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Chemical dumping turns Chinese waterway into river of blood

No, this wasn’t the work of Vigo the Carpathian or a bunch of overzealous Slayer fans. In the city of Luoyang, illegal manufacturing workshops dumped chemical dye in the Jian River. The dye turned the river an unpleasant shade of hemoglobin crimson. It’s not clear what the health ramifications of this unholy mess will be,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 17 '11

That’s Not a Knife, This Is a Knife—No, Wait, That’s a Spatula

Oh Paul Hogan, even 30 years after you ceased to be relevant you can still make me laugh—much like these folding grilling implements. They’re just so cute! And with Winter coming on strong, my grilling plans may be on hold, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still want a set. The Folding Grill Tool set…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 17 '11

Your Puny Statue has Nothing on the $130 Million Maltese Falcon Speed Yacht

It doesn’t take the detective prowess of Sam Spade to see how awesome this 289-footer is. It can take you from New York to Barcelona in ten days flat in the lap of luxury. The Maltese Falcon has a top speed of 18 knots—over 20 mph—that’s way speedy for a sailboat, especially one that’s 40…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 17 '11

On the First Day Of Cthulhumas, My True Love Gave to Me…

A Cthulhu in a fir tree. Because nothing says “Happy Holidays” like a Douglas Fir decked out in 50 Cthulhu tentacles and topped with an utterly adorable Bringer of End-Times. [Archie McPhee via Nerd Approved]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 17 '11

Why on Earth Would You Need a Glow-In-The-Dark Crowbar?

No, seriously, that’s not the lead-in to a joke or anything. I’m genuinely curious as to why anyone would need to do demo work in the dark. Sure the Glowbar is cool with its high-carbon steel construction and Silicate-Aluminium-Oxide-based powder coating—allowing it to glow 10 times more brightly than other glowing compounds. But why? Like…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 16 '11

What Soldiers Look Like Before, During and After War

Photographer Claire Felicie’s Marked project shows the faces of soldiers before, during and after war. The differences are slight but undeniable. Skin is weathered, wrinkles are deeper and eyes are sadder. See for yourself. Felicie took these portraits of marines in the 13th infantry company of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps from 2009-2010. Maybe I’m…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 16 '11

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Sh*t Girls Say

What happens when you take one of the funniest accounts on Twitter and reproduce it in video form? A glorious, dragtastic rundown of the shit girls say. If any of this sounds familiar, well, it should. The rest of this week’s top web comedy videos, including Real Housewives of South Boston, the world’s worst surrogate…

Tech News Splitsider Dec 16 '11

9 Periscopes Surprisingly Not Connected to Submarines

The periscope only came about with the advent of the submarine, right? Wrong. These handy, corner-checking devices have been used everywhere from the trenches of WWI to aboard the Gemini Spacecraft. Our friends at Oobject have collected nine of the best examples. And when you’re done checking those out, take a look at these terrestrial…

Tech News Oobject.com Dec 16 '11

HBO Go Is Finally Coming to Your iPad

Well that took interminably long. Time Warner Inc and Time Warner Cable have finally inked a deal that will bring the much-anticipated streaming service to TWC HBO and Cinemax subscribers within the next month. The two Time Warners will first run a brief Beta period but have announced today that they plan to launch the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 16 '11

Watch Run DMC’s Christmas in Hollis Remixed with Emoji

We’ve seen Aziz Ansari remix Jay-Z and Kanye in emoji and now here’s Run DMC’s festive Christmas in Hollis done up with funny faces and random characters too! What’s better, it’s an actual video! The song syncs with the moving stream of emoji messages on the iPhone. So good. I want Emoji versions of every…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 16 '11

This Stranded Ship Is So Perfectly Straight It Seems to Be Sailing On Sand

This image reminds me a bit of a similar scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where they find a ship in the middle of the desert. Except this ship is sailing the sand of Kerminihy beach, in Erdeven. The cargo vessel is the TK Bremen, which was cruising near Brittany, northwest of France.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 16 '11

X-Ray of Two-Headed Snake Is Your Mythical Creature Come to Life of the Day

Snakes are cool. Two-headed snakes are awesome. X-rays of two-headed albino snakes are amazeballs. Born in Florida (of course), the albino Honduran milk snake(s) belongs to biologist Daniel Parker, owner of Sunshine Serpents. The nearly two-month old gal(s) were recently X-rayed for science! The X-ray shows where their snake spines are fused together. What’s interesting…

