Ramy Zabarah
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I'm Arab-American. I'm a New Yorker. I'm Not Your Enemy.
Fifteen years after 9/11, Donald Trump thinks otherwise. → Read More
This Handmade Marble Music Machine Will Blow Your Mind
If ever there was a YouTube video worthy of a standing ovation, this is it. In it, Swedish musician Martin Molin is seen playing a rather groovy jam on a wooden music box powered by marbles. Yes, that's right; marbles. The contraption was built by Molin himself, which is impressive enough as it is. Packed with pulleys, levers, and gears, the user turns a crank that moves 2,000 marbles around on… → Read More
Somebody Pointed a Laser at the Pope's Plane in Mexico City
Last week someone in Mexico decided to do a very foolish thing we've already warned against several times: pointing a laser beam at an airplane. This wasn't just any airplane, however; it was carrying Pope Francis. The Alitalia Airbus A330-200 was landing in Mexico City when the pilot noticed a laser beam and reported it to traffic control and local police. As we've previously mentioned,… → Read More
The Strange Nightmare Creatures of Google Maps, Revealed
Remember that nightmare you had where your face started to melt off? How about the one where your dog had two heads? Well now thanks to Google Maps, you can make those images a reality! Due to a weird glitch in the service's user-uploaded 3D images, zooming in just enough will cause the image to morph into something Salvador Dalí may have seen in a dream once. Artist Kyle M. F. Williams has been… → Read More
Circuit Board Masking Tape Is the Adhesive You Never Knew You Wanted
Let us know if you can figure out how to buy it. → Read More
Five Hundred Robots Dance in Sync For Chinese New Year
Chinese singer Sun Nan welcomed the new year with the help of an army of robots and drones. → Read More
Untethered Drone Flies, Floats, and Swims
Oakland University's Loon Copter could be a game changer. → Read More
Niagara Falls May Go Dry for the First Time in Nearly 50 Years
New York State plans on "dewatering" the falls in order to replace two century-old bridges. → Read More
Watch the Trailer for Werner Herzog's New Film About Robots
The director of "Grizzly Man" tackles the world of AI and the Internet. → Read More
Some Genius Put All the Secret Netflix Genres into a Chrome Extension
Last week, we learned that there was a secret list of very specific Netflix sub-genres you could only access if you entered their specific codes into the URL. All the codes were initially compiled and displayed on a Google spreadsheet and a few websites, but were taken down after word got out. Now, one brilliant Redditor who goes by the name CyrisXD has compiled all the secret genres into a… → Read More
Why Apple Is Pondering Putting Two Rear Cameras on the iPhone
It's just a patent, but think of the possibilities! → Read More
Judge Denies Monkey the Copyright on Its Famous Selfie
Over the last few years, British photographer David Slater, an adult human, has been grappling with a legal battle he likely never thought he'd ever be involved in: a copyright infringement suit brought by Naruto, an adult monkey. Ok, the monkey isn't actually suing Slater, but the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is on his behalf. Now, before you go jumping to Slater's side,… → Read More
Giant Golden Mao Zedong Statue Erected in Poor Chinese Village
A 120-foot golden statue of former communist ruler Mao Zedong has gone up in an impoverished rural Chinese village, a controversial sentiment considering Zedong was responsible for an industrial revolution that killed millions by famine. Despite mixed feelings about the former Chairman of the People's Republic, residents of Tongxu county in Henan province decided to honor his 120th birthday by… → Read More
Did Aliens Leave Behind this 2800-Year-Old Nokia?
E.T. forgot his phone. → Read More
This BB-8 Ice Mold Is the Drink-Chiller You're Looking For
Prepare to never use regular ice again. → Read More
I Joined Dozens of Star Wars Fans in a Massive Lightsaber Battle
When Washington Square Park meets 'Star Wars' fandom. → Read More
Say No to 'Star Wars' Spoilers With This Vital Chrome Extension
Force Block: The Star Wars spoiler blocker is definitely the widget you're looking for. → Read More
Nothing Is Impossible for the Cat With 3D-Printed Legs
Vincent the cat will melt all your sorrows away. → Read More
NYC Subway Trains May Soon Have No Doors on the Inside
Popular Mechanics is a service magazine covering a variety of information on home improvement, automotive needs, electronics, computers, telecommunications, outdoors, fitness and science and technology. Popular Mechanics also features product evaluations, practical applications, how-to information and news of technological developments. → Read More
Tim Peake is Running the London Marathon in Space
Take that, earthlings. → Read More