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How Engineers Are Moving An Entire Town Two Miles Away
Mar 26, 9:40PM
The city of Kiruna, Sweden, is sinking—the iron mines beneath it are making the ground collapse. So, over the next two decades, its 20,000 residents will be relocated, along with their homes, offices, stores, and schools, to another, brand-new city about two miles to the east.
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The Futuristic Liquid Nitrogen Machine That Makes Ice Cream To Order
Mar 26, 9:20PM
Despite the warm wood and cheery red accents, Smitten Ice Cream can feel a bit like a mad scientist's shop. There's the industrial-sized tank of liquid nitrogen that greets you inside the entrance of its new flagship location in Oakland. And there's the billowing clouds of nitrogen when the stainless steel ice cream machines churn out personalized scoops to order.
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Twitter Now Lets You Tag People in Tweets Without Using Any Characters
Mar 26, 9:10PM
Twitter is growing up, and the latest new feature set includes the ability to tag up to 10 people in a photo as well as the ability to add up to four photos to a tweet. But—and this is big—those tags won't count towards the total character limit. Suddenly, tweets seem kind of big.
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The $150 Acer Chromebook is Back in Stock on Amazon
Mar 26, 9:00PM
Last Friday, Acer sold through its entire stock of refurbished C720 Chromebooks, but they're back today at the same $150 price point. If you missed out last time, grab one now before they disappear again! [Amazon]
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Real Wood Covers Make Every One of These Field Notes Notebooks Unique
Mar 26, 9:00PM
Field Notes' new line of notebooks may be mass-produced, but that doesn't mean they're all identical. With covers made of thinly sliced American Cherry wood, each Shelterwood edition's cover is a completely unique natural beauty.
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If You Have a Dog You Can't Miss This Gadget Guide for the Spring
Mar 26, 8:40PM
Oh, spring. So many flowers to smell, so many butts to sniff. When it starts to be pretty out, you might find yourself falling in love all over again...with your pup. If you'd like to empty your pockets in order to express your devotion, here are some products that will please both dogs and their devoted humans.
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A Treat-Dispensing Box Teaches Your Dog To Put Away Its Toys
Mar 26, 8:20PM
Second only to the pain of your bare foot finding a tiny piece of Lego, is stepping onto an abandoned rawhide bone. It's a harsh reminder that your dog has no interest in cleaning up after itself, but with this treat-dispensing toy box, that doesn't have to be the case.
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Escape the Devastation of Future Earth on a Luxurious Space Mayflower
Mar 26, 8:20PM
Worried that Earth may soon suffer from overpopulation and irreversible environmental damage? Worry not, my fellow passengers of Spaceship Earth! In the future, we'll just hop on our space-faring Mayflowers to go find habitable planets. At least that was the promise of this Sunday comic strip from 1959.
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This Super Clever Lift Assists Cyclists Up Steep City Hills
Mar 26, 8:00PM
This one goes out to all the city cyclists who have pulled up to the bottom of a steep-ass hill with three words echoing through their head: Oh. Hell. No. The Norwegian city of Trondheim built a special bike-lift that gives folks with wheels a free ride, no pedaling required.
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Shooting Challenge: Straight Up
Mar 26, 7:40PM
Have you ever thought how great it would be to fly, only to look up, and see the dangers of wires, tree branches, and street lights in your way? (Ah, then I'm the only one.) The point is, there's a lot over our heads, all the time. So for this week's Shooting Challenge, shoot straight up.
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Astronomers found a minor planet with a ring system like Saturn's
Mar 26, 7:38PM
For the first time ever, astronomers have identified a small planet with a ring system. They previously thought that such a phenomenon could only happen on large planets like Saturn and Jupiter. But this special space rock, known as 10199 Chariklo, is a small planet called a Centaur.
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This GoPro Video of Strangers High Fiving Will Put You in a Good Mood
Mar 26, 7:20PM
If you're feeling down for whatever reason, you should watch this video of strangers high fiving, caught on a GoPro rig. It's going to make you smile, and what's more, the first-person perspective rig is downright awesome.
