Jaws, IRL

Cooking With Glass: How Pyrex Transformed The Kitchen, Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week, The Shady Math Behind Columbia House's '8 CDs For A Penny', VIDEO: Crazy Diver Stares Death In The Face, High-Fives A Great White Shark, The Secrets Of Airport Design, Mexican Wrestling Grapples For Its Future The Daily Digg Thursday, June 11, 2015 A MILLION MEGAPIXELS OF THE PYREX Cooking With Glass: How Pyrex Transformed The Kitchen collectorsweekly.com Almost from its debut in 1915 as the first glassware for cooking, Pyrex has been a ubiquitous part of the American kitchen. THE LONG-READER'S DIGEST Three Great Articles Worth Your Time This Week digg.com ​In this week's edition of the Long-Reader's Digest: The secret (and not so secret) history of SEAL Team 6, the mysterious case of a dead man on an Australian beach, and the curious proliferation of get-rich-quick schemes in Mormon country. MATH ROCK The Shady Math Behind Columbia House's '8 CDs For A Penny' avclub.com Any music fan eager to bulk up their collection in the '90s knew where to go to grab a ton of music on the cheap: Columbia House. The company's hook was enticing: Get a sizable stack of albums for just a penny, with no money owed up front, and then just buy a few more at regular price over time to fulfill the membership agreement. NEVER GOING IN THE OCEAN AGAIN VIDEO: Crazy Diver Stares Death In The Face, High-Fives A Great White Shark digg.com It's unclear why this diver is not in a cage, but given the size of this shark, he's lucky to still be in one piece. He did get a sweet high-five out of it, though. TO ENSURE A SMOOTH FLIGHT The Secrets Of Airport Design mentalfloss.com Everything from the architecture and lighting to the trinkets on sale in the gift shops is strategic. LIBRE AIN'T FREE Mexican Wrestling Grapples For Its Future bbc.com Despite continuing grumbles from the Mexican wrestlers that the promoters take too much of the cash, there is simply not a great deal of money in the industry. Although lucha libre has a loyal fanbase, its popularity in Mexico is dwarfed by the likes of football, baseball and boxing. Get more stories on Digg.com → A TIGER OUT OF THE WOODS A Royal Bengal tiger is silhouetted as it walks near a lake at the Ranthambhore national park in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. India's latest tiger census conducted in 2014 showed a sharp increase in the number of the endangered cats in the wild. The country has nearly three-fourths of the world's estimated 3,200 tigers. Credit: AP Photo/ Deepak Sharma Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Baseball's Oldest Ruse

The Right To Waste Water Is Parching The West, Andrew Cuomo's Pot Problem, The Secretive Group That Decides What 'Natural Flavors' Means, Inside A Working Snail Farm, The Colorful History Of Baseball's Oldest Ruse, The Canine Catacombs And The Animal Cult Industry Of Ancient Egypt The Daily Digg Wednesday, June 10, 2015 USE IT OR LOSE IT The Right To Waste Water Is Parching The West digg.com How "use it or lose it" provisions in state water laws are soaking up valuable water supplies in the drought-stricken West. SMOKE, MIRRORED Andrew Cuomo's Pot Problem rollingstone.com In New York, one of the most liberal states in the country, why is the governor doing everything in his power to water down sensible marijuana reform? THE MISINFORMATION INDUSTRY The Secretive Group That Decides What 'Natural Flavors' Means publicintegrity.org The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, a secretive food industry trade group not part of the U.S. government, has become the de-facto regulator of flavor ingredients. SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT Inside A Working Snail Farm digg.com In this episode of "Gastropod," a visit with Ric Brewer, owner of Little Gray Farms, to learn what it takes to raise the "shrimp of the land," including purging, de-sliming, and kinky snail sex. THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK The Colorful History Of Baseball's Oldest Ruse ourgame.mlblogs.com The hidden-ball trick is defined as "a time- honored legal ruse in which a baseman conceals the ball and hopes that the base runner believes it has been returned to the pitcher. When the runner steps off the base, he is summarily tagged out with the hidden ball." The dying art dates back to the early days of pro baseball. THE MUMMIFIED MILLIONS The Canine Catacombs And The Animal Cult Industry Of Ancient Egypt ancient-origins.net Millions upon millions of animal mummies have been found in the dark, carved stone tunnels beneath the location of Egypt's earliest pyramid. The astounding piles of preserved animal remains not only signify a cultural and religious phenomenon, but also speak to the mammoth industry that operated to maintain a source of constant tributes to the gods. Get more stories on Digg.com → AS THE WORLD TURNS Britain's Sir Bradley Wiggins rides on his way to breaking the UCI Hour Record at the Olympic Velodrome in Lee Valley Velopark, London, Sunday, June 7, 2015. Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins broke cycling's prestigious hour record, covering 54.526 kilometers (33.88 miles) in 60 minutes. Credit: AP Photo/Tim Ireland Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Erdo-Gone

