marijuana A look back at the Proto-Pipe, the perennial gold standard of stoner technology Gareth Branwyn

pipes What's the difference between a pipe and a tube? Andrea James

music Enjoy Snubby J's PVC pipe duets Andrea James

makers Schwarzenegger likes his supercool hand-carved Terminator pipe Mark Frauenfelder

construction Inside a 100-year-old drainpipe Rob Beschizza

bong bong Randy's Black Label gets my marijuana smoking glassware sparkling clean Jason Weisberger

Games Fountain puzzle: Connect water to houses without crossing pipes Mark Frauenfelder

photos The secret world of Victorian microphotography: shrinking images to the size of a pencil tip Popkin

Games Examining the plumbing of Starfield in far too much detail Grant St. Clair

mistakes Plumber re-clogs drain after client refuses to pay bill Rob Beschizza

Weird Video explains why Victorian toilets were stinky deathtraps Popkin

Engineering NYC's massive steam network vaporizes two Olympic pools of water per hour Ellsworth Toohey

evacuations A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate (video) Carla Sinclair

music Even record-breaking snow can't stop the music in New Orleans Jennifer Sandlin

music Hear the the Royal Albert Hall organ at full power Jennifer Sandlin

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

Nature The strange beauty of curved icicles Popkin

Science Lead may have driven Gen X bonkers after all Rob Beschizza

video games The return of Flappy Bird: world's most addictive game is coming back Gail Sherman