The Crayola Crayons factory makes 12 million crayons a day, in 120 different colors. Here’s how they do it.
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Google Launches Hangouts Dialer, Gives Free Phone Calls to US, Canada
Android: If you thought Google Voice integration would be the biggest Hangouts-related news today, you were wrong. Today Google released the Hangouts Dialer. Not only does it seem to be a worthy replacement for the stock Dialer, but users in the US and Canada can now make free voice calls. With or without Google Voice.
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Using Light Painting Effects To Recreate the Ghostbusters Proton Streams
When you find yourself in times of trouble, always remember: Don’t cross the streams. Egon’s ghostbusting words of wisdom still hold true today. Joey Shanks at PBS Digital Studios knows that. But he’s risked total protonic reversal to show us how to recreate the glowing effects of everyone’s favorite Slimer-busting backpacks using simple light painting techniques.
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This Universal Mount Will Let You Use Any Phone on Your Handlebars
The Brutal Mechanics of a Bike Crash Will Convince You To Wear A Helmet
Bike wrecks happen fast. In two milliseconds—that’s one-hundred-times quicker than a blink of an eye—a regular ride can turn into a disastrous noggin-buster. If you ever doubted the importance of strapping on a helmet before you roll out, cycle giants Giro explain what happens to your head and the mechanics of a crash.
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Bungie’s leap forward with ‘Destiny’ isn’t gameplay: it’s social
"Waffles. Waffles with Swedish fish in them!" Destiny developer Bungie’s community manager Eric Osborne is telling me about his crew’s Halo LAN-party ritual. Lugging bulky CRT TVs everywhere ("You didn’t have a 36-inch [Sony] Trinitron Wega?" he…
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Apple Watch: Much ado about nothing
I don’t get it. Based on my demographic standing; by sheer dint of my position within the tech press; as someone who grew up with the first Macintosh in his house and a subscription to Macworld, I should be standing and applauding and ferociously…
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