What It's Like To Be Declared Dead By The Government, Can Gaming Help Me See In 3D?, How To Save Money When You're Not Looking, WATCH: Mad Scientist Builds A 40 Watt Laser Shotgun, The Defeat Of Would-Be-Emperor Erdogan, Virtual Reality Tricked Stroke Victims Into Using Their Weak Limbs The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 9, 2015 DO YOU HAVE FORM 27B STROKE 6? What It's Like To Be Declared Dead By The Government priceonomics.com It is estimated that every year, some 12,200 very much alive US citizens are declared dead by the Social Security Administration due to "keystroke errors." Those affected quite literally become a walking dead, unable to secure a job, make financial transactions, file taxes, or visit the doctor. INTELLIVISION 2.0 Can Gaming Help Me See In 3D? digg.com At 42, Nic Fleming discovered that he has never really seen in three dimensions. Can new therapies based on video games fix his lazy eye and give him his first glimpse of life in 3D? STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Save Money When You're Not Looking digit.co Ever wish someone, or something, would just take care of that whole "saving money" thing for you? Meet Digit. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT WATCH: Mad Scientist Builds A 40 Watt Laser Shotgun digg.com "There's no good reason for anybody to own anything this powerful." END OF AN ERDO The Defeat Of Would-Be-Emperor Erdogan politico.com To counter his enemies, Erdogan had emphasized the need to create an all-powerful presidency — similar to that of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. To that end he had asked the Turkish electorate to give the AKP 330 parliamentary seats to rewrite the constitution. FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT Virtual Reality Tricked Stroke Victims Into Using Their Weak Limbs motherboard.vice.com In virtual reality, an arm impaired by a stroke can seem strong again. And, according to new research, that illusion could be the key to give patients the confidence they need to practice using their weakened limbs in real life. Get more stories on Digg.com → More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium, on Monday. To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Antwerp city hall, artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven selected 31 different species to create a design of large geometric figures in bright sixties colors. Van Kerckhoven found inspiration in the Renaissance floor of the Plantin-Moretus museum and in a map of the city by the river Scheldt, which dates from 1575, and includes the river bend. The carpet measures 196 by 98 feet. Credit: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Worst Way To Die

A Grandmother's 36-Year Hunt For The Child Stolen By The Argentinian Junta, The Worst Way To Die, And Other News, How To Never Lose Anything Again, That Weirdo Announcer-Voice Accent: Where It Came From And Why It Went Away, The Insects Of The Western US, In Focus, Orson Welles Once Edited A Porn Scene The Daily Digg Monday, June 8, 2015 LOST AND FOUND A Grandmother's 36-Year Hunt For The Child Stolen By The Argentinian Junta theguardian.com "I begged God not to let me die before I found him." WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND The Worst Way To Die, And Other News digg.com The worst ways to go, a bro-tastic bro-topia, and the good King Waldorf. GADGETS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Never Lose Anything Again thetileapp.com Tile is a tiny gadget that helps find all the stuff you hate to lose like wallets, bags and keys. And because we don't want you to lose extra dough, you can buy it now starting at $20. (See what we did there?) TALK LIKE A NEWSMAN That Weirdo Announcer-Voice Accent: Where It Came From And Why It Went Away theatlantic.com Is your language rhotic? How to find out, and whether you should care. ARTHRO-TRIPODS The Insects Of The Western US, In Focus hcn.org Up-close portraits of jumping spiders, beetles, Mormon crickets and other creepy-crawlies essential to the ecosystems of the American West. CITIZEN BONE Orson Welles Once Edited A Porn Scene vulture.com Welles "wound up editing a hard-core lesbian shower scene that he couldn't resist cutting in Wellesian fashion with low camera angles and other trademark flair." Get more stories on Digg.com → PLENTY OF HORNS Alp horn players listen to a brief speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, during a visit to the village of Kruen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015 prior to the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen where the summit will start later the day. Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, pool Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Weeks Best Videos: Tricks, Tacos and Wet Ribs

What Happens When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into A Lava Lamp?, Iaijyutsu Master Faces Off Against Sword-Swinging Robot Arm, Diggnation Is Back! (Sort Of), Card Trick Tells A Story Using The Entire Deck, Guess What Finally Defeated The Red Hot Nickel Ball, Man Plays The Beatles 'Yesterday' On Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery The Daily Digg Sunday, June 7, 2015 LAVA LUMP What Happens When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into A Lava Lamp? digg.com Why anyone would wonder this is beyond us. But hey, science must advance, right? This experiment could find a cure for cancer or something, you never know. BOT-SHITDO Iaijyutsu Master Faces Off Against Sword-Swinging Robot Arm digg.com Meet Isao Machii. He's a master of swordplay and a five-time iaijyutsu record holder. His ability was unmatched, until the Yaskawa Corporation decided to build a robot that might learn to perform the same unreal feats. NATIONS WE DIGG Diggnation Is Back! (Sort Of) kickstarter.com Fourscore and seven Internets ago, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht started a little thing you might remember called Diggnation. A lot has changed since then (as you might have noticed) but people are still asking the duo to bring back the beloved video podcast. If you're one of these hardcore fans, you can help make a reunion happen by donating to their Kickstarter campaign. HOPE HE GOT A FREE DRINK OUT OF IT Card Trick Tells A Story Using The Entire Deck digg.com Not only does his guy have the ability to do great close magic, but he's got great comic timing as well. IT'S NOT A CAN OF SARDINES Guess What Finally Defeated The Red Hot Nickel Ball digg.com Gak came pretty close to unscathed, but this hockey puck is probably still tournament-legal even after the red hot nickel ball treatment. THE BEAT GOES ON Man Plays The Beatles 'Yesterday' On Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery digg.com Brazilian bank worker Anthony Kulkamp Dias was kept conscious during an operation to remove a brain tumor, entertaining surgeons with songs from the Fab Four and Brazilian folk songs. By remaining conscious, the patient allows doctors to safely map the brain and avoid injury later on during a procedure that could compromise important brain functions. Get more stories on Digg.com → THERE'S THE RUB This method for ribs won't set off all the fire alarms in your apartment, which is really all we could ask for. Credit: Tested/ChefSteps Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014