Cracked Archive - Science
4 Real Science Experiments Clearly Designed by Michael Bay
Real-world scientists and engineers make 'special' effects look like a euphemism. Behold, four real science and engineering videos that apply a significant podal positive impulse to a lot of gluteus maximus.
- By Luke McKinney
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- May 21, 2013
5 Disturbing Ways Insects Can 'Hack' Nature
At this very instant they're out there, cracking the most primeval codes in existence.
- By Monte Richard
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- May 19, 2013
5 Mind-Blowing Ways Science Has Hacked the Human Body
Science fiction taught us that when science starts modifying the human body, it's going to involve robot parts and genetic modification gone terrifyingly wrong. But the reality is that the body modifications that are right around the corner are way less frightening and quite a bit more useful.
- By Eddie Rodriguez
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- May 16, 2013
5 Simple Ways to Trick Yourself into Not Feeling Pain
It turns out there unexpected ways to reduce pain, and we're not referring to your grandpa's preferred method.
- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
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- May 15, 2013
6 Horrifying Animal Kills Science Didn't Think Were Possible
Nature is brutal and uncaring, and should be utterly destroyed.
- By E. Reid Ross
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- May 09, 2013
5 True Stories That Shatter Your Image of Famous Rock Icons
Like anyone else, the rock music rebel who doesn't die before he gets old has to grow up some time. When they do, the results can often be the exact opposite of rocking.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- April 30, 2013
5 Ridiculous Health Myths You Probably Believe
It's a thankless task, knocking down these myths, but one we believe is for the ultimate good of humanity.
- By Aces M.
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- April 30, 2013
8 Ordinary Things That Look Insanely Cool Under a Microscope
A really powerful microscope is the sort of thing nobody would buy for entertainment, yet we can't shake the feeling that if we had one, we'd use it all the time.
- By Dustin Koski, Evan V. Symon , Kier Harris
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- April 21, 2013
The 6 Coolest Survival Traits Designed by Evolution
It turns out that, occasionally, evolution will reach way the hell out of the box and come back with solar-powered lizards and Iron Man snails.
- By Andrew Heaton
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- April 18, 2013
5 Ways Your Brain Is Tricking You into Being Miserable
Everyone wants to be happy, but the biggest obstacle to that is the mushy thing inside your skull that you think with.
- By Kathy Benjamin, Dieter Melsens
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- April 16, 2013
The 5 Most Badass Things Ever Done in Space
Space never stops being cool.
- By Luke McKinney
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- April 14, 2013
The 7 Most Bizarre Natural Phenomena Caught on Camera
Here are a few natural phenomena that prove nature is probably just screwing around with us.
- By Jayden McLeod
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- April 14, 2013
24 Ridiculous Ways We're Probably Ruining the Future
Human beings can be very short-sighted.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- April 14, 2013
8 Animals That Are Just Lazy Combinations of Other Animals
It turns out nature gets off on haphazardly stapling DNA together and calling it a day.
- By Andrew Burch, Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
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- April 07, 2013
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