6 More Viral Photos That Are Total Lies
The internet is filled with plenty of photo fakery. And we here at
Factually are here to help you distinguish the true from the
too-good-to-be. Today we have six more images you may have seen floating
around recently. None of them is precisely what it claims to be.
Pilot takes off from car road in the Alps to do some crazy acrobatics
I can help but to feel a mix of awe, envy, and fear as I watch Red Bull Air Force pilot Hannes Arch taking off from a road in
the Austrian Alps and then perform some
what-the-hell-are-you-noooooo-oh-my-god-you-got-to-be-kidding acrobatics
way too close to all those amazing ridges.
Jet skiing through a canyon looks a lot like podracing in Star Wars
This GoPro video shows Christian Yellott
zipping through the incredible narrow canyons of Lake Powell but if I
squint a little bit, I can convince myself that I'm watching kid Anakin
podracing in Tatooine. Either way, it's pretty awesome.
The First High School Show That Showed Us It Was Okay to Be Different
Long before her Emmy-winning turn as a bipolar CIA officer on Homeland,
Claire Danes played typical teenager Angela Chase. In doing so, she
showed an entire generation, including me, that high school was not a
perfect place, and that was totally fine. My So-Called Life debuted 20 years ago this week.
Read In the Tub? The Waterproof Kobo Aura H2O Is For You
We love a waterproofed Kindle, and we put one through hell,
but that's an aftermarket mod, not a feature that comes standard. If
you want waterproofed reading on the cheap(er), the new Kobo Aura H2O is
for you.
Save on Gift Cards, Steam Your Clothes, Warm Your Lunch [Deals]
We usually have a gift card deal or two to report on every day, but
eBay has a nice roundup going on with deals from 8 popular stores and
services. Some of the best include $100 at StubHub for $85, a year of PlayStation+ for $40, a $50 Jiffy Lube card for $40, and 30% off Skype credit. [Gift Card Sale]
The mesmerizing traffic of the Panama Canal in a fascinating time lapse
I can watch this time-lapse video of the Panama Canal's ship traffic forever. Up, down, up, down—so mesmerizing.
HP Recalls 6 Million Laptop Power Cords Because They Might Catch On Fire
Got a HP or Compaq laptop? Better check the power cord; HP is recalling 6 million of them due to a fire risk.
Watch This Cloud Of Rusty Balls Shape-Shift Into an Airborne Labyrinth
The last time we checked in with Plebian Design and Hypersonic, the creative teams had installed an interactive map chandelier in Washington DC that glowed in time with different data sets.
For their latest trick, they turned the lobby of a Cambridge,
Massachusetts-based biotech company into a similarly mind-bending, …
The Operators Tweak That Handsome Furs Magic Into Synth Heaven
When the curtain was first raised at the Future Islands show
at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood last week I had no idea what to
expect. I didn't know who would be opening for the Baltimore-based band
and hadn't bothered to check. Squinting to make out the lead singer's
face (I really need to update my glasses…
Rich People Are Trucking Their Own Water Into Drought-Ridden California
Although 81 percent of the state is experiencing an "extreme drought,"
for many parts of California there is no apparent water shortage. Visit
the highest-income neighborhoods and you'll see lush lawns and
sparkling fountains defiantly sucking our lifeblood from the Earth.
Apparently, the rich will do whatever it…
The London Times Is Blasting Reporters With Typewriter Sound Effects
Rupert Murdoch must be feeling nostalgic: Reporters in The Times UK's
newsroom are working under a constant soundtrack of (artificial)
typewriter clatter. It's an experiment to "increase energy levels," and
for a generation of reporters who grew up on word processors, it's
probably torture.
Future Painkillers Might Be Made From Yeast, Not Poppies
Ever
since humans first noticed the mind-altering effects of poppies, we've
planted vast fields of the flowers to make drugs that range from the
legal (morphine) to the illegal (heroin). Our strongest legitimate
painkillers still originate in these large, unwieldy, and
pesky-to-regulate poppy fields. But what if we…
A Wooden Hammock Looks Incredibly Classy (and Maybe a Little Pinchy)
A
stained wood Adirondack chair can class up any deck, and it turns out a
stained wood hammock can do the same for a backyard. This impressive
creation, called the Para Hammock,
still features an intricate web of cords (in this case, strong nylon
parachute cord)—but here they're used to support over 700 tiny tiles…
The Overgrown, Disused Railway That Still Runs Around Paris
Paris
has a lot of history embedded in its sprawling urban grid, which has
seen thousands of years of structural change. But even though space is
at a premium, there are still spots that have evaded development and
slowly drifted into obscurity. When photographer Pierre Folk was new to the city, he happened upon…
This Titanium Card Is the Ultimate Do-It-All Wallet
Nobody likes a fat wallet, especially a fat boring wallet with no real tactical capabilities. That's what makes the Mesh Card so appealing.
This slim slab of featherweight titanium works as a standalone wallet, a
multi-tool, or just a useful addition to your existing wallet. It even
prevents data thieves!
How To Get The Sharpest Images Possible Out Of Your Old Consoles
If
you've tried playing a retro console on a modern HDTV, you may not have
liked what you saw — smeary, stretched images that are a far cry from
the sharp chunky blocks of yesteryear. Luckily, there's a better way for
purists to get a crystal clear image that doesn't involve buying an old
CRT TV.
Report: Gigantic 12.9-inch iPads Are Coming Next Year
Since
the iPhone's launch in 2007, Apple has kept screen sizes simple,
offering only four options. Now, the company may be taking a different
approach. Bloomberg reports that Apple will launch a 12.9-inch iPad in early 2015, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
More Proof Uber Fights Dirty Against the Competition
When you have an unapologetic asshole
for a CEO, your company does things like this: Uber is conducting a
full-blown street campaign to destroy Lyft using deceptive tactics, The Verge reports. This is what "disruption" really looks like.
1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: "Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff"
In 1987, Bill Gates became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, making the Forbes
400 Richest People in America list with a net worth of $1.25 billion,
up from a measly $900 million the year before. Gates was just 32 years
old and Microsoft Windows was still very much in its infancy, the
operating system having…
Second City's Leak of the "iPhone 6" Is Perfect
iPhone 6 day is (probably) right around the corner and we're all aching for as much early detail as we can scrape up. DOLDO411 is the latest to bust out an in-depth (and hilarious) scoop, but this is one that not even TMZ could confuse for the real thing.
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