How to Pick the Perfect Swimming Goggles

Finding that perfect pair can take some trial and error, though. Here are the things youll want to know when you start your search. Color:Tinted and mirrored goggles both help to shade your eyes if you swim in bright sunlight. If you stick to indoor pools, though, color doesnt matter. Straps:Goggles with a single strap can end up sliding down toward your neck. The left-most goggles in the photo above are a mask style....

September 6, 2016 · 2 min · 301 words · Gregg Davis

The Mysterious Toynbee Tiles

These messages are painted on rectangular linoleum tiles and embedded into the asphalt of the streets. Other tiles carry political statements and tirades against society and culture, spelled out in a similar cryptic tone. Map showing the location of Toynbee Tiles. The tiles are deployed by an ingenious method. They are wrapped in tar paper and placed on a busy street. As cars drive over the tiles, they are pressed into the road surface....

September 6, 2016 · 1 min · 103 words · Kayla Norris

50 Fun Projects to Liven Up Your Labor Day

Its Labor Day in the United States and Canada, so were kicking back and relaxing. Have a Party in the Back Yard If youve got a backyard, youve got a party. Consider creating aprojection screen for some outdoor screeningsor aDIY slip n slide for the kids. Alternatively, agiant bubble wandcan make for a lot of fun and some awesome photos. Anattractive DIY mosquito torchwill keep the bugs away while youre out there....

September 5, 2016 · 2 min · 411 words · Noah Smith

Londoners ‘Celebrate’ Great Fire By Setting Wooden Model on Fire

It left an estimated 70,000 of the city’s 80,000 inhabitants homeless. Photo credit:CityAM Photo credit:Julian Walker/Flickr

September 5, 2016 · 1 min · 16 words · Scott Kim

Pietra Paesina: Stones That Resemble Ruined Landscape

The immense pressure created by the movement of the earths crust fractured the limestone. The cracks were later sealed by the deposition of calcite crystals. This event is thought to have occurred some 50 million years ago. In Renaissance Europe, they were highly regarded and were in much demand in the Royal courts. Sometimes the natural landscape in the stones were completed with painted figures, mythical creatures and objects. Besides, the pattern is hidden inside the rock and cannot be seen until you break it open....

September 5, 2016 · 1 min · 105 words · Rachel Collins

Warship Graveyard of Chuuk Lagoon

Coastal defense guns and mortar emplacements protected these facilities. Neutralization of this threat became essential for the Allies. These were destroyed by Allied bombardments. Thousands of Japanese were killed. The United States suffered the loss of only 40 men and 25 planes. Most of the wreck lie in clear waters less than fifteen meters below the surface.

September 3, 2016 · 1 min · 57 words · James Hill

The Elusive Gigantic Jets of Lightning

They are called gigantic jets and they are extremely powerful. Photograph of a gigantic jet, captured in China on August 13, 2016. This image might be the best image ever captured of this unusual phenomenon. Sprites were discovered only in 1989, and since then have been photographed by the thousands. But gigantic jets were not observed until 2001. Only a few dozen observation has been made since then. The most recent sighting was in August, 2016....

September 2, 2016 · 1 min · 166 words · Nathan Patterson

Will It Sous Vide? Creamy Cheesecake Edition

(If you need a quick primer on sous vide cooking,check out our guide here.) Id seen a few recipes onAnovas websitefor cheesecake, so I bopped over there to check out the details. Sadly, there was no recipe for just plain cheesecake. (Though, arguably, the pumpkin cheesecake would be the more basic of the two.) Yes, you read that correctly. Put it in little jars. I made two little cheesecakes this way....

September 2, 2016 · 2 min · 317 words · Caleb Thompson

How to Buy and Take Care of a Wok

A wok is a fun and useful addition to your kitchen arsenal, but it also requires maintenance. Cooking with a wok can also be complicated if youve never done it before. If you want to use one, the first step is picking the right wok to begin with. Woks are made for high-heat, stir-fry cooking, andstir-fry cooking requires quick temperature changes. Carbon steel allows for this. It heats up and cools down quickly....

September 1, 2016 · 3 min · 470 words · Sabrina Anderson

How to Start Swimming for Exercise

Heres how to turn a day at the pool into a satisfying workout. Prepare Before You Go First, find a pool and gather up your gear. ensure to check the pools schedule in case you have to plan around kiddie sessions or water aerobics classes. Youll also probably want a pair of goggles. If they fit, youll be able to create enough suction that they stay momentarily stuck to your face....

September 1, 2016 · 3 min · 509 words · Ashley Webb

Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool

As a result stromatolites can grow here undisturbed. Some of these structures are up to 1.5 meters high and have taken thousands of years to grow. These are estimated to be over three billion years old. The presence of stromatolites were a major factor in Shark Bay being declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo credit:cskk/Flickr Photo credit:Rob Berends/Flickr Photo credit:Sarah Huffman/Flickr Sources:www.sharkbay.org.au/Wikipedia/www.sharkbaywa.com.au

September 1, 2016 · 1 min · 63 words · Erin Williams

Why We Get Embarrassed and How to Overcome It

In 2003, I turned in an extra credit project for my high school business law class. It was somewhere around 40 pages long. you’re free to guess what happened next. This post originally appeared on theCrew blog. He began to speak very slowly, Andrea… That was the weirdest, strangest thing Ive ever read in my life… I mean, Ive read some pretty strange things but that… his voice trailed off....

September 1, 2016 · 3 min · 553 words · Samantha Allen

Four Tips to Help Control Freaks Be Better Team Players

Remember back when you were in school, and your teacher would announce that a newgroup projectwas being assigned? If your classrooms were anything like mine, you recall hearing a collective groan echo from chalkboard to chalkboard. This post originally appeared onThe Muse. Confession time: I was probably the one groaning and complaining the loudest. But, it was likely for a different reason than most of my classmates. My peers were disheartened to hear that evenmorework was being tossed on their plates....

August 31, 2016 · 2 min · 418 words · Steven Shelton