Zombie survival tip: How to open a can without a can opener [VIDEO]

Here’s a neat Zombie Apocalypse survival party trick when you need to open a can without a can opener. Just picture it: Everyone is about to die of starvation, or seriously considering cannibalism, while helplessly looking at the wall of perfectly edible canned goods and the can opener that Steve,…

How to start a cult: Remote, California town with liquor license for sale

If you found this page by Googling “how to start a cult,” please be aware that this is satire and you should definitely not start a cult – unless you plan to make me a co-founder and share the profits. Yes, this town could easily be a remote getaway or…

Hail the size of ‘cricket balls’ is the latest way to die in Australia [VIDEO]

My constant teasing aside, I love Australia. My travels there were endlessly fulfilling. But consarn it, they just make it so easy to zing them what with all the weirdness, hilarity and the 7,927 uniquely terrifying ways to die. On that note, add apocalyptic hail to that list. This video…

Timelapse video of hot air balloon festival is gorgeous, mesmerizing

At this stage, it’s pretty clear that I’m a sucker for timelapse videos. Can you blame me when they do stuff like this? Albuquerque, New Mexico held its 42nd annual International Balloon Fiesta in October. The 9-day event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, this year…

Guy makes grenade out of items acquired AFTER airport security [VIDEO]

Evan Booth has an unusual and controversial hobby. In early 2013, the independent security researcher decided to see what lethal weapons he could construct with common materials acquired in airports after going through the security screening process. Namely, items sold in gift shops, restaurants, magazine stands and duty-free shops. He…

Canned wine: welcome innovation or destroyer of a sacred ritual?

I’m not sure what to think of this. On one hand, I appreciate the impulse to make wine more easily transportable and improve delivery efficiency (into my belly), but on the other hand will this sully the noble ritual of pouring wine into my face? Union Wine Company out of…

In Soviet Russia, you don’t cross river… You know the rest [VIDEO]

I really have nothing to add here other than… What’s the saying? “God protects fools, drunks and small children”? Well, there weren’t any small children around, so for lack of a better option…

This partitioned compression clothes bag is a game-changing packing hack

People that know me well know that I have a completely normal, sensible passion for cleanliness and hygiene. Suffice to say, the Outlier Doublebag was invented for people like me – meaning normal, sensible people. In short, this genius invention not only compresses clothes so you can cram even more…

Rome bird poop emergency will mean crappy winter for tourism

I’m pretty sure there’s a screenplay somewhere in this story, though I can’t decide if the heroes, a bird expert and a bird slaying ninja, should fall in love in the end or if the ninja should die extravagantly while saving the bird expert. Oh right, the story. Welp, Rome…

Watch a ‘seven-storey tricycle’ rolling around Hanoi [VIDEO]

This moment-of-zen video of a “seven-story tricycle” making its way through Hanoi, Vietnam is worth watching whether you care what the hell is going on or not. Geneva-based Bureau A designed this contraption for a Hanoi bar and cultural center called “Tadioto” (aka Ta đi Ôtô). It’s made from blue-painted…

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