Randy Rainbow is a national treasure.

Michael Gardi says, "There were probably millions of CARDIACs (CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation) distributed to high schools and colleges in the late 60s and early 70s. Heck even my… Read the rest of the article: Here's how to make a "computer on a card" from the 1960s

Only you can make the Imp Bottle lie on its side. When spectators try, they will discover that the bottle stubbornly refuses to stay down. This trick has driven many… Read the rest of the article: A good pocket-sized magic trick – The Imp Bottle (includes imp)

Business Ryokan Asahi is a hotel in Fukuoka, Japan. They will let you stay in a room for 130 yen ($1.20) if you agree to be livestreamed on its YouTube… Read the rest of the article: You can stay in this Japanese hotel for $1 if you agree to be livestreamed on YouTube

A Colorado school district has closed 40 schools to stem the spread of two unidentified viruses that cause vomiting and fever, reports CNN. " Onset of symptoms for both types… Read the rest of the article: Rapidly spreading virus outbreak in Colorado leads to 40 school closures

A truck drove down a street in Flores da Cunha, Brasil, opening a large sinkhole as it passed, reports Gauchazh. A few seconds later, a car drove over it and… Read the rest of the article: Truck opens a massive sinkhole and seconds later a car falls in

This dog didn't mind at all that his human companion did something weird and unnecessary to his playground. The driveway is done, now we can relax from r/Wellthatsucks [via r/Wellthatsucks… Read the rest of the article: Dog destroys wet driveway concrete

Mark Davis designed a font for BuzzFeed News based on Trump's distinctive handwriting (as seen on the I WANT NOTHING script he hand wrote yesterday). It's called Tiny Hand and… Read the rest of the article: Tiny Hand: free font based on Trump's unusual handwriting

Chloe Haines, 26, received a £85,000 (US$105,000) bill from Jet2 airlines after she was charged with beating a crew member and trying to open the plane door while in flight.… Read the rest of the article: Airline passenger who tried to open jet door in flight given a £85,000 bill

Is your brain a machine? Are your thoughts and feelings just malware of the mind? (And what "really" is a machine, anyway?) John and Eva referee the transhumanist fight of… Read the rest of the article: The Life Cycle podcast talks transhumanism with Kernel CEO Bryan Johnson and "To Be a Machine" author Mark O'Connell

A light box is an excellent tool for illustrators. It allows you to place a sheet of paper with a sketch on it, then place another piece of paper on… Read the rest of the article: Ultra-thin USB powered light box

"Nearly every Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to fully reauthorize the Patriot Act through March 2020, extending the right of federal agents to use all sorts… Read the rest of the article: Democrats in Congress reauthorize Patriot Act, again

The Sackler family are owners of the drug company that caused a devastating drug crisis in the United States by making false claims about the safety of its highly addictive… Read the rest of the article: Billionaire Sackler family accused of pushing addictive opioids in China

If you think the Electoral College should be scrapped because it sometimes results in getting a candidate elected that most of its citizens didn't vote for, then you might not… Read the rest of the article: Here's the plan to subvert the Electoral College without amending the Constitution

Robert J. Lang, an origami artist, shows how to fold a cicada 11 different ways, from easy to complex. The final one is basically sculpting the paper with many folds… Read the rest of the article: 11 levels of origami: easy to complex

Gallium is a metal that melts at 86 degrees F. It's more fun than playing with mercury, and probably safer, too (it *will* temporarily stain your skin gray though, because… Read the rest of the article: 20 grams of melt-in-your hand gallium

This kind man assisted a beaver with a heavy burden.

CNN reports that Donald Trump can be forced to be deposed in a defamation case against him, ruled a New York state Supreme Court Justice. Summer Zervos, a a former… Read the rest of the article: Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss defamation case against him

A freeway driver missed their exit, and they stopped so they could back up and take it. This caused another car behind them to swerve and flip. The idiot driver… Read the rest of the article: Driver misses freeway exit, causes another car to flip, then merrily drives off

The creator of the CodeParade video channel made an interactive pushbutton busyboard for his toddler.  He bought a bunch of knobs and switches, wired them to an Arduino, LEDs and… Read the rest of the article: How to build a button box for a toddler