It’s about that time of year again when we’re dusting off our BBQs and getting ready to fire up the grill to see who can turn out the most badass backyard burgers this summer. But I […]
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The World’s Most Overrated Product Design | Co.Design | business + design
The people have spoken! Here are your picksand oursfor the world’s most overhyped product designs.
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Tiny 3D-printed drill is powered by a hearing aid battery
We’ve seen teeny-tiny 3D printers before, and now we’re getting pint-sized creations to match. An ingenious engineer from New Zealand set out to make the
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The Selling of the Avocado – The Atlantic
How the “alligator pear” went from obscure delicacy to America’s favorite fruit
Love Hot Sauce? Your Personality May Be A Good Predictor : The Salt : NPR
Personality seems to play a key role in our lust for heat in our food. Research has found that thrill seekers tend to like the burn of a spicy meal, and the lure may be different for men and women.
Source: Love Hot Sauce? Your Personality May Be A Good Predictor : The Salt : NPR
Machination on Flipboard
By dbhbarton | Making the Modern World
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Flee from the sun at the speed of light in this humbling video – CNET
“Riding Light” traces the movement of a photon traveling away from the sun in a film that translates the speed of light into a human perspective.
Source: Flee from the sun at the speed of light in this humbling video – CNET
Browse The FDA’s Photostream Of Recalled Products | Popular Science
It’s like a police lineup for medicines and snacks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains a Flickr album just for pictures of drugs, supplements and pet and people foods it’s recalled from the market. How did we not know this before?
Source: Browse The FDA’s Photostream Of Recalled Products | Popular Science
Skin-Implanted Microchips Open Doors At Swedish Office Complex | Popular Science
It’s the cyberpunk dystopia we were promised
Source: Skin-Implanted Microchips Open Doors At Swedish Office Complex | Popular Science
Hunter S. Thompson on the Problem of Focusing Too Much on the Technicals of Photography
Back in February 1962, well-known journalist (and hobbyist photographer) Hunter S. Thompson sent a letter to Pop Photo magazine about the value of “snapsho
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