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Here’s Just How Close Fire Came To Claiming Australia’s Greatest Observatory
The clean-up has well and truly begun at Siding Springs Observatory which last month survived one of the fiercest bushfire seasons by the skin of its teeth. Three ancillary buildings were lost in the blaze but the brave tale of how fire service men and women and how they saved the greatest astronomy telescopes in…
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Gizmodo’s Guide To Setting Drinks On Fire
“Fire is cool,” quoth Beavis, and yea verily, Butthead did agree. And, honestly, so do we. There’s a little bit of a pyro in most of us, and a flaming drink is certainly a spectacle. That said, there’s a right way, and a whole lot of wrong ways to do it. Here’s the red hot…
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This Insane Helmet Cam Video Shows What It’s Like To Be A Firefighter
If you ever want to re-live your childhood dream of being a firefighter, watch the video up above. The helmet cam footage comes from Scott Ziegler, a firefighter in Michigan, and shows a year’s worth of fires from 2012. It’s freaking intense.
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This Musical Firewall Is Pretty But Won’t Keep Your Network Safe
Sure, firewalls are an important part of secure computing, but they aren’t nearly as cool as their name suggests. You know, like an actual wall made out of fire. This firewall isn’t exactly that either, but it’s a step closer, and bears at least a passing resemblance to fire despite being a bit safer to…