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io9Spectacular winning images from Nat Geo’s 2013 travel photo contest
The winners of the 2013 National Geographic Traveller’s photo contest have been announced — and they’re absolute stunners. There were over 15,500 photos submitted for this contest, with major prizes awarded to the three best images, along with 7 merit prizes. The photos, taken from around the globe, spanned four categories: travel portraits, outdoor scenes, … Continued
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Did Newton get Newton’s rings wrong?
If you’ve ever seen strange concentric ring patterns show up when two panes of glass are pushed together, you’ve seen Newton’s rings. Most people see them as evidence of the wave nature of light. Newton, however, did not. You’ve most likely made a set of Newton’s rings by accident. Perhaps you’ve set down a lens … Continued
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io9MoviesWarwick Davis & Carrie Fisher Reenact Their Return of the Jedi Intro
Watch as the original Princess Leia and the ORIGINAL Wicket, Warwick Davis, recreate their meet cute on the planet Endor. Warwick still remembers 1/4th of Ewok talk. Davis is wearing the orange hat blanket and still totally has the movements down. It’s completely adorable. Mostly the two actors just adorably ham around to the original … Continued
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io9Could We Move The Sun?
At some point in the far future, our descendants may want to relocate the Sun — a hypothetical megascale project referred to as stellar engineering. But as crazy as that sounds, the physics says it could work. Here’s how we’ll do it. A Type I Kardashev civilization would use the power of its entire planet. … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning SpoilersIs Peter Parker the only hero in The Amazing Spider-Man 2?
Aaron Taylor-Johnson explains the psyche of his Avengers character Quicksilver. Check out awesome set photos for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Mark Wahlberg has a crazy sword on the set of Transformers 4. Plus the latest on Arrow, Supernatural, The Originals, and more. It’s spoilers all the way down! Top image from Game … Continued
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How Much Caffeine Are You Actually Getting in That Cup of Coffee?
Confession: I don’t drink coffee. I know next to nothing about what makes a good cup of brown flavored water other than it involving sniper precision measurements, calculus-level math, tools that are fit for a serial killer, forearms that would make Popeye jealous and a full beard. What I DO know is that more is … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Buffalo Rider
Enjoy the heartwarming tale of a man, conveniently named Buffalo Jones, and his buffallo, named Buffalo. No wait. Its name is Samson, because that’s so much more original. Whatever you call them, the two chum around the American frontier, saving babies and stuff for an hour and a half (even though the script was apparently … Continued
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Have You Gotten in Trouble with Work Because of Your Computer Habits?
If there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s that being at work is different than from being at home. Well, unless you work at home or live at work, which, um, maybe we can’t agree on anything. But! The things you do on the computer at work should probably be different from … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat Happens to Your Poop After You Flush It?
Though we may think we pump out roses when it’s go time on the ivory throne, nobody in their right mind would actually want to keep those roses around. So flush them away and down the magical toilet they go! But where do they go? To the vague destination of the sewers. And then where? … Continued
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The FBI Can Remotely Activate Microphones in Android Phones to Record Conversations
The WSJ is reporting that the FBI uses super slick hacker tactics and tools to spy on people. It can get pretty dirty. Like, according to a former US official, the ability to “remotely activate the microphones in phones running Google’s Android software to record conversations” dirty. On top of the ability to record conversations … Continued
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A Plane Getting Struck By a Lightning Bolt is Always Scary
Though most of us know that lightning bolts striking planes aren’t too much to worry about these days, seeing the actual bolt go through the plane is always a frightening sight. There are hundreds of people in that flying tube! And they’re getting zapped by lightning! Of course, there probably unaware of it and it’s … Continued
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A map showing where violence is most likely to break out in the future
Here’s today’s disturbing statistic about human behavior. It appears that there’s a strong correlation between hot, dry weather and high levels of violent human conflict. With temperatures heating up on Earth right now, that could mean we’ve got the biggest pre-crime map you’ve ever seen. The Smithsonian’s Joseph Stromberg has the story: The team, led … Continued
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Rich People Are Full of Different Chemicals Than Poor People
This may not come as a huge surprise, but life is different for the rich and the poor. Rich people relax by eating oysters. Poor people relax by smoking cigarettes. At least that’s what we’re led to believe based on a new study about how the presence of certain chemicals can indicate how rich or … Continued
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io9Scientific Proof that Having Money Makes People More Evil?
Research published a while ago shows that people who have lots of money behave less ethically — and are less generous — than people who have less. This video from the PBS Newshour makes a pretty alarming case that money actually erodes your morals. Among other things, drivers of luxury cars are way less likely … Continued
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Princeton ladies join gross drunken frat guy club because it’s fun
Women continue to behave in ways that horrify parents, journalists, men and especially other women. The latest comes from Princeton, an elitist university, where female students are lining up to join the grossest frat-bro social club of all. How gross? Penis air guitar competition is the standard dinner show. https://jezebel.com/college-party-girls-are-too-busy-slutting-it-up-to-need-990270412
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