Watch: Add butane to a bottle of Coke, get a totally unsafe high-powered bottle rocket
-It's always the Russians, beating us in the never-ending arms race of Totally Unsafe Things That Are Fun to Watch.
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Save 65% On The Limited-Edition 'Code Black' HD-Camera Drone
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The Code Black is our top-selling drone of all time—and for good reason. This powerful, palm-size drone is not only insanely fun to fly, but can capture some serious video footage from up above.
Read the restPossibly drunk or high bear tries to scratch back on tree, misses repeatedly, is hilarious
- We'll have what he's having. Read the restThree-ounce silicone bottles to hold your goops when you travel
-This set of three 3-ounce travel bottles lets you transfer your favorite shampoo, lotion, and unguent into TSA-compliant squeezable tubes. The also have a suction cup so you can stick them to the shower wall in your hotel room and forget to pack them when you check-out.
Discuss“1 Hour of Binaural Nut Sack ASMR,” by Ephemeral Rift
- It's actually very fun to listen to, ball jokes aside. Read the restFind out when your name was popular with Baby Name Explorer app
- It's not super scientifically perfect but it's a fun tool. DiscussUSDA will no longer refer to small raisins as “midgets,” after Little People petition
- They prefer to be called Little Raisins. Read the restChina TV news confuses Fleshlight sex toy for rare edible mushroom
-A classic example of global news lulz from 2012.
Read the restNew trend in US: naming your baby after a weapon or act of violence
-US parents are weaponizing their babies, christening them with names associated with killing and maiming. Here's a sample of baby names, many of which are on the rise: Danger, Arrow, Rebel, Pistol, Arson, Gunner, Cannon, Trigger, Shooter, Caliber, Magnum, Pistol, Mace, Blade, Saw, Dagger, Archer, Arrow, Chaos, Rambo.
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Lindsey Giannini became Miss New Jersey in June and will soon compete in the Miss America competition against 51 other women.
Read the restHow Google's latest redesign shrank its logo from 2,145 bytes to only 305
- Bit conservation! The redesign makes more sense now. Read the rest[UPDATED] Cop says photo of him saluting at KKK rally was "taken out of context"
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[Update: According to this Vice article, Mott was working as an informant against the KKK, and was fired for fighting against police corruption.]
Lake Arthur, Louisiana police officer Raymond Mott doesn't deny that he went to a KKK rally and giving a salute next to a KKK member wearing a hooded robe, but he is planning to sue the city for firing him.
Read the restThis is how blue the skies were when Beijing banned 2.5 million cars for two weeks
-In Beijing, China banned 2.5 million cars from driving for 2 weeks to get this beautiful blue sky for a World War II commemorative parade.
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Gorgeous minimalist drone music from Bitchin Bajas/Natural Information Society
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Chicago experimentalists Natural Information Society trance out with Bitchin Bajas for Automaginary, a stunning new LP that will launch you into the droney, pulsing minimalism pioneered by the likes of Terry Riley and Steve Reich but with a Krautrock edge.
Watch videoMinions soap bottle appears to be crying tears of blood
- Oh dear. That's definitely not canon. Read the restWoman has a meltdown over kebabs
-"My kids don't eat green things," says the angry mom who ordered red peppers on her takeaway kebabs. She lectures the restaurant workers about using English, then leaves in a huff, running smack into the door.
DiscussScary Swedish bedtime stories for awful children
-The creators of the game Year Walk have prepared a special treat for us: a free e-book of Swedish scary stories to tell in the dark.
Read the restWatch this insane video of burning bourbon turn into a fire tornado
-The Weather Channel posted this incredible video of a "firenado" that erupted from a pond coated in 800,000 gallons of bourbon after lightning struck a Jim Beam warehouse in Bardstown, Kentucky in 2003.
Watch videoA history of swords and their sharp, pointy, or bludgeoning cousins
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The history of weapons is a fascinating subject, but none more so than the history of swords and their sharp, pointy or bludgeoning cousins.
Read the restGetty charges blog $868 for Socially Awkward Penguin meme images, demands silence
-Getty Images recently billed a German women's geek culture blog $868 for a 2012 blog post that contained Socially Awkward Penguin meme images.
Read the restWatch this impressively strong 5-year-old do pushups on glass bottles
-Romanian 5-year-old Claudio Stroe does pushups with his hands and feet on glass bottles. Claudio's older brother, Giuliano, is a World Record-setting child body builder and gymnast himself.
Watch videoWoman thought to have attempted suicide wakes from coma, denies jumping from boat, may have been pushed
Read the rest'Flash Kids' elementary school workbooks my daughter and I can agree on
-Additional repetition and practice of skills my daughter learns at school really helps to cement them. Flash Kids workbooks are fun for her, and show me she has learned whatever we're working on.
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Jill Freedman's gripping 1970s NYC documentary photography
-In the 1970s, documentary photographer Jill Freedman, now 75, embedded herself with New York City firefighters and police officers, capturing the grit, humor, and humanity of those individuals and others she encountered in her travels through the hidden narratives of Manhattan.
Read the restExperience: "I got stuck hanging naked from a tree"
-Hilde Krohn Huse is a filmmaker and a performance artist. In this essay for the Guardian, she recounts her recent experience of ending up getting stuck in a tree hanging upside down from a rope tied around her ankle.
Read the restKittens stacked in Ikea organizer
-Not sure about this new adaptation of J.G. Ballard's High Rise.
