• Science

    Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (and Cricket)

    By Posted on 7.23.2008 3 Comments

    Finally, the scientific finding every man has been waiting to hear: carbo-loading on doughnuts optimizes your lifespan and makes you sexually potent. Too bad the research only applies to crickets (so far . . . ).

    7.25.2008 at 04:53pm - Comment by Reader777

    Until they figure it all out I'll just eat more crickets. Chocolate coated....

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    MLB's Major Tech Woes

    By Posted on 6.19.2008 8 Comments

    A memo sent from Major League Baseball’s Umpires Union to its members last week suggests instant replay will be implemented by August 1st. In typical MLB fashion, the proposed plan is a decade late, ignores the potential provided by modern technology and will likely create more questions than answers. In the words of Yogi Berra, “This is like déjà vu all over again.” (see: steroid debacle). But fear not Red Sox Nation and Marlin fan! We've concocted an ingenious plan that will save baseball from its masochistic ways. Before PopSci rescues America’s Pastime, it’s important to detail the current plan so we might strip it naked and expose the deficiencies.

    6.20.2008 at 01:42pm - Comment by Reader777

    Agreed. Baseball is special and it shouldn't change like this. I would really like to see instant replays on the big screen in ballparks, though. No call changes - just use them to embarass some of the "lesser lights" of umpiring like good ol' Number 10, arguably one of the worst. Look him up if you have to. Most of us don't have to. He's so terrible he can almost be fun to watch - as long as he doesn't call your own team's game. Living on the West Coast does have it's advantages, though, as I record most games and I can blast through the inevitable delays caused by referrals to Bud's "War Room". The whole idea is just dumb, though. Leave my game alone.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    MLB's Major Tech Woes

    By Posted on 6.19.2008 8 Comments

    A memo sent from Major League Baseball’s Umpires Union to its members last week suggests instant replay will be implemented by August 1st. In typical MLB fashion, the proposed plan is a decade late, ignores the potential provided by modern technology and will likely create more questions than answers. In the words of Yogi Berra, “This is like déjà vu all over again.” (see: steroid debacle). But fear not Red Sox Nation and Marlin fan! We've concocted an ingenious plan that will save baseball from its masochistic ways. Before PopSci rescues America’s Pastime, it’s important to detail the current plan so we might strip it naked and expose the deficiencies.

    6.20.2008 at 01:42pm - Comment by Reader777

    Agreed. Baseball is special and it shouldn't change like this. I would really like to see instant replays on the big screen in ballparks, though. No call changes - just use them to embarass some of the "lesser lights" of umpiring like good ol' Number 10, arguably one of the worst. Look him up if you have to. Most of us don't have to. He's so terrible he can almost be fun to watch - as long as he doesn't call your own team's game. Living on the West Coast does have it's advantages, though, as I record most games and I can blast through the inevitable delays caused by referrals to Bud's "War Room". The whole idea is just dumb, though. Leave my game alone.

  • Cars

    Die Neue Zero to Sixty

    By Posted on 5.21.2008 2 Comments

    Back in 1946, Mechanix Illustrated writer "Uncle" Tom McCahill began measuring cars' performance by how quickly he could launch them from a standing start to 60 miles per hour. That measure, evocative in its simplicity, quickly became the standard for judging a passenger car's performance, and a perfect proxy for advertisers to capture the excitement of driving in a single phrase. Zero to 60 in a scorching 5.5 seconds!

    5.23.2008 at 02:20pm - Comment by Reader777

    Good article, Mike. The video links were shot by the time I got it, though. RacingFan: He referenced "Uncle" Tom McCahill. He didn't reference Tom Cahill. Or Bob Smith, for that matter. What's your point?



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