Aug 03
Mary Roach wants to you to be uncomfortable, but intrigued. Her books examine the unexpected, curious minutiae of managing the human body and the science of how we deal with our own limitations.
Aug 03
The Original Godzilla Would Have a Very Hard Time Trying to Stomp Around Modern Tokyo
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Clocking in at 118.5 meters tall
, the latest incarnation of the king of kaiju seen in Shin Godzilla is the largest version ever seen on screen—even coming in above legendary’s monstrous take on Big G in 2014. But the very first Godzilla was less than half that size… and that wouldn’t help him much in modern Japan.
Aug 03
The Modern Olympics Were Founded By A French Baron Who Was Sad That France Kept Losing Wars
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If you were looking to create an object that was the perfect physical manifestation of the Summer Olympics’ contradictory relationship with the partially invented history they sprang from, you could do a lot worse than the Olympic Torch.
Aug 03
LAS VEGAS– For the first time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has commented on the murder of Harambe the Ape, who was killed earlier this year.
Aug 03
If you want to go to the Moon, you can either hitch your ride with NASA and SpaceX or you can get yourself a camera with an incredible zoom like the Nikon P900 which comes with a 24-2000mm lens that can rip off an 83x optical zoom. All you gotta do is point the camera to the sky, lock in on the Moon, and basically have it bring you there, no spaceship required.
Aug 03
Aug 03
The Battlefield 4 China Rising DLC is free until August 9, giving game owners a chance to snag the expansion without paying. The DLC takes gamers to the Chinese mainland and gives them new an array of devices, including new vehicles and a new game mode that takes the battle to the sky. There are also four new multi-player maps … Continue reading
Aug 03
YouTube Kids, the company’s child-friendly platform, now supports YouTube Red. This means YouTube Red subscribers can download the YouTube Kids app for their child and have it work with all of YouTube Red’s features, including ad-free videos for parents who want to avoid having advertisements flashed in their kids’ eyes. As of today, the support is available in the United … Continue reading
Aug 03
Tesla may have produced fewer cars than it had hoped to in Q2 2016, but the EV maker still saw total revenue climb almost a third year-on-year as more Model X SUVs hit the road. Drivers also spent more on the Model S sedan than before, Tesla says, with average prices rising 3-percent sequentially; still, that can’t all be credited … Continue reading
Aug 03
As of yesterday, the Xbox One S console is available to order in the U.S. If you ran out and bought one, then wondered what you’ll do if it breaks, fret not: the folks at iFixit have published their full teardown of the console and found that, with a couple exceptions, it is quite easily repairable for the DIY owner. … Continue reading
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