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Watch a School Bus Go 367 MPH On Fiery Rocket Power [Mad Science]

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What happens when you strap the jet engine from a Phantom fighter plane to the back of a yellow school bus? The awesomest fire-propelled death ride around. And yes, there is a video. More »

Why Captain Higgins is my favorite parasitic flatworm

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Dicrocoelium dendriticum, I salute you.

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Washing Machine Meets Brick

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I can’t explain why this is so bizarrely funny. It just is.

The video spends way too much time at the beginning watching an empty washing machine spin. It’s around the 50 second mark that the brick is finally tossed in, and that’s when the fun starts.

Is watching a washing machine go bonkers funny or weird? Did you laugh or merely shrug?

What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain [Explainer]

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For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It's not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances—even in different menstrual cycles. But you can make it work better for you. More »

How a DSLR, Protractor and Tape Measure Filmed One Man Walking America [Photography]

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Have you seen this incredible Levi's viral ad? A person walks coast-to-coast across America in stop motion. It's basically a commercial, but the effect is genuine. A group of guys traveled across the US, grabbing one shot at a time: More »

How To Make Your Own Glowsticks [Science]

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Were I a talented chemist, the first thing I'd make would probably be LSD. But the second? Definitely glowsticks. I know what you're thinking, "But I can buy LSD and glowsticks pretty cheap." Hence, I'm no chemist. [WonderHowTo via MAKE] More »

Incredible Physics Engine Yields Some Seriously Jaw-Dropping Dirt [Whoa]

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A column of dirt slamming down onto some steps. A sheet of fabric slipping off a sphere. Some water sloshing against a wall. In the real world: pretty unremarkable physics. When produced with the Lagoa Multiphysics engine: jaw-droppingly amazing physics. More »

Alien Swarm gets Source upgrade, free re-release

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Alien Swarm started life as an Unreal Tournament modification. Later, the team was hired at Valve to work on the Left 4 Dead series before moving onto Portal 2. Both Valve and the original team have put together a very nice present for fans: the game has been updated to take advantage of the Source engine, and will be made available today free of charge, including the SDK.

Alien Swarm is a top-down tactical shooter with up to four-player co-op, over 40 weapons, eight characters across four classes, and persistent items to unlock. This release also features full Steam Cloud support, 64 achievements, and a match-making system. In other words, this is an incredibly full-featured release for a very fun, if challenging, game. It's also hard to argue with the price.

Alien Swarm.

"In addition to the game, Valve will also release the complete code base for Alien Swarm. This includes updates to the Source engine SDK and full Steamworks integration," Valve states. "If you've ever thought about developing a mod on the Source engine with Steamworks, this release provides more insight and examples for using Steamworks in game production." This free release comes with the complete code base of the game, so you can really dig deep to see what makes everything tick.

This is a great bonus for fans as well as a good excuse to get some friends together for a quick session tonight. See you online!

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Zelda On Paper. It’s Like South Park For Nintendo Fans

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A guy calling himself Eric PowerUp has released a new Zelda animated series called Zelda On Paper. As the name would suggested the series, which covers Zelda 1 through 5 is made of simple characters in the spirit of South Park.

The movies were all created using stop-motion animation and they’re pretty awesome.

The first movie (shown below) features the first five shorts and is titled Zelda on Paper. So why the name? Each character was created out of construction paper!

When you watch the video, notice the dark nature of the videos humor, Link is portrayed as a little bit of a jerk.

So what do you think? Will you be keeping an eye on Eric PowerUp and his future videos? I’m a sucker for Nintendo game spoofs so i’m in!