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Ding-Donger #7: Bananas in Bantayan!

Matt’s still in Asia, and it’s hot as balls. Join him as he regales you with tales of hanging with Kyle Kinane in Korea, his girlfriend in the Philippines, and a hunk of pork in an abandoned apartment building. Also, a baseball game in Korea full of fried chicken and repressed sexuality. Follow @Braunger on Twitter!… more

Book Review: “Wicked Bugs” by Amy Stewart

Last night, there was a MONSTER of a moth fluttering around my room. It was big, I’m tellin’ you, like Mothra’s tinier but equally evil spawn. While screaming… more

Make Cool Stuff: Robots

Exciting things are happening in robots, my friends! Meet ROS, the Robot Operating System. ROS is an open source platform for robotics development that originated at Stanford. The awesome folks… more

Aftermarket Body Parts

If your hand was busted to the point of uselessness, would you prefer to have this?: The issue that’s arisen is one that’s happened twice thus far in Austria, where… more
 

Brain-Controlled Cat Ears For Humans

You’ve always wanted to have cat ears that react to your brain waves, right? No? Well, here they are anyway, nine minutes of members of the public with big fuzzy… more

WANT: A Really Thin, Cool Microscope

Here’s something that, if it works as advertised, is a very useful and practical advancement over present technology, with several real-world applications. It is also something for which I, and… more

One Step Closer To The Orgasmatron

It was bound to happen: Researchers at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, if this video is to be believed, are looking to develop a device that transmits the feeling… more
 

Creme Egg Torture

This is just too appropriate for right now: Scientists putting Cadbury Creme Eggs in vacuum conditions and potassium chlorate and liquid nitrogen to see what happens. Foam! Flames! Shattered Easter… more

Using A Video Game To Help Kids Walk

There’s nothing wrong with using game consoles to just play games, but it’s amazing what people can do with them with a little… no, a LOT of ingenuity. This, for… more

Laser Beamz

  Let it be known, the Empire is not welcomed on Earth and the US Navy is prepared to defend it. Late last week the Navy successfully tested a laser…. more