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6:30PM February 7, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Is that a stained glass window dedicated to man’s excess? Nope. A MoMA exhibit capturing our disposable lifestyles? Sorry. A corporate logo treatment for a recycling facility? Not exactly, but it is related to turning trash into something beautiful. More »


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4:00PM January 24, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Is that a proton torpedo exploding through space? Nah. Maybe the world’s most incredibly unsafe powerline crackling in the night sky? Or how about a CGI bit from The Hobbit? Well, no, but close. It has to do with a dragon, see. More »


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6:45AM January 22, 2012 | Danny Allen

Um, is Disney making bongs now? What is this weird-looking gadget spied on the show floor of CES? Post your answer in the comments! I’ll be checking in — if you’re struggling, I’ll update the post with clue on Sunday. Good luck! Updated More »


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3:00PM January 19, 2012 | Danny Allen

Do you know what this fractalicious alien-like object is? Post your answer in the comments! I’ll be checking in — if you’re struggling, I’ll update the post with another image later in the afternoon. Good luck! Updated More »


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3:00AM January 6, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Is this a power pack? Nah. A pico projector? Nope. Is it a cube? It claims to be, but it looks more like a rectangular prism to me. Will it really redefine an entire category? Looks aside, we’re not so sure about that, but Logitech sure thinks it will. So what is this thing? More »


Cars

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9:00AM November 16, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

This isn’t the teeth of a machine, the chainmail shirt your cousin uses for larping, nor the DNA sequence of Justin Bieber’s love child. More »


Science

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12:20PM November 10, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Just what the hell is going on here? A piece of candy under the microscope? An oil slick? Are we all on drugs right now? No — well, maybe you are — but this picture isn’t the result. It’s from spaaa-aaace. More »


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7:50AM September 26, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Is this a particularly early batch of Christmas of cookies? No, that’s not it. Maybe a microscopic view of bacteria or — no, not that either. Oh, it’s probably a snowy group of polar islands. But where? More »


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12:00PM September 7, 2011 | Casey Chan

Is it a still from Transformers 4: Megan Fox Returns? Maybe an artist’s interpretation of the world splitting apart? Or HOLY CRAP is the world really splitting apart?! Sort of but not quite. More »


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9:55AM August 12, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

It’s not a flower. Maybe it’s part of a making-of documentary of a famous tub-based shock site. Actually, it does involve body modification, but it’s in the service of science, not human debasement. More »