Saturday, February 28, 2015

Velocity Alert: We're all crying over the Spock funeral scene in 'Khan'

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We're all crying over the Spock funeral scene in 'Khan'

"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human."

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What color is this dress: Gold and white or blue and black? and 10 More

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What color is this dress: Gold and white or blue and black?

The world has suddenly been divided into two groups: the Blue and Blacks and the Gold and Whites.

Why that dress looks white and gold: It's overexposed

If you're seeing white and gold, you can correct the photo for overexposure... and it magically turns blue and black.

You can buy the blue-black, white-gold dress for $77

The debate is over. The dress that had the Internet booking eye appointments is ... *drumroll* ... black and blue.

Parents tattoo legs to match daughter's birthmark and make her feel less alone

Tanya and Adam Phillips got matching tattoos of their daughter's birthmark so that she wouldn't feel different or alone.

Frigid weather causes slush waves to come ashore in Nantucket

A photographer captured rare "slush waves," which are also referred to as "slurpee waves," rolling ashore on Nantucket Island.

10 iconic rock stars straight chillin' with their parents

Rock stars — they're just like us. Now go clean your room, Elton John.

15 people fiercely arguing about the color of this mind-boggling dress

What color is this dress? The Internet dukes it out...

A gold-white version of THAT dress could be on the way, sellers say

One group of people are pleased about the Internet's agony over whether a dress is blue and black or white and gold: the sellers.

Hyperloop startup wants a 5-mile track by 2018

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies wants to build a five-mile Hyperloop test track in California -- by 2018.

This smartwatch comes with a separate screen that doubles as a battery

The Neptune Duo promises a wearable that lets you make calls from your wrist, with a battery pack that doubles as a second display.

16 couples that are definitely breaking up over the dress

Not all couples are seeing eye-to-eye on the color of this dress.