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NY To London Trains? Russia’s Massive 65-Mile Siberia-Alaska Tunnel

1:00AM August 29, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Ваше здоровье! Let us toast the Russians and their $US65 billion Siberian-Alaskan underwater train tunnel! At 65-miles, the proposed tunnel would be twice as long as the Chunnel between France and England, and could connect New York City with London. More »

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The Soviet Ship That Cuts Through Ice Like A Nuclear-Powered Knife Through Butter

1:30AM July 7, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

What the Soviets lacked in ability for effective governance, they made up for in ballsy engineering prowess. Really, who else would think to pack two nuclear reactors into a ship and set it loose in the Arctic breaking ice? The North Koreans? Psshhh, not likely. More »

Entertainment

SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Is Designed For Your iOS Device

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3:45PM January 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

SteelSeries make some exceptionally sweet gaming peripherals, but up until now haven’t branched too far from the PC or games console. That’s changed with the Siberia Neckband, which they’re claiming have been designed for “iDevices”. More »

Science

DIY Siberian Astronomy Observatory Cured Alcoholics, Will Get Back Online For Eclipse

10:45PM July 31, 2008 | John Mahoney

DIY builder Mikhail Levchenko’s homemade backyard observatory once made a drunken Russian give up the sauce for good after revealing Saturn’s rings to him one fateful night. Now, the telescope, which has been dormant for years, is getting a push to be restored and brought back online in time for a full solar eclipse which will be viewable from Levchenko’s hometown of Barnaul in Siberia. And, of course, to cure more Russian alkies.

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