Video: Man lights 6,000 matches and the result is mesmerizing
Lining up and then knocking down upwards of 6,000 dominos is certainly interesting, but we’ll do you one better. Recently, the HTD YouTube channel thought …
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The most powerful passports in the world
One might reasonably and understandably assume that all passports are created equal, which is to say that a passport from most any country will provide a consistent level …
2 new ballpark foods may leave you dead by the 7th-inning stretch
Remember the good old days when going to the ballpark meant buying a hot dog, crackerjacks and a Coke? Like most good things in our …
Must Watch: Man creates primitive bow and arrow with his hands
Over the past few months, videos from the YouTube account Primitive Technology have amassed more than 30 million views. And with good reason, the videos …
There’s only one way to properly celebrate Easter this weekend
This weekend is Easter weekend and families across the country will get together to celebrate. They’ll eat, they’ll drink, they’ll be merry, and they might …
Fascinating instructional video from 1984 explains to viewers how to use email
In 2016, email is inescapable. If you check your email less than 10 times a day, consider yourself lucky, because it has completely taken over many …
Future of the Internet: Researchers set new record with 57 Gbps fiber optic data transfer
When you think of prestigious and influential Computer Science and engineering programs, schools like MIT, Stanford, University of Michigan, and Carnegie Mellon are likely to …
Microsoft explains why its cute AI chatbot became a crazed Nazi in under a day
Earlier this week, we brought you the tragicomic story of Tay, an artificial intelligence chatbot that was designed to interact with and learn from people …
Controversial new handgun design looks exactly like a smartphone
A new company from Minnesota that’s appropriately enough called Ideal Conceal has created quite a bit of controversy after touting the creation of a handgun designed to …
Hotel hack: Save money and get perks by booking a room directly instead of online
Back in the old days (read: pre-Internet), reservations for most anything were made directly. Need a flight? Call up an airline. Need a hotel room? …
Oh good, another theory on what’s going to kill the iPhone
Apple’s iPhone is doomed. It’s going to die. We’ve been hearing about various “iPhone killers” ever since Apple’s first smartphone was released back in 2007. Apparently, …
Struggling Apple rival slams the new iPhone SE
Ahead of its iPhone SE introduction earlier this week, the last time Apple had released a new smartphone with a 4-inch screen was all the …
It sounds like buying Nest has been a total disaster for Google
Back when Google bought Nest in 2014, many people expected great things to come from the partnership. More than two years later, however, the Nest …
Watch: Siberian wind pulls 41-ton Boeing 737 along the runway like it’s a toy
Planes and high winds aren’t the best of friends, especially when the aircraft is grounded. We’ve seen storms lift parked planes off the ground in …
Forget Android rivals, the only phone the iPhone 7 needs to top is the iPhone 6s
Earlier this week, longtime technology journalist Walt Mossberg penned a piece for The Verge arguing that the iPhone 7 needs to “be spectacular,” particularly because …
Trolls transformed Microsoft’s AI chatbot into a bloodthirsty racist in under a day
Oh, racist Internet trolls… is there anything you won’t try to ruin? Microsoft this week created a Twitter account for its experimental artificial intelligence project …
The wrong home was accidentally demolished based on a Google Maps error
Alan Cutter and Lindsay Diaz each owned one half of a duplex at 7601 and 7603 Calypso Drive in Rowlett, a town right outside of Dallas, …
Greatest Instagram account ever posts nothing but cringeworthy Tinder chats
Believe it or not, Instagram can be used for things other than just posting selfies and pictures of your cat. You can also post pictures …
Apple stared down the FBI and won
When news first broke that the FBI wanted Apple to build an insecure version of iOS to help the agency access the iPhone used by …
The sneaky way Apple could get into VR
If you’ve heard Tim Cook speaking about virtual reality lately, you might not think that Apple as plans to dive into VR anytime soon. Like with …
Why Apple’s cloud can’t compete
Apple is a company that usually likes to maintain as much control over both its hardware and software as possible. Given this, you’d expect that …
Facebook swears it’s not racially profiling you… except it kind of is
Does Facebook racially profile you to serve you more relevant ads? The company tells Ars Technica that it doesn’t engage in racial profiling but it’s hard …
Ridiculous helicopter jailbreak attempt gets caught on video
The following video isn’t an action sequence from a future Die Hard movie. It’s a video that was just released to the public that shows a daring …
How Apple could make the iPhone 7 a comparative steal even at $650
Apple on Monday announced a couple of new products that had been revealed weeks before by assorted leaks. Some say the iPhone SE and iPad Pro …
This could be Apple’s next game-changing move with the iPhone
There’s no doubt about it: Apple makes the best smartphone chips out there. The company’s mobile chip division has put intense pressure on rivals in recent …
We asked every member of Congress with a computer science degree about Apple’s war with the FBI
Just because Apple and the FBI avoided an historic showdown in court this week over a previously issued court order for Apple to create a …
A hockey puck gets crushed by a hydraulic press in crazy viral video
If you’ve ever been a goalie in hockey, you know that hockey pucks are not soft little discs. In fact, they’re very hard and they …
LA’s 1,000-foot high Skyslide will be the scariest ride you’ll ever take
How would you like to go down a transparent slide that’s mounted over 1,000 feet in the air? If that sounds like your thing, then …
Comedy improv troupe pulls off a brilliant time travel prank in NYC subway
Ever wished you could go back in time to tell your younger self not to something particularly embarrassing? Or what if you witnessed someone’s older self …
NASA releases stunning Mars gravity map
NASA has released an incredible Mars gravity map, based on data collected from three spacecraft. “Gravity maps allow us to see inside a planet, just …
