Book’s Pages Make Contaminated Water Drinkable
Using nanotechnology, a chemist has created an incredible book that straddles the line between magic and science. [DesignBoom]
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Chimpanzee Builds Fire and Roasts Marshmallows – Casually Signals End of Human Dominance
With Dawn of the Planet of the Apes just around the corner, this couldn’t be a more timely reminder of how things can change. Remember how dramatic of a moment it was when Caesar from Rise of the Planet of the Apes stands up and yells...
Drowning Simulator Teaches Players a Lesson
If you asked around what peoples’ greatest fears are there’s a good chance that one or two would pop up more than the others… Fear of deep water and the fear of drowning. Thanks to the ‘magic’ that’s the internet and a company trying to...
Mysterious Figure Caught on Camera During Game!
Video of a weird figure quickly traveling through the stands during a game at the Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz, Bolivia has hit the internet in the last couple of days. Quickly going viral, the clip has split viewers. Some, like many...
Town of Dolls is Just as Eerie as You Think It Is!
Valley of Dolls from Fritz Schumann on Vimeo. There’s something unsettling about a small village in Nagaro, Japan. The village, located about 90 minutes from anything resembling civilization is like something out of a Twilight Zone...
World’s Smallest Magazine Cover Sets Record – Blows Minds!
To help demonstrate a a new nano-scale technology, a group of scientists at IBM have recreated a Kids’ NatGeo magazine cover… So small that it would take 2,000 of them to cover a single grain of sand. Just keep staring blankly straight...
Podcast: Space Roar
Terrifying Insects Back From Edge of Extinction
There are a LOT of animals being saved from extinction…rhinos, cheetahs, snow leopards, etc,. Most of them are regal or furry or cute or just plain huggable. The Weta Punga are not ANY of those things. Weta Punga literally means “God of...
Strange Floating Sphere Records Us as it Wanders
Created by a couple of artists who were interested in the ‘unobserved’ moments of sound that go on in places like stairwells, hallways and, unfortunately for commuters witnessing the bizarre sight of this freaking thing, subways. Filled...
Podcast: The G Word
Chupacabra captured but is it what we think it is? Blue Origin mysteries revealed? Can they get us to space? Another Goblin outbreak sweeps Africa and only the Weird Things gang can solve it. Try out the brand new PODCASTR player,...
Disney Develops Robotic ‘Pixelbots’
Disney is continually developing things that will make us hand over a substantial amount of cash to play in their parks. Recently the Disney Research Hub’s YouTube Channel dropped a video showing something called PixelBots. As...
Man Builds Shuttle Replica – On His House
There’s always that one house on your street. You know…the one that looks like the sun is continuously exploding each night during December? In China that person is a 60 year-old farmer who: A. Is a HUGE fan of the space shuttle B. A...
Texas Family Claims To Have Caught a Chupacabra
Jamie and Bubba (sometimes reality just seems too good to be true) Stock of Texas are claiming they’ve caught a chupacabra or, as we’ve come to endearingly call them on this podcast, ‘Chupy‘. While most chupacabras are referred to as...
Scientists Grow a Baby Zebra Fish From Stem Cells
Scientists have been trying to find the elusive combination of instructions that would cause stems cells to become an actual living thing. That elusive secret just ran out of places to hide. University researchers were able to cause cells...
Podcast: Sleep It Off
Justin shoots Brian In the chest with a gun. Can science save him with an experimental new strategy. Who wants to die? Not one billionaire who’s putting his money where his mouth is. Is the future of video 15 seconds? This major network...
Podcast: Fantassssssssssy Island
Is it time to terraform Venus? Can we project a movie on the moon? Why is the Space Shuttle so ugly? A mysterious island offers a delirious deal for Brian and Justin. It’s all part of a new Weird Things podcast. Try out the brand...
Your Smartphone Can Now Emit Fragrances
Since who-knows-when, people have been trying to recreate the smells of places and things. Because of our emotional ties to the way things smell, like your favorite grandmother’s perfume, companies around the world have been trying to...
Most Frightening Children’s Book Award Goes to…
Cult indoctrination seemed to be the trendy demon scourge out to nab your children in the late 80s and early 90s. Dubbed ‘Satanic Panic’, groups like David Koresh’s Branch Davidians and early mentions of Heaven’s Gate as well as other cult...
Podcast: Bleed Blue Blood
The Malaysia flight 370 mystery confounds the boys. Are you ready to abandon your life to become a 1% nomad? And finally, the ritualistic bloodletting that saves us all. It’s all part of a new Weird Things podcast. Try out the brand...
Podcast: Costs An Arm and a Leg
Is one town in Wisconsin hiding a tiny town with a murderous secret? Is Fermis Paradox dead? Europa is soaked! Is it possible to live on the sun? Microsoft projects. And the real VR is experience has finally dawned. It’s all part of a new...