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4-Foot LEGO Super Star Destroyer - How We Smashed It

WIRED destroys a massive LEGO Super Star Destroyer.




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Don't Throw Away That Chickpea Water! Make a Cocktail Instead

You know the water in a can of chickpeas? Well, it can be used as a viable substitute for egg. That's a food hack worth noting, so yes, we made a pisco sour using 'bean juice'.




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The SFMOMA’s New App Will Forever Change How You Enjoy Museums

The renovated SFMOMA is now one of the most considered gallery spaces in the world. But it's not just the museum that got a redesign. The SFMOMA has also reimagined the audio tour experience with it’s new app.




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How They Filmed the Wildest Snowboard Series You’ve Ever Seen

The crew behind the snowboarding series Higher TV went to some incredible lengths to get footage of Jeremy Jones plunging down snowy cliffs in the Himalayas, Wyoming and Alaska.




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DIY: How To Burn a Silkscreen and Print at Home

Screen printing is the pinnacle of DIY culture. We're going to show you how to make your own design and screen it onto whatever you'd like. You’ll need to block out a few hours, and you'll need to have a design or logo in mind to print.




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The Independence Day: Resurgence Spaceship Has Its Own Gravity.

In the trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, the alien spacecraft seems to rip buildings from the ground using gravitational force. Is that physically possible? Nope. But that didn't stop us from calculating the mass it would need in order to destroy Earth.




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Say "Hello" to Allo, Google's New AI-Powered Messaging App

Google's new Ai-powered messaging app, Allo, lets you chat with Google while you chat with your friends. It's the first step toward making Google truly conversational.




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Google Lets You Use Apps Without Having to Download Them

Google wants to give you a way of using an app without actually downloading it. It's called Instant Apps and Google says it'll be available in a few months.




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The Crazy Plan to Use Swallowable Origami to Fish Batteries Out of Tummies

Kids swallow a lot of batteries. But now MIT researchers are developing swallowable origami to fish the nasty foreign objects out.




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Our Very Own X-Men: Apocalypse Red Band Trailer (Parody)

If Deadpool taught Hollywood anything, it’s that audiences want more hard-R superheroes. Wade cursed, you paid, and 20th Century Fox listened. Here’s the (unfortunately not real) trailer for the studio’s much more NSFW X-Men: Apocalypse.




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Data Attack - How the 3-Pointer Is Changing The NBA

The NBA is undergoing a radical shift based on the Moreyball approach and an obsession with Points Per Possession. We take a deeper look at the trend with actual cut-up construction paper.




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How ILM Manscaped the Orcs of Warcraft

Think orcs don’t have barbers? Think again. Gaelle Morand and her team at Industrial Light & Magic spent hours perfecting the hair on all of Warcraft’s characters. Here’s how they made “Haircraft” happen.




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How iOS Actually Changed the World

With iOS10 on its way, we thought we’d look back at the way iOS changed the world. But the most pivotal thing in iOS history is something Apple got right on its very first try.




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Hey Thanks Apple: Siri May Now Actually Be Useful

Siri's been little more than a slightly sassy sidekick for iPhone users, but now Apple has made some big moves to make the voice assistant work for more people.




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Now You Can Yell at Siri on Your Mac

Siri is the most important feature coming to your Mac this fall, so of course we put it to the test.




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Design FX - How The Rock Face Swapped with Vine Star Sione in 'Central Intelligence'

Mike Seymour goes behind the visual effects in Central Intelligence used to de-age The Rock and Kevin Hart into high school, teenaged versions of themselves. Weta digital puts the The Rock’s face onto Vine star Sione’s body for an amazing locker room shower dance scene you won’t want to miss.




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How a Deaf-Run Pizzeria Takes Your Order Over the Phone

Mozzeria is a 100 percent deaf owned and operated pizzeria in a crowded San Francisco restaurant scene. So to stay afloat, it relies on a remarkable technology.




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NASA’s Testing Its Biggest Flame Thrower, Er, Rocket Ever

If humans are going to get to Mars, they're going to need rockets with some serious liftoff power. NASA’s Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket in the world and engineers are going to blast it, for testing purposes, of course.




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'Swiss Army Man' Directors Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

In ‘Swiss Army Man’ a guy stranded in the wilderness gets by thanks to a corpse and a dying cell phone. The Daniels came to the WIRED office, so we asked them to show us what was on their smartphones.




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Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza & Adam DeVine Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, and Adam Devine from 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' show us the most recent items on their phones - from texts, to safari pages, to emojis, videos, alarm clocks and more!




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Design FX - Roland Emmerich Breaks Down the Visual Effects Used in "Independence Day: Resurgence"

Mike Seymour sits down with "Independence Day: Resurgence" director Roland Emmerich and discusses the astonishing visual effects used in his newest picture, as well as the revolutionary new N-Cam system.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Slow Mo Guys, MatPat, AsapSCIENCE, and Burnie Burns Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

MatPat, AsapSCIENCE, The Slow Mo Guys and Burnie Burns answer the internet's most searched questions about YouTube, influencers, fame, and of course themselves.




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Social Exercise: How the Cultish November Project Uses Hugs and Social Media to Get Fit

A workout with the social media-powered November Project San Francisco tribe who explain the bounce, dropping verbals, and the dreaded "We Missed You."




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NASA Explains How the Juno Probe Got to Jupiter

The experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the incredibly precise, solar-powered Juno mission to the radiation-strewn planet Jupiter.




