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If Captain America actually represented the USA, he'd be embarrassing
Jul 01, 1:57AM
If Captain America was a realistic representation of the United States of America instead of some well groomed side part and perfectly pectoral'd ideal of a man, well, he'd be much fatter, much dumber and much more wasteful.
Here's what it's like to plummet down the world's tallest water slide
Jul 01, 12:51AM
POV footage shows it's a helluva drop so yeah, it's scary. People will pretty much plummet straight down a 168-foot 7-inch tall slide—which makes it the world's tallest water slide —at thigh burning speeds to blast over a massive hill to ride another "mini" 50 feet slide. It doesn't get any sicker than this.
Leftovers: Stream the First Episode of HBO's New Show About the Rapture
Jul 01, 12:00AM
Remember Left Behind? It was cheesy and had way too much Kirk Cameron. Anyway, now HBO has a new J.J. Abrams-directed show called Leftovers, which tells the tale of people left on Earth, post-rapture. And you can stream the first episode for free on Yahoo.
Amazing sculptures reveal hidden temples and castles inside of rocks
Jun 30, 11:17PM
There's something magical about Matthew Simmonds' beautiful sculptures. He seems to carve the rock to reveal secret architectural worlds that were trapped for eons inside marbles and limestones—castles, palaces and cathedrals inhabited by invisible characters of some Shakespearian tragedy.
Foster the People's New Video Is Psychedelically Delicious
Jun 30, 11:00PM
Finally, three years after the release of their hit debut album, Foster the People is back on our Hi-Fis with a new record and this wild music video—a trippy, Princess Mononoke-esque battle between opposing forces of nature. Just watch out for the gun-fish toting shorebirds!
You Can Swim In a Secret Pool in the Mojave Desert, If You Can Find It
Jun 30, 10:40PM
When it's hot, city dwellers begin to have a certain look of desperation: That single-minded determination to access the sweet summer relief of a pool. Well, here's a public pool that's completely free and available to use—provided you can locate the pool itself, which is somewhere in the middle of a 25,000 square-mile Southern California desert.
The Bricks That Built This Tower Were Grown From Fungus
Jun 30, 10:20PM
It looks like an illustration from a Dr. Seuss book, but the circular tower made of leftover cornhusks and fungus strings in the courtyard of the Museum of Modern Art's P.S.1 building in Queens is as practical as it is whimsical.
Flying Car Company: China Desperately Needs Flying Cars
Jun 30, 10:10PM
Executives from the flying car company Terrafugia are currently in China looking for funding, leading some in the media to innocently ask if flying cars could ease Beijing's traffic congestion. As the young folks these days might put it: LOL.
Community Will Get a Sixth Season After All (On Yahoo!)
Jun 30, 9:57PM
Everyone's favorite is-it-on-again/is-it-off-again comedy is indeed coming back for another season. But not on another network—on Yahoo, who is following Netflix and Hulu's leads with a cannonball into the original content waters.
What Everyone's Getting Wrong About Facebook's "Creepy" Study
Jun 30, 9:42PM
If you've been anywhere near this great, big internet of ours over the past few days, you've probably heard about Facebook's outrageous breach of trust . Except, at least this time, Facebook might not be entirely in the wrong.
The Weird Pattern On this Girl's Eyeball Is From an Airbag
Jun 30, 9:20PM
Airbags certainly do save lives, but getting hit in the face at 200 mph—even by a bag of air—is not without its consequences. A teenage girl in Michigan got a real eyeful when an inflating airbag actually left its mesh pattern on the surface of her eye.
A 20-Sided Pocket Art Director Gives You Free Design Advice
Jun 30, 9:00PM
When deadlines are a-looming and your creative well has momentarily run dry; when a conversation with colleagues would result in a down-the-rabbit-hole discussion that time won't allow; or when a client wants a design change and you need guidance from an impartial third party; the Pocket Art Director wants to help you with your work. In other words: "Just get it done."
