Why is it so hard to design a better paper cup?
(via The Week) You go to the coffee shop and take your coffee to go. You enjoy your drink, then
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Design
Aliens Might Never Appreciate How Cool Voyager’s Golden Record Is
(via Atlas Obscura) In the late summer of 1977, NASA launched a pair of interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and 2.
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The Reason Dresses and Jeans Have Fake Pockets
(via Mental Floss) Clothing can sometimes be a source of optical illusions. None may be more peculiar than the faux
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The Patents Behind Pasta Shapes
(via Smithsonian) When you sit down to a bowl, be it gnocchi or Kraft macaroni, consider the design work and innovation
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Point Nemo: The Spacecraft Cemetery
(via Amusing Planet) Far off the east coast of New Zealand, about 3,300 kilometers out in the Pacific Ocean, lies
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The Brilliant ‘Special Effects’ Used By Silent Movies
(via digg) These days, you can do pretty much anything with CGI . But back in the early days of
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A Brief History of the TV Dinner
(via Smithsonian) Thanksgiving’s most unexpected legacy is heating up again
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Roy G. Biv
(via Neatorama) Roy G. Biv is a mnemonic used to remember the colors of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow,
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Freddie Mercury Marionette Serenades Crowd in Madrid
(via Laughing Squid) An incredibly realistic Freddie Mercury marionette strutted around in his signature yellow jacket and white pants while
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Caring for the Soaring Beauty of a Centuries-Old Stone Cathedral
(via Atlas Obscura) The stonemasons of the Freiburg Minster in southern Germany go to great lengths—and heights.
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Why is it so hard to design a better paper cup?
(via The Week) You go to the coffee shop and take your coffee to go. You enjoy your drink, then
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How Students Built a 16th-Century Engineer’s Book-Reading Machine
(via Atlas Obscura) The bookwheel helps readers browse eight texts at once. The only problem? It weighs 600 pounds.
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