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The Crazy Physics Behind Figure Skating

Feb 18, 8:00PM

We already know that figure skaters' bodies undergo quite a bit of stress during their routines—and we have the pics to prove it. Even so, it's hard to fathom just how insane these physical forces actually are.

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Graphene Could Save One of the World's Coolest Buildings

Feb 18, 7:40PM

Graphene Could Save One of the World's Coolest Buildings

Architect Santiago Calatrava has had a tough year. He's being sued by many, many clients—including his hometown, where an opera house he built is now in shambles. Now, a company selling graphene paint wants to save it.

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A Rat Map That Shows NYC's Restaurant Rodent Takeover

Feb 18, 7:20PM

A Rat Map That Shows NYC's Restaurant Rodent Takeover

Look, rats are a fact of life in NYC. They're already hanging out in our grocery stores; now, as this map by Steven Melendez shows quite colorfully, they're lounging around in the restaurants in nearly every zip code in The Big Apple. Yeesh.

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10 Fierce Fisheye Photos

Feb 18, 7:00PM

Fisheye lenses distort a scene to absurd proportions—which is why fisheye photography is so fun to see. Here are your fisheye photos from this week's Shooting Challenge.

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It's not a jellyfish or a mushroom cloud or some time-delayed warp-gate undulating in midair—or mayb

Feb 18, 6:59PM

It's not a jellyfish or a mushroom cloud or some time-delayed warp-gate undulating in midair—or maybe it's some extra-dimensional combination of all three—it's a sculpture by artist Janet Echelman, who uses colorful nets to create beautiful and hypnotic topological shapes for public spaces. [Sploid]

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AC Router with a Free Modem, WeMo Light Switch, WD My Passport [Deals]

Feb 18, 6:45PM

AC Router with a Free Modem, WeMo Light Switch, WD My Passport [Deals]

If you buy a new router today, you probably want to get one with 802.11AC, and if you get a new modem, you definitely want the Motorola SURFboard SB6141. Today, you can kill two birds with one stone at Newegg. Just buy a Linksys AC1900 router, add in promo code EMCPHWB92, and you'll get the modem for free. Even if you have a modem, you could easily sell this one for $60-$70 to recoup part of the cost of the router. [Newegg]

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Researchers Build the First Stretchy, Bendy Light Circuit

Feb 18, 6:40PM

Researchers Build the First Stretchy, Bendy Light Circuit

Stretchable circuits are going to enable our wearable tech future, but they're super finicky to create. It was just under two years ago that scientists nailed stretchable electronic circuitry; now, Belgian researchers have come up with a flexible light circuit that carries light signals even when stretched.

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Training for Underground Warfare at a Nuclear Weapons Complex in Texas

Feb 18, 6:20PM

Training for Underground Warfare at a Nuclear Weapons Complex in Texas

In the early, angst-filled days of the Cold War, miners starting carving the insides out of a hill between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The workers didn't know what they were building, but—at 7,000 acres—it was huge. At that point in time, it was only known as "Project 76."

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Chevron: Sorry Our Gas Well Exploded, Here's a Free Pizza

Feb 18, 6:00PM

Chevron: Sorry Our Gas Well Exploded, Here's a Free Pizza

If you live in the small, rural town of Bobtown, Pennyslvania, you woke up to quite a scare last week courtesy of a pretty horrible explosion over at Chevron's nearby fracking site. So how's Chevron going to quell fears about that giant column of flames and possible residual toxins? Who cares! Your next large pizza and two-liter soda are on the house.

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Guardians of the Galaxy teaser trailer is pure eye candy sci-fi porn

Feb 18, 5:38PM

I don't care what they say about Guardians of the Galaxy. I wanted to see this movie before this teaser trailer, talking raccoons and whatnot, but now I want to see this space opera even more. It's really going to be some serious eye candy sci-fi porn.

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A $35,000 Renovation Turned This Suburban Home Into a Cat Palace

Feb 18, 5:20PM

A $35,000 Renovation Turned This Suburban Home Into a Cat Palace

You love your pet a lot. You buy the fancy food and only the best toys. You have a collection of sweaters so she doesn't get cold in winter. But do you love your pet enough to spend $35,000 converting your spacious California home into an animal fantasy land?

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Was This The First Robot Ever Arrested?

Feb 18, 5:00PM

Was This The First Robot Ever Arrested?

On August 18, 1982 the Beverly Hills Police Department took a rather unusual perp into custody: a robot called DC-2. The crime? Illegally distributing business cards and generally causing a commotion on North Beverly Drive. It was probably the first time a robot had ever been arrested.

