Here are 10 popular food items that can actually be poisonous if eaten the wrong way. There are some surprisingly common fruits and vegetables in this list, so be sure to enlighten yourself by watching the video! [TopTenz]
It’s as American as apple pie and twice as wobbly, but what’s really inside Jell-O? Aside from collagen, the translucent gelatin sweet treat features collagen, sugar, artificial flavoring, and, oh yeah, chopped-up pig and cow hides soaked in acid. [WIRED]
The 80’s were kind of hilarious. From the bright, flashy colors of the clothing to the oddly soothing tones of the new wave music, it is not an easy decade to forget. What a lot of people fail to remember about the 80’s is that they laid down a great foundation of geekery in many […]
A psychologist believes side-scroller characters like Mario move from left to right because people have a bias towards depicting movement in that direction. Why exactly that should be is not so clear. Dr Peter Walker of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom explored the topic in an article for the journal Perception titled: “Depicting visual […]
Youtuber Ian Parks has created a fascinating series of time lapse videos showing a magnetic silly putty blog engulfing various metal objects. From Ian Park: Yay for science. I saw a video for this stuff online here, looked on amazon, and they actually had it. So I had to have some of my own to […]
From the American Chemical Society: It’s been around for centuries but it seems like beer has never been more popular. Microbreweries are cranking out special stouts, IPAs, lagers and pilsners. And the flavors and aromas of each of those brews all come down to chemistry. This week, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Reactions takes […]
A parody of Warrant’s “Sweet Cherry Pie” by the folks over at College Humor. Pi day might already be over, but this is still pretty funny. In honor of Pi Day, we try and name ALL the digits of Pi. Can we do it? [CollegeHumor]
Well, it looks like Nickelodeon Gak is nearly indestructible! I don’t really know what the stuff is made of, but it’s probably the perfect material to block flowing lava from going over your town! Warning: Don’t do this at home, or in fact, anywhere. [carsandwater]
Throughout history there have been strange moments that have happened that have been ensconced in mystery since they were first spoken of in hushed stories passed down from generation to generation. Did the first marathon runner really drop dead? Could Mary Shelley’s griping origin story for Frankenstein actually be true? While we may scoff at […]
Have you ever wondered why human beings do not have a mating season like most animals? If you want to learn why, be sure to listen to this episode of “Big Questions” to learn about what might possibly cause this. [Mental Floss]