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These Are the Loneliest Houses In Chicago
Mar 26, 7:00PM
Some call them "orphan buildings," others call them "nail houses": Homes that remain despite waves of hungry developers who have long since bought and demolished the neighborhoods that once surrounded them. They're the ultimate holdouts, isolated artifacts of long-extinguished communities.
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Thanks to Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Will Sell Just One Copy of Its Secret Album
Mar 26, 6:50PM
You've heard of rare records before, but what Wu-Tang Clan is planning for its stealthy double album, The Wu–Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, is unprecedented. The legendary rap group will sell only one copy, encased in an engraved silver and nickel box. It will be very, very expensive.
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This Is What It's Like to See the World as a Fly or a Chameleon
Mar 26, 6:40PM
Ever wondered how weird-eyed animals like flies and chameleons see the world? Now you can take a look for yourself.
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The Tallest Wind Turbine Ever Will Float Above Alaska
Mar 26, 6:20PM
A thousand feet off the ground, the wind blows brisk and uninterrupted. But how do you build such a tall, thin beam to support a turbine's blades? You don't—you float the generator in a giant helium balloon. The world's first floating commercial wind turbine will soon be hovering over Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Oculus Addresses Some Of The Internet's Biggest Concerns
Mar 26, 6:00PM
Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus, has been known to show up on Reddit to respond to fans since the virtual reality's Kickstarter first showed up two years ago. Yesterday, he took to Reddit again to reply to many angry fans about their concerns.
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What Sunsets Painted Centuries Ago Reveal About Global Air Pollution
Mar 26, 6:00PM
Dramatic sunsets are undeniably gorgeous, but they portend something ominous: millions of fine particles polluting the air. Researchers are now studying sunsets painted over the past 500 years to find clues to how our air got dirtier after the Industrial Revolution.
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BOGO HTC One M8s, Roku 3, iTunes Gift Cards, $150 Chromebook [Deals]
Mar 26, 5:45PM
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If you and a friend or family member are both due for a phone upgrade, Verizon is offering a buy one, get one free deal on the brand new HTC One (M8). This is almost certainly the best looking Android phone on the planet, and Gizmodo gave it high marks all around .
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This Playground Is Designed To Challenge Kids As They Grow
Mar 26, 5:45PM
Visitors to Volkswagen's Autostadt, the museum adjacent to its Wolfsburg factory in Germany, will now find themselves confronted with these grey, blobby forms in the lobby. Is it a sculpture? An ode to Fahrvergnügen? Nope, it's a playground. For kids.
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Soyuz Thruster Malfunction Has ISS Crew Running Two Days Late
Mar 26, 5:30PM
Yesterday afternoon's Soyuz launch has hit a snag. A thruster misfire means the planned six-hour flight, delivering U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev to the International Space Station, will now take two days. Talk about a terrifying flight delay.
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Doctors Are About to Start Human Trials for Suspended Animation
Mar 26, 5:20PM
After years of sci-fi-inspired fantasies about the technique, a team of doctors in Pittsburgh are finally ready to start testing out a procedure that involves putting patients in a state of "suspended animation" while they repair their injuries. Put bluntly, they're going to kill people and bring them back to life.
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The Unlikely Fate of NYC's Last Floating Church
Mar 26, 5:00PM
A sailor's life in the early 1800s wasn't easy. If you weren't getting blown to smithereens or developing scurvy, you were probably drinking grog to dull the boredom of life at sea. Coming into New York harbor to find a wooden church floating in the East River probably felt like actual salvation—or at least a refreshing mirage.
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There's No Crust Too Thick For a Pizza Ax
Mar 26, 4:40PM
Thin crust pizzas are all the rage now, both for health reasons and probably because they're a lot easier to slice. But if you prefer a more traditional crust, one that requires some real elbow grease to hack through, you'll be happy to have this ax-shaped pizza cutter in your kitchen.
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Thank God Emails Don't Happen Out Loud in Real Life
Mar 26, 4:20PM
You probably know a few people who use email in a way that drives you stark raving mad. But just be glad those annoying habits are relegated to the digital world. Because translated into real life, our email quirks are downright unbearable—and absolutely hilarious.
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