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How Darpa Is Making Hacking Into a Spectator Sport

DARPA, the Department of Defense research arm, is trying to make its biggest hacking challenge into a visually exciting competition, complete with color commentary.




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Apple IIe vs Modern iMac Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Apple’s //e and 27” iMac. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.




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How Juno Will Reveal the Secrets of Our Solar System

Find out how NASA’s Juno Mission will help unlock the mysteries of our planet and our solar system.




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4 Things You Need To Know About Lab Grown Meat

The four things you need to know about lab grown meat!




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How Motorola Made Modular Smartphones a Reality

A team within Motorola has been working on a crazy plan: to let users decide how their smartphone should look, and how it should work. The result is called the Moto Z, and it’s about to hit stores.




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Science of Food | Make Your Own Soft Serve With Dry Ice–And Sweet, Sweet Science

You might think that you can only get soft serve at the ice cream parlor—not true! Let us and our friends at ChefSteps prove that all it takes is some dry ice and a little science to make your own ice cream at home.




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Flight Mode | What It’s Like to Narrowly Avert Disaster in an $18M Simulator

Pilots spend hours in multi-million dollar simulators, preparing for the worst cast scenario. In this episode Flight Mode, WIRED's Jack Stewart gets a taste of what pilots go through.




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Star Trek’s Sofia Boutella Shows Us the Last Thing on Her Phone

Sofia Boutella, who plays Jayla in Star Trek Beyond, shows us the most recent items on her phone - from texts, to music, to emojis, videos, instagram and more!




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Science of Food | How to Make a Latte Without Milk or a Fancy Espresso Machine

Lactose intolerant folks rejoice! You can make a latte without milk. All you need is a bit of science and some xanthan gum.




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Science of Food | How to Make Super-Classy Culinary Foam, Even if You Aren’t Classy

Nothing says fancy dining quite like a blob of foam. So soothing, such a great mouth feel. And get this: you can easily make it at home, expensive restaurants be damned!




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See How an Insane 7-Circle Roundabout Actually Works

Your first thought upon seeing Swindon's 'magic roundabout' might be: man, the Brits have really lost the plot lately. But this thing—which is actually seven roundabouts in one—has been working for 60 years.




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Here's How to Fight Zika: With More Mosquitoes

Scientists in California are breeding and releasing mosquitos into Zika hotspots. While it may seem like they're making matters worse, they are actually releasing a kind of biological trojan horse.




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Nokia 3310 vs iPhone 6s Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Nokia's 3310 and the iPhone 6s. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.




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Liquids Are So 2015. Here’s How to Package Them in Spheres

Liquids. They’re so… liquidy. But our friends at ChefSteps have a quick and easy way to trap them, in beautiful delicious little spheres.




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How to Pressure-Cook With Steam—and Good-Old Science

The pressure cooker. It sounds, well, terrifying. But not only is it a perfectly safe way to cook if you’re not screwing around, thanks to the laws of physics, it’s a perfectly speedy way to cook too.




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How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works

Exploring everything from the radars and camera to the Mario Kart easter egg, our roadtrip shows Tesla’s autopilot works well—but it's no self-driving wunderkind.




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No, the Ocean Didn’t Grow Hair. It’s the Garden Eel!

The garden eel is harmless and actually pretty cute. But get a bunch of them together and things start looking a wee bit creepy.




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Teens Explain How to Flirt on Social Media

Teens explain how to use snaps, likes, emojis, and follows to get the attention of a crush.




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Learn How to Fly Like a Pro From a Master Freestyle Drone Pilot

Carlos “Charpu” Puertolas is regarded as one of the best freestyle drone pilots in the world. WIRED spent an afternoon with him in an abandoned oil refinery to get some tips on how to fly drones like a pro.




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Now You Can Control BB-8 With a Flick of Your Wrist

We’re willing to bet your wearable doesn’t come with the power of the Force? Sphero’s launching a special edition of the BB-8 toy that'll allow you to control the little droid with hand gestures.




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The Incredible Bike That’s Rocketing a Paralympian Toward Glory

Krige Schabort is gearing up for his ultimate paratriathlon at his sixth and final Paralympics in Rio. WIRED takes a look at the high tech bike that's going to get him over the finish line.




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Zachary Quinto Explains How To Hack An Election

'Snowden' star Zachary Quinto goes in-depth on the possibility of a hacked presidential election.




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Virtual Boy vs Oculus Rift Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Nintendo's Virtual Boy and the Oculus Rift. Virtual reality of the 90's versus virtual reality of today!




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Design FX - How Orphan Black Creates Convincing Clones

Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of BBC America's Orphan Black. Mike Seymour breaks down how the team at Intelligent Creatures and Emmy Award nominated actress Tatiana Maslany work together to create convincing clones; with a combination of visual effects, rotoscoping, and incredible acting ability.




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Meet the HyperAdapt, Nike's Awesome New Power-Lacing Sneaker

Nike's Tinker Hatfield and Tiffany Beers explain the new power-lacing HyperAdapt 1.0 and demonstrate how to charge the sneakers, and tighten and loosen the laces with the touch of a button.




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Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart & Mamrie Hart Show Us The Last Thing on Their Phones

Stars of the upcoming film "Dirty 30", Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart show us the last thing they did on their phones. The Holy Trinity unveils what they last googled, how many alarms they have, and their favorite emojis.