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Awesome time-lapse video: Storm clouds and lightning…at 1,000 frames per second!

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As you know, powerful lightning storms can be rather frightening, and even downright dangerous. But when viewed from afar they can also be quite beautiful and intriguing.

Lightning moves way too fast for the human eye to catch all its intricate motions and storm clouds move way too slowly for us to fully appreciate their power and intensity. Well, the short, but breathtaking time-lapse video featured below solves both of those problems.  [Read more…]

Here’s the easiest (and safest) way to wash a blender

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Do you hate trying to clean every last bit of food residue out of the bottom of your blender?

As you probably know, the chopping blades make it extremely difficult and dangerous to fully clean a blender’s pitcher.

Well, here’s an extremely simple (and completely safe) solution… [Read more…]

Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!

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Have you ever heard of Yooperlites?

Well, no one else had either prior to one dark night in May 2017.

That’s the night a local rock collector named Erik Rintamaki saw the very first (to be discovered) Yooperlite rock lying among all the other rocks on a rocky Lake Superior beach in upper Michigan.

This particular rock stood out from all the rest because it was literally glowing in the dark under the glare of his ultraviolet flashlight.

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Check out the world’s smallest inhabited island

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The world’s smallest inhabited island is located in New York State, but it’s just a very short distance from the Canadian border.

This tiny island is basically just a rock sticking up out the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario.

According to Wikipedia (and multiple other sources), this tiny 3,300 square foot island has just enough room for a small cottage, one tree and a pair of deck chairs!

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Check out this 59 quart portable fridge that runs off your car’s battery

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I’m always on the lookout for handy gadgets and small appliances that will work when there’s no AC power available, and I’ve found a great one that’s sure to come in handy real soon.

It’s a 59 quart 12V refrigerator / electric cooler that plugs right into your vehicle’s 12 volt accessory port (aka cigarette lighter socket).  [Read more…]