Extraordinary picture: Three dragon storms sweeping the US

Extraordinary picture: Three dragon storms sweeping the US

This is a really unusual weather situation, according to the National Weather Service: Three low pressure systems in line over the entirety of North America. NASA Goddard describes them as "three atmospheric dragons." They do look like dragons! It must be a Game of Thrones’ marketing ploy.

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You Can Finally Buy That Flying Fire-Breathing RC Dragon (For $60,000)

You Can Finally Buy That Flying Fire-Breathing RC Dragon (For $60,000)

Thanks to Game of Thrones, dragons are en vogue again. And Hammacher Schlemmer is capitalizing on their renewed popularity by letting you buy one of Rick Hamel’s amazing flying RC dragons . In the air it can hit a top speed of around 70 mph, and on the ground it actually breathes fire. What more could anyone ever want?

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Oh My God It’s A 30-Foot Walking Robot Dragon

Oh My God It's A 30-Foot Walking Robot Dragon

The Guinness Record won by Rancho Obi-Wan is impressive, sure, but can Star Wars memorabilia breath fire? Unless they’ve got one of the fire-breathing spiders from Star Wars Galaxies, then no; Tradinno, this 30-foot tall German robot dragon, earns the Guinness World Record for Best Potential Harbinger of the Human Apocalypse.

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Vietnam Builds a Giant Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge To Commemorate the End of the War

To celebrate the 38th anniversary of the liberation of Da Nang, the Vietnam government built this awesome dragon-shaped bridge over the Han River. And to ensure that it totally one-upped the light show on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, this one is covered in over 2,500 LED lights—oh, and it also breathes fire. More »

Apollo Run: The Inevitable Small Rebellions

Meet Apollo Run, a little three-man band from Brooklyn. They are going to be really, stupidly big soon, so watch this now so you can brag about how you were a fan back when no one knew who they were. More »