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What Is This?
6:20PM Rosa Golijan | At first glance, I thought this was a NASA image of some sort, maybe a solar flare. I even wondered if I could get a high-res version to turn it into a poster. Then I found out what it actually is. More »
Science
What Is This?
4:10PM Jesus Diaz | At first I thought this image was a tattoo under a powerful microscope. One near some feminine naughty bits. But no, there are no tattoos as weird and wonderful as what this image really is. Not on this planet, anyway. More »
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8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Is it a communist naval mine? A communist robot? A communist giant ashtray? A communist trashcan? What? In the name of Mao Zedong I ask you: What are you, you weird ironclad device you? More »
What Is This?
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Is it a communist naval mine? A communist robot? A communist giant ashtray? A communist trashcan? What? In the name of Mao Zedong I ask you: What are you, you weird ironclad device you? More »
Weapons
What Is This?
2:30AM Jesus Diaz | Is this a cosmic dove in the skies of California? Maybe the aliens are telling us to chill out. Or perhaps the Holy Ghost went to grab some In-n-Out. Actually, it’s the trail of death and war. More »
Random Stuff
What Is This?
11:30AM Jesus Diaz | Something is forming here. Perhaps a new display technology? Some weird life form simulator? I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. Semi-naked cylon ninjas would kill me if I do. Hmmmaybe I should I tell you, after all. But not today. It’s under embargo, so it will have to wait till next Sunday.
Gadgets
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1:30AM John Herrman | The temperature readout is hint, but here’s another: This science-y box will cook meat fully (and deliciously), but it probably won’t burn you. More »
Design
What Is This?
3:40AM John Herrman | An escaped amusement park water ride boat? A crashed, insectoid UFO that’s stuck struggling on its back, turtle-style? A conveniently all-powerful plot device in a Hollywood summer action movie? More »
Science
