Grist List
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Mwahaha! Thief who stole electric bike calls owner for help recharging it
If your $4,200 electric bike gets stolen, this is pretty much the best outcome you could hope for.
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Are you a terrible gardener? This brilliant tool could change your life
The UrbMat makes gardening as easy as pushing a starter ball of parsley into its pre-marked slot.
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Life on a sheet of paper: Tiny house satire is spot-on
This Onion-worthy piece from The New Yorker is sheer genius.
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Can streetcars create shortcuts to better urban transit?
Desire lines: not the opposite of stretch marks, but close. They're where commuters and tourists want to go.
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Brazil’s World Cup gets a red card on the environment
Between razing the Amazon for a stadium and promising a mondo carbon footprint, Brazil's World Cup is shaping up to be a no gol for the environment.
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Here’s a killer video that explains climate change with Tetris
If you’re having a hard time wrapping your head around climate change -- or need a way to break it down for your nephew -- take three minutes for this video.
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Go on, steal a bike — the San Francisco police dare you
The cops are using bait bikes with built-in trackers -- but will that catch serial bike thieves or opportunistic poor people?
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Tired of milking your cow? There’s a robot for that
Milking robots could be the next big thing in dairy.
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Sword & Plough upcycles military fabric into sleek bags
The company hires veterans to turn old military fabric into nature-toned bags.
