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Even Eagles Hate Drones

It’s not just fishermen or emergency responders who hate having drones annoyingly buzzing overhead. Apparently the Australian wedge-tailed eagle isn’t a fan of camera-equipped quadcopters either, and this one makes short work of one invading its territory. But don’t worry, while the drone took a nasty tumble, the eagle was unharmed. [YouTube via Digg]

This RoboCop + Terminator Mashup Figure Needs to Exist

Two of film’s greatest robotic leading men have finally been mashed up into this wonderful prototype figure that Neca teased on its Twitter feed last night. But supposedly it’s not just the company’s designers messing around, Neca might actually produce the figure in 2016. I’d buy that for a dollar, but also several more. [Twitter…

How to Check and Manage Chromebook Storage

If you’ve picked up a Chromebook (or Chromebox), you’ll know you don’t get very much in the way of local storage—the system is designed for the cloud after all. Still, there are times when saving files locally is a good idea (watching movies offline for example) and you want to manage those handful of gigabytes…

You Don’t Have To Take This Backpack Off to Get at Your Stuff

The one thing that makes backpacks great (they’re always out of the way) is also the one thing that makes them annoying when you need something. Paul Vierthaler agrees, and has come up with a rather clever solution called the Paxis that makes it easy to access some of your stuff. The Paxis is worn…

A Disturbing Number of Americans Are in Pain

An analysis conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health has found that an alarming number of Americans experience varying levels of pain on a regular basis. Not surprisingly, people who suffer from frequent bouts of severe pain are also having to cope with diminished health. The new study, which now appears in the Journal…

Some Badass New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos Are Here

They might not be as informative as that one new shot in that Korean commercial, but Entertainment Weekly has released a bunch of new still from The Force Awakens for us to over-analyze—including the first good look at the evil General Hux. Shall we? Obviously, that’s Rey and Finn running from The First Order above.…

Don’t Know Which Bird Would Win in a Fight? That’s Because of a New Kind of Mimicry. 

Two of these birds are closely related to each other. The third is a distant cousin. Don’t blame yourself if you don’t know which is which. Ornithologists just barely found out—and even the birds are confused about it. Scientists have known about mimicry for a long time. Some species mimic the scenery to avoid being…

Why Are Our Boats And Planes Getting Slower?

Humanity used to have supersonic passenger jets and 70mph car ferries. Now, we have gate-checked bags and the TSA. How did we fall so far? Tom Scott’s video should help explain. The focus of Scott’s video is the hovercraft ferry that operates between Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, and the Isle of Wight,…

Constantine’s Arrow Appearance Will Have Major Consequences For Legends Of Tomorrow

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for more Force Awakens footage. Do we now know what disaster kicks off Marvel’s Civil War? Everyone you could possibly want is allegedly back on Twin Peaks. Plus, teasers for Universal’s new Monster universe, new 12 Monkeys casting, and even more Last Ship. To Me, My Spoilers! Captain…

This Jet From Rosetta’s Comet was so Strong it Disrupted the Solar Wind

As Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko sneaks closer to the sun, the Rosetta orbiter is capturing dramatic outbursts from the ever-more active comet. This jet was so powerful, it momentarily out-puffed the solar wind, creating a rarely-observed diamagnetic cavity. The quiescent comet on August 6, 2014 and the far more active comet year later on August 6, 2015.…

SpaceX’s Crewed Rocket Passed A Major (Simulated) Test

Provided that they stop spontaneously blowing up, SpaceX’s Dragon rockets will someday carry astronauts up to the International Space Station. It’s a long, potentially explosive road to a manned mission, but a recent ground simulation puts the team closer. At the avionics testbed facility in Hawthorne, California, the SpaceX team recently simulated a flight to…

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Galaxy Note 5 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

Samsung is set to debut the fifth iteration of the generously-sized Note later this month, but this is the internet—why wait in patience, when we can piece together rumors and half-truths instead? Here’s everything we think we know. The Galaxy Note has long been the trend-setting Big Android Smartphone: Samsung basically invented (don’t-call-’em) phablets when…

This Could Seriously Be The Greatest Political Campaign Ad Of All Time

American politicians, you’d better step up your game. This campaign ad from Canadian politician Wyatt Scott—featuring dragons, giant geese, robots, laser eyes and much, much more—is the new gold standard in campaign advertising.

Tinder’s Twitter Account Is Freaking The Hell Out

In a recent article, Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse”, Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales threw seven kinds of shade on Tinder and everything it stands for. Rather than issue a tersely-worded statement upholding its belief in the sanctity of marriage, Tinder found the keys to the Twitter account, and let loose.…

The Power Rangers Movie Has Some Mighty Familiar Character Descriptions

Usual grain of salt for anonymously sourced info, but Collider has names and descriptions of the Rangers that will be in the new movie. And, yeah, it’s pretty much exactly the Mighty Morphin line-up. The descriptions are exactly what you’d expect if you were asked to describe the original Power Rangers using exclusively 21st century…

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Carving candles to expose hidden designs is absolutely beautiful

Carving decorative candles is such an exquisite art because not only does the end result look great but the whole process requires a lot of planning to get the right mix of colors and demands a lot from the artist, because there’s a time limit as the candle hardens throughout the carving process. Here’s a…

How people toast their drinks around the world

Each culture has its own customs and each country has its own preferences but people all across the world are united in their desire to drink and have fun with their friends. And it’s that—not language or opposable thumbs—is what makes us humans. But of course, if you’re drinking with people from other cultures, you…

This Shifty-Eyed Chameleon Just Challenged You to a Danceoff. Do You Accept?

TRICK QUESTION. You’ve already lost. In all seriousness, this National Geographic short on the chameleon and its remarkable physiology is as gorgeous as it is fascinating. Some really excellent footage here, and a great complement to Patricia Edmunds’ chameleon feature in this month’s print issue: Of all its corporeal quirks, the chameleon is most defined…