Funny WATCH: Water balloon with guy inside pops in slow-mo Andrea James

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

video Sergey Tsyrulnikov breaks record for most hot water bottles burst in one minute Popkin

Wham-O How African killifish almost became Wham-O's coolest toy of the 1960s Ellsworth Toohey

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman

mike pence Viral video shows girl pelting "Mike Pence" in the head with a water balloon — but is it really him? (video) Carla Sinclair

gases in the gut A dead 62-foot whale spooked examiners when it made bubbling noises — a warning it could explode Carla Sinclair

music Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert Rob Beschizza

Science Walking upside down on the ceiling of a frozen lake in Finland Elías Villoro

le petit tchernobyl Ohio officials after train crash: the air's fine, just don't drink the water Rob Beschizza

politics China claims U.S. has sent 10 of its own balloons over Rob Beschizza

prison No Human Involved: a documentary about Perryville women's prison in Arizona Elías Villoro

slow motion The Slow Mo Guys blew up capacitors and filmed it at 187,000 frames per second Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Tiny liquid robots swim around powered by "food" in the water instead of electricity David Pescovitz

heinz First 'Floa-lloonicle' in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Rusty Blazenhoff

florida Florida is getting a Peppa Pig theme park Annie Rauwerda

slow motion Ultra slow-motion camera stretches one second into an hour Mark Frauenfelder

restaurants Save (but don't you dare "improve") Denver's weird and wonderful restaurant, Casa Bonita Popkin

nanotechnology Study discovers how butterfly wings repel the brutal impact of raindrops Clive Thompson

Business AT&T hikes business customers' bills by up to 7%, charging them to recoup its own property taxes Cory Doctorow