SCiO is made to analyze ... everything

SCiO is made to analyze ... everything: "Wondering how nutritious that food is, if that plant needs water, or just what that misplaced pill is? Well, the makers of SCiO claim that their device is able to tell you all of those things, plus a lot more. To use it, you just scan the item in question for one or two seconds, then check the readout on a Bluetooth 4.0-linked smartphone."



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The Answer to What You’ve Always Wondered About Taco Bell’s Meat: What’s Actually In It? | TheBlaze.com

The Answer to What You’ve Always Wondered About Taco Bell’s Meat: What’s Actually In It? | TheBlaze.com: "There’s something about Taco Bell’s ground beef that has made some people wonder just what else might be in there. It turns out, the restaurant is pretty forthcoming with what ingredients are in its fast food items."



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Chinese company uses 3D printing to build 10 houses in a day

Chinese company uses 3D printing to build 10 houses in a day: "This small home may look plain, but it represents a significant achievement in rapid construction. A Chinese company has demonstrated the capabilities of its giant 3D printer by rapidly constructing 10 houses in less than 24 hours. Built from predominantly recycled materials, these homes cost less than US$5,000 and could be rolled out en masse to ease housing crises in developing countries."



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Learn what causes tornadoes so you can avoid them

Learn what causes tornadoes so you can avoid them: "Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms; having destructive winds in excess of 250 mph they can destroy anything in their path. Tornadoes are fascinating to watch and will almost mesmerize you like watching a fire, but they can be extremely dangerous to watch from close range. The wind speed of the tornado determines how the tornado is rated on the Fujita scale or EF scale."



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Watch Blue Angels formation - just inches away from a mid-air collision! @ Komando Video

Watch Blue Angels formation - just inches away from a mid-air collision! @ Komando Video: "Can you hold your breath for 51 seconds? That's how long you'll have to to make it through this harrowing video. But the Blue Angels? It's all in a day's work for these ultra-skilled pilots. Just watch this never-before-seen first-person view of the tightest formation flying you'll ever see."



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SpaceX confirms successful Falcon 9 soft landing on the Atlantic Ocean

SpaceX confirms successful Falcon 9 soft landing on the Atlantic Ocean: "SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that boosted the CRS-3 Dragon spacecraft into orbit made a controlled power landing on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The historic first controlled landing of a liquid booster was tracked by telemetry and recorded on video. Unfortunately, heavy seas destroyed the rocket before recovery operations could retrieve it."



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The San Francisco Globe

The San Francisco Globe: "This automobile enthusiast found an old Mercedes CLK about to be sent to the junk yard and decided to give it one incredible makeover. I was amazed at the process, but the end result was stunning. I never knew something like this was even possible!"



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The Drink That Increases Your Risk of Skin Cancer | Women's Health Magazine

The Drink That Increases Your Risk of Skin Cancer | Women's Health Magazine: "A new analysis of 16 studies published in the British Journal of Dermatology concludes that downing more than one drink per day is associated with a 20% increased risk for melanoma, the most serious skin cancer type"



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University of Liverpool team aims to hit 90 mph in pedal-powered Arion1 Velocipede

University of Liverpool team aims to hit 90 mph in pedal-powered Arion1 Velocipede: "Last September, at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge at Battle Mountain in Nevada, a Dutch team made up of students from TU Delft and VU Amsterdam set the current world speed record of 83.13 mph (133.78 km/h) for an unpaced cyclist on flat ground in the VeloX3. The University of Liverpool Velocipede Team (ULVT) has now announced its intentions to take the title with the Arion1 Velocipede, a bicycle resembling an oversized medicine capsule that has been left out in the sun too long."



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America has Turned Away From God: How's That Working out? - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

America has Turned Away From God: How's That Working out? - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "There are days when I don’t recognize my country any more. The America of today is not the America I grew up in. Some days I feel like Winston Churchill who, in the aftermath of World War I, despaired of his country’s future. Churchill said: “What a disappointment the 20th Century has been. How terrible and how melancholy is the disastrous series of events that have darkened its first 20 years."



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Meskel Square, Addis Abeba - YouTube

Meskel Square, Addis Abeba - YouTube: ""



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Homemade Mosquito Trap Instructions | Survival Life - Survival Gear | Skills | Tips | Survival Life

Homemade Mosquito Trap Instructions | Survival Life - Survival Gear | Skills | Tips | Survival Life: "Mosquitos might be the only bad thing about summertime. The nice weather brings with it these little pests that can cause some big problems."



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