As if wingsuit flying wasn’t insane enough, here’s a guy in a wingsuit flying down a trench in Chamonix, like he’s Luke trying to blow up the Death Star.

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People are freaked out about the availability of sriracha sauce because a judge in California halted shipments of the trendy condiment until mid-January because of health concerns.

According the LA Times, the California Department of Public Health is enforcing a 30-day hold on the company’s products because no ingredients in their sauces are cooked. The idea is that the hold “helps ensure the sauce is free of harmful microorganisms for the duration of its shelf life” explains a DOH rep. While Huy Fong Foods expects shipments to resume normally following … Read More → "What to do about The Great Sriracha Shortage of Early 2014"

If you’ve ever owned a dog, chances are you’ve wondered just what your pup was thinking from time to time. Maybe you’ve even hired a dog whisperer to get to the bottom of the matter. Well, a group of tech-savvy Swedes have taken their dream of human-canine communication to a whole new level. They’ve invented a headset that translates doggie thought processes into human language.

No More Woof … Read More → "Doggie headset translates your canine’s thoughts to human speech"

We all know somebody with one of those faces. You know, the friend who always gets mistaken for someone else. They say, “I know I remember you from somewhere!” But they don’t. Turns out there’s a science to this sort of thing—and it could make your face more memorable.

A team of researchers at MIT’ … Read More → "This algorithm can make pictures of your face more memorable"

Flatpack furniture may be easier to get home than the already built variety, but getting to grips with fiddly screws, hex keys and “simple to follow” instructions can soon eat away at your free time, and your patience. Designer Benjamin Vermeulen aims to remove the hassle from this chore with his range of magnetic furniture which simply snaps into place, no tools required.

Dubbed Magnetic Assisted Geometry, ( … Read More → "Hex key be gone! Flatpack furniture assembles using magnets"

The Engineering Blueprint Placemat Set is a collection of four placemats with directions for how to assemble a banana split, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, ants on a log, and a s’more. The set is available to purchase online from Awkward Engineer.
via Laughing Squid

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A team of researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway has been analyzing historical records from Mangareva—a volcanic island in the Polynesians, whose first settlers arrived around 500–800 AD—and have found that its inhabitants used a basic form of binary.

While only around 600 Mangarevan speakers now remain—down … Read More → "Polynesian people were using binary 600 years ago"

Temari balls are a form of folk art that originated in China and were introduced to Japan in the 7th century. The carefully hand-embroidered balls often made from the thread of old kimonos were created by parents or grandparents and given to children on New Year’s day as special gift. According to Wikipedia the balls would sometimes contain secret handwritten wish for the child, or else contained some kind of noise-making … Read More → "A huge collection of embroidered Temari Spheres by an 88-year-old grandmother"

A number of stores that customers flock to during the holiday season are considering adopting a new technology which uses camera sensors implanted in a store mannequin’s eyes to monitor a customer’s activity in the shop, using that data to beef up sales.

Retailers say the ubiquitous plastic dummies typically used to model clothes would be fitted with motion sensors … Read More → "Somebody’s watching me: camera sensors to be placed in retail mannequins"

If you’re like most people, you don’t have a billion or so dollars laying around to spend on developing a real life Iron Man suit as worn by super-hero Tony Stark of comic book and movie fame. And if you’re like me in particular, you’re sick of waiting on Elon Musk to build on himself. (Geez is … Read More → "Get your own Iron Man ‘suit’ for $2,000"