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Americans Have Taken 23 Million Bike Share Rides and No One Has Died

With 36 cities across the country now hosting their own systems, bike share is almost becoming an American institution. According to a new report, it’s estimated that Americans have taken 23 million rides since 2007 (wow!), but here’s the most amazing part: Not a single death has been attributed to a bike share system in…

This cyborg arm is the first step to a badass Lego mech suit

At some point in your nerdy childhood, you surely imagined what it would be like to build an entire exoskeleton out of Lego. How much fun would that be to have a Lego creation you could actually climb inside and drive around?! Well, award-winning Lego enthusiast Diavo Voltaggio is well on his way to that…

Now This Is The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Movie We Deserve

Forget the unnecessary addition of Tom Sawyer and the other departures from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s comics. Florian Liedtke imagines a title sequence for a different League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie taken straight from the comics, with a revamped cast. Liedtke made his dream League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen title sequence for a university project,…

Forensic Meteorologists Solve Crimes You’ve Never Thought About

Meteorologists offer forecasts on what the weather will be. Forensic meteorologists use data to reconstruct weather of the past. But why? They do it to weigh in on insurance claims, determine an accident’s environmental conditions, or even break alibis.

Forensic Meteorologists Solve Crimes You’ve Never Thought About

Forensic meteorology is the science of using historic weather records, atmospheric data, eyewitness accounts, and reenactment simulations to determine the weather conditions at a specific time and location. A forensic meteorologists’s analysis might be to corroborate or invalidate an alibi, provide context for an accident, or even to determine if the conditions could have been…

The Creators of Siri Are Building a New AI That Programs Itself

Siri was a forward-thinking addition to iOS when it was introduced in 2011. Then Google and Microsoft implemented their own (better) contextually aware virtual assistants to help navigate you through your day. But there was always room for improvement, and the original creators of Siri think they take it even further. Today’s Wired profile is…

Jeff Bridges Explains Why It Took Him 20 Years To Make The Giver

Jeff Bridges has been trying to turn Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver into a feature film for twenty years. So what took so long? We asked him, and we also asked “The Receiver” how they developed the actual art of giving and taking in The Giver. Jeff Bridges (The Giver) What is it about this…

“Fair Trade” Cocaine Is A Thing Now

The rapid growth of online drug vendors has transformed the way illegal narcotics are sold and marketed. How do dealers compete in a virtual world where violence and intimidation are no longer options? As with any other product, through customer service, promotional campaigns and pledges of social responsibility. Indeed, ten months after the FBI shut…

Watch an Ice Cube Crack In Liquid Nitrogen

We’ve all heard ice crack in water, because the water is warmer than the ice. What if ice cubes were dropped in something colder than they are? Take a look at a slow-motion video of an ice cube being dropped in liquid nitrogen. Ice cracks up in water because its rigidity goes head-to-head with its…

A Spirograph Pancake Machine Makes Breakfast Beautiful

Believe it or not, pancake art has become a trendy way to spice up breakfast, with talented chefs showing off their golden brown creations online. But none can match the intricacy of Nathan Shields’ batter-spewing spirograph machine known as the Pangraph. It’s a work of engineering art unto itself, but the pancakes it produces are…

Confessions of a Colorblind Photographer

I’m colorblind. There it is, I said it. I’ve been holding it back for years, before I even knew I wanted to be a photographer and it feels good to put it out there. I’ve told exactly two photographers about my handicap before tonight but I feel like its time to put it out there…

10 Classic Young Adult Novels That Would Make Amazing Movies

Fans have been waiting over 20 years for a movie version of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, and we’re finally getting one this weekend. But this isn’t the only classic novel that’s overdue for a movie adaptation. Here are 10 beloved YA novels that would make for incredible movies… and why they probably won’t get adapted.…

These Enormous Caverns Below NYC Are Starting To Look Like Train Tunnels

It’s been several months since we last checked in with New York City’s perennially delayed, incredibly expensive infrastructural wonder: The East Side Access project, a plan to build a new station beneath Grand Central station that will connect Manhattan and Queens. Deep below the city, work continues—and now, the MTA has given us an update.…

The Lightsaber Katana Is An Elegant Weapon For A More Realistic Age

We’re never going to get to hold honest-to-Glob lightsabers in our lifetimes, but the “Man at Arms: Reforged” weaponsmith team have given us the next best thing: A Lightsaber katana, a fully functional Japanese blade with a beautiful lightsaber hilt. Ugh, this is an even cooler combination that the Batarang Wolverine claws from June. Someone…

Behold The Average Face Of Doctor Who‘s Doctors

The Doctor has worn many faces over the years, but what happens when you average out all of those faces? This video gradually merges the Doctor’s faces into a single Doctor mean. A few months ago, psychologists at the University of Aberdeen Face Lab released their own average Doctor face, but in this video, Dave…

The Xbox One Could Soon Stream TV Straight to Your Phone

Just a few months ago, Microsoft pushed out an update that lets you use your phone or tablet as a remote for your TV thanks to Xbox’s SmartGlass app. Soon, it’ll let you use your phone or tablet as a TV, with live streaming straight to your pocket. The new update, which will allow users…

A Computer Has Finally Proven the Answer to a 400-Year-Old Math Problem

Way back in 1611, Johannes Kepler suggested that the most efficient way to stack spheres—like arranging oranges for sale—was in a pyramid formation. Sadly, he couldn’t prove it, but now a computer has finally verified it to be true, settling centuries of debate. In fact, Thomas Hales of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, developed a…

11 of the Most Embarrassing Government Websites

Just yesterday, the White House launched the US Digital Service, a new initiative with the express purpose of saving federal websites from imminent disaster/themselves. And after a brief audit of the state of our (unfortunate) digital affairs, we can officially say—well, they’ve got their work cut out for them. It’s no secret that our various…

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YMCA music-less video make the Village People look even more ridiculous

Mario Wienerroither has been pretty busy lately doing his hilarious videoclips without music. This time it’s the turn of the Village People and their hit song YMCA. If you thought the original video was ridiculous, watching these guys dancing without music will make your brain explode. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…