I agree — it's completely untrue that the original toys were simple. I never played with them myself, but in high school I saw other kids playing with them, and I could tell that the transformations were pretty complex, almost puzzles of a sort, like a simpler version of a Rubik's Cube. It was a skill that seemed to…
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What's next? Pre-assembled LEGO sets? Have we really gotten so lazy?
With great difficulty. The Second Avenue Subway is the first new line under Manhattan since the '30s, originally proposed in 1929 and only fully committed to in 2007, with occasional fits and starts in between.
I've never understood the notion that not being canon makes a story less worthwhile or less enjoyable. I mean, so what if it isn't real? Canon isn't real either. It's not like you're studying for a history test and have to research only the correct sources. They're stories for entertainment. As long as they're…
Somewhere in between was R2's brief employment with the Postal Service.
Well played, sign-owning, Star Wars-loving anti-drug activist. Well done indeed. Although it might be worth pointing…
Oh, wow. That was a stand up and cheer moment!
It's funny cause the squirrel is dead.
Ah golf — the sport of kings! There's nothing like a good day out on the golf course. That is, until all the…
Fascinating read but I don't think smooth surfaces would actually improve conditions for live. A smooth terrain is always exposed to the elements (wind, erosion, etc) with no shielding from storms of others events that might destroy fragile life. It also prevents natural occurring flowing water (rivers), and…
the scientists say that the Earth is only "marginally" habitable.
If you've ever lamented the fact that putting your sofa right next to a warm crackling fireplace was dangerous, carbo…
Great, now we're living on an inferior planet. Thanks science.
When it comes to habitability, Earth may not provide the best example. Indeed, astrobiologists are saying we should…
I'm kind of fond of Nashville's new Music City Center.
I went to Architecture school here. The designer, Christian Sottile, is a SCAD alumni and is now the Dean of the School of building Arts. This tower prevented Phase 2 from happening since it cost 20 million usd by itself. It was very controversial at the beginning since Savannah has very strict regulations on…
When an advanced Soviet submarine sank in the Pacific in 1968, the CIA decided to risk World War III on a daring…
Scientists have long been toiling to create artificial life, managing to produce man-made cell walls and even…
But, he's OK. He sleeps all night, and he works all day. He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps, he goes to the lavatory. On Wednesdays he goes shopping, and has buttered scones for tea.
I'm not sure how comfortably that would sit in a tighter fitting pocket. It seems like it might put some strain on the middle of the phone.