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Watch a DIY Rocketeer Attempt to Land His Model Rocket Like SpaceX
Joe Barnard founded a company with the aim of matching the technical achievements in the space industry at the hobby rocket scale. Motherboard went to visit him to see how his tests of self-landing rockets are coming along.
Meet the woman who turned her eclipse obsession into a career
Kate Russo acts as an "eclipse doctor" for small communities that suddenly find themselves in the path of a total solar eclipse.
Fearless Fisherman Talk About Eating Fish Out of the Yarra
Melbourne's main river isn't exactly a clean food source.
Ask a Boomer: Do we really have it harder?
There’s an intergenerational face-off happening. We try to keep the peace
Optimus Prime vs Prime Interest Rate: Were 80s toys a good investment?
Sell your collection from the “golden age” of toys, and you might just afford that down payment.
For 12 Straight Years, These Three Dudes Have Recorded An NBA All-Star Rap Tribute
In 1989, Ultramagnetic MC's recorded a sprawling rap tribute to the NBA All-Star team. In 2006, three goofballs in Brooklyn did the same. They never stopped.
The Dudes Who Record A Rap Song For Every NBA All-Star Game Are Back
In 2006, three friends got together and recorded a rap song about every NBA All-Star. They're still at it 11 years later. Enjoy these Kyle Lowry lyrics of fury.
A Woman Goes Drinking with Strangers in Today's Comic from Nina Vandeweghe
And faces the inevitable conversation about what she "does"—which is even worse when it's about hobbies, and you have none.
This Man Is Building a 10-Metre-Wide Computer Processor Because Dreams Are Real
James Newman says he's spent about £20,000 on his "megaprocessor".
Fake Airlines, Planes, and Pilots: the Parallel Universe of Virtual Aviation
The little-known hobby that has hundreds of thousands obsessed.
Why I Make Nude Video Game Mods
Vergil of Lustful Illumination stayed up all night to give you 'Dead or Alive 5' nude mods ASAP.
The Element Collectors
It's impossible to own all the elements in the universe, but that doesn't stop some people from trying.