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This Shirt Can Be Worn For 100 Days Without Washing, Which Sounds Incredibly Sketchy But Also Awesome

Who even knows. The creators of Wool&Prince are claiming that you can wear their wool button-down shirts for days on end without them wrinkling, smelling or showing any dirt. Frankly, that sounds ridiculous, but maybe? Testers recruited by Wool&Prince all unsurprisingly claim that no matter what they do, the shirts look fresh from the dry…

Is Molten Light Oozing Out Of The Abyss?

If ever there was something bubbling out of the primordial ooze it’s these little pools of light. There’s something that’s just gloopy and compelling about them. This is KIHOU, a series produced by tangent, a London/Tokyo design studio. Basically different bowls hold a “sticky liquid” and a layer of black silicone oil. There are LEDs…

Equip Yourself With Slingshots For The Zombie Apocalypse

When you think about how you would deal with a zombie invasion, the weapons that come to mind probably don’t include slingshots. But if the story of David and Goliath has taught us anything it’s that slingshots are pretty deadly. Plus that whole underdog thing. Whatever. Joerg Sprave wanted to make sure he was ready…

Gigabit Internet In Vermont Is Cheaper Than Google Fiber

There have been vague rumblings about ISPs stepping up to match Google Fiber’s gigabit internet offering, especially since Google announced that the next Fiber city would be Austin. Now 600 residents of Vermont are actually getting those speeds at half the Fiber price. What gives? https://gizmodo.com/would-a-1-gbps-internet-connection-stop-you-from-saying-5812881 The Vermont Telephone Company (VTel), which serves about 17,500…

What’s The Biggest Internet Shopping Risk You’ve Ever Taken?

There are some things you should really see/inspect/measure before you buy, but in the age of item reviews and free return shipping laziness often dictates that we just take a best guess and see how things play out. Recently I ordered a wetsuit even though I know nothing about wetsuits. Return shipping was $12 so…

Two Meteorites Discovered In Antarctica May Be From The Same Supernova

There’s nothing more fascinating or TV special-worthy than twins separated at birth. Whether they’re reunited at 15 or 50 it’s safe to say that there’ll be some eerily similar food preferences and a whole lot of crying. But what about two chemically identical grains of silica that haven’t seen each other for more than 4.6…

After Friday’s breach, LivingSocial has changed their hashing algorithm from SHA1 to bcrypt to increase security.

Finally A Cute Robot That Doesn’t Have The Crazy Eyes

Wall-E has adorable droopy eyes and is totally compelling, but I have to remind everyone that he isn’t real. If you need a minute to let that sink in take as much time as you need. We’re gonna talk about Romibo and you can catch up later. The thing is that when researchers are trying…

Install Shelves That Make Your House Look Windy

These shelves throw caution to the wind. They’ll blow you away. They’re a breeze. Can’t. Stop. Puns. Everywhere. Look, the point is that paper scattering in the wind is a great motif for shelves and these are super pretty. Okay? Fine. These steel shelves called BLOW were conceived by Japanese design studio YOY. Each shelf…

The iTunes Store Is A Decade Old Today

For better or worse, Apple has been peddling digital wares for ten years through its iTunes store. What started as a 99 cent, iPod-centric music seller has evolved into the billion dollar behemoth we know today. https://jezebel.com/here-are-your-late-night-plans-justin-timberlakes-new-5990064 iTunes sells 35 million songs in 119 countries, movies in 109 countries and 850,000 iOS apps in 155…

Watching Someone Make Daguerreotypes Is Totally Mesmerizing

To be honest, it’s pretty clear why daguerreotypes got passed over for more flexible photographic processes. You put a crap ton of work, not to mention seriously dangerous chemicals, into an image that then can’t be duplicated. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t amazing looking. https://gizmodo.com/photographs-look-even-better-with-200-years-of-decay-5974553 So artist and videographer Patrick Richardson Wright shot photographer…

Stealers Wheel: Stuck In The Middle With You

So this video. There’s a lot to see here. Some gross eating. Some crazy makeup. And the clothes. Wow. Off the bat I just want to say that I inspected closely and the drummer is wearing a shirt. It’s flesh-colored, but it’s there. “Stuck in the Middle” is off Stealers Wheel’s debut, self-titled album from…

Time to Give The TSA a Piece of Your Mind About Full-Body Scanners

After years of criticism and debate, plus a Washington D.C. circuit court ordering that the TSA accept public comment, you can finally weigh in about those scanners that not-so-subtly undress you. In most major airports the scanners have largely been replaced by millimeter-wave scanners, which produce less graphic images, but the backscatter X-ray machines are…

If The Beautiful Sky Tower From Oblivion Could Actually Exist That Would Be Great, Thanks

In some ways Oblivion is pretty standard. Alien war. Last humans on earth. Tom Cruise. Etc. But the movie, out this weekend, has something else going for it: a stunning backdrop for all the hunting and sleuthing. The Sky Tower was conceived by Oblivion’s director, Joseph Kosinski, during very early treatments of the movie. Kosinski…

This Watch Accurately Tracks Moon Phases For 122 Years

Everyone wants to be the center of the universe, but solipsism doesn’t always mesh well with that whole socializing/respecting other people thing. So keep the truth to yourself and just look at your Arnold & Son’s watch whenever you want to commune with the sky above. The Perpetual Moon watch is being announced ahead of…

Store Your DSLR In This Camera Lens Stool So Your Most Expensive Possessions Can Hang Out

We have to get over it right up front. This stool costs about $780, which is stupid a lot. But now that it’s out in the open we can move on and admire how cool it is, right? Riiight? You might as well buy a low-end DSLR with the same cash, or pay rent or…

BISON Database Lets You Stalk Nature From Anywhere

There was lichen on some trees near El Malpais National Monument in north west New Mexico on January 14, 1987. No, seriously there was. If you want to double check, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a database called Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) that tracks 100 thousand species in the U.S.. The project…

It’s Only Reasonable To Think That This Russian Volcano Looks Like Mordor

The Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka, Russia is going kind of crazy this month. And Live Journal user Lusika33 has been following the eruptions from land and air. It’s pretty amazing to think that these rivers of lava are flowing right now. It seems like shooting from the helicopter may have been kind of scary…

When Was The Last Time You Really Unplugged?

I hear a lot of people talking about how nice it is to go on vacation and “just unplug for awhile.” They say that taking a break from their devices helps them refocus. Which makes sense! Except I already know what a great time they had on their vacations because they posted a steady stream…

Lighting Climbers On A Sheer Ice Wall Basically Guarantees Amazing Photos

Photographer Ray Demski recently decided to take climbers and a photography crew to a bridge in Avers, Switzerland, light an ice wall and then shoot the climbers once it got dark. The results are pretty awesome, which is not surprising, because this whole plan was…pretty awesome. The project, called Ice Nights, was shot using three…