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[video] Falcon Rocket Goes Boom in Epic Explosion
For those that haven’t seen it or listened to the last episode of WeirdThings where we discuss what happened. Here’s the video of the Falcon rocket going all Hollywood explosion-ish during its attempted soft landing on the autonmous barge...
After Things: Hurry Up and Wait
Podcast: MuskNet
Researchers Create Off-The-Shelf Cloaking Device
Two scientists, John Howell and Joseph Choi, of the University of Rochester have taken a couple of lenses, set them in a particular configuration and tah-dah! You can now hide your Harry Potter puppet in plain sight without anyone ever...
Shining’s Stanley Hotel Looking for a Hedge Designer
The next time someone goes crazy in the Stanley Hotel and begins hunting someone with an axe in the snow, you could possibly be the level designer. Because a kid thwarted someone suffering from cabin fever all those years ago, the folks...
Because the Ocean isn’t Scary Enough…Robosquid
Robots. We just can’t stop building them even though countless movies tell us where it’s all headed. Not only can we not stop trying to emulate ourselves mechanically, a small portion of the robotics community can’t stop trying to emulate...
After Things: Approaching New Projects
The Face on Mars
Podcast: Face of the Dragon
Podcast: Memory Door
Idaho High School Catches Ghost or Possibly a Predator on Surveillance Video
In mid-September, surveillance cameras at Pocatello High School in Idaho caught what paranormal investigators are calling a human-looking figure wandering the halls during the winter break. After seeing the video, you’ll probably shake...
Podcast: Monkey 911
Nazi party goes to Hollywood? Electric shock at the train station brings an adorbs surprise? When will we know about life on Mars? Are we more likely to live on Venus. Are AI the most dominant form of life in the universe? Try out the...
Podcast: Return on Adventure
Podcast: Mars is for Loons
An update on the Weird Things underwater expedition. Google bets they can keep a balloon up longer than you, and the future of the world may rest on them being right. Does it make sense to call ANYTHING impossible? New research methods...
Say Goodbye to Lawn Gnomes and Flamingos…<br>You Can Now Buy Full-Size Inflatable Tanks
Some of you probably live in a neighborhood that’s got a small population of lawn gnomes or a colony of flamingos. The only message that those ridiculous, overdone pieces of plastic and resin are going to send your neighbors is that you’re...
Podcast: Off the Should of Orion
Recap of the Orion Launch and debate why it may be the most meaningful step to Mars in the history of mankind. The Boys discuss their under water drone expedition to the murky depths of mystery, with a big announcement to speed up the time...
The Dream is Alive! We May be Able to Clone a Murderous T-Rex After All!!!
Two years ago a research paper about the longevity of DNA crushed the hopes and dreams of a generation who grew up believing we one day might be able to clone blood-thirsty, human-devouring dinosaurs. Scientists determined the half-life of...
Podcast: Wings of the Falcon
Podcast: CSI: Brazil
Spyro and the Fudge are on the case to solve a kidnapping in Brazil. A tiger terrorizes Paris… or does it? A really rich dude breaks a massive record and Andrew has an idea on how to break it even harder. Try out the brand new PODCASTR...
Predator Might Be Hiding on Rosetta’s Comet – Based on the weird sound we’re hearing
The jury’s out on what’s causing the sound (which is far, far below the level of human hearing) and a whole lot of theories are being tossed around about it. Everything from magnetic fields to ionization of particles shearing themselves...