Grist List
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This little gizmo lets you know when you’ve stayed way too long in the shower, you jerk
You can set it up to start glaring at you when you've used too much energy.
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If you’re in New York, San Francisco, or Seattle, Uber will deliver kittens to your office today
The ASPCA, Uber, and the Cheezburger network are teaming up for a limited-time kitten delivery service. Also, there are cupcakes, but that's actually the boring part.
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Please do not eat this sandwich made of the entire McDonald’s dollar menu
The Thrillist staff panicked when they heard McDonald's was eliminating its Dollar Menu. This is the hideous result.
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18-year-old intern singlehandedly invents a cheap, effective water filter
If you happen to live in a place where moringa seeds are plentiful, it's the sort of thing you could build yourself pretty easily and cheaply.
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These ugly high heels are specifically designed for cycling
While we applaud anyone who loves biking enough to make their own bike-friendly heels, we can't help but notice that these shoes are quite ugly.
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Dumbest proposal for improving Keystone XL: Build a bike path
Here is an idea that's so contrary to reason that it's hard to even make fun of.
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This guy has explained energy and pollution in words even Republican congresspeople would understand
We always love Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York. Today we love him for finding this dude and asking him to explain "something about energy a lot of people don't know."
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Watch a sea lion ruin a fisherman’s photo op by stealing his fish
Pancho confused a fishing show for sea lion Seamless.
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Coral reefs are producing a chemical that staves off global warming
New research finds that when they're under stress, coral can emit a chemical that encourages cloud production, cooling down the local climate.
