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The Boring Company is Not a Meme, Just Elon Musk’s Underground Transportation Company

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

The Boring Company is not an internet meme, but rather an infrastructure and tunneling company founded by Elon Musk. The company has already started excavating a 30-foot wide, 50-foot long, and 15-foot deep “test trench” on the premises of SpaceX’s offices in Los Angeles. The company’s goal is to enhance tunneling speed enough such that establishing an underground network of tunnels is financially feasible. “If you think of tunnels going 10, 20, 30 layers deep (or more), it is obvious that going 3D down will encompass the needs of any city�s transport of arbitrary size,” said Musk. Continue reading for another video and more information.

New iPhone 8 Design Based on Leaks Surfaces, This Video Gives us a First Look

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

Another day, another iPhone 8 concept. However, this one by Concept Creator is actually based on recently leaked parts, which include the backplate. This newly leaked design features a Touch ID sensor on the back of the device, and a hole for the flash underneath the vertically aligned camera opening. Continue reading for another video, more pictures and information.

24K Solid Gold Darth Vader Mask is Not Wearable, Costs $1.4-Million

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

Are you a Star Wars fanatic with $1.4-million to spare? Then this solid 24K gold Darth Vader helmet might be just for you. Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka unveiled this golden helmet to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise, and it weighs in at a hefty 33-pounds. Unfortunately, it’s not wearable, but on the bright side, this means you’ll be able to keep it in pristine condition. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny autocorrect texts gallery. Continue reading for a viral video showing what if “real people” Chevy commercials were actually real.

BLU R1 Plus Unlocked LTE Smartphone Has 5.5″ HD Display with Gorilla Glass 3, Get One for $109.99 Shipped

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

The BLU R1 Plus unlocked 4G LTE smartphone is perfect for those who want to skip those pesky contracts, and it’s being offered for just $109.99 shipped, this weekend only, originally $159.99. Powered by a MediaTek 6737 1.3GHz quad-core processor and a quicker Mali-T720 GPU, it features 32GB of internal memory, 3GB of RAM, as well as a 5.5″ HD display covered in Gorilla Glass 3 for the ultimate protection. Product page. Continue reading for a hands-on video review and more information.

First Law of Thermodynamics and 10 More Strange (Yet Real) Wikipedia Edits

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

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Since anyone with an internet connection and access to Wikipedia can edit articles, it’s no surprise that there have been some interesting changes over the years, like this one, on the first law of thermodynamics. For those who don’t know, it’s a version of the law of conservation of energy, adapted for thermodynamic systems. The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system is constant; energy can be transformed from one form to another, but can be neither created nor destroyed. Continue reading for more strange, yet real, Wikipedia edits compiled by Bored Panda. Click here for a few bonus images.

$200 Million Method-2 Manned Robot Gets Tested by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Hilarity Ensues

By Jackson Chung April 28, 2017

Hancook Mirai’s Method-2 was officially unveiled this past December, and is currently the world’s first manned, bipedal robot. Standing 13-feet tall and weighing in at 1.6-tons, this $200-million piece of machinery is controlled from a glass pod in its torso by a human operator. One thing you may not already know is that each of its arms weighs 286-pounds.

1,000-Horsepower Lucid Air Electric Car Hits 217MPH, Might be Fastest Yet

By Jackson Chung April 27, 2017

Sure, the first 250 Lucid Air models will be priced from $160,000, but it definitely has the power, and luxuries to back it up. Its two electric motors combine to produce an impressive 1,000-horsepower, and the company plans to offer a 100kWh battery pack as standard, alongside a higher-capacity 130kWh battery pack as an option. Its Alpha Speed prototype recently was tested at TRC Ohio’s 7.5-mile oval test track where it hit an electronically-limited 217mph. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one showing how scientists grew a lamb fetus inside an artificial womb.

Apollo 1 Smartphone Has Wooden Case, Quad HD AMOLED Display

By Jackson Chung April 27, 2017

Gone are the days of creative smartphone designs, as more companies seem to be opting for the sleek and minimalistic look, that is unless…you’re talking about the Apollo 1. In addition to its sleek dark walnut wood case, this device features a 4.0″ Quad HD AMOLED display, quad-core 2.8-GHz processor, up to 64GB of internal storage, microSD expansion, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 12MP rear camera, all running on Apollo 1.0 OS. Continue reading for more pictures.

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Transmits Closest Photographs Ever Captured of Saturn

By Jackson Chung April 27, 2017

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft came within about 1,900 miles of Saturn’s cloud tops, a location where the air pressure is 1 bar, comparable to the atmospheric pressure of Earth at sea level, and within about 200-miles of the innermost visible edge of the rings. “No spacecraft has ever been this close to Saturn before. We could only rely on predictions, based on our experience with Saturn’s other rings, of what we thought this gap between the rings and Saturn would be like. I am delighted to report that Cassini shot through the gap just as we planned and has come out the other side in excellent shape,” said Cassini Project Manager Earl Maize of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Continue reading for another video, more pictures and information.

Solar 3D Printing Robot Could be Used to Build Houses on Mars Using Variety of On-Site Materials

By Jackson Chung April 27, 2017

MIT researchers have just created a solar-powered robot that can 3D print the entire basic structure of a building using on-site materials. A user could customize the structure any way they see fit, thanks to a vehicle with one large robotic arm with a second smaller and more precise arm at the end. The vehicle also comes equipped with a scoop, so that it can help prepare the building area and pick up building materials on its own. They recently showcased the technology by building a 12-foot high, 50-foot wide dome out of foam-insulation framework, in just 14-hours. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny demotivational posters gallery. Continue reading for a viral video showing what happens when you shoot a glass Prince Rupert’s Drop at point blank range with a high-powered gun.