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Watch sponges breathe out neon green water like they're smoking
Jun 06, 12:59AM
There's something completely fascinating in something so incredibly simple. Sponges—animals that can't walk or swim—are incredibly efficient at what they do and have a super fun history to them too. Watch Jonathan Bird explain how sponges work and where they come from in this Blue World clip.
Saved: A Satirical Tale of Teen Pregnancy in a Christian High School
Jun 06, 12:00AM
What happens when you mix a gay teens, teen moms, divorce, and disabilities and then put them under the roof of judgey Christian high school? Saved, a comedy that hilariously deals with some topics that aren't exactly fiction.
Report: T-Mobile's Parent Company Might be Screwing With Hungary's Press
Jun 05, 11:40PM
Deutsche Telekom is the huge corporation that owns two-thirds of T-Mobile. It also, if you follow a chain of sub-companies, owns Origo.hu, a hugely popular Hungarian news site. Origo's editor in chief was just unceremoniously fired, after writing critically about the Hungarian government—which, incidentally, just inked a $1.5 billion broadband agreement with Deutsche Telekom. Something is rotten in the state of Hungary.
This Interactive Trash Bin Turns Recycling Into a Giant Game of Plinko
Jun 05, 11:20PM
Recycling should be second nature now, but once you toss a plastic bottle into the dark abyss of a public bin, well—that's it. Why give it a second thought? ReFILL is an interactive installation that gives a glimpse at the pile-up of would-be trash that's destined for a second life; everything that goes in is scanned super quick, then projected onto an adjacent building like a big game of urban Plinko.
Band of Skulls Shows Us What It's Like to Be a Stripper
Jun 05, 11:00PM
Band of Skulls just released their latest music video, and boy, is it eye-catching. The basic premise involves following an exotic dancer through her day, except in reverse. And the song is pretty fun, too!
These Sandals Are a Nightmare If You Don't Like Laces
Jun 05, 10:40PM
Keen long ago laid claim to the "is it a shoe or is it a sandal?" footwear category. But this summer the company is releasing a rather unique pair of shoes that seem impossible to categorize. Possibly taking their inspiration from all the woven knit athletic shoes hitting the market, Keen's Uneeks are nothing but soles held to your feet using a pair of interwoven cords.
It's shocking to see how many movie scenes were copied in The Matrix
Jun 05, 10:31PM
The video by Culturegraphy shows the super close relationship between The Matrix and a bunch of other movies (including Total Recall!). The split-screen comparisons are shocking because you can see how closely some of the choreography and visual cues match up.
Mystery Illnesses Could Now Be Diagnosed With a Rapid DNA Test
Jun 05, 10:20PM
When we think of medicine, we usually think of the treatment: drugs, surgery, therapy. But before all that comes the diagnosis—a tricky proposition when symptoms are confusing and information scant. Now for the first time ever, doctors were able to use rapid DNA sequencing to identify an obscure bacterium in time to save a boy's life.
The Next Version of Healthcare.gov Will Be Stupid Simple (Thank God)
Jun 05, 9:56PM
Wired's Steven Levy managed to get a sneak peak at the next iteration of the government's online healthcare exchange, and you will not believe what he reported back. Brace yourself: Levy says the new Healthcare.gov is elegant, functional, and easy-to-use. I'll believe it when I see it.
You Won't Mind This Chocolate Quadcopter Flying Towards Your Face
Jun 05, 9:40PM
When you think of what goes into building a flying quadcopter, materials like super-light carbon fiber come to mind—definitely not chocolate. But once again the internet proves anything is possible, since the frame of this delicious drone is actually made from white and dark chocolate.
How a 14-inch Hole Created a 1,300 Foot Deep Saltwater Lake
Jun 05, 9:20PM
Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. Before 1980, it was an approximately 10-foot deep fresh water lake with an island in the middle. Next to it, and partially under it, Diamond Crystal Salt Company maintained a salt mine, with salt being mined near the lake since 1919.
You Can Just Roll This Sink Rack Up When Your Dishes Are Dry
Jun 05, 9:00PM
It doesn't matter how big your kitchen is, there never seems to be enough free counter space. So why would you want to sacrifice a couple of square feet to a dish drying rack, when this compact roll-up alternative turns an open sink into a place for anything to drip dry?
