Videos

Revealing what is one of the worst-kept secrets in computing, Google has finally announced that they were indeed going public with the development of a computer operating system, cleverly called Google Chrome OS.  You can read the blow-by-blow coverage of the Chrome OS announcement press conference if you’d like (it’s worth a look for the […]

It’s kind of a dreary, wet day here.  I’m not feeling my best, I’m having a bad day at work, and quite frankly, I could use a pick-me-up.  Thankfully, MLW Photography has put together an incredible slideshow video detailing a walk through Manhattan’s beautiful and famous Central Park set to the song “Life in Technicolor […]

Roopa Gulati from the Good Food channel wanted some enduring image that would remind people that food can be fun. Fruit and vegetables are the core of a good diet, to be sure, but there’s nothing fun about asparagus or celery or melons.  That’s why he turned to Carl Warner and a team of designers […]

In the wee hours of the morning on November 1, four men hailed a cab after a party.  On their way to their destination, one of the light-fingered men supposedly tried to rob the hack.  Incensed, he pulled over at a gas station and ordered the men to pay up and get out of the […]

It’s fitting that, on the day after the birthday of the Marine Corps, that we honor veterans worldwide.  No matter if you call it Veterans Day, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day,  the important thing is that we all honor those who fought and died for our freedoms, and those who continue to fight and die […]

There have been Roomba Pac-Mans before, but never one quite like this.  Using five Roombas, special software codes, and a whole lot of time, three students have designed a live-action, 3-D version of Pac-Man.  The ghosts chase Pac-Roomba, which is controlled by joystick.  When the Pac-Roomba hits one of the power pellets that allows him […]

It’s one of the weirdest things I’ve ever read about, and I’ve read about a lot of weird stuff since I’ve started at PopFi.  When you think of dolphins, you think of Flipper, right?  They’re cute, they save humans from sharks, guide whales to safety, they’re smart and friendly, and will do tricks for fish.  […]

It’s a real reversal of roles.  Generally, you would think that prison guards are there to keep order amongst the prisoners and prevent violent attacks.  However, it would surprise you to know that at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, the inmates turned the tables and protected the guard from a violent attack.
When inmate […]

Sometimes, you just gotta dance.  I think we’ve all been there.  Some of us, meaning me, more often than others.  Mental Floss has captured some of the best dance routines ever captured on store surveillance cameras, and they’ve got them for you.  There are so many good ones to choose from, it’s hard to pick […]

Brandon Spikes, Florida’s stellar linebacker, must be a fan of the Three Stooges.  I mean, you can see their influence in the way he plays football.  That’s the only explanation I can come up with for his Curly impression this Saturday when he tried to poke Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in the eyes at […]

For any child of the 80’s, there are two characters who you’ll recognize right away.  One of them is a hamburger-selling clown named Ronald McDonald.  His restaurant’s not doing so well, but he’s still out there slinging Happy Meals to kids like crazy.  Another character who disappeared for awhile, but who is coming back is […]

There’s nothing funny about violence in school.  I am against kids bringing guns to class, unless that class is trap shooting or gun safety.  In those cases, I guess it would be okay to bring them to one class.  Just not all day.  However, among the many security measures designed to protect kids these days, […]

Artist Soomi Park knows that the eyes are the window to the soul. Since she’s Asian, she also knows that Asian women are obsessed with having larger eyes. I’m not sure why, but that’s the beauty obsession in Asian culture, and every year women paint themselves with makeup, get plastic surgery, and try […]

Angela Montez, a clerk at an Advance America check-cashing location in Indianapolis, was robbed recently.  That’s not terribly unusual; those places get stuck up all the time.  What’s weird is that gunman Gregory Smith spent 10 minutes talking and praying with the very person he was robbing after obviously having second thoughts about his outlaw […]

From iRobot, the makers of the Roomba and the PackBot, comes the newest monster to crawl from the hellish landscape of my nightmares, the robotic blob known as Chembot.  It’s like the worst of both worlds.  It’s both a fleshy, gooey, oozey monstrosity AND a horrible killer robot, all in one!  Given that the Chembot […]