New Technology Tricks Water Into Thinking Your Ship Isn’t There
We’ve already seen how future ships can be cloaked against sonar, and maybe someday even space and time. Now researchers say they can cloak the ships’ wakes, tricking water itself into acting as though nothing is there. A new metamaterial cloaking system can trick water into standing still as an object moves through it, by…
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: John Stamos Teaches You How to Cuddle
If the idea of snuggling up close to John Stamos gives you uncomfortable flashbacks to a long-maned Jesse Katsopolis gyrating wildly in an Elvis jumpsuit, stop that. And accept that those should be the most comfortable flashbacks you can have. Joining Stamos in this highly spoonrotic tutorial (full video below) is his former Full House…
12 Lookout Towers to Protect the Realm
Lookout towers are often more dramatic pieces of architecture than tall buildings because they only have a single floor – the top one. This means that they can be very skeletal and the design is all about a dramatic staircase. Here are some of our favorite examples, accidental architectural gems, like mini Eiffel Towers used…
