Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of info you’ll love to munch. By the way, much (but not all) of our delicious Popcorn comes from articles we’ve posted on our Facebook page. If you’re on Facebook, please stop by and “Like” us and we’ll keep a fairly-constant-but-not-frequent-enough-to-be-annoying stream of these coming to your virtual door!
An amazing technology that actually works… try it NOW!
Reading is one of the biggest technological achievements of humanity, but it hasn’t changed much since we got the basic concept down about 6000 years ago. Until now. First, follow this link to take a short test to establish your baseline reading speed. Most American adults read about 250-300 words per minute. Now, click this link and you will INSTANTLY be able to read at up to 600wpm! No training, no practice, no bull. You may not want to use it to linger over poetry, but doubling your reading speed has got to be useful for something!
41 camping hacks that are borderline genius
Spring, blessedly, means the return of camping season. The true die-hards never really took a break, but for the rest of us the end of the rainy season means a return to the outdoors we love. To make it even better, we’re passing on this list of great camping ideas. It has great ideas for sleeping comfort, camp cooking, first aid tips, campsite gadgetry, and even some ways to spice up the campfire. Whether you’re an extreme lightweight backpacker or camping to you means pulling out the RV, we’re sure you’ll find at least a couple ideas that you’ll use on your next trip.
What scientists actually know about climate change
A very loud, very small, very well-funded minority would have us believe there is a “controversy” about whether Climate Change is real, but is there? Scientists don’t think so, and this month we bring you a report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest non-governmental science organization and publisher of Science, one of the most respected peer-reviewed scientific journals. They boil down the state of science on the subject so you can actually see what’s going on and make informed decisions. What a concept!
Dad turns videos of his toddler into insanely cool action movies
What are the perks of your job? Daniel Hashimoto works as an animator for Dreamworks, the special-effects wizards that worked on every movie you’ve loved since 1997. He uses all the effects software from work to turn the home movies of his 3-year-old son, James, into jaw-droppingly cool little clips that you’d actually want to see. Watch as James has lightsaber accidents in the toy aisle, plays “lava” in a living room filled with real lava, and disappears into deceptively shallow puddles. The vids are about 10 seconds each, and you’ll be laughing all the way through them.
