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The cathode is often one of the most expensive components of a battery-especially if it’s made of cobalt or precious metal. A Swedish scientist may have discovered a way to replace pricey metal cathodes with a goopy byproduct of paper processing known as “brown liquor.” Brown liquor is the result of the Sulfite process for…
Culinary masochists rejoice! This hyper-hot vodka doesn’t just burn on the way down, it ionizes. The 100,000 Scovilles Naga Chilli Vodka is reputed to be the world’s hottest. It’s 80 proof and contains the same level of heat as a Habanero chili. Not enough capsaicin to make you freak out and hallucinate but certainly enough…
Still pumping your watermelons full of vodka? What is this, summer camp? You’re in the real world now, it’s time for an adult solution to your fruit-based adult beverage storage needs. Maybe one that even involves a spigot. The instructions for the Watermelon Keg come from none other than the National Watermelon Promotion Board—which is…
Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Tonight’s Green Candy x Goo hybrid comes to us from…
The traditional means of rapidly extracting an injured person if you’re on your own is the highly-uncomfortable fireman’s carry—sling the guy over your shoulders and hold on. However, a new emergency sling designed by the Israeli Army holds the wounded like a “human backpack.” Known as the Injured Personnel Carrier (IPC) and designed by Agilite…
Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays. Reuters reports that an unemployed Austrian man was so dead-set against returning to work he lopped off his left foot. The unidentified 56-year-old was set to meet with a labor board to evaluate his fitness to return to the Austrian workforce on Monday when the mutilation…
The Oatmeal is a delightful web comic that I love and read regularly. But it’s so still and silent like a, um, comic. So I’m in love with this sing-along animated short. The Oatmeal teamed up with the delightful Sarah Donner to release a kinda-NSFW but utterly delightful animated short that follows the adventures of…
Would you trust a homemade submarine made by some guy who was laid off of his factory job in China? Maybe not. But don’t you think a $30,000 functional mini submarine is totally worth it? Yes! Screw a new car, buy a submarine! It’s truly impressive, what logic points a man who was laid off…
Android phones, lovable as they may be, are idiotically named. Crap like Wildfire Incredible Sensation Vigor Touch Skyrocket Z E Pro taint otherwise decent phones. Where do Android phone makers come up with this stuff? Why from condoms! Turns out, condoms and Android phones share more than just intimate utility, they’re actually named the same…
Shocking news! This weekend, The New York Times reported that people are pulling over and parking sometimes to use smart phones, and sometimes that makes other people angry. Oh my willakers! This is nonsense. Here is a befuddling passage sure to make you feel something, somehow, in some way: Brianne Miller was parked recently in…
Early Sunday morning, Orlando Amway Arena was demolished in under 20 seconds by 520 pounds of dynamite. The arena was originally built in 1989 and served as the home for Orlando sports teams for more than 20 years. Watch its last gasp from multiple angles above. [Orlando Sentinel via Laughing Squid]
This is dirty. Hackers are uploading malicious Chrome extensions to the official Google Chrome Web Store in hopes of tricking people to download them. Once downloaded, the extensions have the ability to completely hijack Facebook accounts. Even worse, those malicious Facebook-jacking extensions are advertised on Facebook! The ads claim that it’s possible to change the…
When the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan last year, it created more than 22 million tons of debris—the size of California, pretty much. Included in that debris was this ghost ship, a 150-foot long squid-fishing boat that’s just been found, a year after the tsunami, near the coast of Canada. https://jezebel.com/the-complete-japan-crisis-timeline-live-updates-5780998 Spotted by aircrafts…
If you are nostalgic for your command-prompting days of yore, take a look at retro-synth all-star Com Truise’s video collaboration with designer Myk Dawg. The video for Terminal, off his 2011 full record Galactic Melt, is a whirlwind of ascii art, configuration prompts, and text adventures; the bread and butter of early 90’s personal computing.…
We might not have real working hoverboards yet, but somehow Scalextric has done the impossible with a slot car set that allows up to six individually-controlled cars to race on a single two lane track. Clever engineering, or just downright sorcery? The Scalextric Digital series uses a special control unit that assigns each car a…
We don’t need much out of our microwaves. Those leftovers will be soggy and rubbery regardless of how good it is. But its convenience is indisputable, and if it’s going to take up space on the kitchen counter, it might as well look good. Enter Big Chill’s Microwave Oven. Looking as if it was pulled…
Here’s what happens without concrete net neutrality policy in place: Comcast’s impending video on demand service for Xbox 360 won’t count against your monthly data cap. Which is great for your data cap! But an awful, awful precedent. Ars Technica says Comcast’s Xfinity streaming powers—which, admittedly, will be pretty great if you’re a cable subscriber…
Every home delivery pizza joint in the world should give this gadget away: a fridge magnet button that will automatically place an order for your favorite pizza. One button pizza delivery, folks. After this amazing feat, the only human achievement left is world peace. The button uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone and send…
Welp, we’re about done with the ol’ plasma set. Figure it’s time to take ‘er off to the dump. Or maybe we could sell it? Naw, let’s destroy it with arcing electricity bolts for fifteen minutes straight. YouTuber Aussie50, who sounds like he’s deriving a little more than a little sexual pleasure from the HDTV’s…
If you’re tired of your toaster just sitting around wasting counter space after the breakfast rush, you’ll appreciate Quirky’s Crisp toaster concept. Like playing an accordion, it can be squeezed down to a mere 2.5-inches wide so it’s easy to store. With the toaster fully expanded you get your standard pair of toasting slots with…
