I have always wondered about two things since I was a kid and saw James Bond screwing a silencer into his gun: How the hell does a silencer look inside and how does it work? The picture above answers the first question and t his animated infographic by SilencerCo , the second : Read more…
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A gun silencer cut in half looks really weird inside
Microsoft put out the first Windows 10 preview right after its first big announcement. But now— following all of Wednesday’s chaos —there’s a new one . Here are some of its most notable features in GIF form. Read more…
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Windows 10’s Coolest Features In 5 Animated GIFs
Command line utilities are often reserved for only the geekiest amongst us, but many of them are actually a lot better than desktop alternatives. In fact, many are easier to use, waste less resources, and often have more keyboard shortcuts. Let’s take a look at a few of the best. Read more…
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The Best Command Line Replacements for Bloated Desktop Apps
If you’re hoping for a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and haven’t nailed yours down yet, you’re effectively screwed for the time being. But if you were one of the lucky 4 million buyers, there’s a decent-ish chance your shiny new toy is in the photo above, where it just flew across the Pacific, boarded up with more than 195, 000 of its brethren. That is one hell of a cargo. Read more…
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This Is How You Fly 200,000 iPhones from China to the US
Just like the odd eBay storefront that popped up last year , a new site called Factory Outlet eBay Store is selling refurbished Apple products and, despite the lack of any official Apple branding, is almost definitely the result of a partnership between Apple and eBay. And it’s selling Apple Certified Refurbished iPhones for cheap . Read more…
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Apple’s Secret Ebay Store Is Back With Cheap Refurbished iPhones
When most of us think of housing shortages, we think of the micro-apartments of Hong Kong or New York. But Stockholm is in the midst of its own shortage, and with it, incredibly resourceful solutions. Take, for example, this 387-square-foot apartment in an old storage unit. Read more…
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This Tiny Apartment Is Built Inside a 30-Year-Old Storage Unit
Is the L.A. of 2014 driving around on a road network built for the L.A. of the 1980s? That’s one conclusion two researchers at Arizona State University draw from their above data visualization , which uses building records from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office to infer the age of the metropolis’ roads. Green represents the oldest roads, red the newest. Read more…
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Animated Map Shows How Paved Roads Spread Across L.A. County
If you have Celiac, this obviously doesn’t apply to you. Don’t eat gluten. But if you don’t have Celiac—and that’s 99% of the human population, mind you—there’s no reason to be gluten free. You’re wasting your time. Even the scientist who started this gluten free craze thinks it’s useless to be gluten free . Seriously. People, the father of gluten free think it’s bullshit. Read more…
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Being gluten free is dumb because gluten intolerance may not even exist
Crabs are red alien water tarantulas who can regenerate like a mutant. Just look at this crab literally climb out of its old shell and toss away that used exoskeleton like it’s a dirty pair of pants. So gross but so cool. I kind of wish I could shed skin like this. It’d probably be the most refreshing feeling ever. Read more…
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Watch a crab climb out of its old shell like a mutant
Off the coast of Japan, an exploding volcano has formed a new island about 650 meters in diameter. You can see it spewing and spouting off black volcanic ash all around as it fills itself out. Pretty cool. Read more…
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Watch a volcano birth an entire new island