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Cover Story: The Fascinating Anatomy of a Magazine Cover

Feb 18, 5:00PM

Cover Story: The Fascinating Anatomy of a Magazine Cover

You know the saying: you can't judge a book by its cover. With magazines, it's pretty much the opposite. The cover of a magazine is the unified identity for a whole host of ideas, authors, and designers who have created the eclectic array of stories and articles and materials within each issue. And, some would argue, this identity extends to the reader as well.So if, say, you're seen with an issue of Vogue, you're don't just own that copyyou become a Vogue reader.

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The World's Fastest Jet-Truck Rockets Through a Sub-7:00 Quarter Mile

Feb 18, 4:50PM

How do you move three tons of Peterbuilt tractor-trailer more than 1300 feet in less time than it takes to read this sentence? By strapping on a trio of jet engines, obviously.

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Newark's Fancy New LED Lights Have Little Spy Cams Inside

Feb 18, 4:20PM

Newark's Fancy New LED Lights Have Little Spy Cams Inside

The next time you're passing through Newark airport, look up and smile. The airport's new super-efficient LED light fixtures are also embedded with cameras and sensors—and they're part of a growing market for surveillance technology that is built into other, everyday systems.

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The world's largest solar plant is killing birds melting them with heat

Feb 18, 4:07PM

The world's largest solar plant is killing birds melting them with heat

The world's largest solar plant is awesome—unless you're a bird like the one in this image published by the corporation BrightSource Energy. This bird flew over the plant and was killed by its deadly heat levels, which can reach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (537C). Apparently, this was expected.

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You Can Burn Through Your Entire Broadband Data Cap in One Long Weekend

Feb 18, 4:00PM

You Can Burn Through Your Entire Broadband Data Cap in One Long Weekend

Between the surprising affordability of 4K TVs and Netflix and Amazon's commitment to delivering 4K content, the future is clearly ultra high-def. That's great. But it's also going to wreak havoc with your broadband data caps. Welcome to the age of the home internet overage fee.

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Spain Might Jump Time Zones To Stimulate Its Economy

Feb 18, 3:40PM

Spain Might Jump Time Zones To Stimulate Its Economy

If your economy isn't doing so well, just jump into another time zone. This is the strategy pursued by Samoa, for example, which rather dramatically leapt across the International Date Line back in 2011 in order to align its work-week more closely with its Pacific neighbors; and a more local version of this might be the next step for Spain, according to a proposal being kicked around since September.

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Apple's Fitness-Tracking Ambitions Go Beyond the iWatch

Feb 18, 3:26PM

Apple's Fitness-Tracking Ambitions Go Beyond the iWatch

Lately, all the talk has been about the fitness-tracking, health-monitoring smartwatch that Apple is assumedly building. But a patent granted to Apple today shows the company wants to get into fitness tracking not just on your wrist, but in your ear, with sensor-laden earbuds to measure your athletic performance.

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Mapping an Invisible Border of Air Between Two Cities in China

Feb 18, 3:00PM

Shenzhen and Hong Kong are two major economic powerhouses just twenty miles apart. Thousands of cars and people cross their borders every day. But their close relationship belies inequalities that still exist between the city of Shenzhen and the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.

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Why Herders in Finland Spray Reindeers' Horns with Reflective Coating

Feb 18, 2:40PM

Why Herders in Finland Spray Reindeers' Horns with Reflective Coating

Finland is a dangerous place for reindeer to be in the winter. In a place where it's dark most of the day, these beasts blend in with their surroundings, making it hard for drivers to see them. So Finnish herders are getting creative.

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9 of the Most Beautiful Buildings We Ever Tore Down

Feb 18, 2:20PM

9 of the Most Beautiful Buildings We Ever Tore Down

The years between 1880 and 1920 changed American cities completely: From elevators to air conditioning to electricity, the monumental buildings born during this period seemed like living things, humming with life. But as quickly as they rose, many of them were torn down—victims of the same progress that pushed them up.

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Gawker 2 Human Heads and "So Many Cell Phones" Seized from Nigerian Restaurant | Jalopnik When Is A

Feb 18, 2:04PM

Gawker 2 Human Heads and "So Many Cell Phones" Seized from Nigerian Restaurant | Jalopnik When Is A Problem With Your Car Actually A Problem With Your Car? | Jezebel Tennessee's 'Secret Rape' Law Is Just as Stupid as it Sounds | Kotaku A Journey Through Bootleg Pokémon Games

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Nvidia's First Maxwell Card Is a Power-Sipping Screamer

Feb 18, 2:00PM

Nvidia's First Maxwell Card Is a Power-Sipping Screamer

Nvidia'sTegra K1 is damned pretty for mobile tech, but the desktop team hasn't just been sitting around waiting for Tegra to catch up. Say hello to Maxwell—the new architecture on the desktop side—and the GTX 750Ti. It's a tiny little sucker that's worth its weight in watts.

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What Causes Aftertaste?

Feb 18, 1:15PM

What Causes Aftertaste?

Ever wonder why certain foods seem to hang around after you swallow them?

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