You’re not stupid. You know drinking isn’t good for you. But when is it really, really not good for you? We talked about the healthiest drinks last week. Today we’re looking at the darker, sugarier, fattier underbelly of drinking, and oh, what an underbelly it is. More »
Unprovoked nuclear attack. Incest. Cheating at Scrabble. Breaking up via text message. In the minds of many, that latter act is the greatest of all crimes—but is that fair? Is it ever justified to textually end things? Yes! More »
Dark Knight Shooter Booby Trapped His House With Tripwires, Bombs, and Chemical Weapons (Updating) [Weapons]
Posted in: Today's Chili The maniac who killed 12 people at a midnight screening of the Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado last night didn’t want his mayhem to end in the theater. Police say they can’t get into his apartment because he’s rigged the place up with sophisticated booby traps. See updates one, two, three, four, and five below More »
In the early days of manned flight, people generally had no clue what they were doing. If two wings could make the contraption fly, more wings must make it soar, right? Our friends at Oobject have assembled 15 of the most grandiose, excessive, and redundant aeroplane wing designs of all time. More »
Canon PowerShot D20 Review: Tough Camera, Weak Performance [Lightning Review]
Posted in: Today's Chili Last month we tested the best rugged, waterproof cameras and picked a winner. “But what about the new Canon?” everyone screamed. Fear not. The PowerShot D20 went through some cruel testing over the past couple of weeks. Could it live up? Could it live, period? More »
It doesn’t matter if you’re in a 100 square-foot studio in Manhattan or a starter home in the suburbs-a small house can severely limit your choice of appliances. As average home sizes continue to shrink, you can bet that demand will only increase for washers, dryers, refrigerators, and dishwashers that can fit into cozy quarters. More »
Scientists Invent Wonder Material That May Kill Tumors and Cure Diseases [Science]
Posted in: Today's Chili Scientists have invented artificial pores as small as the ones in your cells—something unimaginable until now. These sub-nanometer synthetic pores are so tiny that they can distinguish between ions of different substances, just like a real cell. More »
Samsung NX20 Review: Great Photos, But Worth the Money and Irritation? [Lightning Review]
Posted in: Today's Chili Over the last couple of years, Samsung’s compact, semi-pro cameras have started getting really good. Or they take great photos, anyway. But they’ve been hindered by annoying little details that make you go ARRRRGH. More »
The Bushmaster M4 is a 3-foot rifle capable of firing thirty 5.56×45mm NATO rounds, and used by spec ops forces throughout Afghanistan. It’s a serious weapon. But in the Internet’s darkest black market, it’s all yours. Who needs a background check? Nobody. More »
The Bushmaster M4 is a 3-foot rifle capable of firing thirty 5.56×45mm NATO rounds, and used by spec ops forces throughout Afghanistan. It’s a serious weapon. But in the Internet’s darkest black market, it’s all yours. Who needs a background check? Nobody. More »