Sunday, December 12, 2010

Science

Could Stonehenge Have Been Built With Balls?

1:00PM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

Stonehenge. How the heck was it built? The latest theory, from a student, says since the Stone Age men didn’t have the wheel, they could have built rails with wooden balls inside to transport the massive stone pieces. More »

It Costs $US82,000 To Light The One Million Christmas Lights At This House

12:00PM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

The Faucher Family in Delaware have been building extravagant Christmas lights setups for 25 years now. How extravagant? They use 1,000,000 lights. So how much does it cost them to run the lights for a month? $US82,320. Gulp. More »

Science

How Would NASA Rescue An Astronaut Who Floated Away?

11:00AM December 12, 2010 | Bjorn Carey - Pop Sci

What would happen if an astronaut started floating away from the International Space Station? How would NASA rescue them? Here’s what they would do. More »

Sit On A Pile Of Trash

10:00AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

This “Trash Cube”, designed by Nicolas Le Moigne, uses leftover roofing material to make up its shape. When workers throw scrap fibre cement away, they toss it into a cube-shaped mold to form the seat. Recycling is useful. More »

Entertainment

The Best Way To Wash An Automatic Sliding Door

9:00AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZpBJZHPq3Q&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); This worker at a snow resort has the right idea: don’t squeegee an automatic sliding door if it can just squeegee itself. But don’t ask me why she chose to wash it while it was still snowing though. [BuzzFeed] More »

This Is Either The Best Mouse Or Worst Controller Ever

8:00AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

The Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1 Mouse is just like a regular mouse with 7 buttons and a scroll wheel. Well, until it’s not. Once you flip the mouse over, there’s a full-fledged, Playstation-like game controller underneath. Best of both worlds? More »

Online

So, This Is What Facebook Is All About…

7:00AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

Making friends? No, not just that… More »

Mobile

Kin Studio Closing On January 31st: Kin Will Really Die Now

6:24AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

We thought it was weird when Microsoft killed Kin only to have Verizon oddly resurrect it. It doesn’t matter anymore because on January 31, 2011, Microsoft’s Kin Studio, the cloud that the Kin relies on to work, will close. Verizon will even give you a free 3G phone to replace your Kin. More »

Science

Watch And Learn Everything That Goes Into Launching A Space Shuttle In Beautiful Slow Motion

5:12AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/W2VygftZSCs&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); It’s the longest video I’ll ever recommend, but if you love space or photography or learning or just stunningly beautiful images, watch this compilation video of three NASA Space Shuttle launches. You’re looking (and learning) from NASA’s own point-of-view. It’s amazing. More »

Software

An Update To Android Market Brings A Brand New Android Market

4:12AM December 12, 2010 | Casey Chan

In its latest update, Android Market is almost starting over. All of the gazillion apps are still there but the interface will look different and the experience will pretty much be brand new. More »