These Rejected Star Wars Toy Car Designs Are Incredible
Jun 05, 8:58PM
Jalopnik reader phenotyp and car design school graduate was digging through his portfolio recently and turned up these sketches done for Hasbro back in 2008. What are they? Star Wars toy cars. Yes, they're fantastic.
This is why the World Cup is the greatest sports competition on Earth
Jun 05, 8:47PM
This might be just an ad but it's electrifying. It truly shows what the World Cup is all about, what it means to everyone involved, from the players to the last fan. It's almost a mystical experience. Supernatural. Unexplainable. And the best thing is that it's just about to start. Enjoy!
How to Encrypt Everything
Jun 05, 8:40PM
A year ago, heavy duty encryption technology was something cybersecurity professionals, privacy nuts, and the odd investigative journalist cared about. Then the Snowden leaks happened . Suddenly, we were all acutely aware of how exposed our data is to the prying eyes of spies and hackers alike. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Tracking Detroit's Decay Through Google Street View
Jun 05, 8:30PM
Though it's easy to crack jokes about Detroit's downfall from afar, it doesn't change the fact that there are very real people forced to look on as the place they call home slowly descends into decay. One of the most poignant depictions of this has come from none other than Google Maps.
How Turbulence Happens, and Why It's Not So Scary After All
Jun 05, 8:00PM
Turbulence: spiller of coffee, jostler of luggage, filler of barf bags, rattler of nerves. But is it a crasher of planes? Judging by the reactions of many airline passengers, one would assume so; turbulence is far and away the number one concern of anxious passengers.
Hey Google, Here's How You Win Messaging
Jun 05, 7:37PM
This week I saw a demo of the best messaging system yet . One where SMS and non-SMS messages, all calls, come to all your devices automatically. It only had one major flaw. It's trapped on an iPhone.
How Teen Hackers Were Portrayed In 1980s Family Magazines
Jun 05, 7:20PM
Like all things, the way we portray hackers in pop culture has evolved through the years. But they were maybe never more adorable than in 1980s family magazines.
A Rare Look at the Graffiti-Covered History of NYC's Subway
Jun 05, 7:00PM
In just about every movie set in New York City in the 1970s and 80s there's an establishing shot with a graffiti-covered subway.
Remember Glasstron? We Were Such Dorks Back Then
Jun 05, 6:50PM
Google's latest attempt to make Glass™™™ fashionable reminds me (at least aesthetically) of Sony's Glasstron — a cyberpunk headset display from 1998. The company claimed that it "replicates the viewing experience of a 52-inch TV at 6.5 feet."
The SEC Is Finally Cracking Down on High-Speed Trading
Jun 05, 6:40PM
Today, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairperson Mary Jo White announced a whole slew of initiatives designed to tighten the leash on computerized high speed trading in the stock market. If you're playing the stock market and you're not a supercomputer, that's very good news.
65 Things We Know About NSA Surveillance We Didn't Know a Year Ago
Jun 05, 6:20PM
It's been one year since the Guardian first published the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order, leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, that demonstrated that the NSA was conducting dragnet surveillance on millions of innocent people. Since then, the onslaught of disturbing revelations, from disclosures, admissions from government officials, Freedom of Information Act requests, and lawsuits, has been nonstop. On the anniversary of that first leak , here are 65 things we know about NSA spying that we did not know a year ago:
Aereo's Bringing Live Streaming TV To Chromecasts and Android Devices
Jun 05, 6:10PM
Aereo , the brilliant (if beleaguered ) system that lets you watch or record broadcast TV from any screen, anywhere, just added support for Google Chromecast and a handy Android app. Now, basically any Google-powered device you own can be a TV.
China Is Literally Moving Mountains to Build New Cities
Jun 05, 6:00PM
China is on a giant building spree and nothing is going to stop it—not even mountains. Entire mountaintops are being razed to fill in valleys, paving the way for future cities. The problem is that no one really knows what they're doing. "[E]arth-moving on this scale without scientific support is folly," warn three Chinese engineering professors in Nature.
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