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Finding Intelligent Life Could Be The Worst Thing Ever, But Not For The Reasons You Think
Aliens. As long as they don’t want to destroy or enslave us, or harvest our brain juices, why would discovering intelligent life mean terrible things for humanity? Well, as this Kurzgesagt video explains, it would suggest the Great Filter — a cataclysmic barrier that prevents complex life from leaving its home planet — is ahead,…
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Of Course There’s A Limited Edition Scotch Whisky To Celebrate Final Fantasy’s 30th Birthday
Spin my nipple nuts and send me to Alaska! The Ballindalloch-based Glenfarclas distillery has cranked out a special 30-year-old dram just for the folks at Square Enix and its long-lived RPG franchise. You’d think Square would have hit up Yamazaki, but I guess the company has a thing for Glenfarclas’ Highland single malt.
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Jumping Through Glass In Slow-Motion Is As Awesome As It Sounds
Jumping through glass? Sounds smashing, except for, you know, all the glass. That’s why movies and TV shows use the fake stuff. Now, what would be interesting is to compare how real and “stunt” glass breaks in slow-motion, just to see how different they are — if at all.
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These Post-It Notes Slowly Transform Into Beautiful 3D Art As You Use Them
Now this is the revolution in sticky notes we’ve all been waiting for. Once you’ve depleted your stack of post-its, all you’re left with is a sad, plain backing card. That’s no longer the case with Triad Inc.’s “Omoshiro Blocks”, which, note-by-note, turn into amazing pieces of 3D art.