VIA “iflscience.com” by Lisa Winter Not all rocket scientists need to work for NASA. DaveHax explains how to make a simple rocket at home, using nothing more than a match, aluminum foil, a paper clip, and a lighter. Be sure to always wear proper eye protection when creating these rockets, and launch outside to prevent […]
VIA “thespiritscience.net” by Lexie This couple has the greatest idea ever! In only 4 months and for roughly 20k they built their own little house on wheels. Not only is it efficient and in the middle of nature but its completely beautiful on the inside! They gave it a nice modern look that is comfortable […]
VIA “navy.mil” from Defense Media Activity and “All Hands, For Sailors by Sailors” The All Hands team got a chance to talk with Bradley Cooper, star of American Sniper, at the Navy Memorial during a Washington D.C. premiere. Check out the video from the interview and find the rest of the conversation below. Q: We’ve […]
VIA “elitedaily.com” by Aaron Kaufman Global warming isn’t the only environmental nightmare that scientists are struggling to solve. Millions of tons of plastic waste litter the world’s oceans, converging together in rotating currents called gyres and blanketing the water’s surface. On average, these gyres now hold six times more plastic than plankton by dry weight. […]
The above is a video of what are considered to be the top 25 most polluted places on the planet. The damage is atrocious. Love the Earth, not the other way around. Video credit “List25” youtube channel.
VIA “wsj.com” by Maria Abi-Habib, Margaret Coker, Hakim Almasmari Al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on a Paris magazine by two French brothers, reasserting its dominance among terror organizations targeting the West. The announcement on Wednesday came as French investigators said they are searching for another man whom they have identified […]
VIA “uproxx.com” by Vince Mancini If you watched the Golden Globes last night (and I won’t judge you if you did), you might have seen a wolf-bearded Matthew McConaughey used as a frequent cutaway, and later become the subject of a pretty sweet JK Simmons joke (host Amy Poehler: “Or, as Matthew McConaughey calls him, […]
VIA “themindunleashed.com” author not specified Someone had a clever thought.. To put a phone inside a guitar and record what happens. You’ve got to see how awesome it looks
VIA “cnn.com” by Scott Bronstein, Drew Griffin More than 20 Syrian rebel commanders, including members of Christian opposition groups, have signed off on what they called a historic agreement to unite in the fight against ISIS and President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. The deal came out of a meeting Thursday in Turkey facilitated by staff from […]
VIA “iflscience.com” by Janet Fang A 2.5-million-year-old toolmaking technique may have influenced the evolution of human language and how we teach. The heavy reliance on stone tools by some of our oldest ancestors may have generated evolutionary pressure to develop more advanced ways of transmitting knowledge—such as a primitive proto-language. The findings, published in Nature […]
