Your Cable Box Is an Energy-Sucking Monster (But It Doesn't Have to Be)
An innocent little cable box can suck up more electricity than your actual TV. The most galling part though? Up to two-thirds of its power-hogging actually happens in "idle" mode, when you're not even using it. The good news is, device makers have the technical ability to make cable boxes that don't waste so much…
The real reason behind Alan Rickman's shocked face in Die Hard
Little known fact about Alan Rickman in Die Hard: For his dead scene he agreed to fall onto an airbag 25 feet (7.62 meters) below on the count of three. Except the director and the stunt people thought they would get a better reaction if they dropped him on the count of "one." They were right. His face is priceless.
Biologist catches monster 70-year-old lobster in California
Biologist Forrest Galante was diving for lobsters off the coast of Anacapa Island, California, when he found this 70-year-old 12-pound monster. Instead of grilling it right away with tons of butter and lemon, he decided to keep it to show it to his family. Days later, he released it back into the ocean.
This Mashup of 2014's Biggest Hits Is a Good Pop Song on Its Own
'Tis the season for year-end greatest hits mashups, and as usual, DJ Earworm's annual United States of Pop does not disappoint. His "Do What You Wanna Do" covers all the major bases, from Taylor Swift to SexLord TrumpetKing Jason Derulo.
Excellent short film about losing everything you love and starting again
Sploid readers Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson—part of the California-based production group Lucky Treehouse—sent this excellentshort about lost love and new beginnings, which they defined as "one part Moonrise Kingdom and two parts Raising Arizona." The Moped Diaries is the title—and it's excellent.
Raising a Kid Doesn't Have to Cost You Your Sanity — Just $250,000
The USDA released its latest Cost of Raising a Child report in August and found raising a child born in 2013 will cost $245,340 from birth to age 18, on average. You could buy a house for that much money — or a Ferrari. While the numbers might seem daunting, budgeting for a child isn't hard when you're armed with the…
Tonight's Episode of The Goldbergs is All About Hoverboard Promises
Were you one of those kids who saw Robert Zemeckis insist that hoverboards were real back in 1989? Then tonight's episode of the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs is for you. In the episode Adam wants to come up with a cool explanation for how he broke his arm, so he decides that he'll tell people he was riding a hoverboard.…
This classic space mech rewinds time to the '80s
Like Benny, I can not shout SPACESHIP enough. Maybe it is because it was what I grew up with, but that classic space blue, grey and yellow just scream out awesome to me. Builder Damoncorso agrees and has given us this amazing Exo-suitesque mech suit in the classic space colors.
Shooting Challenge: Spooky, Naked Trees
Our gorgeous fall leaves are gone for the season, and we're left with bare trees over a sky of grey. But that, too, can be a beautiful thing in its own way. For this week's Shooting Challenge, let's celebrate trees without the leaves—in black and white.
Wear Any City You Like With Custom-Printed Map Clothing
The appeal of maps lies in just how personal they can be. Your childhood street, your first big city apartment, your first house—these are all places we look back on with irrational fondness. There are plenty of stylish maps for your wall, but Monochrome lets you custom-print your favorite place onto tanks, t-shirts,…
Google Is Making a Porn-Proof Search and Other Kid-Friendly Products
As much as parents want to protect their kids, it's damn near impossible today to totally block access to the internet. Google is moving forward with plans to create child-friendly versions of its most popular products to help kids under 12 go online safely.
Highway sound barriers were first proposed to keep movie studios quiet
Los Angeles is widely considered to be the home of the freeway. It's also considered to be the home of the film industry. A fascinating story from Nate Berg over at Re-Form chronicles the way that two emerging forces which would come to define LA ended up making the sound of our ever-noisier roadways (somewhat) more…
Even Tic-Tac-Toe Has Jumped the 3D Shark
It doesn't take long after learning to play Tic-Tac-Toe to realize that once you've mastered the basic tactics, your games will end in an infinite run of ties. But Pressman Toy has done the impossible and made Tic-Tac-Toe actually sound interesting again by upping the challenge with the introduction of a third…
This Is How Bad Self-Driving Cars Suck In The Rain
Hyundai recently held its Future Automobile Technology Competition in South Korea, pitting 12 teams against each other to see which autonomous tech comes out on top. Only four teams made it to the final round, and on the second day, disaster. A strange liquid fell from the sky.
7 Gifts for the Adorably Obnoxious Coffee Snob
Coffee connoisseurship has reached epic levels in the past few years, and we all seem to know someone who is just never content with a no-frills cheap coffee. Well, I am one of those people, and I'm here to guide you toward some lovely, useful gifts for the coffee snob in your life.
Why Legal Weed Isn't Much Safer Than a Dime Bag
Despite its new-found legality at the state level, the buds you buy in medical marijuana dispensaries aren't that different than the dime bags you used to score on the street corner—they share the same wild swings in potency, chemical content, and fungal and pesticide contamination. That's very not good.
A Tiny Old Hard Drive Makes a Sweet Nerdy Watch
As the world becomes increasingly (and justifiably) dominated by flash storage, old fashioned hard disk drives are becoming increasingly (and justifiably) useless. But slap a set of hands and a quartz movement on one, and boom! You've got yourself a pretty awesome-looking watch.
How To Make Your Own Tent Footprint For $25
Footprints help extend the life of your tent by protecting its floor. But, they're inexplicably expensive. You can slash that price by half or more if your make your own from Tyvek. Here's how.
Boy Found Behind Fake Wall Set Escape in Motion with a Friend Request
The boy who was found hidden behind a fake wall in his father's house Friday managed to engineer his own escape after enduring years of mistreatment, police say.
The World Trade Center Train Station May Cost More Than the Skyscraper
4 billion dollars. It's almost twice as much as it cost to develop the most expensive plane in history. It's more than the cost of the new World Trade Center, the tallest building in North America. It's also the projected cost of NYC's newest train station.
You Have One Hour to Get A Guaranteed Google Inbox Invite
If you've been hassling everyone you know for an invite to Gmail's shiny new email app Inbox, now's your lucky break. From now until 3pm EST, Google is giving anyone who asks a guaranteed invite.
How the Higgs boson made reality possible and how it can destroy it all
After explaining why pure scientific research is crucial for the advancement of humanity at all levels, David Kaplan tell us why the Higgs boson is so important to our very own existence and the survival of the entire Universe in very simple way.
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