Jake Laser, maker of wild, impractical, and supercool superhero tech project, modified his famed Spider-Man web shooters to squirt hand sanitizer.

On Saturday, Chantelle Doyle, 35, was surfing off the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia when a great white shark bit into her leg and wouldn't let go.… Read the rest of the article: Man beats up great white shark to save wife

Slow internet makes life in the simulation harder than it needs to be. (YouTube)

On Sunday, the temperature in California's Death Valley National Park apparently hit 130F (54.4C), the hottest air temperature recorded on Earth in 89 years, and possibly ever. According to a… Read the rest of the article: Sunday may have been the hottest day on Earth ever reliably recorded

Changsha, China's Chuiyan Fried Beef chain of restaurants apologized after launching a program in which diners would be weighed upon entering and then offered suggested menu choices. Last week, the… Read the rest of the article: Restaurant chain apologizes for weighing diners before they eat

This "house boat" for sale on Mercer Island, Washington was once the USS Manzanita, built for the US Coast Guard in 1908 and later part of the US Navy. It's… Read the rest of the article: For sale: Home built into the stern of a former US Navy boat from 1908

Chameleons have evolved a superfast and long tongue to grab insects in an instant. Inspired by this marvelous bit of nature, engineers at Seoul National University of Science and Technology… Read the rest of the article: Snatcher: a superfast robotic tongue inspired by chameleons

Seeya! Rough Google translation of the tweet: "It's a mini 4WD that has been tuned to be crisp."

In the last few weeks, school administrators have sent letters to parents and guardians announcing their plans for starting school in the middle of a pandemic. In McSweeney's, Kara Baskin… Read the rest of the article: A (brilliant parody) letter from your child's school

In the 1980s, someone stashed some beer and gum behind books at the Walla Walla Library in Washington State. The library is closed due to COVID-19 and undergoing renovations. From… Read the rest of the article: Library discovers stash of beer and gum hidden behind books for 30 years

If I was at a drive-in movie in 1979 and this commercial for the snack bar played, I'd have secretly wished it was the actual film we were there to… Read the rest of the article: Drive-in movie snack bar commercial inspired by Star Wars (1979)

Police in St. Petersburg, Florida arrested a homeless fellow who had been living in a luxury suite in Al Lang Stadium. He was apparently wearing Tampa Bay Rowdies clothing swiped… Read the rest of the article: Homeless Florida man lived in sports stadium luxury suite for two weeks

The US Pentagon is forming a task force to investigate military reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (aka UFOs). Over the last few years, the New York Times broke news of… Read the rest of the article: Pentagon launches UFO task force

In Munich, Germany, the Circus Krone, closed due to the pandemic, is trying out a new revenue stream: They're selling jars of lion poop for use in gardens to fertilize… Read the rest of the article: Circus sells jars of lion poop to make ends meet

Lydia Cambron brilliantly recreated the final, enigmatic scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. My god, it's full of droplets. (via Daring Fireball)

Watch the skies! The peak of the Perseid meteor shower takes place overnight tonight! The bright quarter Moon will limit the number of shooting stars you'll see but you can… Read the rest of the article: How to watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower tonight

"All the Difference" is a 20-minute educational film from Kodak featuring the unique comedy stylings of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, an influential improv duo of the era. Shot in… Read the rest of the article: "All the Difference": A Kodak short documentary about America from 1970

It's been a good summer for metal detectorists! In June, a fellow scanning a field in Rossett, Wales, UK found a 2,000-year-old Roman ingot. Around the same time, Mariusz Stepien… Read the rest of the article: Man with metal detector discovers a hoard of Bronze Age artifacts in a field

"There I Ruined It" remakes Michael Jackson's "Bad" as a foot-stompin' bluegrass ditty. I'm giving you On count of three To show your stuff Or let it be

Amaze, an illuminating and informative guide to designing magical experiences, has finally been published in English! Written by my pal and Boing Boing contributor Ferdinando Buscema and inventive designer/writer Mariano… Read the rest of the article: Amaze: A book about how to think like a magician