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If you ever take your lunch to work, Rubbermaid's interlocking Lunch Blox system
is a great space saver. Several Lunch Blox kits are on sale from
Amazon, today only, along with a couple of carrying bags, and even a few
shaker bottles. [Up to 40% off Rubbermaid Products]
Amazing photo shows lightning striking an airliner flying in a rainbow
Stunning photo of a lightning striking an Boeing 777 that seems to be in the middle of a perfect rainbow, taken by German photographer Birk Möbius. The
image was captured yesterday from an aerodrome in Taucha, Germany.
Check out the zoomed image to see the plane being hit by the lightning.
This Hilarious, Brilliantly Edited Tribute To Film Noir is a Classic
In 1982, irrepressibly goofy comedian Steve Martin starred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid,
a film noir with a whole cast of cinematic heavy hitters. Humphrey
Bogart! Cary Grant! Bette Davis! Veronica Lake! All these stars helped
popularize the dark genre, but this black-and-white was a affectionately
silly spoof, with a…
Get 36% Off Limefuel's Giant 15,000mAh Dual USB Battery Pack
What's the most important thing about a backup battery pack? How much juice it holds, right? Which is why we like the Limefuel — it holds 15,000mAh, which should be enough to recharge your phone around ten times, or an iPad Air nearly twice over. Now, Gizmodo readers can grab one for just $34.99 – that's 36% off.
Tripping Senior Citizens—for Science
In a study that even Sum 41 could get behind, scientists at the University of Illinois in Chicago are tripping senior citizens over, and over, and over again—all to save lives.
Eight of the world's prettiest women merged into one (perfect?) being
Sploid reader Marius Vibe
merged eight of the most beautiful women in the world into a single
person. The final result is intriguing, but the best part is the process
itself—and the intermediate morphs. Who is more beautiful—the
originals, the intermediate mixes, or the merging of them all?
A single clothing company consumes 1% of the world's cotton
The largest companies consume a shockingly huge amount of the world's natural resources. Ikea, for instance, uses 17.8 million cubic yards
of wood a year. When it comes to cotton, there's VF Corp., a relatively
unknown corporation that owns some of the best-known clothing brands in
the world.
Project Wing: Google's Secret Program for Delivery Drones
The Atlantic reports
that Google's skunkworks Google X team has spent the last two years
working on a secret program. More than a loosely sketched concept like
the teaser Amazon
pushed out earlier this year, Google appears to be serious about
delivery in the air—getting products from the warehouse to their
destination…
A Map of Every Device in the World That's Connected to the Internet
Where
is the internet? This map might explain it better than any statistics
could ever hope to: The red hot spots show where the most devices that
can access the internet are located.
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes™ have no pumpkin in them
Starbucks is rolling out
pumpkin spice lattes, starting with an early access option that starts
today. This means it's the time of year for everyone's favorite
overpriced seasonal beverage. This doesn't mean we'll be adding extra
pumpkin to our diet, because Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes™, despite
the name, contain…
This Slim Engagement Ring Case Slips Right Into Your Back Pocket
There
are an infinite number of ways to do a marriage proposal. Regardless of
what comes before, many of them climax in the big reveal of a fancy
ring in a bulbous velvet box that, while traditionally classy, isn't
exactly discrete. Packaging designer Andrew Zo streamlined that somewhat clunky exterior into Clifton,…
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Clothing Will Protect Cyclists From Road Rash
Donning
a full suit of motorcycle leathers for your morning bike ride to work
is probably overkill, but cyclists can still be subjected to road rash
should they fall while wearing less-than-protective gear. So athletic
gear manufacturer Scott is developing shorts and jerseys strategically reinforced in key areas using…
It's not just you. Instagram is down, with users reporting 503 errors. Don't worry, they're on it, but they better hurry, or I'll have to show these photos of my lunch to the mailman. Update: It's back. Whew.
Doctors Implanted a 3D-Printed Vertebra for the First Time
Doctors in Beijing successfully replaced a 12-year-old boy's damaged second vertebra with a 3D-printed custom implant made from titanium powder. The boy, who had bone cancer, is now in recovery.
Switzerland Puts Secret Bacteria in Cheese to Catch Knockoffs
In parts of Europe, where cheese is taken seriously as a source of
national pride, entire labs are devoted to spotting knockoff Emmental
and Gruyere. Switzerland has what may be the most impressive strategy
yet: secret cocktails of bacteria, sent only to licensed cheesemakers, that work as living biological tracers.
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Is Making Music Out of Tennis
When
LCD Soundsystem split up, it left frontman James Murphy with a lot of
time and creative energy on his hands. So he's been experimenting with a
number of weird and esoteric projects, the latest of which is turning tennis data from the U.S. Open into music.
Dice Furniture Changes Form and Function When You Roll It
You can actually change how any piece of furniture looks just by flipping it over or tossing it onto its side. But the Dice, created by the talented designers at Torafu Architects, also changes functionality depending on how you orient it.
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