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Reefer vs. Reefaux, Fjord-Pining Parrots, and Things Not to Do on a Motorbike [Video]

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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for tonight's Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. More »

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05:00

How to Destroy Your Detractors, Purple Squirrels, Big Dogs, and Bigger Shrimp [Video]

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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for tonight's Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. More »

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05:00

Bjork vs Bork, The Hide-A-Plant, Drum Solos, and BOOM! Headshots [Video]

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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for tonight's Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. More »

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02:00

I Want These Headphones' Quick-Folding Design On All My Cables [Wish You Were Here]

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I've seen countless attempts to tackle the problem of tangled headphone cables, but this approach—which uses thicker less-flexible sections to make them easier to bundle—looks like it has a lot of potential. More »

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00:00

The Real-Life King Kong Story of the Land Lobster [Video]

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If you think this island looks like it might be the secret, centuries-old hideout of a gigantic creature, you're absolutely right. Welcome to Ball's Island, the ancient former volcano that's also the home of the land lobster. More »

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19:00

Mercedes Makes an Invisible Minivan: I Hope This Becomes an Official Option [Video]

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Mercedes claims that its new fuel cell technology results in vehicles with no emissions, so it's as if they're invisible to the environment. And to drive this fact home, literally, they created a vehicle that was invisible to everything else. More »

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14:00

Propane-Powered Nerf Gun Is Strong Enough To Dent a Whiteboard [Video]

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Nerf guns are obviously designed with limited kick to be safe for kids. But if you're older, and irresponsible, you crave something with a little more firepower. Which is what led Make's Dan Spangler to build this propane-powered dart cannon. More »

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05:00

Slo-Mo Flybys, Big Guys Jumping Little Guys, and Some Smashing Pumpkins [Video]

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Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to "toastify." It's time for Gizmodo's newest feature, The Stoner Channel. We've collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit to the left, yo. More »

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02:20

OLED Lights Will Make Future Audis Glow Like Jellyfish [Video]

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Like a bioluminescent creature rising from the depths, these OLED lighting concepts from Audi are simply otherworldly. Eat your heart out, KITT. More »

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07:15

The 2 Million SHU Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper Is the World's Hottest [Food]

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The Habanero pepper has a maximum hotness of 350,000 Scoville Heat Units. That's nothing—like eating an Altoid—compared to the mouth-searing Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. It tops out at over two million SHU and has just been named the world's hottest pepper. More »

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18:00

Celebrate Thomas Edison's 165th Birthday With a Crash Course On His Life [Video]

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Did you know that Thomas Edison got his first job as a telegraph operator after saving the daughter of a station agent from an oncoming train? Or that he didn't invent the lightbulb, but instead created the first commercially viable version? More »

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15:00

Safety First: Air Pistol Pressure Gauge Located In The Worst Possible Place [Guns]

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Mark W. Shead has chosen the perfect lead photo for his article on software design. Feinwerkbau's Piccolo air-powered pistol which requires you to stare at the business end of the barrel to read the pressure gauge. More »

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06:00

Future Soldiers Could Go to War Wearing Fish-Scale Armor [War]

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Piranha have a well-earned reputation for being able and willing to eat just about anything in their path. One of the few exceptions is the Arapaima, a six-foot long, 300-pound Amazonian predator with bony scales capable of withstanding the toothy onslaught. Researchers are now working to adapt the Arapaima's defenses to protect our own squishy bits. More »

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05:00

Instagram Now Automatically Beautifies Your Snapshots [Apps]

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Rejoice iPhone photogs, the newest version of Instagram is now available! The immensely popular app has just updated to version 2.1 and boasts some impressive new features. More »

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00:35

Upgrading Your AT&T Phone Is About Cost You Twice as Much [At&t]

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Not content with increasing the price of its data plans, AT&T apparently is planning to double the cost of upgrading your phone to $36 come this Sunday. More »

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16:20

We Are So Close to Inventing a Real-Life Mr. Fusion [Video]

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Some would argue that the biggest obstacle robotics currently faces isn't the Uncanny Valley or suppressing the urge to destroy all humans—it's keeping their batteries charged. The newest version of the EcoBot may have the answer—it eats poop. Our poop. More »

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04:00

What on Earth Is This? [Video]

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No, this isn't a closeup of a Cosby Sweater. Nor is it the result of those shrooms you ingested twenty minutes ago. It's actually science's newest means of mapping one of the Earth's wildest and most remote regions. More »

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03:05

Google Wallet Has Been Hacked Again, Now You Should Panic [Video]

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That's twice. In two days. Yesterday, security firm Zvelo discovered a potential exploit against rooted phones. Today, tech blog TheSmartphoneChamp discovered how to accomplish the same feat on non-rooted phones. This is not good. More »

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03:00

The Man From Nowhere: This Is Why You Don't Mess with the Quiet Ones [Movie Night]

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Imagine a man with Chuck Norris' tenacity, Jason Bourne's fighting prowess, Vlad the Impaler's viciousness, and Bryan Mills' motivation. That man pales compared to the single-minded destruction factory that is Tae-Sik Cha, a former CIA spook frantically searching for a missing child. More »

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02:40

Texas Jury Smacks Down Landmark Shakedown Attempt by Infamous Patent Troll [Lawsuits]

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Tim "I helped invent the Internet" Berners-Lee testified before a federal jury earlier this week, tearing into the validity of a key patent Eolas Technologies' was exploiting to sue multiple web companies for $600 million. He must have been persuasive because the court took mere hours to reach its decision. More »

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March 08 2012

Reefer vs. Reefaux, Fjord-Pining Parrots, and Things Not to Do on a Motorbike [Video]

March 07 2012

How to Destroy Your Detractors, Purple Squirrels, Big Dogs, and Bigger Shrimp [Video]

March 06 2012

Bjork vs Bork, The Hide-A-Plant, Drum Solos, and BOOM! Headshots [Video]

March 04 2012

I Want These Headphones' Quick-Folding Design On All My Cables [Wish You Were Here]

The Real-Life King Kong Story of the Land Lobster [Video]

March 03 2012

Mercedes Makes an Invisible Minivan: I Hope This Becomes an Official Option [Video]

Propane-Powered Nerf Gun Is Strong Enough To Dent a Whiteboard [Video]

Slo-Mo Flybys, Big Guys Jumping Little Guys, and Some Smashing Pumpkins [Video]

OLED Lights Will Make Future Audis Glow Like Jellyfish [Video]

February 16 2012

The 2 Million SHU Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper Is the World's Hottest [Food]

February 11 2012

Celebrate Thomas Edison's 165th Birthday With a Crash Course On His Life [Video]

Safety First: Air Pistol Pressure Gauge Located In The Worst Possible Place [Guns]

Future Soldiers Could Go to War Wearing Fish-Scale Armor [War]

Instagram Now Automatically Beautifies Your Snapshots [Apps]

Upgrading Your AT&T Phone Is About Cost You Twice as Much [At&t]

February 10 2012

We Are So Close to Inventing a Real-Life Mr. Fusion [Video]

What on Earth Is This? [Video]

Google Wallet Has Been Hacked Again, Now You Should Panic [Video]

The Man From Nowhere: This Is Why You Don't Mess with the Quiet Ones [Movie Night]

Texas Jury Smacks Down Landmark Shakedown Attempt by Infamous Patent Troll [Lawsuits]