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The Sky Is Not Blue – So Why Does It Look Blue?

The latest installment of MinutePhysics tackles the enduring question of why the sky appears blue, and the less common (albeit related question) of why the sun appears yellow. If you can spare the time, I highly recommend complementing this short episode of MinutePhysics with Radiolab’s longer, hour-long episode on colors. In it, Jad Abumrad and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Wrecks From WWII Convoy Battle Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

Researchers from the NOAA have discovered two sunken vessels from a Second World War convoy battle about 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina. The German U-boat 576 and a merchant ship, Bluefields, were found just a few hundred yards apart. The find shows just how close the war came to American shores. Top…

io9 George Dvorsky

What’s the Worst Airport Terminal In America?

Air travel, once the pinnacle of style in America, has evolved into a fluorescent-lit, crumb-strewn hellscape of stinky carpets, underpaid and overworked employees, and fights between drunk racists and tall people. It’s easy to claim your local terminal is the worst, but which of America’s many airport terminals is truly the Worst? Yesterday, Vice President…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Chemistry Principle That Determines Whether Candy Is Hard Or Soft

While the variety of candies seems endless, all of them fall into two main categories: crystalline (typically soft and creamy) and non-crystalline (generally hard and brittle). The deciding factor is how the preparation process manipulates the sucrose molecules within sugar. Mmm, crystallization. The basics of candy making: Sugar is blended with other ingredients and water,…

io9 Mark Strauss

Canon G7 X Review: Canon’s Best Point-and-Shoot Camera in Years

Five years ago, I was broke, but I needed a great camera anyhow. The Canon S90 was the perfect fit for my needs and my credit card balance. And I wasn’t the only one who thought so. The amazing S90 and successors made Canon a mint — at least until Sony’s RX100 came along with…

Reviews Mario Aguilar

Deck the Halls Of Cybertron With Light-up Transformers Ornaments

According to the good folks at Hallmark who’ve had ornaments on display for at least a month now, it’s never too early to start planning your impending holiday decor. And that probably includes a tree covered in ornaments, though probably none that celebrate the 1980s as well as these light-up Transformers bulbs. They’re available from…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

I really want this sci-fi short film to be made into a full movie

Into Dusk is a sci-fi short film about a terminal patient—Ellie—and her lover—Wren—who is broke, desperate to save her life—and has a gun. Jason Ho filmed it to attract investors to make a full feature. I would watch a film that explores how a normal drama could develop in a future world with different rules.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Is DC About To Undo The New 52 Comics Universe?!

Last week, we discussed if Marvel Studios was finally doing something wrong. This week, we discuss if DC Comics is about to do something very right. The end times are truly approaching, my friends! Also, I answer a GamerGate question in a discussion that hopefully won’t want to make you kill yourself. https://gizmodo.com/has-marvel-finally-lost-its-ing-mind-1646643705 Do you…

io9 Rob Bricken

Use IFTTT To Supercharge Your Twitter Alerts

IFTTT, one of our favorite apps for doing just about anything, just got updated with a bunch of new Twitter triggers—if you want to stay on top of tweets that mention your name, you now have a much wider choice of ways to do it. These same alerts can also be set up for tweets…

Gadgets David Nield

1.5 million wildebeests cross a river in one impressive time-lapse

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas made this impressive time-lapse showing the massive migration of wildebeests from Kenya to the fresher pastures of Tanzania. Will calculates that about 1.5 million wildebeests crossed the Mara River, Kenya, during the five days they spent shooting. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

26 Gorgeous Cars Spotted On The Street

Cars. They’re art that we get to propel forward at 80mph, or just eat a burrito in at a stoplight. And for our last Shooting Challenge, we asked you to photograph them. Winner: Porsche I would love to submit my Porsche 911t shot to the Cars on the Street challenge. Currently I reside in London…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered Sneak Peak

Lego Batman is getting his own movie next year, but first he is going to have a special on the small screen. Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered will be airing on the Cartoon Network, October 27th at 6:00pm EST. Here is a sneak peak that shows Superman pestering Batman to join the Justice League. You’re…

Books & Comics Michael Schulte

This Flying Wing Was 3D-Printed From Plastic Dust In a Day

Embraced by industry titans like Boeing and amateur R/C enthusiasts alike, 3D printing never been adopted more aggressively than in the aerospace industry. And when taken to the limits of its capabilities, 3D printing can produce more than just lightweight composite fan blades. We’re talking full-blown flying wings. Developed by the University of Sheffield’s Advanced…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Johnny Depp’s Big Bad Wolf From Disney’s Into The Woods Is Just Bad

Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here. This is the first look at Disney’s Into the Woods Big Bad Wolf, and that is definitely Johnny Depp in a zoot suit with wolf ears. YIKES. Everyone else looks great, though. Entertainment Weekly has just unleashed four Into The Woods movie preview covers, thus revealing the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why It Pays To Be A Small Male If You’re Going To A Snake Orgy

In nature, it usually pays to pack on the pounds, especially if you’re male and competing for a female. But a treasure of a paper explains why male anacondas have to fight for their ladies while staying small. If you have to fight to get a chance to mate, everyone who reproduces is going to…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Everyone’s Secrets Get Revealed On Agents of SHIELD

Last night’s episode of Agents of SHIELD was jam-packed with twists, and huge reveals. Everybody learned at least one major bombshell, and we found out who Lance Hunter’s ex-wife was. Plus both SHIELD and Hydra gained new allies, and the stakes got massively raised. Spoilers ahead… In “A Hen in the Wolf House,” all of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

I Built a Keyboard from Scratch

I made a keyboard – let me tell you about it! I’m even typing this post using the keyboard I built. How meta. This has been a fairly involved process so there is a lot to discuss. The main goal of this post is to talk people through the things I went through and what…

Tech News Dave Cooper

A Gnome And A Spunky Drow Are Partners In Monster Hunting—And Romance

What is it like to date a Drow, one of the matriarchal, subterranean-dwelling dark elves of a fantasy realm? In this webcomic, the grump gnome Newman finds out when he’s assigned one as his monster extermination partner and finds himself quickly falling for her. Josh Ulrich’s webcomic Newman (also on Tapastic) is set in mishmash…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

D&D ‘Loading Screens’ for the DM who needs a break

Even the best laid Dungeon Master plans can go awry, leaving you to trawl through books and scribbled notes in a panic to find something for your players to do while they blankly stare at your DM Screen – so why not take a hint from video games and throw up a quick Loading Screen…

Tech News James Whitbrook

The man who invented the Pringles can was buried inside a Pringles can

Pringles varieties are as vast and varied as the stars in the sky: Barbecue. Sour Cream & Onion. Buffalo Ranch. Extreme Blazin’ Buffalo Ranch. But one, single Pringles can exists on this Earth with a peculiar sort of flavor dust and no chips at all—the Pringles can that holds the ashes of its inventor, Fredric…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

The Sky Is Not Blue – So Why Does It Look Blue?

Wrecks From WWII Convoy Battle Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

What’s the Worst Airport Terminal In America?

The Chemistry Principle That Determines Whether Candy Is Hard Or Soft

Canon G7 X Review: Canon’s Best Point-and-Shoot Camera in Years

Deck the Halls Of Cybertron With Light-up Transformers Ornaments

I really want this sci-fi short film to be made into a full movie

Is DC About To Undo The New 52 Comics Universe?!

Use IFTTT To Supercharge Your Twitter Alerts

1.5 million wildebeests cross a river in one impressive time-lapse

26 Gorgeous Cars Spotted On The Street

Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered Sneak Peak

This Flying Wing Was 3D-Printed From Plastic Dust In a Day

Johnny Depp’s Big Bad Wolf From Disney’s Into The Woods Is Just Bad

Why It Pays To Be A Small Male If You’re Going To A Snake Orgy

Everyone’s Secrets Get Revealed On Agents of SHIELD

I Built a Keyboard from Scratch

A Gnome And A Spunky Drow Are Partners In Monster Hunting—And Romance

D&D ‘Loading Screens’ for the DM who needs a break

The man who invented the Pringles can was buried inside a Pringles can

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The Sky Is Not Blue – So Why Does It Look Blue?

Wrecks From WWII Convoy Battle Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

What’s the Worst Airport Terminal In America?

The Chemistry Principle That Determines Whether Candy Is Hard Or Soft

​Canon G7 X Review: Canon’s Best Point-and-Shoot Camera in Years

Deck the Halls Of Cybertron With Light-up Transformers Ornaments

I really want this sci-fi short film to be made into a full movie

​Is DC About To Undo The New 52 Comics Universe?!

Use IFTTT To Supercharge Your Twitter Alerts

1.5 million wildebeests cross a river in one impressive time-lapse

26 Gorgeous Cars Spotted On The Street

Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered Sneak Peak

This Flying Wing Was 3D-Printed From Plastic Dust In a Day

Johnny Depp’s Big Bad Wolf From Disney’s Into The Woods Is Just Bad

Why It Pays To Be A Small Male If You’re Going To A Snake Orgy

Everyone’s Secrets Get Revealed On Agents of SHIELD

I Built a Keyboard from Scratch

A Gnome And A Spunky Drow Are Partners In Monster Hunting—And Romance

D&D ‘Loading Screens’ for the DM who needs a break

The man who invented the Pringles can was buried inside a Pringles can

Should We Be Hyped—or Freaked Out—About Nuclear Microreactors?

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

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