This Camera Films at the Speed of Light
Jun 30, 8:43PM
And you thought watching The Hobbit in 60fps was weird? At 15 billion fps, this camera from Heriot Watt University captures video so fast that you can actually watch individual photons move across a room and reconstruct the form of objects around corners based only on the light that they scatter.
VapeXhale Cloud Evo Review: Putting the Zen Back in Home Vaporizing
Jun 30, 8:20PM
With their flashing lights, roaring fans, and Blade Runner-esque designs, a lot of tabletop vapes these days place more emphasis on maintaining hyper-precise temperature gradients than in providing a relaxing and enjoyable user experience. The new Cloud Evo takes a refreshingly zen approach.
The Troubling History Behind the Best Design of the Year
Jun 30, 8:00PM
Every year, London's Design Museum chooses a single object, building, or piece of software and calls it the best-designed object of the year. It's always fun to see what they choose: Last year it was a simple but brilliant government website . But this year's winner, a cultural center in Azerbaijan, raises more questions than it answers.
Is the Government Responsible For Sheltering You From Nukes?
Jun 30, 7:45PM
"EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT SHELTERS" proclaimed Life magazine in its January 12, 1962 issue.
This snowflake zoomed in 50,000 times looks like a mutant alien virus
Jun 30, 7:40PM
This is not your typical electron microscope snowflake photo, usually delicate and beautiful. It's a capped column snowflake zoomed in 50,000 times. Those intriguing and sightly gross flabby little hair thingies on both ends of the flake are rime ice.
Yo, Hodor App Is Very Hodor
Jun 30, 7:20PM
Already bored with Yo but eager to experiment with a copycat app using the popularity of a prestige drama as its hook? Then you'll love Yo, Hodor, the Game of Thrones-themed parody of the single-word novelty app. It's the same thing as Yo except you send the word "Hodor" to your friends instead of the word "Yo."
Honda's first personal jet is a tiny flying wonder
Jun 30, 6:52PM
Screw flying cars—I just want the flying. The first production unit of Honda's first ever airplane has taken to the skies for the first time in Greensboro, North Carolina. This flight is a major milestone towards its certification—and a great excuse to post a gallery of HondaJet F3 porn. The cockpit is great.
This Isn't a Fright Wig. It's How GE's MRI Scanner Sees Your Brain
Jun 30, 6:44PM
Magnetic Resonance Imaging has come a long way in the three decades since its inception in GE research lab in upstate New York. In fact, the advancement in its capabilities over that time have been simply staggering. Just look at the image above. That's a picture of somebody's brain.
Photos of Orange County, Calif., When Oranges Actually Grew There
Jun 30, 6:30PM
Orange County, California, hardly lives up to its name1 anymore. A few relict orchards may survive, but today the endless citrus groves that once clothed the county in green are only a memory.
Stuxnet-Like Malware From Russia Is Attacking U.S. Power Plants
Jun 30, 6:20PM
Security researchers confirmed on Monday that a vicious new cyberattack has compromised the computer systems of over 1,000 organizations in 84 countries. Dubbed "Energetic Bear," the Stuxnet-like malware is largely targeting energy and utility companies. It's almost certainly from Russia.
Halt and Catch Fire Episode 5: Who Run the World? Girls
Jun 30, 6:00PM
While last week's episode of Halt and Catch Fire saw Donna start to shine , this week had a broader shift, and a little promise from Cameron. But while things are looking up for the ladies in episode five, things are getting worse and worse for the gents.
I can't wait to see these cool racers flying over Earth's oceans
Jun 30, 5:35PM
Concept designer Al Brady is at it again with some really cool racers with inverted cockpits—they are like flying bikes. Can you imagine yourself piloting one of these things? The sensation of speed in that position would probably cause adrenaline to overflow out of your ears and nostrils.
The Beautiful Process of Turning Quartz Into Lab Glass at 3,000 Degrees
Jun 30, 5:24PM
If you work in a lab, you've probably used lab glass made from quartz. But you probably haven't realized that the reason those test tubes are so durable is exactly what makes them so hard to mold. These beautiful GIFs, shot at GE's Global Research in upstate New York, shows exactly what it takes to make those beakers.
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