Dan Colman of Open Culture says, "Watch Peter Pringle perform on the theremin "Over the Rainbow," the song originally written for 1939's The Wizard of Oz.
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Mark Frauenfelder Chemist George Zaidan makes homemade toothpaste using the same ingredients in commercial toothpaste. It includes abrasives, humectants, sweeteners, flavors, foaming agents, thickeners and binders, sodium fluoride, and a few other… Read the rest of the article: What's inside toothpaste
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Mark Frauenfelder Clinton "was so prepared my new name for her is Preparation H," said Colbert about last night's debate between Clinton and Trump. "It's a compliment." Trump's strategy, as reported by… Read the rest of the article: Stephen Colbert on last night's debate
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Mark Frauenfelder The Rider Institute has launched an Indiegogo campaign to develop DRACOS, which are broad-spectrum antivirals. If it doesn't work, Dr. Todd Rider (Ph.D. from MIT) could enjoy a great career… Read the rest of the article: This scientist wants to crowdfund a cure to the common cold
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Mark Frauenfelder This video from 2011 inspired a 2015 documentary called Sam Klemke's Time Machine. In 1977, Sam Klemke started obsessively documenting his entire life on film. Beginning decades before the modern… Read the rest of the article: This man filmed himself annually for 35 years and made a video going backwards to 1977
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Mark Frauenfelder Travel writer Ben Schlappig uses something called "mileage running" to accumulate lots of travel miles. Mileage running works by collecting miles on cheap flights and spending them on expensive ones.… Read the rest of the article: This guy collected 5 million travels miles
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Mark Frauenfelder I bought this illuminated handheld magnifier on Amazon for $(removed) (free shipping) last year and I use it a lot. It's a great splinter and lice checker. I've gotten my… Read the rest of the article: $(removed) illuminated magnifier
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Mark Frauenfelder Dutch manufacturer Vanmoof started printing a photo of a TV set on the boxes it uses to ship bikes. Now the bikes arrive at their destination in perfect condition. From… Read the rest of the article: Bikes shipped in boxes with TV set printed on box suffer less delivery damage
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Mark Frauenfelder Shu Lam, a 25-year-old PhD student at the University of Melbourne's School of Engineering, has developed a polymer that rips apart the cell walls of superbug strain bacteria. From Science… Read the rest of the article: Star-shaped polymer kills superbug strains without antibiotics
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Mark Frauenfelder A Reddit user took this photo of his girlfriend getting her watch stolen by some kids in Thailand. They didn't know what had happened to the missing watch until they… Read the rest of the article: Man unwittingly snaps photo of kid stealing his girlfriend's watch
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Mark Frauenfelder Sweden's ruling coalition of Social Democrat and Green parties has a tax plan that will make it cheaper to fix broken things and more expensive to buy things that can't… Read the rest of the article: Sweden proposes tax breaks for repairing things, extra tax on unrepairable things
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Mark Frauenfelder Sailorhg's Glitchy website is a drag-and-drop way to glitchify photos.
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Mark Frauenfelder Want to get Cool Tools' Recomendo a week early in your inbox? Sign up for the Sunday newsletter here. Game: Google Feud is a game that challenges you to guess… Read the rest of the article: Google Feud/Nippies/Fakespot/Splash
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Mark Frauenfelder The new issue of American Bystander Comedy Quarterly is on Kickstarter. It features talent from SNL, Letterman, The Simpsons, The Onion & National Lampoon. Issue 3 has a cover by… Read the rest of the article: The American Bystander Comedy Quarterly #3
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Mark Frauenfelder $(removed) gets you this flexible, grippy camera tripod plus bluetooth remote, GoPro adapter, and smartphone holder. Use code ADJ758YT on Amazon. I just ordered one and Amazon says it'll arrive… Read the rest of the article: Flexible, grippy camera tripod plus bluetooth remote and smartphone holder for $(removed)
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Mark Frauenfelder My friend, Mrs. Homegrown of Root Simple, looks at sleep mattresses filled with sand. Recently a friend and frequent Root Simple commenter who goes by the handle "P" here, sent… Read the rest of the article: Instead of a waterbed, how about a sand bed?
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Mark Frauenfelder Timeshares are so awful that there are companies that you get you can hire to help you get out of the timeshare you were intimidated into buying. This video is… Read the rest of the article: You probably already know this, but buying a timeshare is a terrible idea
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Mark Frauenfelder Three gentleman were allowed to resign from their jobs after they were accused of forcing a 19-year-old man to eat marijuana. The gentlemen's names are Richard G. Pina, Jason E.… Read the rest of the article: Phoenix officers accused of forcing man to eat marijuana
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Mark Frauenfelder A 12-year-old Australian boy accused of twice raping a six-year-old girl in a school restroom has had his bail conditions amended so he can take a vacation with his family.… Read the rest of the article: 12-year-old boy accused of raping 6-year-old girl has has bail adjusted to take family vacation
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Mark Frauenfelder Fantastic frustrating products created by Katerina Kamprani. For your sworn enemies