8/18/16

8/18/16

News

• Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons
• Gawker.com to end operations next week after nearly 14 years of operation
• Russia stripped of Beijing Olympic relay gold for doping

Science

• Elon Musk's next project involves creating solar shingles – roofs completely made of solar panels.
• Crystal mimics brain cell to sift through giant piles of data
• Uber'€™s first self-driving cars will start picking up passengers this month

Showerthoughts

• The funniest guy in the room is usually smart, but the smartest guy in the room usually isn't very funny.
• The tallest person alive has been the same height as every single person in the world at one point.
• I own a human skeleton.

Cool Images

• Pingpong balls on mousetraps
• The nuclear test Operation Teapot's effects on houses
• A very well polished knife blade