A microtonal guitar with a fretboard made of Lego.
A microtonal guitar with a fretboard made of Lego.
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A size comparison of fictional buildings.
A size comparison of fictional buildings—e.g., the Krusty Krab, Hogwarts, the Tyrell Corporation Headquarters.
I've waited hours for this.
The Iowa Democratic Party blames a "coding issue" in its reporting app for the delay in last night's presidential caucus results, but says the data recorded by the app is accurate. 1/17 With no actual outcome in place in Iowa, each of the Democratic candidates
Simon Weckert used 99 smartphones to create a "virtual traffic jam" on Google Maps.
Simon Weckert used a wagon loaded with 99 smartphones to trick Google Maps into showing a nonexistent traffic jam.
Amateur sky watchers in Finland have been credited with discovering a new type of aurora borealis.
Amateur sky watchers in Finland have been credited with discovering a new kind of aurora borealis: A few of the citizens' photos showed a form of aurora that didn't fit into any of the known categories. It had green, horizontal waves running in parallel. Its undulations reminding
Judge me judge me judge me.
By not wanting to hear witnesses, Lamar Alexander has done us all a favor: the trial that wasn’t really a trial will soon be over, “and we will no longer have to listen to it.” 1/25 Republican lawmakers feel trapped by Trump in Washington and by his “cult”
Water special effects manufactured in Malta.
In case you were wondering how special effects are made for movie or TV scenes involving boats, pirates, water, etc.: using "tip tanks," fans, and previously damaged boats in Malta.
The sun machine is coming down.
Republican senators appear likely to vote down a motion to call witnesses, which likely means the end of the impeachment trial. 1/18 As of midnight in Brussels, Britain will no longer part part of the EU. Here's what happens next in trade and other negotiations. 2/18
Astronomers have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the Sun.
Astronomers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the Sun. To put this into scale, the "cells" you see in the video are each about the size of Texas. That didn't help put it into
A human shield of Millennials.
The World Health Organization meets again to consider whether coronavirus—170 dead, 7,000 infected—is a global health emergency. 1/26 Related: Questions about the virus that scientists are struggling to answer. 2/26 Infectious disease mortality rates were declining long before vaccines or antibiotics, thanks to cleaning up