Cracked Archive - Science
5 Dumb Science Problems That Are Causing Real Damage
Scientists are great!
- By Cedric Voets
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- March 15, 2018
The Pistol Shrimp Is Louder Than A Gunshot
This big-armed crustacean knocks prey unconscious with an exploding bubble.
- By Cracked Writers
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- March 14, 2018
23 Incredible Ways Color Is Hacking Your Brain
Who knew how much you could mess with people with a box of crayons?
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 14, 2018
5 Real Ways We're Canceling The Apocalypse
Whatever calamity is looming nearest, rest assured that our top brains are on the case.
- By Adam Wears
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- March 04, 2018
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Turns Out We Have No Idea
The animals' iconic black-and-white markings don’t actually serve a single purpose.
- By Cracked Writers
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- February 24, 2018
Calming Down An Angry Alligator Is Way Easier Than You Think
Did you know hypnotizing an alligator is actually relatively simple?
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 31, 2018
Thanks To Movies You're Imagining Asteroid Fields 100% Wrong
To quote C-3PO, 'The odds of navigating an asteroid field are 3,720 to 1.'
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 27, 2018
5 Street Drugs Your Doctor Might Prescribe You Someday
Drugs are bad, and ... oh wait. It seems the rest of this article says that drugs are good.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- January 25, 2018
Uranus Was Discovered By A Guy Looking For Moon Aliens
Finding Uranus was just a cool little side note in the ongoing quest to populate outer space with fantastical beings.
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 24, 2018
Skipping Breakfast Doesn't Make You Fat (Probably)
Breakfast is edible magic...except, not really.
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 17, 2018
Why The Length Of Your Fingers Dictate Who You Are
You probably don't give much thought to how important your fingers are.
- By Jay Thomas, Kathy Benjamin, Paul K Pickett
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- January 12, 2018
Behold, The Craziest Chemical Reaction You've Ever Seen
You should NOT try this experiment outside of a laboratory setting, as basically every single facet of this is hilariously toxic to humans.
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 10, 2018
Bad News, Everybody: Hydrogen Peroxide Is Useless
After centuries of blindly trusting the stuff, scientists have found that hydrogen peroxide may actually slow the healing process. Thanks, brown bottle of lies!
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 03, 2018
27 Inexplicable Side-Effects You Never Saw Coming
Do not take this article if you are allergic to it.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 01, 2018
Inside The Shady World Of DNA Testing Companies
The reality of DNA and ancestry businesses is a lot less science, and a lot more hustle.
- By Evan V. Symon
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- December 04, 2017
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