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NASA and Nissan Agree to Partner on Self-Driving Car and Planetary Rover Technologies
The NASA Ames Research Center in Northern California and Nissan North America have signed an agreement that will create partnerships in a number of futuristic…
Man Drives a Customized Car Backwards Through the Streets and Highways of India
Barcroft Cars has a feature highlighting Harpeet Devin, a man who has turned his share of heads by driving his car through the streets of…
Mental Floss Puts the Brakes on a Series of Common Misconceptions About Driving
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions, host Elliott Morgan puts the brakes on a series of misconceptions about driving. Morgan clears up the…
‘Surviving Together Is All That Matters’ in a New Trailer for the Second Half of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season Five
In the words of the fearless leader Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), “surviving together is all that matters” for the remaining group of survivors in a…
Clever Colombian Beverage Distributors Use Beer Crates as Makeshift Sleds to Move Them Downhill
In a video posted by Pedro Sanabria, a pair of clever beverage distributors in Colombia move their beer supply down a steep incline by riding…
How to Cleverly Steal Pizza Without Anyone Noticing
Dave Hax (previously) has created a clever instructional video that shows how to steal pizza without anyone noticing. The pizza as a whole might look…
257 Gadgets from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Condensed Into a Quick, Three-Minute Video
The Verge took shots of 257 gadgets shown off at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and condensed them into a quick 180-second…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Crack Jokes at the Expense of Nominees During the Opening of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes
“Good evening! Good evening, and welcome, you bunch of despicably spoiled, minimally talented brats!” Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 72nd Annual Golden Globes…
A Robot Who Was Given the Ability to Both Think and Feel Fights to Survive in a New Trailer for the Film ‘CHAPPiE’
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for CHAPPiE (previously), an upcoming film co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Elysium fame.…
‘Scroll Slow, Have Fun’, Scanimation-Style Optical Illusions That Are Animated by Moving a Browser Scrollbar
“Scroll Slow, Have Fun” is a single-page site featuring a series of Scanimation-style optical illusions of figures like rotating skulls and Pac-Man that are animated…