We Prefer “Pringles” If You Must Know

But these do just fine, too!

 

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

The Eagle Nebula Couldn't Look Cooler

That top image is pretty, but the only way to see this incredible combination of dust and gas is to take in the whole image. Holy crap, right?

 

Nasa prepares to launch 3D printer into space

Nasa is preparing to launch a 3D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that greatly reduces the need for astronauts to load up with every tool, spare part or supply they might ever need. The printers would serve as a flying factory of infinite designs, creating objects by extruding layer upon layer of plastic from long strands coiled around large spools. Doctors use them to make replacement joints and artists use them to build exquisite jewellery. In Nasa labs, engineers are 3D printing small satellites that could shoot out of the International Space Station and transmit data to earth, as well as replacement parts and rocket pieces that can survive extreme temperatures. "Any time we realise we can 3D print something in space, it's like Christmas," said inventor Andrew Filo, who is consulting with Nasa on the project. "You can get rid of concepts like rationing, scarce or irreplaceable." The spools of plastic could eventually replace racks of extra instruments and hardware, although the upcoming mission is just a demonstration printing job.

 

I forgive you

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Senior Moment - 2060

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And relax

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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Flat Tire In Alaska

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Cool thing about being old

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These Cars Are The Same Size

Psychologist Richard Wiseman of Quirky Mind Stuff posted this perspective illusion in his blog and told us that the cars are the same size. Despite that, our mind stubbornly believes that the car on top are larger - much larger, maybe almost twice the size - of the car at the bottom.
 How can this be?

 

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Clothes That Let You Decompose With Grace

Whether or not you're someone who would take great care in selecting a deceased loved one's clothing prior to burial, chances are that you probably wouldn't think too much about what those actual clothes are made out of. But the garments worn into the great beyond have become designer Pia Interlandi's entire career.

 

Hey, I Found the Remote…

… also, I found $2.53 in change, three combs, that Mouse Trap piece we lost last year, a unicorn horn, the real killers, a portal to the ninth dimension, a gold iPhone, half a cheese sandwich…

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The Bear who Fought in World War II

Wojtek was a Persian bear cub who was adopted by a unit of Polish soldiers training under the British Army in the Middle East during World War II. The 22nd Transport Company, Artillery Division, raised him the best they could to be a good soldier. Wojtek fit in quite well, as his favorite activities included wrestling and drinking beer. When the unit was deployed to Europe, the only way they could take Wojtek with them was to make him an official soldier.

 

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Jordan Matter's Dancers Among Us

Prize-winning New York photographer Jordan Matter has set professional dancers into everyday scenes, striking unbelievably athletic poses.

 

Denver…Did YOU Do This?

Cedric, the first carbon computer

The first computer built entirely with carbon nanotubes has been unveiled, opening the door to a new generation of digital devices. "Cedric" is only a basic prototype but could be developed into a machine which is smaller, faster and more efficient than today's silicon models. Nanotubes have long been touted as the heir to silicon's throne, but building a working computer has proven awkward. The breakthrough by Stanford University engineers is published in Nature. Cedric is the most complex carbon-based electronic system yet realised.
 So is it fast?

 

Beard and Moustache Championships

Photographer Greg Anderson was on hand to record the extravagant facial hair on show at the championships, earlier this month in New Orleans.

 

Breaking Bald

A parrot who was rescued from a meth house is slowly recovering after living in close proximity to the toxic chemicals caused all her feathers to fall out. The parrot called Lollibaby was discovered by officials at a drug lab home that they raided in Morgan County last month. She is now on the road to recovery at the One Stop Pet Shop in Rockwood, Tennessee.

 

Minimize

They look like everyday objects - a corn of cob, some matchsticks and a wine cork. But peer a little closer and these mundane objects so typically overlooked contain an entire world - that is, if Brazilian artist William Kass has anything to do with it. From an ice cream cone to a man's shaving brush, the imaginative architect, 32, creates familiar scenes from films and everyday life using food and household objects as substitutes for the scenery.

 

21 Muppets Find a Much-Deserved Home at the Smithsonian

Thanks to a donation from the Henson Foundation, on Tuesday, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and 19 other Muppets and well-loved characters gained their rightful place in history, entering into the collection of the Smithsonian Museum. As Kermit would say—hi-ho!

 

Where does one begin and the other end?

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