Cracked Archive - Tech
6 Terrifying Emergency Escape Pods (That Aren't Worth It)
We tend to think of escape pods as a science fiction trope: They jettison off of Star Destroyers or launch out the top of giant mechanical spiders just before Will Smith destroys them with a pun. But they're not all fictional: When everything has gone to hell, when the ship is sinking, when the shuttle is exploding, when that natural disaster is be
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- By Greg Taylor
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485 5 Tiny Computer Glitches That Caused Huge Disasters
There are certain jobs where making the same mistakes can cost companies billions of dollars, and sometimes costs people their lives.
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- By Robert Evans
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The 5 Most Mind-Blowingly Huge Machines Built By Science
Right at this moment, scientists and engineers are in the process of building -- or using -- instruments that look like the engine for a Star Destroyer.
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- By Josh E
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The 6 Types of People Selling Stuff on Craigslist [CHART]
The Internet's trailer park garage sale.
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- By Stephen Cook
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5 Energy Crisis Solutions Clearly Designed by a Supervillain
Sure, these potential power sources we're tapping into would normally be considered ridiculous, cartoony or just plain evil. But are they worse than coal?
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- By Kenny Thompson
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5 Criminals Who Pulled Off Major Crimes With Only a Phone
When we think of criminals, we tend to think of two types: The street-level thug committing his crimes with a gun or a fist, and the upper-level management, dictating orders to the thugs below. But there's a third type: The guys who picks up the phone and decide that crime sounds like a fun thing to do today.
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- By Jason Edward Harrington
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5 Unintentionally Hilarious Soviet Versions of Good Ideas
Naturally, the results were often ridiculous (but kind of awesome).
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- By Xavier Jackson
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5 Sci-Fi Medical Procedures We'll Have in Our Lifetime
Let's take a moment to marvel at the fact that we're not too far away from having fiction turn into reality.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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5 Sci-Fi Ad Techniques That Are About to Make Life Creepier
You've seen hundreds of ads today -- how many did you actually remember? Don't think for one second ad execs are going to let that continue.
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- By Dwayne Hoover
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4 Idiots Who Show Up Wherever Religion Is Discussed Online
Charting the only four online viewpoints when it comes to religion.
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- By Matt Gallagher
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6 Real World Spy Gadgets Straight Out of the Movies
It's almost as if the spy world pays attention to Hollywood, simply saying, 'Yeah. Yeah that'll work.'
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- By CRACKED Staff, Eric A.
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6 Images of Abandoned Weaponry You Won't Believe Are Real
What happens when you get bored of your new toys? You just toss them out in the middle of a field somewhere. Who cares that they're worth a billion dollars and took dozens of years of intricate design and revision.
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- By Eric Yosomono
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5 Mind Blowing Things Crowds Do Better Than Experts
There's nothing stupider than a crowd. Take an average, intelligent person and put him in an emergency and he'll likely remain calm and await instructions. Put him in a crowd and he'll start screaming, looting and overturning cars. Right? Well ... not really. That's why we have crowdsourcing.
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- By Kenny Thompson
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5 Sci-Fi Technologies People Achieved By Hacking the Kinect
Kinect turned out to be a virtual puppy petting machine and awkward wedding-dance simulator. But some particularly handy people took a look at the Kinect and saw the true potential.
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- By Augusto Corvalan
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6 Devices Made for Aquatic Supervillainy
We've compiled this list of handy aquatic devices for the aspiring maniac to use in theme crimes, avenge the death of a beloved pet kraken or just really show a beach full of arrogant spring breakers WHAT IS UP NOW.
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- By Monte Richard
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