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Anyone with kids knows that all that’s required for disaster to strike is the time it takes for a quick run to the bathroom. Turn your back on your kids for three minutes and they WILL make you pay. If every child had the ability to paint beautiful murals, wall drawing wouldn’t be such an issue to me, but that’s ...

If you grew up in a rural area and then moved to a big city, one of the first things that you probably noticed was the differences of the night sky. And if you’ve never traveled outside of your safety zone, then this could be a revelation. I think most people have a good idea that pollution and light have ...

Just because grandma has two bad hips doesn’t mean she’s not a bad-ass. Traveling at a maximum speed of 8 mph isn’t her style. It never was. Which is why she wore roller blades with motors on the back everywhere she went until she was in her 70s. But time has taken its toll, and grandma is reduced to riding ...

Modern pop music is packed to the brim with machine-aided singers, probably more than we can even imagine. But what happens when the machines start singing for themselves? HRP-4, the first ever divabot, is a Japanese fembot programmed to sing. With an assortment of software enhancements, HRP-4 mimics pop singers down to their every last breath and facial tic. A ...

If you haven’t done your research, I bet you had no idea that digital cameras actually only take black and white shots. What your camera actually does is collect light intensity, recording a light level for each individual pixel ranging from 0 to 255. But how exactly does the actual photo become the colored masterpiece you see on your display? ...

Wind turbines are a great and relatively cheap source of alternative energy, but some people are just not willing to give up their pristine landscape for a grid of wind turbines, even though I think they look pretty damn gorgeous personally. Others worry about the low-frequency vibrations the turbines emit. Whatever reasons wind turbines might negatively affect the populace, Atelier ...

Over the last few days, original archived footage has been unearthed of the original Marty McFly, actor Eric Stoltz, playing the role before Michael J. Fox was called into replace him five weeks into shooting. Oddly enough, what I find most compelling is this alternative fading photograph shot featuring Stoltz instead of Fox. There’s something oddly surreal about seeing someone ...

California�s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced that it has taken the world�s largest laser, housed in the National Ignition Facility, for its first ‘dry run.’ Yes, a laser so massive it needs to be housed in a 10 story building as wide as three football fields. But the big news here isn’t actually the massive laser, although it is pretty ...

This is totally cool with me. I get sick and tired of looking up my stylist’s nose and listen to her gum-chomping directly in my ear anyway. What long nose hairs you have! Panasonic’s new hair-washing robotic prototype removes the need for hand-to-wet-hair contact. The prototype utilizes 3D scanning technology to replicate the feel of the human hand, massaging your ...

I might be lying a little bit in the title of this post. You might lose your remote control again. In fact, you probably already have. But I can guarantee that with this DIY project, you’ll never be missing it for long. Since no one really uses their home phone line anymore anyway, it doesn’t make sense to just have ...