Camera. When fully extended, the camera is taller than the average man (6 feet long) and shoots on 14×36-inch negatives. NBD. It’s definitely an impressive piece of work, that required a lot of audibles, tweaking and patience…

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The World’s Smallest 3D Printer Is Only a Little Bigger Than a Milk Carton

3D printers are typically behemoth-type machines that can spit out crazy things like houses, cars and titanium balls. The world’s smallest 3D printer is too puny to do any of that but it could be more useful than any other 3D printer. https://gizmodo.com/non-enclosed-3d-printer-can-build-houses-5492014 The 3D printer was built by engineers from the Vienna Institute of…

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Time Travel to 1939 with the New York Public Library’s Biblion iPad App

The New York Public Library has a stunning new app that lets you see a ton of essays, pictures, people, etc and information about the 1939-40 World’s Fair. It’s like a time traveling machine that brings you back to that era. The NYPL is opening up their legendary collection, this time dealing with the 1939-40…

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A Drunk Woman Landed on a Roof After She Was Ejected in a Car Crash

This is insane driving: A woman hit the median of a freeway, went airborne with her car, had the car roll over four times until she was was ejected from her seat and thrown onto the roof. Somehow, she’s alive. Police say that alcohol was a factor in this crazy driving escapade which only left…

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Why Did All These Watermelons Explode?

Watermelons are delicious, especially during the summer. I search far and wide for the biggest, juiciest, perfectest watermelon around. But sometimes they can get too big, like this field of watermelons that’ve exploded like landmines. According to a news report, these exploded watermelons were ‘accidentally’ pumped with forchlorfenuron, a growth accelerator. Forchlorfenuron is legal, stimulates…

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Shine for iPhone

You’d think it’d be easy to make a weather app but most are just terribly cluttered and vomit-inducingly ugly. Shine for iPhone actually cares about how you’re going to use it—it’s fast, gorgeous and super simple to use. What is it? Shine, $1, iPhone. It’s a weather app. And I didn’t care about weather apps…

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Nazis Filmed the 1936 Olympics in 3D?

Apparently, Nazis were using 3D cameras before any of us thought 3D was dumb. According to Variety, Nazis had developed a ‘sophisticated stereoscopic camera’ to record athletes as they crossed the finish line in the 1936 Olympics. Philippe Mora, a filmmaker who has previously found evidence of Nazi using 3D in propaganda movies, believes Nazis…

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Watch Origami Magically Unfold in Water

These micro-origamis are super tiny, only 2-3 centimeters long, with a ton of intricate folds. When they touch water though, they magically unfold and flatten out to become a lily pad of sorts. It’s an effect called capillarity. Capillarity is the ability to flow against gravity where liquid spontaneously rises in a narrow space. It’s…

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Pipe Bomb Found in Ireland Before the Queen’s Visit

Queen Elizabeth II is visiting Ireland, a momentous occasion that’s supposed to signal reconciliation of the two countries. But not everyone is happy! Just hours before the Queen arrived, a pipe bomb was found on a bus headed to Dublin. The bomb was in the luggage compartment of a bus headed straight for the capital…

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The 360 Degree, 10 Gigapixel View From Inside a Stadium Makes You Feel Like a Superstar

Jeffrey Martin, the master of gigapixel pictures, has brought us inside Wembley Stadium during a live soccer game. Like his previous iterations, you get to pan, zoom, pull and see a moment frozen in time. And as alway, it’s amazing. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-largest-picture-taken-indoors-is-40-gigapixe-5786753 The game was actually an important one, with Manchester City taking on Stoke City…

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A Civil War Era Photobomb

There’s so much I want to find out about this picture. Did he do this on purpose? Was he just waking up? Was he an artist ahead of his time? What was his name? Did his friends find him funny? How long did it take for his friends to realize this photobomb? Did they drink…

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These Balloon Earbuds Are Better Than Your In-Ear Earbuds

