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The Libyan Air Force sure loves pulling wild stunts from inside its MiG fighter jets. This time we get to see the perspective of an insane low pass—and the plane flies so low that you’d think it was trying to land and touch down on the ground—from inside the cockpit. It’s a crazy new angle…
Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and the Technical University of Munich have made some important strides towards extremely fast internet connections. The team says they have achieved “unprecedented transmission capacity,” at a rate of 1 terabit-per-second. The terabit milestone is almost the “theoretical maximum information transfer rate” on a fiber link, the team said.…
Among the many ways to combat a drug epidemic, an app competition is easily the strangest. Abuse of illegal and prescription opiates alike is a massive problem in the United States. Since 1999, deaths due to these substances has tripled. Overdoses can be reversed by administering Naloxone, but availability of the life-saving drug is spotty—some…
England’s famed White Cliffs of Dover were formed almost 100 million years ago out of the crushed shells of tiny single-celled algae. Now a team of scientists has identified the specific ocean conditions necessary for these sea creatures to thrive. Standing 300 feet tall and running eight miles along the cost of the English Channel,…
I know it’s hard to believe, but Halloween is just around the corner. And while we’ll probably see plenty of Harambes and Pepes this Hallow’s Eve, there will be plenty more Trumps and Hillarys. But if you’re a Trump supporter and want to dress up as the Great Fascist Tangerine himself, you’re going to run…
GoPro’s new flying camera system, Karma, looks surprisingly awesome. It’s not your average quadcopter, thanks to a clever folding design and a removable stabilizer you can use on its own. But is it enough to dethrone the best-selling DJI Phantom 4? That totally depends on who’s flying it. There’s so much about the Karma system…
Silicon Valley is the capital of disruption. It’s the epicenter of the innovation earthquake. It’s the leader of the new way forward. And Apple, as the industry’s Think Different darling, is at the forefront of the revolution. So much so, in fact, that it decided a patent a sweet bag. The patent was filed in…
Janet Knox’s Baton Rouge home is now just a shell of its former self. The recent floods in Louisiana have forced her to tear out the waterlogged walls of her house and begin the rebuilding process. But Knox has had at least one pleasant surprise during the clean up. She found a time capsule dating…
If you’re like me, your brain is so riddled with cat virus that you never want to hear anything negative about our whiskered overlords. But sometimes, the truth is so dark it simply begs to be thrust into the light. This is one of those times. Cats are an ecological disaster—they’re shaping up to be…
Los Angeles is a pretty easy city to stereotype. You’re stuck in eternal traffic on the 405 while wolfing down a burger from In-N-Out. Or you’re sipping green juice at a cafe next to an actor from that one movie. Or you’re listening to someone discuss their screenplay. Or you’re at the beach. Some of…
GoPro just announced its long-awaited (and long-delayed) flying camera platform: Karma. The folding drone comes in a backpack and features a removable stabilizer as well as a simple controller with a built-in display. It all costs $800 and will be available in a month. Nick Woodman, the founder and CEO of GoPro, made a big…
It’s been over a year-and-a-half since the GoPro Hero4 Silver and Black were introduced, and we’re finally getting our first look at the brand new Hero5. It’s still a cute little cube that’ll record you adventures, so what exactly is new this time? Here’s a clear breakdown of the latest action camera in the company’s…
What have we learned from this compilation of Takkyuugeinin’s “table tennis entertainment” vines? A cast iron skillet is not the worst paddle Ping pong balls do not make a very good shirt Bathrooms, parks, and robberies are all good times to practice sports Making ping pong funny requires incredible ping pong skills Screaming helps. Always.…
The name of America’s latest stealth bomber was just announced this morning. And it’s not Bomby McBomberface. The B-21 will be known as the Raider and it’s all thanks to two airmen who submitted the name. The name was crowdsourced by the Air Force, but the contest was only open to airmen and women and…
Thanks to the popularity of GoPro’s tiny, versatile action cameras, basically every manufacturer out there has waded into the rocky waters of adventure video shooters. Nikon’s just the latest, and while its offerings look a little familiar, they’ve got some weirdness about them as well. Back in January, Nikon gave us a first look at…
Let’s be real for a second: The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One designs are hideous. Sure, both are great gaming consoles, but their cases employ the same look of every generic VCR from the 1980s. Thankfully, Etsy store-owner Decalgirl has a fix for that problem. Decalgirl had been making high-quality vinyl stickers for more than…
Arbitrary code injection is fascinating stuff. Intrepid gamers have discovered hidden glitch worlds, turned Mario into Flappy Bird, or performed a standard action so many times it crashes the game. The original Legend of Zelda is susceptible too—as glitch hunter Sockfolder found out—and executing the following instructions skips past the vast majority of the game’s…
Samsung’s recall of the Galaxy Note 7 is in full gear, with fixed units expected in stores no later than Sept. 21. Now, Samsung has detailed what it’s doing to let owners know whether or not their new Note 7 is safe. First, the company is putting a square symbol on the packaging for the…
An explosive device possibly linked to the bombs that exploded in Manhattan and New Jersey this weekend detonated while a police robot attempted to disarm it. This bomb was found Sunday night in a backpack inside of a trashcan at the Elizabeth, New Jersey train station. The backpack contained five improvised explosive devices. “In the…
A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be helped to die in Belgium since age restrictions on euthanasia requests were eliminated two years ago. It’s a historic precedent that could influence suicide laws elsewhere. As of 2014, Belgium is the first and only country in the world that allows minors of any…
