How Far Do Sneeze Droplets Travel (And How Big Can They Get)?

With spring comes hay fever, which means lots of people sneezing all around you (and in some cases, all over you). If you’d prefer not to be covered in disgusting snot droplets, you need to keep your distance from allergy sufferers — but how close is too close?
How Far Do Sneeze Droplets Travel (And How Big Can They Get)?

Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week

In this week's viral video recap, a brave cat takes on the theremin. Is this musically inclined feline a virtuoso or hopeless amateur? You decide.
Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week

5 Facts You Didn't Know About The Beatles

The Beatles are probably the most influential musicians of the 20th century, but did you know they really wanted to star in a movie version of Lord of the Rings? Thankfully, Stanley Kubrick had the good sense to turn them down.
5 Facts You Didn't Know About The Beatles

Decapitated copperhead bites self

"It finally quit movin' though, now that it bit itself," says our intrepid narrator. And that, writes wildlife ecologist David Steen, could have something to do with the fact that a decapitated copperhead head can still inject venom. More importantly, if it did, the rest of the snake's body likely wouldn't have any special defense against that venom.
Decapitated copperhead bites self

iPhone 5s reviews in

Apple's iPhone 5S has a better camera, faster hardware and a gold-trimmed option. How does it stack up to last year's model, and strong offerings from Samsung and Nokia?
iPhone 5s reviews in

This Slo-Mo Car Explosion Is Even Better Than Your Fiery Fantasies

So the Slo-Mo Guys have kicked pans of gasoline, blown up paint, and played with Molotov cocktails, all in gloriously indulgent slow motion. Now, they’ve upped the ante considerably and blown up a freakin’ car. Just because.
This Slo-Mo Car Explosion Is Even Better Than Your Fiery Fantasies

14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

The thing about science and technology is that what's cutting edge today is quickly replaced tomorrow. And that's a good thing — constantly pushing the envelope to build better, more brilliant machines will power us into the future. To celebrate the next chapter in General Electric's Brilliant Machines story, head back in time and see just how far we've come since 1985.
14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

Our Favourite TV Shows Never Really Leave Us

Everyone has favourite shows. Look at Breaking Bad. Fans are everywhere right now. And like Breaking Bad all shows must meet a noble or ignominious end. But that doesn’t mean we stop loving them. Or hating them so much that we are oddly fascinated and can’t stop watching. That’s why Offerpop took a look at which shows have the most likes on Facebook and how these fans break down.
Our Favourite TV Shows Never Really Leave Us

Redditor Posts Gripping Eyewitness Account of 9/11 Attacks

It's become something of a tradition: Each year on Sept. 11, New Yorkers post their firsthand accounts of the Sept. 11 — the disbelief of watching the Twin Towers collapse, of the people they knew who either perished in the attacks or miraculously decided not to go to work in downtown Manhattan that particular day.
Redditor Posts Gripping Eyewitness Account of 9/11 Attacks

See How Three Famous Photographs Were Edited Before Photoshop Existed

Magnum Photos, the 66-year-old photography organisation and darkroom printer in New York, has handled more famous photos than you or I will ever get to even look at. Magnum’s master printer, Pablo Inirio, was editing with tried and true darkroom chemicals long before Photoshop was a twinkle in Adobe’s eye. And now, we can see his process.
See How Three Famous Photographs Were Edited Before Photoshop Existed

15 Unbelievable Images of the Colorado Flood

Tremendous flooding that began on Wednesday along Colorado's Front Range has spurred major evacuations in the area. Some areas received up to 15 inches of rainfall and the extreme weather, at time of writing, had reportedly taken the lives of four people. Many roads are still closed and danger persists as meteorologists forecast heavy storms throughout the weekend.
15 Unbelievable Images of the Colorado Flood

Little Girl Finds Security Flaw in iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner [PIC]

While some rejoiced at the advancement in phone security, one Reddit user's clever daughter knew there was a simple flaw in this new tech.
Little Girl Finds Security Flaw in iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner [PIC]

6 Questions With 'Sport Science' Creator John Brenkus

John Brenkus has been satisfying the nerd in every sports fan — and the sports fan in every nerd — since 2007. His hit show Sport Science, which nows airs as a periodic segment on ESPN's SportsCenter, takes a lab technician's approach to analyzing how the world's greatest athletes pull off the feats that keep the rest of us on the edge of our seats.
6 Questions With 'Sport Science' Creator John Brenkus

What Is Reddit?

Anyone who has ever scrolled a page on a website or clicked a link on the internet or watched a video on YouTube or enjoys the practicality of living with electricity should know what Reddit is. But could you explain it to someone who’s never heard of it?
What Is Reddit?

75 Frugal Hacks for Your Home

Decorating and maintaining a home is expensive, but there are things you can do to cut the cost.
75 Frugal Hacks for Your Home

Watch A Girl Age Into An Old Woman In This Stunning Time Lapse

Ageing is a fierce b-word that deepens the lines on your face, sags the skin on your body and grays the hair on your head. All in the name of accruing wisdom! The thing with ageing though is that it literally takes years to see its effect. Well, this incredible time lapse fast forwards the process and shows what a girl would look like as an old woman.
Watch A Girl Age Into An Old Woman In This Stunning Time Lapse

Apple iPhone 5s And iPhone 5c: Australian Prices And Release Dates

This morning we saw Apple take the lid off the new iPhones: the 5s and the 5c. How much will you pay for them in Australia, and when can you get your mitts on them?
Apple iPhone 5s And iPhone 5c: Australian Prices And Release Dates

15 Gadgets That Caught Our Attention at IFA 2013

Without at a doubt, the tech trade show IFA from Berlin is one of the biggest in the world. While it’s said to be focused on the European consumers, big tech companies come to Berlin and launch different various products, hoping to get the most of journalists’ attention. We at Technology Personalized have attended IFA this year and have seen quite a lot of interesting gadgets.
15 Gadgets That Caught Our Attention at IFA 2013

Excellent Popeye comic book reprints from the 1940s and 1950s

Archie was created by Bob Montana, but Dan DiCarlo gave Archie and his pals the looks and personalities we are familiar with. Someone at Walt Disney Studios created Donald Duck, but it took cartoonist Carl Barks to transform the sailor-suited waterfowl from a screechy ill-tempered time bomb into a scheming, but good-hearted uncle to three industrious ducklings. And E.C. Segar created Popeye, J. Wellington Wimpy, Olive Oyl, Sweepea, and Bluto, but Bud Sagendorf's incredibly entertaining comic books about the one-eye sailor are the canonical Popeye.
Excellent Popeye comic book reprints from the 1940s and 1950s

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 10/2013

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 10/2013