Activity Corner

• Some people will buy anything made by Apple, even the MacBook Wheel.


• Why does Saturn have sharply-defined rings, instead of a blurry cloud of debris? Researchers now have a plausible theory.


• Perhaps you heard about the guy who got hung up on the ski lift, hanging upside-down and mostly pantless for 15 minutes. The Smoking Gun has a set of pictures. (I love that someone blurred his buttcrack in one. Srsly?)


• Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?


• If the title and description of this book on Amazon aren't enough, Ari's review will probably seal the deal.


• Particle accelerator versus webcam. Science is awesome!


• Ferris Bueller then and now.


• How does a professional poker player make a fruit salad?


• Who says TV news anchors have no moves?


• Not for the squeamish: eating a tuna eyeball.


• The canine treadmill.


• You have to create an account, but then you can play virtual Border Patrol. No, really.


• Monarchs and their royal residences.


• A speedy UPS package delivery.


• Bacon gumballs.


• Frozen bubbles.


• The hamster-powered paper shredder.


• If you're a huge Obama fan, you may want this t-shirt.


• 20 weird logos that work.


• Most people have heard The Beatles song A Hard Day's Night. What you might not know is one of the holy grails of rock is figuring out how they made that unmistakable opening chord.


• Accidental maps.