May 25th, 2013 at 5:00PM: JD Hancock/Flickr
Planetary Resources is a group of world leaders that are building the ground floor opportunities for a space travel industry. Not long ago, in "One Good Reason Why Space Travel Will Happen In Your Lifetime," we told of their idea to mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, basically making space travel profitable. Now, the forward-thinking team at Planetary Resources has ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Planetary Resources To Change How We Explore The Cosmos
May 25th, 2013 at 5:00PM: JD Hancock/Flickr
Planetary Resources is a group of world leaders that are building the ground floor opportunities for a space travel industry. Not long ago, in "One Good Reason Why Space Travel Will Happen In Your Lifetime," we told of their idea to mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, basically making space travel profitable. Now, the forward-thinking team at Planetary Resources has ...Top Underwhelming Tourist Destinations - Do You Agree?
Apr 29th, 2013 at 2:30PM: A new thread on reddit has tackled the world's most "remarkably underwhelming" destinations. The thread captures reader comments from the self-proclaimed "front page of the Internet" website that allows readers to submit feedback to threads in a variety of categories. Here's what readers are saying. Do you agree?
The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
"The Hollywood walk of fame is a dirty, tacky ...A TSA Agent Answers Questions From The Community
Nov 20th, 2012 at 4:00PM: If you are flying this week, you are probably anticipating long security lines, many tiny bottles of liquids, and a lot of time shuffling through a metal detector in your socks. Last night on Reddit, a TSA agent participated in a Q & A (known as an "I Am A..." or "Ask Me Anything" on the site), and the community asked some great questions on security, stereotypes and weird encounters. See ...Tube Trolls: Funny Signs Spotted On The London Underground
Oct 9th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Pay close attention the next time you ride the London Underground: a group of creative commuters are shaking things up by re-labeling signage inside "the Tube." The subversive street artists are cheering up riders by slightly modifying signs that passengers see over and over again on their daily commutes, including maps and warnings (plus a few of their own creations for good measure).
In ...Video: Russian Bungee Jumper's Eyes (Nearly) Pop Out Of Head
Sep 13th, 2012 at 7:00AM: If you've never bungee jumped, I think a Reddit commenter's description of the activity as a "pants-shitting good time" is dead-on. Said commenter was referring to the experience of a young, newbie Russian bungee jumper in the LiveLeak video below.
This kid's facial expressions are humorous pre-leap (a combination of the camera angle and his huge, puppy-dog-meets-Kermit-the-Frog eyes), but it's ...
Hotel Employees Dish Industry Dirt In Reddit Discussion
Aug 21st, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Reddit, the popular social news website, has been hosting a lively discussion amongst (alleged) current and former hotel employees across the globe, in which they serve up tantalizing tales of misdeeds, mishaps, scams and shocking industry policies.
Note that there is no verification if any of these anecdotes are real, but they still make for some mighty entertaining reading. If there's any ...Your New Map Made Of World Currency
Jul 30th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Let's face it, standard maps are pretty boring, and can be purchased for just a few dollars at your local gas station – that is, if you're not already using a Garmin or your smartphone to navigate the way. But we're suckers for interesting maps, particularly those highlighting unusual areas or using unique art details. That's why this map over at Zazzle has really caught our eye. This ...Zach Anner And Reddit Launch New Online Travel Show: 'Riding Shotgun'
Jul 19th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Remember Zach Anner, the funny guy with cerebral palsy that launched a travel show on Oprah's Network last year? Our friend and Internet metagod Alexis Ohanian reached out yesterday to let us know that they're moving the show to the Internet in a new series called "Riding Shotgun."
Funded by Mr. Ohanian's uncorporation Breadpig (they're also behind the xkcd book and sell awsomesauce), ...
Airline Booking Agent Tells All In Online Q&A
Jun 18th, 2012 at 6:00PM: There are entire websites and forums dedicated to maximizing your travel miles and getting the best bang for your buck when it comes to purchasing airline tickets. But rarely do we hear from those behind the reservations desk ... until now.
Over on Reddit there's an ongoing Q & A with "TravelAuthority," a reservations agent for airlines like Delta, Air France and KLM. We're sharing some of ...What Goes On At Sea World At Night?
Jun 9th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Sea World, one of nation's top destinations, is known for being one of the heaviest trafficked, family friendly places. But not when the gates close at night, the park transforms.
Over on Reddit there's an ongoing Q & A with "hghost," a graveyard worker at Sea World. Here is a cross section of some of the best questions posed by users and answered by the worker. Note, quotes are taken ...Top 5 ways to annoy your airplane seatmate
Jun 22nd, 2011 at 3:30PM: Over on Reddit earlier this month, there was a fascinating and hysterical story written by someone who was on an airplane with two seemingly horrible passengers. In fact, he ended up seated directly in between them [Note: The photo to the right is not the author of the Reddit post]. It seems that a mother (on crutches, mind you) boarded the plane with her young son. Rather than move their seats so ...Video of the Day - Make your travel photos Hollywood-worthy
Jun 7th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Vacation photos can sometimes be disappointing, or at very least, a little less 'epic' than how you remembered them. But as Youtube user postjhb shows us in today's Video of the Day, all it takes to turn those summer vacation stills into moving masterpieces is a Photoshop tutorial and a little creative energy.
If you need some inspiration for this summer's big getaway, hit play & ...
Video: Catching a moving train in Burma
Feb 11th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
A Reddit user submitted this video of people catching a moving train in Yangon, Burma. Note that the train doesn't actually *stop* in the station. The first woman gets an assist from a train employee as well as a man on the ground, who then has to run down the platform - in flipflops, no less - and catch the train with several bags to carry before it leaves the station. The video uploader ...
Photo of the Day (9.21.10)
Sep 21st, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Friendly photo subject, or dangerous primate? Most animal experts would gladly tell you that a monkey bearing its teeth is trying to communicate signs of aggression, no matter just how cute the aggression may be. However, this picture was one of those frames taken at exactly the right moment. Flickr user hsemock caught this sleepy monkey at the end of a yawn and walked away (unscathed) with a ...Help for lost cameras
Oct 20th, 2009 at 3:00PM: The folks over at Jaunted posted a story yesterday about a friendly-looking family who dropped their camera at some point while on a trip to Maui. A good Samaritan found the camera and posted one of the pics on Reddit last week, along with a plea for help in locating the family so that their camera could be returned.
According to HalogenLife, in a prime example of the power of social media, the ...
