Jul 05
There’s nothing triangular about the Mount Teide volcano. From its base, it’s the third largest volcano in the world but is pretty flat on top. So why does its shadow look like a perfect ghost pyramid rising over the horizon? More »
Jul 05
Woman Sees Mother’s Face For First Time In Five Years After Photo Becomes a Hit On Chinese Twitter
Posted in: chinese, ipad, iPhone, photography, Today's Chili, top, twitter
When a 71-year-old Chinese shoeshiner spotted an iPad-user walking past, she begged him to take a photo of her face, and somehow send it to her daughter, who she hadn’t seen for five years after moving to a different city. More »
Jul 01
Top Stories: Friday July 1, 2011
Posted in: roundup, Today's Chili, top, Total recap
Jul 01
The Best Apps of the Week
Posted in: Android, AndroidApps, Apple, apps, ios, iPhone, Software, the week in iPhone apps, Today's Chili, top
In this week’s app roundup: Google+, unveiled; GPS, painted with direction; North Korea, photographed; iPhones, playing dead; Instagram, challenged by Google; background checks, forever creepy; fourways, on Fring; and much, much more. More »
Jul 01
If you’re really into fireworks, maybe you should move you butt to any square state. But whatever you do, don’t move to New York, New Jersey, Delaware or Massachusetts. They have a total ban. The awesomerest state is South Carolina. More »
Jul 01
The Four Frame Horror of a Car Exploding In Front of a Bomb Squad Officer
Posted in: Today's Chili, top
That’s a bomb squad officer about to inspect a car suspected of containing a bomb planted by a muslim terrorist group in Thailand. The following images capture the horrible destruction as the car suddenly explodes in front of him. More »
Jul 01
STFU. I Bought Some Dang Coffee, and I’m Never Leaving This Café
Posted in: Today's Chili, top, wifi
I’m writing this from a café where I’ve been sitting for hours. I’ve got an ancient bagel crust and a mostly-empty cup of coffee that’s colder than Lebron’s greedy little heart. And I’m not leaving anytime soon. Is that appropriate? More »
Jul 01
HAMDAS-R Ham Boning Machine Unwraps Hams Like Christmas Presents. Made Out of Meat.
Posted in: Today's Chili, top
You’ve seen the robotic hog head dropper. But there’s still a lot of pig left to butcher. With bones and stuff. How do you make a boneless ham out of all that? The HAMDAS-R Ham Boning machine. More »
Jul 01
The Best Gadgets (So Far)
Posted in: Gadgets, laptop, Laptops, roundup, Today's Chili, top, tweet
The year’s half over and summer is upon us. That can only mean one thing: it’s time for the young among us to sit in a dark room and stare at a backlit screen for 18-20 hours a day (and for the rest of us to be jealous of them). Here’s the newest batch of Bestmodo gadgets to keep you an unhealthy shade of alabaster and carrion all summer long. More »
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