When Rogue Waves Attack
Susan Casey recounts the voyage of the RRS Discovery. Its mission to measure oceanic conditions went horribly awry when the ship was caught amidst the largest waves ever recorded. Waves that shouldn’t exist. 57.5° N , 1 2 .7° W, 1 75 MILES OFF THE COAST OF SCOTLAND FEBRUARY 8 , 2000 The clock read…
10 Teched-Out Techniques for Saving Food
Hey America: You waste almost 40 percent of the food you produce. WTF? Sure, you can address that by making behavioral changes, but, uhm… boring! Fortunately, we can fix this. With gear. Dehydrate Water may be the essence of life, but its presence actually makes food go bad quickly. Dehydrated food = long life. Just…
The Best (Phone) Sex of Your Life
FaceTime was the first thing I tried when my iPhone 4 arrived. The screen being small—like any phone—I expected its video chat to be a novelty, nothing of real value to love or sex. Was I ever wrong. The first thing that strikes you about FaceTime is that the image quality is incredible. Instead of…