Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn’t expect, as he shares evolution’s counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things. For a topping, try his new theory on why jokes are funny.
You’ve got to hand it to Samsung, they are the masters of getting free ad space by producing killer videos. This one is complete BS, but the finished product made me laugh out loud all by myself. [via Metafilter]
With all the layoffs we’ve been hearing about in the car industry lately, it means that a lot of manufactures will probably be closing their doors in the following year. What better way to pay for all that unutilized floor space than by transforming it into amusement parks? [Source]
Yes, as we’ve seen before, printers can act like spoiled brats sometimes, but who knew that some pretty sweet music could come out of them? Check it out!
I’ve found a blog that can easily suck up a pyrotechnic geek’s (or anyone’s) day. Sure, it’s attached to a commercial company, but that doesn’t make it any less interesting. Confessions of a Fireworks Man has stories from the business, fireworks history, and loads of instructions for projects that you should not try at home. [...]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] My iPhone says I’ve died of dysentery. Though somehow, the fact that it comes from a cute little cartoon makes the blow a little easier to take than back in a computer lab twenty years ago with the green-and-black pixels of the original Oregon Trail. Last week, Oregon Trail [...]
Invented and designed by Doctor John Taylor, the Corpus Clock is a large sculptural timepiece that has been invented to pay honor to John Harrison, pioneer of Longitude and inventor of the esoteric clock mechanism known as a grasshopper escapement. The Corpus clock has a diameter of 4 feet and 11 inches and is valued [...]
What you’re about to hear is probably the most brilliant amateur musical mash-up of all time, or at least, the best one I’ve ever heard. Kutiman, the Youtube user who appeared to have produced it, took a bunch of random youtube clips featuring people playing solos using various musical instruments, and artfully combined them to [...]
-8 Brilliant Scientific Screw-ups Hard work and dedication have their time and place, but the values of failure and ineptitude have gone unappreciated for far too long. They say that patience is a virtue, but the following eight inventions prove that laziness, slovenliness, clumsiness and pure stupidity can be virtues, too. -Ten Must-Have Gmail Filters [...]
Honestly, we don’t know how Computer, Keyboard and Mouse put up with him all day.
Geekdad has a list of the 10 Annoying Habits of a Geeky Spouse. Matt Blum is writing from the perspective of things he does that drive his wife crazy, and someone in the comments noted that this is “Yet another article talking about how guys have to change for women.” Oh, not so! First off, [...]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] One hot topic in the news the past few days: cellphones and dirty pictures. Police have investigated more than two dozen teens in at least six states this year for sending nude images of themselves in cellphone text messages, which can bring a charge of distributing child pornography. Authorities [...]
