I'm not going to give my aluminum cans to recycling centers anymore. Instead, I'm going to melt them down to liquid metal and create awesome metal objects with them. All I need is a hair dryer and some charcoal to create this awesome mini metal foundry. It turns about 40 cans into a pound of aluminum.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Beyond Apollo Welcomes Comet Lovejoy
Toward the end of 2013, Comet ISON was all over the space & astronomy news. Then, alas, the poor snowball disintegrated into a spray of dust as it passed close by the Sun: another “Comet of the Century” gone fizzle. Lucky for us comet fans, there’s always another one lurking out there in the darkness, […]
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The best photos and Vines you shared with us in 2014
There are many lenses through which to you can look back on 2014 — the year in pictures, in quotes, in news stories.
And then there's the art you shared with us.
Through each of Mashable's 38 photo challenges, 28 Vine challenges and two #MashMeets, we witnessed the immense artistic talent in our community. The responses we received for each challenge — from wilderness photography and faceless portraits to claymation and mini-movie remakes —were truly inspiring
We’re especially thankful for our active followers and fellow collaborators on Instagram and Vine; we hit the 100,000 followers milestone on both platforms this year, and much of that credit goes to you Read more...
More about Photography, Instagram, Social Media, Mashable Photo Challenge, and PicsThe Science of How Champagne Gets Its Bubbles
Without its bubbles, champagne is ordinary white wine, unfit for sabering or smashing against new ships. So what gives sparkling wines their sparkle? A fascinating process called secondary fermentation.
Startups and Crowd-First Tactics: The Minimum Run, and the Long Stretch
Millions of entrepreneurs seek crowdfunding each year; the industry is booming and regulators prepare for investment-based (“JOBS Act”, Title III) crowdfunding in 2015. I posted recently on what entrepreneurs can expect from their campaigns in terms of funding volumes, but what does it actually mean for day-to-day operations to have the crowd on board… and waiting? Throughout […]
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An Inside Look At Chandon's Strategy For Conquering The Millennial Bubbles Market
When champagne started popping up in rap videos, sparkling wine purveyor Chandon saw an opportunity to get in with millennials.
In the late '90s, champagne suddenly started showing up in rap videos: Biggie Smalls was seen popping open bottles on a yacht surrounded by scantily clad babes, Snoop Dogg rapped about drinking Moët while pimping at a stoplight, Jay-Z explained the proper pronunciation of Cristal before hitting up a club. The old champagne houses were perplexed. Overnight, the distinguished French beverage once reserved for respectable family gatherings had been transformed into a symbol of street cred, sex, and new money. "What can we do?" asked the managing director of Louis Roederer, the company that makes Cristal, when The Economist asked him in 2006 what he thought of his champagne being consumed by rappers. "We can't forbid people from buying it." (These comments offended Jay-Z so much that he publicly boycotted Cristal and last month purchased a competing champagne company, Armand de Brignac.)
"The Interview" Is A VOD Perception-Changer, Not A VOD Game-Changer
The Interview pulled in an impressive $15 million in VOD revenue in its first four days of release. But it's more anomaly than model.
Over the last few days, a silver lining has emerged from the bizarre and sordid Sony hack saga: The Interview, the scourged Seth Rogen comedy that indirectly undid one of Hollywood's most prominent studios via hordes of leaked emails, made $15 million in video-on-demand (VOD) revenue within the first four days of its Christmas-day release.
The 25 Best Movies Disappearing From Netflix Tonight
At the stroke of midnight—or somewhere around then—tonight, while you're sloppily waving goodbye to 2014, dozens of movies will disappear from Netflix streaming. The good news is, you've got plenty of time to get to plow through them before The Great Vanishing. Here's a list of the very best that won't make it to 2015.
What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped In Its Orbit?
Nothing Good.
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The 10 Most Popular Leadership Stories Of 2014
A look back at 2014, through the stories you loved and shared the most.
In 2014, we tried to keep our work and lives in balance, find stillness in the chaos, and keep our personal brands shiny and optimally effective. We worked the social media scene, rearranged our office spaces, and discussed the merits of caffeine and mentorship—and combinations of the two.
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