How much information is stored inside a human? Not as much as you think. All you need is a mere 1.5 gigabytes to fit your entire genetic code. Veritasium did the math in his latest brain tapping video and cooked up that number using bits to understand the molecules that make up a person’s genetic code. Read more…
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How many gigabytes does it take to make a human?
Different eras have different ideas. Different folks like different strokes. Different people in different countries have different definitions of what beauty is. So here’s an amazing experiment to see that, well, difference. A woman had her picture photoshopped 40 different times by more than 25 different countries to find out what each country thought was beautiful. Read more…
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Woman photoshopped to fit 25 different countries’ definition of beauty
The molten aluminum being poured out onto the thin black fabric is bubbling at a scorching 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s hot. And yet, for all the heat and fire and flame power, the magic fabric easily withstands the burning liquid metal. The fabric doesn’t catch fire, it doesn’t get burned through and there’s not a single hole in it. What is this sorcery? Read more…
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Magic fabric doesn’t catch fire after being doused with molten aluminum
Money is just tinted paper printed with different numbers on it. So what gives the ol’ greenbacks its value? The bills used to be tied to the gold standard but now, it’s up to The Fed to control how many bills there are. So why can’t they just decide to print out ridiculous amounts of bill to make everyone rich? Read more…
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What gives paper money its actual value?
Not since Liquid Paper has there been an innovation in office supplies as awesome as this highlighter’s see-through tip that makes it easier to see the text as you’re… well… highlighting it. More »
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Why Did It Take So Long to Make a See-Through Highlighter Tip?
That iOS 6.1 jailbreak that was maybe probably definitely supposed to come out today , courtesy of evad3rs ? Bad news; it’s not coming until tomorrow. Despite the rumored (and hoped) Super Bowl-day launch date, we’ll all have to wait just a little longer. More »
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You Have To Wait One More Day for an iPhone 5 Jailbreak
Generally, Facebook is making money of you (or at least trying) by collecting all your info and then parceling it all out for ads. But now the tables have turned, maybe kinda sorta. Thanks to an ongoing class action lawsuit, you may be entitled to up to 10 whole dollars from the social networking giant. Take that, Zuck! More »
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Does Facebook Owe You Money?
The Economist has a chart from Kaspersky Lab , a security firm, that shows that spam mail is on a decline. Supposedly, it’s a combination of spam filters actually working, the authentication of senders and more police crackdowns on Nigerian princes. In fact, in the past year, junk mail has declined from around 80% to 67%. Do you guys agree with this study? Are you noticing less spam in your inboxes? More »
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Are You Getting Less Spam Mail?
Verge is reporting that Roku and Time Warner have announced that the cable company’s app—which offers up more than 300 channels of live TV—is coming to the little purple puck. That essentially turns the $50 streaming device into a full-on cable box. More »
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A Time Warner Tie-In Just Turned Your Roku Into a Full-On Cable Box
Ever notice a dirty lotus leaf? How about a wet one? Of course you haven’t. Lotus leaves are so hydrophobic that they can be dry in a rainstorm, while still using the rainstorm to clean themselves off. Now nanotechnology developers are trying to mimic the Lotus Effect. More »
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Superhydrophobia spawns the Lotus Effect