Saturday, July 22, 2017

Look Out Below!

It's been nearly 20 years since Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport closed, but its unique, notorious landing approach is still very much alive in the memory of those who experienced it.
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FLIGHTS OF FANCY
WE'RE GOOD, THANKS
Remembering The Hair-Raising Landings At Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport
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It's been nearly 20 years since Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport closed, but its unique, notorious landing approach is still very much alive in the memory of those who experienced it.
CHARGING UP AND UP AND UP
NASA's Next Great X-Plane Will Try To Revolutionize Electric Flight
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Electric planes are harder to figure out than electric cars, but NASA's newest experimental plane is designed to crack the code of battery-powered aviation.
FLY LIKE A WHALE
WATCH: Rare Footage Captures Huge Humpback Whale Jumping Completely Out Of The Water
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We hadn't really thought about this before we saw this video, but humpback whales almost never fully leave the water when they breach. This video of one doing just that off the coast of South Africa is pretty dang cool.
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
SOLAR FLAIR
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system, and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
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The pleasures of beach season, the abstract beauty of the dessert, and trailing the last honey hunter.
UPHILL BATTLES
LEFT BEHIND
Disabled And Disdained
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In rural America, some towns are divided between those who work and those who don't
A SONG OF ICE AND RAT POISON
Waging War On Rats In The Sub-Antarctic
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A team of ambitious ecologists is trying to rid these freezing South Atlantic islands of vermin to save their rarest bird. But are they attempting the impossible?
GOUDA, SAVE THE CHEESE!
The Mad Cheese Scientists Fighting To Save The Dairy Industry
bloomberg.com
Amid an historic glut, a secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it.
THAT'S CONCERNING
How Fake Cops Got $1.2 Million In Real Weapons
themarshallproject.org
The Government Accountability Office created a fictitious law enforcement agency and applied for military-grade equipment from the Department of Defense. And in less than a week, they got it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SO LONG SUCKERS!
Just A Delightful Video Of Two Sea Lions Celebrating Their Release Back Into The Wild
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Ah, the fishy smell of freedom.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
7 Gadgets You Need For Your Summer Getaway
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It's not the destination, it's the journey. These gadgets will make both more awesome.
Like sea lions, we're excited to find some water to jump in this weekend.