tools TubShroom really works Jason Weisberger

drains Hair clog tool for drain cleaning $(removed) Mark Frauenfelder

Science Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A US government iPhone hacking tool leaked to criminals Ellsworth Toohey

interesting Baltimore's googly-eyed Mr. Trash Wheel gobbles tons of river junk Popkin

old-fashioned facts Design for Disaster: 63-year-old LAFD film perfectly describes — and warns of — today's Los Angeles fires (video) Carla Sinclair

Weird Kid jumps on dangerous manhole and falls right through Popkin

sinkholes Sinkhole opens inside Trader Joe's Allan Rose Hill

criminals The psychology of "super embezzlers" — brilliant thieves who enjoy outsmarting those around them Mark Frauenfelder

crime Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds Rob Beschizza

texas A prison in Texas accidentally drained the entire water supply of a nearby town Thom Dunn

india Indian official drained reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped in it Ruben Bolling

public art This structure in the Courtyard of the Elements in Dresden uses an assortment of pipes and gutters to create music when it rains Jennifer Sandlin

san francisco Adopt and name storm drains in San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff

recycling In Belgium, you can recycle your hair David Pescovitz

sinkholes Sinkhole drains pool in seconds at swim party, killing one and injuring another Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look Boing Boing's Shop

finders keepers Uber's list of weird things people left in cars David Pescovitz

texas Uvalde police stop cooperating with investigation into them; footage proves teacher did not leave door open Rob Beschizza

rats Record numbers of rats spotted in New York City David Pescovitz