Seven Perfect Shuffles Randomize a Deck of Cards. But How Many Sloppy Ones? | Quanta Magazine — A decades-old proof showed that seven shuffles are enough to mix up a deck of cards. But it requires you to cut the deck with the precision of a professional magician. A new proof…
Scientists Ranked Hundreds of Spider Species by Running Speed. Australia's Huge, Hairy Brown Huntsman Came Out on Top — The brown huntsman can sprint at a maximum speed of eight miles per hour, although it can only maintain that pace for a fraction of a second. The research…
this guy spent a year documenting what actual restaurant portions look like vs the menu photos and it's bleak
BYD is bringing its 5-min 'Flash' electric car charging to Canada — BYD is hiring to build its 1,500 kW Flash Charging network in Canada - 5-minute EV charging that works at -20C, a North American first.
Apple Jelly — A great jelly - perfect for fall!
Tarte au citron: Lemon Tart Recipe — Not everyone thinks of citrus fruits as 'winter fruits.' But that's when oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, tangy lemons, and enticing limes are often at their peak. And that's a good thing because there's nothing that brightens up any season -
NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky - NASA Science — NASA’s TESS has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date
Guess The Mystery Snack — Today, we try to guess the snack from our vending machine. Watch today's GMMORE: https://youtu.be/iGxp6g4ztXM Subscribe and click the bell icon so you'll know when we add a new episode! Sign up for Mythical newsletters to stay up to date on all things
Fuel Prices Are Slamming Consumers Even as Crude Crisis Fades — Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rebounding even as crude oil eases, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers and threatening to undermine President Donald Trump’s pledge to…
New Scientist recommends a smart new account of human exceptionalism — Why did humans decide they weren't like other animals, or animals at all? Has this exceptionalism twisted us out of shape? Michael Bond's book Animate offers a page-turning account of where we are now
What Are We 3D Printing? (Game) — Today we try to guess what products the crew have printed using our 3D printer! Watch today's GMMORE: https://youtu.be/hdV8rth5E3Q Subscribe and click the bell icon so you'll know when we add a new episode! Sign up for Mythical newsletters to…
Other hybrids can't keep up—This Japanese hatch is still the king of fuel savings — Years later, it still sets the benchmark for efficiency.
Cars Help Set the Mood in Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo — I don’t pretend to be an expert on surrealist French film, nor do I claim to be an authority on surreal French cars, but every so often, when the two get mashed together, I’m happy to reflect on what I’ve just witnesse
Inside Uganda’s Maximum Security Prison Football League | VICE World of Sports — Inside Uganda’s Luzira Upper Prison, one of the country’s most notorious maximum-security facilities, inmates have built an unexpectedly organized football league behind bars. In an overcrowded priso
Apple debuts new Mac video that says ‘Great ideas start here’ - 9to5Mac — Apple has debuted a new video today to promote the Mac, with students the prime target. It has the tagline ‘Great ideas start here.’
GitHub - ThinkOffApp/CarWatch: Your car as a chat-room agent: Raspberry Pi 5 + dashcam + local AI. CodeWatch's sibling for the garage. — Your car as a chat-room agent: Raspberry Pi 5 + dashcam + local AI. CodeWatch's sibling for the garage. - ThinkOffApp/CarWatch
1968–70 Plymouth Road Runners Aren’t Walking Away with Younger Buyers Just Yet — In the horsepower heyday of the late ’60s, there was a muscle car for every buyer. The archetypal Pontiac GTO could be had in several iterations from sinister to ostentatious. Chevrolet’s…
Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials — Scientific research continues to uncover interesting connections between the gut microbiome and human health, including everything from depression to PTSD to autoimmune disease. Another example of this are emerging
10 of the Quirkiest Cars from the London Concours — Alright guv’nah, come and ‘ave a butcher’s at all the Ken Dodd la-di-dahs right ‘ere in the jam tart of London Town. It’s the London Concours, held at the Honourable Artillery Company, a hidden gree
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Male Bowerbirds in Australian Cities Are Turning Human Trash Into Treasure to Impress Potential Mates — Even rural birds prefer human-made objects, such as colored glass and wire, when given the choice between them and natural decorations, like leaves and shells, according to a…
As France Prepares to Light Up the Statue of Liberty for America's 250th, Peek Into the History of the Symbol of Transatlantic Friendship — Here’s how three French idealists—an abolitionist, a sculptor and the engineer behind the Eiffel tower—brought the representation of…
At Under $11K, a TVR S3 Is Fast, Frugal Fun — These days, the average price of a new car in the United States is nearly $50,000. The absolute cheapest new vehicle right now is the 2026 Hyundai Venue, which starts at a little over 20 grand. Gas is over $4.50 a gallon (6 bucks, if
Why the 80 Series Land Cruiser Is the Most Notable 4×4 of the ’90s — When I sold my third 80 Series Land Cruiser in the summer of 2024, my buddy, Willy, an FZJ80 Lexus LX450 owner, said to me, “You’ll get another one.” “The hell I will!” I grumbled. “No way. Nope. Never…
Lanchester: The Other British Luxury Car Drafted into WWI — As any student of history knows, part of the fun of flipping back through the record of how things actually happened is ruminating on how things might have happened differently. In another universe, Lee Harvey…
This Samsung Galaxy camera feature completely changed how I take photos — Better photos with every tap.
