YouTube inventor makes explosive pool cue, then plays his friend

Taking his “cue” from an old Tom and Jerry cartoon, YouTube content creator Alex Apollonov from the ‘I Did A Thing’ channel has created an explosive billiards stick. Then he played his friend in a game. What could go wrong?Continue ReadingCategory: Lif… Continue reading YouTube inventor makes explosive pool cue, then plays his friend

Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval

One of the eVTOL world’s oddest ducks has announced a milestone of sorts. Alef’s Model A is a US$300,000 electric car that’s … kinda street legal, but also capable of a very unique form of flight. The company has announced limited FAA certification.C… Continue reading Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval

Museum celebrates obsolete tech and oddball synth creations

Over the last year or so, Sam Battle of YouTube channel Look Mum No Computer has been gathering together interesting tech and gadgetry from the past and musical curiosities of his own design for a collection known as This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete, whic… Continue reading Museum celebrates obsolete tech and oddball synth creations

Talking mummies and time travel rules: Strangest science stories of 2020

Curing cancer is a noble goal and all, but sometimes scientists just want to see what happens when you give octopuses ecstasy. From medical marvels to wild speculations about time travel, aliens and the end of the universe, New Atlas revisits some of 2… Continue reading Talking mummies and time travel rules: Strangest science stories of 2020