3. IT'S HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF
Nine Things I Learned From Driving A Supercar For Three Days
Nothing could quite prepare me for driving a $235,000 McLaren 570S Spider.
AI FINDS A WAY
This List Of Times An AI Exploited Its Own Bad Program Design Is Hilarious
Over the years, there have been a bunch of documented examples of AI systems inadvertently exploiting their own design.
WE'RE BACKIN' AWAY FROM IT
Here Are The McDonald's Items Employees Say You Really Shouldn't Order
But hey, if you don't care about the freshness of food or the gunk that's piling up in the machines, ignore this and go for it.
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SQUIDWARD'S REVENGE
If You're Going To Reel In A Squid, Be Prepared To Face The Consequences
This creature will do whatever it takes to not be turned into calamari.
ALWAYS WATCHING
I Asked An Online Tracking Company For All Of My Data. Here's What I Found
Ads seem trivial, but the sheer scope and granularity of the data that is used to target people is anything but trivial.
THIS IS HIS STORY
Jack McGarry Is One Of The World's Best Bartenders. He's Also A Recovering Alcoholic
Now, he's helping other industry professionals.
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT AS DATA VIZ
How The Midterm Election Might Have Played Out If It Were A Presidential Election, Mapped
One way to answer that question is to assign each state's electoral votes to whichever party won the most races in that state on Tuesday.
A CRASH COURSE
An Experiment: Can Four Box Fans Strapped Together Work As A Functional Drone?
The team over at FliteTest reconfigures the guts of a couple of box fans in hopes they can make them fly.
THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS
The Fan Who Sued Taylor Swift For Not Paying Attention To Him
Many fans try to get the attention of celebrities with letters, artwork and gifts. Russell Godfrey Greer decided to get Taylor Swift’s attention by taking her to court.
NOW, *THIS* IS ART
Art Restorer Shows Us What A Difference A Simple Cleaning Makes In Conserving Fine Art
All he did here was remove a layer of discolored natural resin varnish and the difference is practically night and day.
STILL NOT CONTAINED
The Camp Fire Has Reportedly Burned An Entire Town To The Ground
The 27,000-person community of Paradise was ravaged by the explosive Camp Fire last night. Early reports indicate the entire town was basically wiped out, and residents died or were severely burned trying to escape the inferno.
FEELS LIKE A ROLLER COASTER SIMULATOR
Bonkers Footage Of A Ship Riding Out Gigantic Waves On The North Sea
These guys are so nonchalant and we're getting seasick just watching this.
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GOING OFF GRID
Why Do All Websites Look The Same?
The internet suffers from a lack of imagination, so I asked my students to redesign it.
DOES YOUR CITY HAVE THE BRAGGING RIGHTS?
The Winningest Cities In North American Sports
What makes a title-town?
THAT'S A NO FROM US, DAWG
Bobbit Worms Are The Scariest Thing In The Ocean
If you had to come up with a fantasy monster, "giant worm that lives underground and attacks with two gigantic pincers" would be a pretty solid effort. Unfortunately, it already exists.
STAY CALM, TOUCH DOWN
Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot Makes Crazy Landing On Ship In Rough Seas
46 mph winds, 15-foot seas and a small, moving landing pad? No problem, no problem at all.
THANKS, AMAZON CUOMO
The Tragedy Of Amazon's HQ2 Selections, Explained
America needs to stop crowding tech jobs into the priciest cities.
DIGG GIVEAWAYS
Take A Once-In-A-Lifetime Trip To Machu Picchu — For Free
Hiking to Machu Picchu is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is why we want to send you there.
NOPE, THAT'S TOO BIG
Surfer Takes On A 60-Foot Wave, Wipes Out Hard
Australian surfer Russell Bierke nearly escaped the cresting wave, but ended up getting pummeled.
AN 'AMBIGUOUS' MASTERPIECE
Did We Miss The Point Of One Of The World's Most Famous Sculptures?