In-ear earbuds are everywhere, hell, I’m using them right now. But they’re not ideal because they trigger a natural defense mechanism in your ears that tenses up your ear muscles and dampens the sound by as much as 50 dB. These balloon-like earbuds don’t trigger that reaction. How? Stephen Ambrose, the maker of these new…

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Crazy Basketball Team Uses a Crazier Amusement Park Robot for Practice

Basketball practices are pretty standard: shooting drills, defensive slides, three-man weave, suicides, 17s, rebounding, running plays, etc. Not for the French though, those weirdos are using an amusement park ride/giant robot to twirl them in the air to catch passes. Just watch the video, it’s ridiculous. The players strap themselves to the ride, the coach…

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Thanks to an Exoskeleton, a Paralyzed Boy Got to Walk on His Graduation Day

Austin Whitney, a 22-year-old student, was able to walk on his graduation day at UC Berkeley. Why is that surprising? Because Whitney is paralyzed from the waist down and needed an exoskeleton to make those seven steps. It’s a heartwarming story of a boy who learned his lesson and remained committed to his goal. Before…

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Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder for iPhone

I wanted to enjoy the outdoors more this year. It’s now May and I never once ventured out. But no more excuses! The Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder app curates a list of parks and tells you exactly which activities you can do there. What is it? Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder, Free, iPhone. Oh, Ranger! has curated a…

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Silk Is the Magical Material of the Future

Silk! The ancient material is soft, luxurious and…incredibly versatile for the future. New uses and manufacturing techniques for silk have been discovered and you can use it as a vein replacement, bone replacement, optical fibers, microneedles, cups, holograms and more. It’s amazing, Fiorenzo Omenetto discusses the usefulness of silk in a TED talk and it’s…

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Watch a Man Trapped Inside Three Moving iPhone Screens

This is amazing. Ronen Verbit put together a short film that plays back across three iPhone screens. The craziest part is that the iPhones have to be choreographed to show the entire story. So clever. For example, a ball picked up requires a stacked line up to show its vertical movement, whereas a ball thrown…

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I Want to Order McDonald’s From a Touchscreen Too

I’m not envious of Europe often, but I’m super jealous of this: McDonald’s in Europe is starting to roll out new touchscreen terminals that only accept credit/debit card transactions. This will replace cashiers and cash from the ordering process. Maybe it’s a little anti-social but I’ve been dreaming about the day where I can mosey…

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The Samsung Galaxy S II Is Going to Be Called Something Stupid

Last year, my friends told me they loved their new Fascinate (or Vibrant/Captivate/Epic) and I thought what the hell kind of dumb name for a dumpphone that was. But I was wrong! It’s a Galaxy S! An amazing Android phone. Well, I’m not entirely wrong. The carriers or whomever that is re-branding these phones are…

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Some People Don’t Understand What Braille Is Used For

I have very little understanding of Braille but I’m pretty sure you have to touch it to read it. [Reddit via Buzz Feed]

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This Big Ass DIY Camera Takes Pictures on 3 Foot Long Film

The World’s Smallest 3D Printer Is Only a Little Bigger Than a Milk Carton

Time Travel to 1939 with the New York Public Library’s Biblion iPad App

A Drunk Woman Landed on a Roof After She Was Ejected in a Car Crash

Why Did All These Watermelons Explode?

Shine for iPhone

Nazis Filmed the 1936 Olympics in 3D?

Watch Origami Magically Unfold in Water

Pipe Bomb Found in Ireland Before the Queen’s Visit

The 360 Degree, 10 Gigapixel View From Inside a Stadium Makes You Feel Like a Superstar

A Civil War Era Photobomb

These Balloon Earbuds Are Better Than Your In-Ear Earbuds

Crazy Basketball Team Uses a Crazier Amusement Park Robot for Practice

Thanks to an Exoskeleton, a Paralyzed Boy Got to Walk on His Graduation Day

Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder for iPhone

Silk Is the Magical Material of the Future

Watch a Man Trapped Inside Three Moving iPhone Screens

I Want to Order McDonald’s From a Touchscreen Too

The Samsung Galaxy S II Is Going to Be Called Something Stupid

Some People Don’t Understand What Braille Is Used For

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset