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It’s Amazing These Perfectly Synced Gears Don’t Shred Each Other

If you’ve ever shuddered at the sound of the gears grinding on your car’s manual transmission, you might have a hard time watching this video. But don’t dismay, as these three gears spinning at 4,500 RPM come in and out of sync with each other, at no point do they ever interfere or grind against…

Samsung Shape M7 Wireless Speaker: A Sonos by Any Other Name…

This is the Samsung Shape M7 wireless speaker, a $400 streaming device that lets you play music all over your home or office. It looks like a Sonos, smells like a Sonos, is priced like a Sonos. All that’s left is to find out if it sounds like one, too. The Shape—which features a foam-core…

In Japan TV they can show nipples on breasts as long as they are blue

Everyone knows that in Taiwan—or the United States—people don’t have nipples until they are 18 years old—because body parts are dirty. Which is why TV channels censor them in the most ridiculous ways. Fortunately, in Japan they make an exception for blue tits.

Uh Oh, Chrome’s Incognito Mode Is Broken on iOS 7

Better be careful what you search for on your iPhone. Chrome’s incognito mode on iOS 7 is leaky, and your embarrassing searches might not be as safe as you thought. The bug wasdiscovered by Tom Faller at Parall.ax and it’s pretty straight forward. If you search for something in incognito mode—say, for big sexy farts—that…

Elizabeth Olsen is Avengers‘ Scarlet Witch (or Sam Jackson is a liar)

Marvel has been pretty coy about who would play the Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of UItron. Samuel L. Jackson, not so much — especially after he told The Wall Street Journal that Elizabeth Olson is his new cast-mate. From the WSJ interview: “I don’t think we begin shooting before March of next year. I…

16 Classic Toys That Trace More Than a Century of Playtime

History is told through objects as much as words and documents. Few objects carry more emotional heft than the toys we played with as kids. This series of photographs by Andy Brown elegantly show us iconic playthings from the last 140 years. The toys date from the 1870s to the 2000s. They were borrowed from…

Sengoku Batman Needs to Be a Series NOW

We would pay to visit a gallery lined with these gorgeous Sengoku Batman illustrations. Seriously, we would pay good money to spend an evening ogling paintings of Batman’s allies and adversaries frozen in gorgeous, ancient warrior poses. Created by the artist Scott Wade (who now has prints for sale!!!) we just have to say, WELL…

Ancient “supervolcanoes” lurk on Mars

Once-active “supervolcanoes” in northern Mars likely spewed ash and dust thousands of miles away, producing powdery deposits noticed by the NASA’s Curiosity and Opportunity rovers closer to the equator, a new study suggests. Above: elevation data is overlaid on daytime thermal infrared images of Eden Patera, a candidate supervolcano on Mars (NASA). The scientists suspect…

MTV’s Scream series will have supernatural elements

While the Scream film series will most likely be ending with the 5th installment, MTV is ready to reboot the whole thing and add magic. Huh? Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin, the two writers behind the very popular TV series Revenge, are presently working on a pilot for MTV’s Scream TV series. And so far…

What You Write On Facebook Reveals More Than You Realize

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have analyzed 700 million words and phrases from the Facebook messages of 75,000 volunteers. The resulting word clouds show the extent to which our use of language is influenced by our personality, age, and sex. Social media channels like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way psychologists study human…

The Most Popular Websites in the World, Country-by-Country

If you’ve ever wondered what the go-to web page was around the rest of planet, wonder no longer. This map shows the most visited websites around the world, broken down country-by-country. Assembled by Mark Graham and Stefano De Sabbata for Information Geographies, the map—based on Alexa data—depicts countries sized by Internet population. Perhaps understandably, there…

The enduring mystery of Hitler’s monkeys

Despite the best efforts of the British intelligence service at the time, and historians today, a mysterious detail of World War II history remains unsolved. What happened to a group of monkeys imported into Germany? During World War II, intelligence agencies the world over monitored all the doings of the Axis powers, from diplomatic overtures…

Rdio’s New Free Mobile Radio Service Is Available From Today

Rdio’s rumored free radio service is now real: from today, it’s offering free, personalized radio to non-paying users on iOS and Android. Time to get listenin’. The new service, called Stations, will be available in the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the past, users who had reached the end of Rdio’s 14-day free trial…

Do We Live in the Future Already?

Do we already live in the future? Sometimes, it seems like yes (smart phones and super fast trains!). Other times, it seems like no (freeway traffic and not that many robots). Today, we want to know what currently existing technology makes you feel like we might already be living in the future. Leave your candidates…

Synthetic cannabinoids, while legal, have been shown to have much more harmful effects than actual marijuana – but those effects can vary dramatically from person to person. Now, researchers led by University of Arkansas toxicologist Jeff Moran are working to understand the dangers of fake pot by studying how the body metabolizes two popular forms…

This upsetting timelapse shows how we’re making life hell for manatees

During the winter, Florida’s manatees come to Crystal River Springs to keep warm, but that exposes them to curious tourists who just won’t leave them alone. Watch this video to see just how bad they have it. Indeed, Florida’s manatees have it tough, whether it be on account of toxic red algae, boat propellors, or…

The History of Knives, Forks and Spoons

You use them every day. They’re some of the most simple, but useful, devices in existence. They’re used the world over. But who, exactly, invented knives, forks and spoons? Spoons Spoons are one of the oldest eating utensils on the planet. This isn’t particularly surprising if one considers that nearly as long as humans have…

Check out revealing set photos for Mockingjay and Game of Thrones!

The Fantastic Four reboot and Amazing Spider-Man 3 have both gotten new writers. See Katniss and Gale cuddling on the set of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. And set photos reveal Game of Throne’s new Daario. Spoilers ahead! Gravity In an interview with Wired, Alfonso Cuarón says he is never going to do a space movie…

Fukushima Has Been Leaking Radioactive Water into the Pacific (Again)

Officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have announced that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been leaking radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean again. Speaking to Reuters, TEPCO admitted that it found a leak late on Wednesday, which had likely spilled into the Pacific Ocean. The authorities explained that the contaminated water was…

Snapchat Now Has a 24-Hour Self-Destruct Timeline

Snapchat’s unique selling point has always been the fact that images and videos could be shared with one other person before—poof!—they went up in smoke. Now, though, the app is branching out, to provide a 24-hour timeline to share with friends. Called Stories, it’s Snapchat’s attempt at making its service both more social and a…