DiscussAdorable Husky puppy can't howl like a dog
-My Doglish is rusty, but I think he might be telling the person holding the phone to rotate his phone.
DiscussFunny video of professor saying "hello" every day reminiscent of Burroughs cut-up
-It reminds me of the film "The Cut-Ups" (1967), below, by William S. Burroughs and Antony Balch. It's fun to play them simultaneously.
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Weekend of Wonder: 3D printed stand for Plugable's USB microscope
-Our friends at Plugable, maker of the super-cool 250X USB microscope I reviewed in July, are sponsors of our upcoming Weekend of Wonder.
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Guatemala's President resigns amid corruption probe, faces prison for “criminal conspiracy”
The former Army general has resigned to face charges that he led a massive customs fraud racket. He is prohibited from leaving the country, Attorney General Thelma Aldana told reporters. Read the rest
Weekend of Wonder: 3D printed stand for Plugable's USB microscope
Our friends at Plugable, maker of the super-cool 250X USB microscope I reviewed in July, are sponsors of our upcoming Weekend of Wonder.
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Join us for Boing Boing's Weekend of Wonder!
On September 18-20, at California's fantastic Mission Inn, we'll host 3 days of workshops, tech demonstrations, astounding performances, delicious food, exhibits, and fun surprises! Read the rest
Review: Pimping my Char-Broil TRU-Infrared grill with a rotisserie robot, and all the fixins
Boing Boing's barbecue gadget reviewer found a good, cheap grill on Amazon. But which add-ons, like an automated rotisserie, are worth buying? He investigates and tells all, right after this bite of chicken. Read the rest
In Guatemala, a popular uprising may send a US-backed president to prison. It's about time.
Guatemala is a place where justice seldom reaches those who deserve it most. But today in Guatemala, something amazing has happened. And they're calling it “Guatemalan Spring.” Read the rest
The Miracle of Consciousness
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH consciousness makes the human the only animal that can be the master of its own destiny. Read the rest
Ice T Deals With A Setback
A severe car crash prompts Ice T to rethink his life situation leading to choosing either the criminal life, or to roll the dice and take the music business seriously. Read the rest
The FUGS First Rehearsal and Lou Reed's Earliest Known Recording of 'Heroin'
A cameo-filled page from John Wilcock, New York Years. With Ed Sanders' Arts Magazine, Edie Sedgwick arriving in NYC, and Nico fainting on stage. Read the rest
Little Robot: nearly wordless kids' comic from Zita the Spacegirl creator
Kid or adult, parent or not, you should already be reading Ben "Zita the Spacegirl" Hatke for some of the most rollicking, science-fictional kid-friendly comics between two covers, but now you've got no excuse: Little Robot, a nearly wordless graphic novel about a little girl and a fugitive robot, will fill you with terror, laughter, wonder and joy. Read the rest
Boing Boing’s Weekend of Wonder sounds pretty great
Comic Book Resources gives our new “extravaganza” a thumbs-up. Come join us for the fun Sep. 18-20, at Southern California's historic Mission Inn Hotel and Spa. Read the rest
The millennials are all right, and so are their sex games
The sneering condescension and pearl-clutching panic about young people's relationship to sex and technology willfully misses the fruits of an impressive creative movement. Read the rest
Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author, dies at 82
The neurologist and author explored the mysteries of the brain in 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,' and died after an earlier form of cancer in his eye returned and spread throughout his body. Read the rest
Review: NutriBullet 12-Piece High-Speed Blender/Mixer System
I love this $80 device and use it daily. The problem it solved for me: get produce in my mouth. Read the rest
Six-degrees of separation from Robert Crumb
Autobiographical cartoonist Jonathan Baylis recalls a story involving the legendary R. Crumb. Excerpted from So Buttons: Man of, Like, a Dozen Faces. Illustrated by Joseph Remnant. Read the rest
Grabbing Dan Time with Hollywood's most elusive illustrator
Dan Hamilton's astounding range of talent is ours for the taking—if we can get him to stay still for a moment. Read the rest
Weekend of Wonder: The incredible animatronic sculptures of Thomas Kuntz
Artist Thomas Kuntz constructs fantastic animatronic mechanisms that recreate scenes from the best nightmares you've ever had. Read the rest
Austin Grossman's CROOKED: the awful, cthulhoid truth about Richard Nixon
Austin Grossman's first-person secret memoir of Richard Nixon sounds like a Lovecraftian gag, but Crooked is a brooding, bitter Cold War novel that gets deep into the psyche of "the funniest president that ever lived." Read the rest
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Its Disastrous Effect on The Vietnam War
With Lyndon Johnson's expansion of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, U.S. counterculture finds itself more involved in politics, aggressive pranks, and anti-war protest. Read the rest
Omnipotent Superhero God-Man!! (plus minor character God-Girl.)
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH God-Man must do epic battle with Captain Blasphemy, while minor character God-Girl makes an appearance. Read the rest
Mc Shan and Marley Marl
Building DJ Marley Marl's rap stable with one more emcee on the road to creating the legendary "Juice Crew" in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip. Read the rest
Exclusive preview: Jeff Lemire's Descender Volume 1: Tin Stars
Jeff Lemire -- creator of the epic apocalyptic graphic novel Sweet Tooth and the dreamy, Twilight-Zonish Underwater Welder -- returns with a new graphic novel, Descender, with Dustin Nguyen -- we're proud to present the entire first issue below! Read the rest
