Like long walks on the beach with a coffee in one hand, and a beer in the other? If there isn’t a washroom nearby, you might want to rethink that. Find out why caffeine and alcohol affect the amount of water in your urine, and how it affects your body. [AsapScience]
A water bottle that continually refills itself sounds less like a real world object and more like a convenient device in a video game. It’s appropriate then that an attempt to create such a thing is inspired by a bug. The bug in question is the Namib Desert beetle, which lives in said region in […]
Understanding your drunken stupor from the brains perspective. Find out how alcohol molecules alter your brain, ultimately resulting in a night that you…hopefully remember. [ASAPScience]
Yet another scientific development that I can link to Star Trek: we’re one step closer to Lt. Commander La Forge’s VISOR. Scientists at Second Sight have developed a device that will allow the visually impaired to stream braille directly onto their retinas. Second Sight already has a device called Argus II, which they call a […]
From fundamental questions about the universe to train timetables, here are 10 things you need to know about time. [alltime10s]
Warning: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME… or in fact, anywhere! Yeah, he’s making fireballs out of corn starch. All in the name of science. It’s definitely a productive use of time if it’s in the name of science, right? [Via Veritasium]
A series of seriously awesome action figures by Deviantart user Datazoid: These little guys took between 40 minutes and 2 hours each, totalling around 50 hours of work. I like action figures. I have a small collection of them. I’ve noticed that you can buy Albert Einstein figures, Nikola Tesla bobble-heads and The Simpsons even […]
Watch as Captain Disillusion makes a glowing point and reverse debunks the real phaser video that was popular over the net a few months ago. [CaptainDisillusion]
The human being has two eyes so that he can perceive dept in its environment. He also has two ears to help localize where a sound comes from. But why exactly do we have two nostrils? Watch the video to find out! [Vsauce]
Check out Youtuber Alex Dainis as she gives us the basics on how Caffeine works and the effect it has on our body. Don’t forget geeks: Caffeinate wisely! [Alex Dainis]