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Found on my Tumblr, this is a video of Flickr user SLOWLORIS getting struck by lightning while he’s filming a lake. From her Flickr page: Because you insisted, here’s the unedited screaming version. I also added video from a minute before the lightning struck so you can get an idea of how hard it was raining. From what i understand, ...

If you were lucky, last Friday, you walked into an AT&T or Apple store and walked out with an iPhone 3G that you were told to “activate at home.” You, my friend, are one of the lucky ones who was able to purchase an iPhone 3G will little to no hassle (as far as unlocking goes). The iPhone Dev Team ...

Oh shit! Someone just ripped out my USB cable! Kidding. It’s just a USB flash drive. With two gigabytes of storage, this drive comes cut and frayed so everyone knows that you snagged your laptop off the desk while the printer was still connected. Or some asshole stole whatever was connected on the other side of that torn cord sticking ...

Let me tell you something, you silly goose. Grilling isn’t a way of cooking, it’s a way of survival. As in, if I don’t eat a fucking burger in the next 45 minutes, I’m going to die of starvation. At least I think so. Either way, you need the Longhorn Steer Grill. It’s not just a grill, it’s a grill ...

So you’ve spent all weekend working on your latest steampunk outfit. You have the helmet, the walking stick and even the pooch. You and your posse are ready to take the world by storm…except for one thing: your shoes are lame. Those blue Nike Air Force Ones aren’t going to make the cut for your outfit. Lucky for you, Reebok ...

Sony announced Tuesday that it will cut the price of the 80GB version of the PlayStation 3 from $500 to $400 for this fall in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and to attract “millions of PlayStation 2 users who are on the cusp of upgrading,” Tretton said. However, if you’re one of those said PlayStation 2 users ...

Apple knows cloning. It dealt with it throughout the 1980s and 1990s until it realized it just couldn’t work out. Apple killed the clones and today, it’s going strong with OS X and an assortment of hardware. This year, a company called Psystar started shadily selling Mac clones with a hacked version of Mac OS X on it. Caught up ...

Tap on, tap off. That’s exactly what you’ll be able to do when you get a Sanindusa Spot electronic bathroom faucet installed in your home. As you can see, there’s a sleek button on top that you can tap for water. H2O will flow out into your washbasin in a clean, controlled manner, which is supposed to help conserve water ...

In an attempt to turn everyday household windows into solar panels, two MIT researchers have created “organic solar concentrators” out of dyed glass that could potentially increase traditional solar panel efficiency by 50%. Imagine fulfilling all your electrical needs with the help of your typical household glass windows. I sure hope you haven’t desecrated your roof with inefficient solar paneling ...

Check out this keyboard. No physical keys required, here folks. It’s got a customizable face, the entire keyboard becomes a touchscreen, as if it had sex with an iPhone.� The idea is to utilize the keyboard as a screen, providing a limitless amount of personalization to its look and layout. It’s a concept called the Optimus Tactus keyboard from the ...