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An Australian Billionaire Is Building A Nearly Exact Replica Of The Titanic
Last year, rumors popped up that Australian billionaire Clive Palmer was working on cloning a dinosaur.Whatever happens to those plans, it's clear that Palmer has a taste for recreating the past.The...
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Sorry Smokers, You Can't Use Electronic Cigarettes On Airplanes
A key selling point of electronic cigarettes is that they can used in places where smoking is banned, like bars, restaurants, offices, and airplanes.For those who need a regular nicotine fix, the...
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17 Major US Bridges That Need To Be Fixed Right Away
In this year's State of The Union, one of President Obama's proposals was to immediately build a public private partnership to fix the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges in the United...
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Bentley's New $250,000 Convertible Is Everything You Want And More
If you have to ask why anyone would spend $250,000 or so on a two-plus-two convertible, you probably don't even need to hear the answer; it simply won't make sense to you.If, however, you can get over...
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Actually, Fewer Air Traffic Controllers Will Not Be The End Of The World
With less than 36 hours to go, automatic budget cuts look like they will hit every level of the federal government, and while politicians and labor leaders are predicting everything short of...
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15 Apps That Will Save You Gas Money
Rising gas prices aren't going to stop car-obsessed Americans from driving, so it's best to make the most of your gas tank today.Since there's basically an app for everything, smartphone users can...
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Here's The Plan To Cram A Married Couple Into A Tiny Space Capsule For 18 Months
Last week, multimillionaire Dennis Tito, 72, announced in a press release that he was planning "a historic journey to Mars and back" in January 2018. More details were revealed in a news conference in...
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This Rare, Stunning Alfa Romeo Is Headed To Florida For Its Premiere
What do you get when you cross the engine and mechanicals of a Dodge Viper with a hand-built carbon fiber body designed by Zagato? The answer, oddly enough, is a car with an Alfa Romeo badge on its...
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The Accident Rate For Most Airplanes Hits A Record Low
Air travel has long been remarkably safe, and the statistics got even better in 2012, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline industry trade group.That's especially...
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Here's How The Air Force Refuels Its Fighter Jets In Midair
Aerial refueling has been around since the early days of aviation, but it's still a fascinating idea.Here's how it was done in 1923, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons:Things have come a long way since...
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Elon Musk's Business Ideas Start With The Laws Of Physics
TED curator Chris Andersen interviewed SpaceX CEO and Tesla founder Elon Musk yesterday at the organization's Long Beach conference. In the interview, summarized in a blog post at the TED website, Musk...
View ArticleElon Musk Tried To Impress Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu By Playing Linkin Park...
Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu visited Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently to take a spin in the company's controversial Model S.Before they hit the road, Musk showed off his ride's sweet sound system, which he...
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This Futuristic City Car Will Be Made With 3D Printing
Engineer Jim Kor wants to make a car that is efficient, affordable, simple, and safe, and that can be easily produced in small or large numbers.And he's doing it with 3D printing.The car he's developed...
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The FAA Is Investigating A Harlem Shake Video Filmed On A Plane
A group of college students are the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration investigation, after making a video of their version of the Harlem Shake dance on Frontier Airlines flight.The FAA said...
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26-Year-Old NYC Cab Driver Tells All On Reddit: Sex In The Backseat, Craziest...
Today on Reddit, a 26-year-old cab driver is answering every question you could possibly think of.The driver says s/he isn't the "typical" cab driver. "I'm younger and I was born and raised in the...
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UPDATED: Your NYC Cab Driver Is NOT Breaking The Law When He Uses GPS
UPDATE: The Taxi and Limousine Commission reached out to tell us that "portable GPS navigation systems are in no way prohibited in NYC taxicabs." The information the cab driver presents is...
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Something Went Wrong During This Morning's SpaceX Capsule Launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX Dragon spacecraft set off on its journey to the International Space Station this morning, but there was a problem with the initiation of its thruster pods, which allow it to...
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Gatwick Airport Officials Stopped A Man Carrying Nearly 210 Pounds Of...
British border officials have seized 94 kilogrammes (207 pounds) of dried caterpillars from a man who claimed they were "for personal consumption", the Home Office said.Officials at Gatwick Airport,...
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How Amtrak Could Become Profitable
Over the last 15 years, Amtrak ridership has grown 55 percent, outpacing population growth by a factor of three. It’s the fastest growing means of domestic transport, and shows no signs of slowing...
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These 10 Airports Are Redefining How We Travel
Traveling is super fun. What isn't? The airport. Airports are awkward pauses that delay adventures. Yet, they're essential.More than four-fifths of U.S. citizens have flown on a commercial airplane,...
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