Pseudoscience

Science

Sorry, But The Magnetic Poles Switching Places Won’t Create Planetary Superstorms

3:42PM February 11, 2011 | Alasdair Wilkins

The latest crazy doomsday theory is upon us, and unlike the two suns story, there isn’t even really a grain of truth behind this one. More »


Science

NASA Caught Photoshopping An Image Of Saturn’s Moons. What Were They Trying To Hide?

1:00PM October 10, 2010 | Charlie Jane Anders

A conspiracy theorist noticed that an image in NASA’s Astronomy Picture Of The Day had noticeable Photoshop brushstrokes in it, when you turned up the contrast. Is there a mysterious object hiding near Saturn’s moons? More »


Gadgets

The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That’s (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq

1:51AM November 5, 2009 | John Herrman

The promise of the ADE 651 is seductive: a handheld detector which susses out bombs, guns, drugs and human bodies from up to a kilometre away. And the Iraqi military swears by it! One problem: It doesn’t seem to work. More »


Geek Out

Vibrating Breast Enhancer Claims To Boost Your Mammaries

7:15PM August 12, 2009 | Danny Allen

Unlike Pangao’s Magic Massage Bra, these bizarre little inserts support (cough) almost any bra to “quickly improve, firm and increase your bust”. Apparently, “just a half hour per day” is all that’s required to see results. More »


Science

Jury Rules On Steorn’s Free Energy Machine: Guilty (Of Not Working)

12:40AM June 24, 2009 | John Herrman

Remember how Steorn, the company who built, hyped, then failed to demonstrate the Orb free energy machine, convened a hand-selected “jury” to evaluate the technology? No? Well, anyway, they’ve disbanded, unanimously unconvinced. More »


Geek Out

Magic Massage Bra Enlarges Breasts

2:40AM June 17, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Oh Pangao, you got me at “Enlarge female’s breast obviously: Pangao breast enhancer can stimulate female’s breast, accelerate blood circulation and activate cell renewal and hormone secretion through physical massage with forceful vibration balls inside.” YES! More »