Safety People stuck on carnival ride at 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for 10 minutes Popkin

mechanical issues United Airbus makes emergency landing after "open door" light flashes Carla Sinclair

NPR Rollercoaster malfunctions, leaving passengers suspended upside down for hours Mark Frauenfelder

tesla New study ranks Tesla as the least reliable EV brand Jason Weisberger

History The 1983 diving accident that killed five through explosive decompression Ellsworth Toohey

Business 40 years ago Austria wineries got caught sweetening wine with antifreeze, nearly killing the industry (and their customers) Ellsworth Toohey

new hampshire Man riding ski lift plunges to the ground — along with his chair: "Nightmare fuel" Carla Sinclair

gadgets Apple rumored to be working on smart display resembling Luxo lamp iMac Rob Beschizza

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

Joy rides Gentleman crashes his Lamborghini 20 minutes after buying it Carla Sinclair

truthers 9/11 Truthers are still at it about Building 7 Mark Frauenfelder

books Adam Savage, 'Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It' [BOOKS] Xeni Jardin

rasberry crazy ants Guy finds ant colony living behind his television screen. Any suggestions on how he can shoo them away? Carla Sinclair

cool stuff This cool flashlight runs off of almost any battery you'll find in your home's junk drawer Séamus Bellamy

Safety The Garmin InReach Mini is this digital nomad's new best friend Séamus Bellamy

puppets Karl Herlinger talks to his fist Michael Borys

security Rules for trusting "black boxes" in algorithmic control systems Cory Doctorow

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

crime Ransomware gets a lot faster by encrypting the master file table instead of the filesystem Cory Doctorow

Space Ridley Scott's revenge? Michael Borys