The fact that we can 3D-print guns, each scarier than the last, is unsettling enough. But why would we stop at weapon itself? Why not 3D-printed ammo? Like, say, these devastating shotgun slugs, fresh from a Solidoodle 3 printer. Read More >>
Featured comment by Frypot:
"3D printed guns? A very bad idea. 3D printed ammo? Not really an issue surely? People already make their own bullets this is just bringing the practic..." More »
Flying can be a white-knuckle affair for even the heartiest of travellers. But it turns out what you should really fear are airports; almost 60 per cent of all aircraft incidents happen there during taxiing, take-off, approach or landing. Here are runway horrorshows from around the globe that may make you rethink your next trip. Read More >>
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"The only take-offs I've seen from Courchevel are usually followed by explosions...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8FLB4LuFCE&t=425" More »
It's one thing when malware attacks your phone, but it's another when that same malware hops over to your PC, and then uses it to listen in on all your conversations on top of just messing with your phone. A newly discovered Android app — one that's in the Google Play store — can do just that. Beware. Read More >>
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"Googles only interesting in consolidating it monopoly over search engines thats all Android is at the end of the day. The thing that annoys me is when..." More »
Probably the worst part of going to the doctor's is being poked and prodded with any number of terrifying probes, but you probably haven't seen many of the really scary implements that are out there. Here are 16 crazy ones you probably don't want anywhere near you. Read More >>
Watch as these inexplicably fearless thrill-seekers traverse a slack-line hanging 700 metres above the Verdon Gorge in south-eastern France. It is so nail-bitingly horrifying, you will not be able to look away. [Vimeo] Read More >>
When it comes to lifts, I can't help but think back to the Die Hard films, especially with John McClane hanging by a thread in an elevator shaft in the first film. Which brings me to a recent stunt by Alton Towers, who's promoting its upcoming Nemesis Sub-Terra ride by scaring the be-jesus out of prospective shoppers at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth. Read More >>
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"[...] Can you imagine in your local shopping mall, when you step into an elevator and find a giant hole in the middle of it? No kidding! South side sh..." More »
This video shows 22-year-old Australian tourist Erin Langworthy bungee jumping from the Victoria falls bridge, 364 feet (111 meters) over the Zambesi River. Just a normal tourist video until the cord breaks and she falls into the crocodile-infested waters. Read More >>
Featured comment by libertine:
"If you've never heard any good stories about bungee jumping, you've obviously never spoken to anyone who's done one!" More »