Funny Wooden shrimp has better work-life balance than entire American workforce (video) Popkin

Engineering Listen to the sound of one screw falling into a turbine engine Xeni Jardin

displays Clever app-controlled analog split-flap display for your home or office David Pescovitz

video Watch a gentleman ride his craptacular gas-powered horse Andrea James

Science A YouTuber rebuilt a mercury light bulb discovered in 1675 Ellsworth Toohey

This Oklahoma boy is truly a "bird caller extraordinaire" Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets A tiny keypad for chatting with chatbots Rob Beschizza

Science The ancient spark plug and other "out-of-place artifacts" Ellsworth Toohey

Science Submarine crews heard a mysterious quacking in Antarctic waters for 50 years before anyone figured out what it was Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Reviving old PCs with Linux now that new ones cost an arm and a leg Rob Beschizza

Games 8BitDo's button-only arcade controller gets a tiny screen Rob Beschizza

Games What is the Jedi problem, and why does every game designer fear it? Grant St. Clair

gadgets Kodak's new Charmeras have Y2K vibes Rob Beschizza

History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets This $79.99 refurbished Chromebook is tougher than the laptop on your desk Boing Boing's Shop

mystery A ship found drifting in the Pacific was still afloat but all 25 passengers had vanished Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Doughnut-dunking machines: 1956 inventor's gadgets Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets A cyberdeck to help you airlock the Alien Rob Beschizza

Science Wearable tails help elderly folks keep their balance Rob Beschizza