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  • Fish Look Crazy With X-Ray Vision

    Fish Look Crazy With X-Ray Vision

    In a perfect world, anyone who sent in a buck for those novelty x-ray specs advertised in the back of comic books would be gifted with the actual ability to see through solid stuff. In reality, we have to rely on the kindness of folks with real tech for a peek. So: Thanks, Smithsonian!


  • How An 11-Year-Old Invented The Ice Block

    How An 11-Year-Old Invented The Ice Block

    Ever wonder why the ice blocks you make at home don’t taste quite as uniformly delicious as the ones in the supermarket? Well, you may have been perfecting your technique for years, but the ones in the supermarket have a 100 years of science and innovation behind them. It all started with one particularly brilliant…