Cracked Archive - Science
The 6 Most Popular Crime Fighting Tactics (That Don't Work)
t's hard to talk people out of laws that sound like they're tough on crime, because damn it, those criminals have to pay, and the people arguing on the other side are probably just a bunch of bleeding hearts anyway. Who cares what the statistics say.
- By Robert Evans
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- July 23, 2012
8 Ridiculous Animal Myths You Probably Believe
When it comes to myths about our neighbors in the animal kingdom, people tend to buy into even the most far-fetched ideas with nary a second thought.
- By Jonathan Wojcik, J.C Breen, Nathan R. Carlsen, Kristina Dillon
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- July 23, 2012
6 Man-Made Materials You Won't Believe Exist
'Man-made materials' make most people think of disastrous fashion, or whine about how things were better when everything was natural and green. But we invented doors and electrical supplies to keep her out, and some of us have been building incredible unnatural things ever since.
- By Luke McKinney
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- July 22, 2012
5 Disturbing Ways Food Will Be Different in the Future
Expect the future to take a turn for the weird when they implement these babies in our everyday lives.
- By XJ Selman, Nadia Lopez
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- July 20, 2012
The 5 Most Terrifying Ways Your Brain Can Turn on You
Here are five ways your brain can suddenly turn the world into a bizarre carnival of the absurd.
- By Ben Smith
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- July 17, 2012
The 5 Most Insane Modern Medical Procedures That Work
Medicine is unique in that every radical advance is simultaneously exciting and terrifying. Very, very terrifying.
- By John Dubensky
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- July 16, 2012
8 Mind-Blowing Realities of Our Future Full of Old People
Allow us to take a moment to imagine a planet where 'old' is the new 'everybody.'
- By Kristi Harrison
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- July 15, 2012
4 Great Love Stories in Movies for Guys
Some of my all-time favorite love stories are in a variety of genres that no one ever called romance. Which love stories? Glad you asked! Oh, you didn't ask?
- By Gladstone
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- July 14, 2012
8 Species That Are Threatening to Swarm the Globe
It's paradoxical that there are some species out there that we just can't exterminate, and not for want of trying. These creatures breed out of control and march steadily forth, taking human territory miles at a time.
- By E. Reid Ross, Meg Anastasia
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- July 08, 2012
5 Insanely Frivolous Uses of DNA Technology
Sure, science fiction is full of horrifying genetic experiments gone wrong, but in the real world, things are much worse.
- By Erik Germ, Tracy V.
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- July 08, 2012
5 Insane Explanations for Stuff Your Body Does Every Day
It's weird: Much of what is going on inside our own bodies is still a complete mystery to us. And the theories as to why we do some of these things are downright bizarre.
- By Pauli Poisuo
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- July 06, 2012
6 Utterly Insane Innovations History Was SURE Were Coming
Here are the most baffling vehicular predictions 'Popular Science'seemed really keen on at the time
- By Adam Wears, Brandon B.
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- July 04, 2012
5 Ways Evolution Has Screwed Us Over
Evolution is a fickle mistress. We have opposable thumbs, but also get headaches if we eat ice cream too fast. But some of the everyday annoyances that drive us crazy are exactly what made modern humanity possible.
- By Chris Radomile, Lillian Marx, Howard L.
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- July 02, 2012
5 Things You Won't Believe Are Making You Dumber
Nobody likes to think of their intelligence as something that can get weak and flabby due to things that are out of our control. Science says otherwise.
- By XJ Selman
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- June 28, 2012
12 Pictures of Space You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
Space is just flat-out crazy as hell. Oh, don't take our word for it or anything; we have photographic evidence.
- By Jacopo della Quercia
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- June 27, 2012
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