Talk about making it rain! When It Rains China’s record-breaking heat wave has gotten so bad that parts of the Yanghtze River have gone completely dry. To combat the country’s hottest temperatures on record, officials are now using a technique called “cloud seeding” to encourage more rainfall. CNN reported this week that this year’s heat… Continue reading China Shooting Rods Into Sky to Bring Rain After Massive Drought
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Jeff Bezos Says the FTC is Being Vewy Vewy Mean
Invade his privacy? How dare they! Big Babies Jeff Bezos wants to know what you buy, when you go to bed, who goes to and by your house, and as per his recent iRobot acquisition, he probably wants to map the interior of your home, too. But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) digging into his business?… Continue reading Jeff Bezos Says the FTC is Being Vewy Vewy Mean
Best Short-Throw Projectors in 2022
Short-throw projectors are perfect for anyone looking to simplify their quest to make a home theater. Regular projectors aren’t exactly user-friendly, and mounting them on walls or ceilings can be annoying at best, and dangerous at worst. And what if it falls? Say goodbye to that thousand-dollar investment. Short-throw projectors don’t require any second guessing… Continue reading Best Short-Throw Projectors in 2022
Dodge Says It’s Making an Electric Muscle Car That’s Super Loud and Obnoxious
This is the most American thing we’ve ever heard. EV Ruckus American auto giant Dodge is going electric — and it certainly won’t be the first or last to do so. But to satisfy its muscle car-loving customer base, Dodge is employing an amazingly American solution: since electric motors are very quiet and don’t generate… Continue reading Dodge Says It’s Making an Electric Muscle Car That’s Super Loud and Obnoxious
Save $100 When You Reserve the Samsung Odyssey Ark Curved Gaming Screen
The Samsung Odyssey Ark is one massive, powerful gaming monitor, and packs serious next-gen power and features you never knew you needed. And if you reserve it right now, you can save $100 once it’s available to preorder. Here are some of the features of this gorgeous gaming monitor. Gigantic Curved Screen: Samsung Ark is… Continue reading Save $100 When You Reserve the Samsung Odyssey Ark Curved Gaming Screen
We’re Ambivalent: Anthony Hopkins Is Turning His Work Into NFTs
“I’m probably the oldest guy in the NFT community…” Lambs NFTing Sir Anthony Hopkins is following through with a prior threat: transforming his iconic body of work into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). As Variety reports, the “Silence of the Lambs” star is launching a line titled “the Eternal Collection” that places his most famous roles within archetypes… Continue reading We’re Ambivalent: Anthony Hopkins Is Turning His Work Into NFTs
Scientists Fed Rats Sugary Soda for Two Months and They Got Demonstrably Stupider
Image by Getty Images/Futurism In a new study, a team of researchers found that feeding rats soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi caused enough damage to the unfortunate critters’ brains to trigger memory issues, cognitive impairment, and cellular distress. Of course, soda isn’t exactly considered health food. It’s absolutely packed with sweeteners, real and fake,… Continue reading Scientists Fed Rats Sugary Soda for Two Months and They Got Demonstrably Stupider
Church Sues Cops, Saying Psychedelics Are Its Sacrament
Image by Fiona Art/Pexels/Futurism A psychedelic church is suing the city of Oakland and its police department for infringing upon their right to get high — as a religious sacrament, that is. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, the Oakland-based Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants alleged in its recently-filed civil rights lawsuit that the city,… Continue reading Church Sues Cops, Saying Psychedelics Are Its Sacrament
They Keep Finding More Skeletal Remains at This Drying Up Lake
Why does this keep happening? Skeleton Army The Lake Mead Swim Beach, a popular spot for beachgoers not far from Las Vegas, seems to be absolutely teeming with human remains. Officials just unearthed even more skeletal remains at the beach — a grisly consequence of shorelines dropping precipitously amid a prolonged, climate change-driven “megadrought” in… Continue reading They Keep Finding More Skeletal Remains at This Drying Up Lake
Someone’s Pet Bunnies Dug Up Ancient Human Remains
Maybe they thought they were leaving their humans a gift? Bad Bunnies They’re cute, they’re cuddly — and they’re apparently graverobbers. As the Netherlands’ Dutch News reports, police in the city of Amersfoort were called when some kids’ pet rabbits dug up what appeared to be bones in their garden earlier this week. The subsequent excavation,… Continue reading Someone’s Pet Bunnies Dug Up Ancient Human Remains