Why Donatello's famously androgynous sculpture of "David" should be understood as a reflection of queer culture in Renaissance Florence.
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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
How YouTube's Algorithm Really Works
Of all the videos posted to YouTube, there is one that the platform recommends more than any other right now.
NO USE CRYING OVER SPILT WINE
Woman Tries To Open Champagne With A Knife, And, Well, Things Don't Go Well For The Champagne Bottle
To be fair, the champagne did come out of the bottle, but just not in the way she wanted.
LOOK OUT, LUNCH BOXES
The Former Noma Chef Taking Over School Cafeterias
Chef Dan Giusti's company puts chefs in school kitchens to cook lunches entirely from scratch, and as Brigaid's chefs create recipes alongside existing cafeteria staff, they make better use of school kitchens and change perceptions of the school cafeteria worker.
WHAT GOES DOWN MUST FIRST GO UP
How Retailers Are Manipulating You On Black Friday
Retailers have been found to inflate prices in the lead-up to Black Friday in order to overstate discounts.
FRAME BY FRAME
2,250 Photos Were Used In This Incredible Music Stop Motion Video
The song, "UnAmerican" by Said the Whale, is pretty damn good, but it's the artistry and time required in making this video that is leaving us flabbergasted.
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Florida Senator And Governor Races Headed For Recounts As Margin Closes
With Broward still counting early and mail ballots and Palm Beach County still counting mail ballots, Governor Rick Scott holds a lead of 0.18% over Senator Bill Nelson, or 15,074 votes.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
The Placebo Effect Is Way More Real Than We Thought, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Why placebos are nothing to scoff at, Honeycrisp apples are ruining East Coast orchards and the Grinch does sex.
AWFUL
From 5,000 Feet To Shattered In Seconds: What Caused A Jet's Fatal Plunges
The final moments of Lion Air Flight 610 as it hurtled soon after dawn from a calm Indonesian sky into the waters of the Java Sea would have been terrifying but swift.
OH GOD
It's Terrifying Watching This Man Drive Through A Wildfire In California
We're glad that he made it out eventually, but this was hard to watch, which means it must have been excruciating to experience firsthand.
THEY'RE NEW AND UNPRECEDENTED
Forecasting Perfect Storms
Science is giving us advance warning of dangerous weather combinations known as "compound events."
A LOST COMPASS
A Millionaire Couple Is Threatening To Create A Magic Mushroom Monopoly
Compass Pathways has set itself up to be the first legal provider of psilocybin, but many of those psilocybin experts now regret having helped the couple.
AAAAND WE'RE HYPERVENTILATING
Free Diver Dives 330 Feet On A Single Breath
22-year-old Arnaud Jerald plunges himself deep into the abyss on only two lungfuls of air.
ICANN'T
The Internet Can't Handle Functioning Like A Democracy
In 1999, the organization responsible for the backbone of the public internet, ICANN, tried to build a democracy. They failed.
IN-CREASE HYPE
The Foldable Phones Are Coming
Samsung's device is just the beginning.
A HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE
This Soccer Dad Is Simultaneously The Best And Worst Parent Of The Year
We all know how tough it can be to coach kids. It's great when they listen, but sometimes they need that extra push.
WE'RE JEALOUS
Raccoon Is Perfectly Content To Not Move A Muscle And Munch On Big Belly Berries
Eva the raccoon has life figured out.
BACK TO THE CHALKBOARD
The Backlash Against Screen Time At School
Combining education and technology is great — until it's not.
NO COMPETITION, MORE PROBLEMS
A Simple Plan To Dissolve Facebook, Google And Amazon
Columbia Law professor Tim Wu lays it out in his new book "The Curse of Bigness."
IS THIS A SECRET NAIL GUN AD?
A Mesmerizing Video Of A Craftsman Assembling A Chair Out Of Scrap Wood In Under Fifteen Minutes
It's got a cup holder and everything.
APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED
I'm The Reason Why Old Jeep Cherokees Are So Expensive Today
Somewhere in the mid-2000s, I did something that inadvertently shifted the course of Cherokee history. I wrote a joke post on a car forum.
ONE OF DICK'S TRICKS
When Richard Nixon Declared War On The Media
During past administrations, the American news media had always been referred to as "the press," but Nixon, whose contentious relationship with the nation's newsrooms was longstanding, tweaked that policy, and began labeling the press as "the media," a term he felt sounded more ominous and less favorable.
THE IPHONE SE REMAINS THE KING
The Price Of Every iPhone, Adjusted For Inflation
You weren't just imagining it — the iPhone X was a big jump.
FAKE ANCHOR, REAL NEWS
China Debuts AI-Generated 'News Anchor' And He Is Deeply Unsettling
China's state-run news agency has unveiled its new "AI anchor," and you gotta wonder how the real-life anchor this CGI puppet is modeled after feels about all this.
YOU CAN'T JUST UNSEE IT
The Hardest Job In Silicon Valley Is A Living Nightmare
The lives of thousands of human beings who scan, assess and delete media of everything from beheadings to child pornography uploaded to services like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter each day.
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The Best New Long Reads On The Internet
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TAKING A SWING AT IT
This Is By Far The Most Satisfying Way To Cut Down And Dispose Of A Dead Tree
THE ACTING, HOWEVER, IS BAD
Russia's Fake Viral Videos Are Next Level
IS THIS HOW MODERN DANCE WORKS?
This Is Not What You Expect To See Happening Outside Of Your High-Rise Office Window
TWO UNBELIEVABLE EVENTS RIGHT IN A ROW
Dog Nearly Ruins His Owner's Entire Life In Minutes But Then Divine Intervention Saves The Day
THE AUDACITY
Homeowner Catches Package Thief, Confronts Her Through Security Camera And Scares The Heck Out Of Her
THEY SEE IT ROLLIN'
Everything's Bigger In Texas, Including, Uh... What The Heck?
IT WAITED FOR THEM TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
Fishermen Completely Underestimate The Octopus They Just Caught
APOCALYPSE NOW
Fighter Plane Makes Low Pass Over Warehouse, Scares The Bejeezus Out Of Unsuspecting Workers
EGGCELLENT
This Hibachi Chef Has An Incredible Egg Trick With His Spatula
BEND, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T BREAK
Bus Driver Ignores Bridge's Weight Limit And, Oh God, This Is Terrifying
*PROFANITY INCREASES*
Military Transport Plane Flies Way, Way Too Close To High-Rise
BLOWN AWAY
This Waterfall That No Longer Falls Is Freaking Us Out
WHAT THE HECK
Driver Honks At Car That Cut Him Off, Things Escalate Extremely Quickly
Bike Thief Attempts To Steal A Bike From Garage, Gets Some Instant Karma
This Is By Far The Most Satisfying Way To Cut Down And Dispose Of A Dead Tree
Russia's Fake Viral Videos Are Next Level
This Is Not What You Expect To See Happening Outside Of Your High-Rise Office Window
Dog Nearly Ruins His Owner's Entire Life In Minutes But Then Divine Intervention Saves The Day
Homeowner Catches Package Thief, Confronts Her Through Security Camera And Scares The Heck Out Of Her
Everything's Bigger In Texas, Including, Uh... What The Heck?
Fishermen Completely Underestimate The Octopus They Just Caught
Fighter Plane Makes Low Pass Over Warehouse, Scares The Bejeezus Out Of Unsuspecting Workers
This Hibachi Chef Has An Incredible Egg Trick With His Spatula
Bus Driver Ignores Bridge's Weight Limit And, Oh God, This Is Terrifying
Military Transport Plane Flies Way, Way Too Close To High-Rise
This Waterfall That No Longer Falls Is Freaking Us Out
