The Earth’s spin is really starting to pick up speed. As CBS News reports, June 29 was the fastest day in recorded history, clocking in at 1.59 milliseconds shorter than the average 24 hours we know and love. According to a recent study, the Earth started to spin faster back in 2016 — and, on average,… Continue reading The Earth Is Spinning so Fast, We Might Have to Turn Back the Clock
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Byte-Sized Review: Dyson V12 Detect Slim Is Powered With Freaking Lasers
There are vacuum cleaners, and there are Dyson vacuum cleaners. Once you take the expensive plunge, there’s really no going back. But what if the top-of-the-line cordless vacuum became just a little more powerful when it came to busting dust? Dyson V12 Detect has taken the Dr. Evil approach and attached lasers to the head… Continue reading Byte-Sized Review: Dyson V12 Detect Slim Is Powered With Freaking Lasers
FAA Greenlights Adorable Flying Car for Test Flights
“Artists dream the future, and that future is filled with flying cars.” The Switchblade The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has deemed a prototype of the Samson Sky Switchblade — a street-legal three-wheeler that’s capable of vertical take off and landing (VTOL) — airworthy and ready for trial flights, according to local news station KOIN. It’s… Continue reading FAA Greenlights Adorable Flying Car for Test Flights
Scientists Pump Pig Corpses With Artificial Blood to “Partially Revive” Organs
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Poor pigs. Not only do we enjoy them as a tasty meal, we subject them to all sorts of bizarre and ungodly experiments. This might be the weirdest, most impressive one yet, though: a team of researchers were able to “partially revive” the organs of pigs that had been dead for… Continue reading Scientists Pump Pig Corpses With Artificial Blood to “Partially Revive” Organs
Hackers Loot Blockchain Bridge for Millions In “Frenzied Free For All”
“One of the most chaotic hacks that Web3 has ever seen.” That’s Bad On Monday, hackers exploited a basic vulnerability in the code of Nomad — a crypto “bridge” that allows customers to transfer cryptocurrencies between different blockchains — getting away with roughly $190 million in user investments, CNBC reports. This hack is just the latest… Continue reading Hackers Loot Blockchain Bridge for Millions In “Frenzied Free For All”
Great, They’re Turning Expensive College Textbooks into NFTs Now
“Pirate your textbooks, kids.” Textbook NFTs Education publishing company Pearson is looking to make money every time people resell its expensive college textbooks — by turning those textbooks into digital non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In other words, it wants to squeeze every last dollar out of its customers by trying to profit off of the used… Continue reading Great, They’re Turning Expensive College Textbooks into NFTs Now
This Is the Boba Fett Gear Every Fan Needs in Their Life
Though “The Book of Boba Fett” may have ended (and the possibility of a season two is still in the hints and whispers stage), our love for the cloned bounty hunter remains as eternal as a sarlacc’s digestive process. Sharp enough for your wardrobe and deserving of a spot on your shelf, this is the… Continue reading This Is the Boba Fett Gear Every Fan Needs in Their Life
Review: Create Your Own Miniatures with the Anycubic Photon M3 3D Printer
Whether you’re an artistic type, an analytical problem solver, or in a dynamic field that requires a refined touch, you’re likely to find numerous benefits in 3D printing. 3D printers have been on the market for a long time, and somehow people are still finding new uses for them. Created back in the ’80s with… Continue reading Review: Create Your Own Miniatures with the Anycubic Photon M3 3D Printer
Airbnb Apologizes After Allowing Listing for “1830s Slave Cabin”
“The history of slavery in this country is constantly denied and now it’s being mocked by being turned into a luxurious vacation spot.” Just Why? Airbnb — a company that has been embroiled in plenty of controversies in the past — issued an apology on Monday after it received backlash for allowing an “1830s slave… Continue reading Airbnb Apologizes After Allowing Listing for “1830s Slave Cabin”
Major Luxury Brand Slinging Hideous and Unaffordable NFT Pendants
Luxury jewelry maker Tiffany, the storied namesake of the classic flick “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” is launching an “exclusive” line of wildly expensive and incredibly ugly CryptoPunk-inspired pendants called NFTiffs — and we have no idea who could possibly want to buy one. “We’re taking NFTs to the next level,” the brand wrote in a Sunday tweet.… Continue reading Major Luxury Brand Slinging Hideous and Unaffordable NFT Pendants