Biology Roberto Baldwin Dec 16 '11

You Can Buy Official Google Doodle Gear Now

If you don’t love Google Doodles, you have no soul. If you love Google Doodles like the rest of mankind, you can now BUY Google Doodle gear! Hooray! T-shirts! Coffee mugs! Posters! Your favorite Google Doodle will live on forever now. I was always sad when a great Doodle disappeared after one day, now I…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 16 '11

Brain-Eating Amoeba In Tap Water Kills Two In Lousiana

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has issued a weird warning: if you have to irrigate your sinuses with water for some medical reason, don’t use tap water. The reason: your brains may get eaten by the Naegleria fowleri. That’s the scientific name of the brain-eating amoeba, the gross thing in the picture above.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 16 '11

The Gadgets We Really Want for Christmas

We see a lot of gadgets. We play with a lot of gadgets. We write about a lot of gadgets. So we thought you might like to see the few gadgets that we really want for Christmas. 1. Joe Brown: SousVide Supreme Demi Sous Vide Water Oven “I have been dropping hints like a motherfucker,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 16 '11

Laboratory Chimps Saved, Long Live the Chimps!

The National Institutes of Health has halted all new funding for studies using chimpanzees, humans’ closest evolutionary relatives, as scientific models for humans. Though it should have been done long ago, and it’s not a ban on chimp research, it’s great news. A new study spurred by pressure from animal rights activists resulted in a…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Dec 16 '11

Hangout on the Go, Check Your New Timeline, Ask Alfred, and Start a Spreadsheet on the Bus

Facebook for Android gets Timeline. Take your Google Hangouts with you wherever you go. Get the best Office suite, and a concierge app that was so good, Google bought it. If you want to see all the apps on one page click here. Facebook: Facebook released its new Timeline feature this week and guess which…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 16 '11

Flipboard Gets Tiny, The Best Office Suite, Rate Everything, and Look Pretty

Flipboard for iPad is huge, both in terms of use and the actual size of the app. Well, the iPhone version just snuck up behind the iPad version and took its flipping mojo. Plus, rate the worls, get the best Office suite, and start dressing like an adult. If you want to see all the…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 16 '11

Battle Your Facebook Friends, Netflix Gets Purdy, Learn the Geetar, and Run Down Hookers on Your iPad

Remember the first time you played Grand Theft Auto III? You could go anywhere! You could beat up the cops, start a riot, shoot dock workers. It was like running around inside Quentin Tarantino’s head. Now all that magic is on iOS, and dammit I couldn’t be more excited. Plus, take out your annoying Facebook…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 16 '11

The World Won’t End Consumed By a Supernova in 2012, NASA Tells Doomsayers

I find this funny and sad at the same time: someone at NASA had to write an article explaining the obvious to the usual morons—the doomsaying clowns claiming that the world will end in 2012 because of a nearby supernova. Actually, it’s not only funny and sad. It makes me want to find those 2012…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Dec 16 '11

Chemical dumping turns Chinese waterway into river of blood

That’s Not a Knife, This Is a Knife—No, Wait, That’s a Spatula

Your Puny Statue has Nothing on the $130 Million Maltese Falcon Speed Yacht

On the First Day Of Cthulhumas, My True Love Gave to Me…

Why on Earth Would You Need a Glow-In-The-Dark Crowbar?

What Soldiers Look Like Before, During and After War

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Sh*t Girls Say

9 Periscopes Surprisingly Not Connected to Submarines

HBO Go Is Finally Coming to Your iPad

Watch Run DMC’s Christmas in Hollis Remixed with Emoji

This Stranded Ship Is So Perfectly Straight It Seems to Be Sailing On Sand

X-Ray of Two-Headed Snake Is Your Mythical Creature Come to Life of the Day

You Can Buy Official Google Doodle Gear Now

Brain-Eating Amoeba In Tap Water Kills Two In Lousiana

The Gadgets We Really Want for Christmas

Laboratory Chimps Saved, Long Live the Chimps!

Hangout on the Go, Check Your New Timeline, Ask Alfred, and Start a Spreadsheet on the Bus

Flipboard Gets Tiny, The Best Office Suite, Rate Everything, and Look Pretty

Battle Your Facebook Friends, Netflix Gets Purdy, Learn the Geetar, and Run Down Hookers on Your iPad

The World Won’t End Consumed By a Supernova in 2012, NASA Tells Doomsayers

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