U.S. Jet Sets World Record for Hypersonic Flight

X-51A Waverider

An experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 — six times the speed of sound.

6 Scary Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used by the US Military

The X-47B is designed to be launched either from land or catapult-launched from ships, and could be refueled in midair.

Look out, everybody, because here come the unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as UAVs or drones. They’ve been flourishing in the Iraq War, starting with just a few unarmed drones when the conflict began in 2003, and now growing in numbers to more than 7,000. Many are packing serious missiles and bombs, and some soon could be autonomous. This is undoubtedly the dawn of an entirely new era of military might: robot wars.

Shocking Video of Smoking Toddler Shows a Disturbing Trend in Indonesia

The smoking toddler video is sparking outrage on the web. When the clip of 2-year-old Sumatran Ardi Rizal puffing away surfaced on YouTube Wednesday, it spread to online social media like, well, fire.

Scientist Claims To Be the First Human ‘Infected’ with a Computer Virus

Scientist infected with a computer virus. 

A British scientist claims to be the first human to have been infected with a computer virus after he contaminated an electronic chip which was inserted into his hand.  Dr Mark Gasson, of the University of Reading, said the device was programmed with a virus which could transfer itself to other electronic systems it came in contact with.  Any other chips that interacted with the infected systems would also contract the virus, he said, raising the possibility that in the future, advanced medical devices such as pacemakers could become vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Researchers Discover ‘Super Disc’ Material

A Japanese research team has found a material that could be used to make a low-price super disc with data storage capacity thousands of times greater than a DVD.

A Japanese research team has found a material that could be used to make a low-price super disc with data storage capacity thousands of times greater than a DVD, the lead scientist said Monday.

EyePhone: Allows User to Control a Smart Phone with Eye Movement

EyePhone tracks a person’s eye relative to a phone’s screen, letting users activate applications by blinking.

It’s hard sending a text message with arms full of groceries or while wearing winter gloves. Voice control is one alternative to using your fingers, but researchers are also working on other hands-free ways to control mobile devices. A team at Dartmouth College has now created an eye-tracking system that lets a user operate a smart phone with eye movement.

Top 10 Photos of the Week

Sometimes its the night people who have to work the daytime shifts and the day people have to work the night shifts. Other times its the south-going people who have to work up north and the north-going people who have to work down south. And even more ironically, sometimes its the homeless people who find themselves in a home, and the homeowners who find themselves homeless. Shouldn’t there be a law against this?

The tastiness of the prey is directly proportional to the creativeness of the attack

 

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Fixing the balloon for the picture

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Onward my steed. Onward!

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Little known secret – There is a Charlie Brown in every family tree

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Apparently one too many cuss words…

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The new Cloud Ice Cream has all the kids fuming

The “butt-ugly baby syndrome” is a result of having a
mother who can’t stand the sight of her own child

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Note to self. Alice in Wonderland should not be taken literally

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The sport of billiards is such a head game

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The escapist’s keyboard

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Crossbreeding kangaroos with dogs has created some
hopping, happy, hounds

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Kinda crazy, but the melon heads are the ones who always side with the umpire

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Just because the girls think you’re invisible doesn’t mean you don’t leave a shadow

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Pipe Dog is watching you

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Obviously a well-planned, all-weather vehicle

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There is always a downside to just hanging out

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Nothing says “I love you” like a weird shaped melon

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The message here is that severely weird people should buy a new bike

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When mother nature pits a tornado against a rainbow
it becomes a classic battle of good vs. evil

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Sometimes even a super great mattress just won’t do

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One sign of a remarkable resort is when even the pests can take time to relax

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Warning: Do not eat helium before bedtime

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After going through her checklist three times, she was amazed that she’d
overlooked the horse’s head

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Drawings Combined with Photographs

We have expanded our series of photos combined with drawings that we featured last month. This time, we even introduced fire into our work. Enjoy!

Reader’s Digest June July 2010

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20 of the World’s Most Unusual Guitars

Mitsuhiro Uchida – Japan Uchida 24-String Guitar

Guitars come in many different shapes and sizes, but it is unlikely that you’ll come across too many that look like these. Here are 20 of the world’s most unusual guitars to pique your imagination.

How to Quit Facebook Without Actually Quitting Facebook

With all the privacy issues surrounding Facebook, many people are considering quitting the site altogether. If you’re not ready to take it that far, here’s how to avoid the privacy breaches without completely deleting your account and losing touch with your friends…

Top 10 Photos of the Week

Shocking photos often lead to shocking conclusions. Weird photos often lead to no conclusion at all. Therefor, shockingly weird photos without shockingly weird conclusions are the ones you need to pay the most attention to. Anyway, what’s that thing crawling up your left leg?

Whenever a bee gets close, keep your eye on it

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Just because you feel invisible doesn’t mean you don’t leave a shadow

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Great shoes make you feel like you’re wearing nothing at all

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Even after several recalls, Toyota still felt like it needed help

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Sadly though, mastering the mood swings was only half of the cure

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Swimming pools fear me

New building codes coming out of Washington require that you start
by constructing the second story windows first

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As most birds know, dropping a load on a BMW requires a fast get away

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Buying groceries at Whole Foods is so expensive,
it makes me want to stab my nose with a fork

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Extreme sumo wrestling requires far more than a leg up on your competition

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It was an all-nighter just before finals and he needed coffee to concentrate

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Designed to appeal to the excessive makeup crowd

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In a surprise move, the Chinese military started handing
out medals in their breakfast cereal

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Remoteness is next to godliness

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One again the fun bunnies celebrate before the finish line

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Part of the reason why Pandas are nearly extinct

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Hunting trips rarely turn out the way you have them planned

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The adoption service really blew it on this one

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His wife could never understand why he seemed so distant

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Along with his snooty appearance, Gary had a way of defying gravity

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Upon close inspection, it wasn’t an asteroid after all

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Finally, a place where you know if you’re making progress

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