Some guy made a sphere of matches — and then he lit it on fire

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Benjamin Ahles decided to do an experiment. Since the head of matches are generally bigger than the wooden base, he wanted to find out how many matches would need to be glued together to form a globe. 42,000 matches and a couple months later, he got his answer and created a perfect sphere — which he then immediately set on fire.  Read more…

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Norwegian Air claims record for shortest transatlantic flight, propelled by 200 mph tailwinds

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A bunch of lucky passengers may have made aviation history this week on a Norwegian Air Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from New York to London. The plane rode tailwinds of more than 200 mph on Jan. 15, allowing it to make the trip in just 5 hours and 13 minutes.

According to Norwegian Air, that’s the fastest transatlantic trip ever for a subsonic commercial aircraft. 

Those tailwinds — which hit 202 mph, according to Norwegian — propelled the plane to a top speed of 776 mph relative to the ground, also known as its groundspeed. The Dreamliner is the fuel-efficient plane Boeing unveiled in 2007. It boasts more leg room and larger windows than your average commercial jetliner, smart LED lighting, and the use of lightweight composite materials. Read more…

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This countertop dishwasher is every New Yorker’s dream

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Every struggling twenty-something in New York learns one thing fast: Your crappy apartment in the bad part of town is never going to have a dishwasher. There simply isn’t enough space in your place (or money in your bank account) to support such a luxury. 

Now, there may finally be some relief for those living on a tight budget who also want the convenience of having a dishwasher.

The tankless water heater company Heatworks is teaming up with Frog Design, an industrial engineering company based in Brooklyn, New York, to introduce the Tetra — a connected countertop dishwasher. Read more…

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