Never Stop Driving #186: Ferrari Fever — Damn you, Henry Catchpole, damn you. I thought I’d banished the Ferrari F355 from my mind. But your latest “The Driver’s Seat” video for Hagerty’s YouTube channel, in which you drove a restomod version, reawakened all the fond memories I h
A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food — A form of fibre that boosts the release of the hunger-reducing hormone GLP-1 has been approved as safe by a European regulator, and could be added to foods within a year
Enormous 12TB Steam leak includes abandoned Half-Life 2: Episode 3 assets — The archive includes basically every title uploaded between 2003 and 2013.
Inside NYC’s Trans Bodybuilding Competition — We went to a trans bodybuilding competition on New York's Lower East Side, where competitors shared what it means to feel at home in their bodies, and to put that feeling on display. Subscribe to VICE Sports here:…
Miura Magic: How Lamborghini’s Classic Supercar Keeps Defying the Market — Lamborghini’s game-changing Miura turns 60 this year. To celebrate, we look at its history, key design elements, and its position in the market today. At its U.S. introduction in 1967, a Lambor
The Lamborghini Portofino Concept Paved the Way for Chrysler’s Cab-Forward Aspirations — The Chrysler LH platform was a major turning point for the automaker, an early ’90s coming-out party that proved it could build more than just K-car–derived econoboxes and minivans. The LH…
Final Parking Space: 1982 Chevrolet S-10 — Right now, the smallest new Chevrolet pickups available for sale in the United States are behemoths that scale in at nearly 5000 pounds and have wheelbases that stretch beyond 126 inches (Silverado—up to 157 inches) and 131 inches (Color
Vehicle Information From Concept to Production - Conceptcarz — Vehicle information from concept to production. Past, present, and future automotive makes and models from around the world. In-depth coverage and re...
BCP Council Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out — Keep Britain Tidy awards six Blue Flags but Avon Beach misses out because of a slip-up.
This reliable Subaru costs less than a new Honda Civic — The Subaru Impreza quietly delivers AWD, strong safety, and solid reliability for less than a lot of new Civics.
Chelsea fined £10m but avoid suspended points deduction — Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
IATA Director Willie Walsh on Rising Cost of Jet Fuel — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director Willie Walsh speaks on how the cost of jet fuel will provide an incentive for refineries to increase production. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Deadliest Decade: The Most Lethal Racing Incident You’ve Never Heard Of — Yellow River Drag Strip was an outlaw track. Not an outlaw in the sense that it was illegal or a lone pariah that operated beyond the norms of polite society. On the contrary. Yellow River was one of…
4 Tips to Save Time on Your Project Car — When working on vintage cars, it’s easy to get a little jaded about rarity or scarcity. Yet there is one thing everyone collectively agrees is actually in short supply: Time. We all have a finite amount of hours available to wield t
What a broken spine taught me about corporate sleepwalking | Vicki Tyler | TEDxUOA — What does it take to truly wake up to your own life? After a devastating injury and two near-death experiences, Vicki Tyler challenges the silent normalisation of disengagement in the…
1984 Cadillac Seville: How to Make Klockau Swoon — One of my schticks: When someone on Facebook or elsewhere posts a gorgeous Brougham-era car that I absolutely love, I comment *thud*. For those not in on the joke, it means I found the car so amazing and cool and beautiful that I
Thanksgiving Recipes — It's that time of the year again. When bakers, cooks, and even bartenders, are baking, roasting, and shaking things up for the holidays. Here's a round-up of recipes from my blog, my personal favorites, that are great for Thanksgiving and winter holiday fêt
Final Parking Space: 1981 Toyota Corolla Deluxe 3-Door Liftback — I’ve been focusing on Detroit machinery for this series over the past few months, with some European iron mixed in here and there, and nearly half a year has passed since our last Japanese FPS vehicle. Since
We Found the Best Store-Bought Breakfast Sausage — After tasting 19 varieties of fresh and precooked links and patties, these are the ones we'd bring home.
One-Family, Low-Mile ’78 Ferrari 308 GT4 Is a Rare Specimen — Though it is over 50 years old, the Ferrari 308 GT4 Dino remains controversial among automotive elitists, contrarians, drivers, designers, and anyone with an interest in Ferrari’s history. Is the 308 GT4 a…
EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices — foodwatch laboratory tests reveal the presence of pesticide residues in everyday foods — including substances not approved in the EU.