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Light-up wizard hoodie transforms its wearer into a Technomancer

On April Fool’s Day 2012 , ThinkGeek featured the Technomancer Digital Wizard Hoodie among their fake products. Now they’ve introduced the real thing, a hooded jacket that lights up and makes spell sounds based on the movement of the wearer’s arms. Read more…        

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Largest true-color photo of the sky ever took 60,000 miles of travel

SkyGuide’s creator Nick Risinger had to travel more than 60, 000 miles by airplane and car to collect 37, 000 individual photos to create this single image, the largest true-color image of the entire sky ever made: 100, 000 by 50, 000 pixels. Read more…        

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Cold? Here are the best space heaters

Record breaking low temperatures are hitting the country, and the bad news is that they’ll last into next week and are just getting started. If your home’s heating system isn’t up to snuff (or, if non-existent—hello Californians!) we recommend you check out these two space heaters, which we selected after 20 hours of research and testing by a physics PhD. Read more…        

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Someone’s Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Internet Security Hole

Sometimes, something is so big that you don’t notice it for a long time. You suddenly realize you’re in a massive crater, say, or that a building is towering overheard. Or, in this case, a gaping security void in the internet. And someone’s been siphoning massive amounts of data out of it. Read more…        

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This fan-edit of The Dark Crystal is creepier than you can imagine

The Dark Crystal has always been Jim Henson’s creepiest movie, but when it was finally released it was considerably toned down from his and Frank Oz’s original vision. YouTube user scoodidabop has spent years re-editing the film, using Henson’s original notes and various deleted scenes to create a far, far creepier movie than what you remember. Read more…        

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How Chopsticks Were Invented

Created roughly 4, 000-5, 000 years ago in China, the earliest versions of something like chopsticks were used for cooking (they’re perfect for reaching into pots full of hot water or oil) and were most likely made from twigs. While it’s difficult to nail down a firm date, it would seem it wasn’t until around 500-400 AD that they began being used as table utensils. Read more…        

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NASA Engineers Built an Insanely Complex Bullet-Time Rig For Fun

Back in May, our friend and ex-NASA JPL engineer Mark Rober , figured out a way to shoot “bullet time” videos on the cheap , with a ceiling fan, a pair of flashlights, and a GoPro. Pretty damn creative, but the rig had its limitations. So Mark set out to find a way to create a similar set-up, this time using a high-end Phantom camera. Thank goodness. Read more…        

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NASA Engineers Built an Insanely Complex Bullet-Time Rig For Fun

Hanjie Wanda Square, a high-end mall designed by Dutch architects UNStudio, opened in the Chinese ci

Hanjie Wanda Square, a high-end mall designed by Dutch architects UNStudio, opened in the Chinese city of Wuhan this week. There are 42, 300 stainless steel orbs strung along the facade, each embedded with an LED that, together, turn the building’s skin into a multi-colored screen at night. [ Domus ; image by Edmon Leong ] Read more…        

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Hanjie Wanda Square, a high-end mall designed by Dutch architects UNStudio, opened in the Chinese ci

You Can 3D Print Your Very Own Movie Prop From The Hobbit

If you fit into the piece of the Venn diagram between “Fans of The Hobbit, ” “Microsoft Users, ” and “Folks Who Have a 3D Printer, ” Microsoft and Warner Bros. UK have a treat: On December 13th, when the second Hobbit movie debuts, you’ll be able to download plans to 3D print your own souvenir: the Key to Erebor. Read more…        

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