Climb into a sinkhole of bureaucracy in Pennsylvania (no, really, it’s a cave), explore San Francisc

Climb into a sinkhole of bureaucracy in Pennsylvania (no, really, it’s a cave), explore San Francisco’s most storied structure (not the Golden Gate bridge), and jet off to to Myanmar (or is it Burma?). Plus, SCARY CLOWNS! In this week’s Urban Reads.

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This Is the Dumbest and Most Awesome Way to Light a Bonfire

I don’t know who thought this was a good idea, but they were sort of right, in an extremely dangerous way. These clowns decided that maybe they should light their bonfire with a home-made bazooka that fires fireworks, and thankfully they caught it on camera for the rest of us. Don’t try this at home, folks. Unless you’re into super stupid things that are also kind of awesome but still mostly stupid and dangerous, though awesomely so. [Reddit] More »

Steve Jobs’ Stolen iPad Taken by Party Clown [WTFriday]

Reread every noun in the headline above—now let’s proceed. After a desperate burglar nabbed $60k worth of gear from Steve Jobs’ former residence, one of his iPads wound up in the mitted hands of Kenny the Clown. Clown. More »