This Mind-Bending Trick Is Actually Two Illusions in One
What sorcery is at work here? Careful, this trick—er, illusion has a second, surprising twist in it.
5 Animal Con Artists That Use Trickery To Get Sex
Humans use all kinds of gimmicks to win over mates — but you’d think that in nature, it would be all about honest competition. The biggest antlers, the brightest feathers, the most beautiful song, the most perfect displays – each signals the owner’s desirability as a mate. But here are five animals (and one plant)…
Netflix Will Destroy New Year's Eve for Children with Fake Countdown
It used to be the only way to trick children into falling asleep before the shiny ball on TV lowered at midnight on New Year's Eve was to find a ball drop in a different time zone or record one from a previous year and hope no one noticed. But 2015 is a year of wide-ranging possibilities! Netflix has devised a new way…
The dark secret of arcade crane games: 17 times out of 18, you will lose
Looking to bone up on your arcade crane game strategy? (You know the game I'm talking about — the one with the claw and the plush toys crammed all up inside it.) Well, we've got some sad news. It turns out strategy, at least when it comes to crane games, probably isn't as important as you think. Why? Because they're…
Not Even Amazon Will Spare You a Rickrolling
I need a humidifier. I'll head to Amazon. They have deals. I'll scroll through their front page—oh, here are some good deals. Oh look, at the bottom there's a list of sites Amazon owns. Oh, the—OH GOD NO.
What Kind of Photographic Trickery Is Going On Here?
Left side of the photo: adorable 4-year-old pancake chef is blinking. Right side of the photo, in the reflection: his eyes are wide open. Whoa. Viral marketing for the The Last Exorcist? Not exactly.
Russia Builds Up Inflatable Military Decoys
Are you the dictator of a country that's desperate to seem powerful to its neighbors, but not quite rich enough to afford the armaments it wants? Take a page from the Fortitude South and buy these inflatable versions of scary military equipment! Trick foreign satellites and spy planes into thinking you're a viable…
