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Since then, there have been wireless controls, rumble packs, motion controls, audio feedback, effective VR, etc. These immersive experiences achievable by previously unimaginable technological innovations are picking up at an exponential rate, leaving us without proper time to truly digest just how capable the most recent generations of video games are at mirroring reality. And mirror reality they do. Here are ten of the most realistic video games out there, in one way or another....

Lucifer is said to have a special affinity to stringed instruments, particularly violins and guitars. In exchange for just one soul, any condition, the Prince of Darkness can teach you how to really play that guitar. He can make you a star. You might think that no one would take him up on this offer, but we have found at least 10 musicians who, allegedly, thought that this was a great deal....

Natural disasters have led to some of our greatest innovations, to periods of civil war and political unrest, to the destruction and creation of empires, to massive human migrations and clashes of cultures, and ultimately, to the world we know today. 10 The Toba Supervolcanic EruptionCirca 75,000 Years Ago Lake Toba in Indonesia is home to a supervolcano that erupted some 75,000 years ago. It has been linked to a population bottleneck within our ancestors’ past....

However, there are small numbers of bikers who refer to themselves as “1%ers”. “One percenter” motorcycle gangs have been given this label because it is purported within motorcycle club circles that 99% of all bikers live within the boundaries of the law. Then there is the other 1% who rejects main-stream norms and live outside of the law, often engaging in highly criminal activity. This list takes a look at 10 American “1%er” biker gangs and highlights some of each gang’s alleged criminal activity....

Featuring the obligatory key change, mass children’s choir and big-lunged glory note, “The Flame” may have adhered to every rule in the Olympic theme handbook, but was far superior to Sydney 2000’s other official anthems from teen idols Nikki Webster (the sickly sweet “We’ll Be One”) and Vanessa Amorosi (the Mariah-aping “Heroes Live Forever”). Making the most of the chance to showcase her underrated powerhouse vocals to hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide, Victoria chanteuse Tina Arena, best-known for her 1995 hit “Chains,” provided a master-class in how to turn a rather mediocre song into something rather captivating....

As you’d expect, it has led to some interesting clauses, addendums, caveats, and loopholes in what is or is not legal in a given place. Here are ten of those laws, laws that are unique, surprising, ancient, or just plain baffling- but which you might be breaking right now. 10 Blaspheming The extent to which the U.S. is a Christian nation is a subject of debate, but you can’t deny its influence no matter where you stand....

10 2010—Common Faults In Human Thought, by Nikki Read The List: Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought “The human mind is a wonderful thing. Cognition, the act or process of thinking, enables us to process vast amounts of information quickly. For example, every time your eyes are open, you brain is constantly being bombarded with stimuli. You may be consciously thinking about one specific thing, but you brain is processing thousands of subconscious ideas....

10 Anti Pornography Propaganda Produced by the Citizens for Decent Literature, this is an amusing propaganda film from 1965 entitled Perversion for Profit. It is presented by George Putnam – “Outstanding News Reporter”. It demonstrates certain photographs and points out that they appeal to “the sodomists” and others with “overtones of bestiality”. 9 Anti LSD Propaganda This is another film from the 1960s but this one focuses on LSD. The main character describes her first time using LSD and goes on to talk about eating a hotdog that has a face and screams when she tries to bite it....

Besides toppling along the cutting edge of technology, cubes can reveal more about the past. Some of the most intriguing cases involve war secrets and why Plato’s nuttiest theory is true. 10 Explanations Of The Shapes Used For Everyday Things 10 Seattle’s Giant Ice Cube When the Seattle Design Festival was held in 2016, architectural firm Olson Kundig wanted to showcase its work. Instead of displaying something that would shame the Eiffel Tower and bring fame to their brand, the firm brought a self-confessed “boring” item....

10 A Human-Made ‘Space Shield’ NASA researchers have found a surprising and beneficial by-product of radio transmissions: an anthropogenically created “VLF (very low frequency) bubble” around Earth that shields us from some types of radiation. The Earth also has its all-natural Van Allen radiation belts, where Sun-spewed energetic particles are trapped within the folds of Earth’s magnetic field. But now scientists see that Earth’s accumulated electromagnetic output inadvertently created a kind of radioactive barrier that deflects some of the high-energy space particles constantly assaulting Earth....

Comma Use commas to separate independent clauses in a sentence, for example: The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave. Yesterday was her brother’s birthday, so she took him out to dinner. Use commas after introductory words, phrases, or clauses that come before the main clause: While I was eating, the cat scratched at the door. If you are ill, you ought to see a doctor. NOTE: You should not do the reverse of this....

Top 10 Ridiculously Common Science Myths This is probably also a good time to remind people of the fallacy of argumentum ad populum – the theory that because a majority believes something, it is true. “Scientific consensus” is often used as a kind of proof for something, when it is not at all. In fact, when a person uses the “consensus” argument you should scrutinize everything they say as potentially questionable, because a person using one fallacy to “prove” a point is very possibly clinging to many other fallacies also....

The ground rules: to qualify for this collection, actors needed to start their mainstream careers in comedy. That dismisses, for example, Whoopi Goldberg, who regularly appeared in dramas like The Color Purple early in her career. Also, only movies where the actor played the lead or a strong secondary role made the cut. No bit roles or cameos allowed. Without further ado, the nominees for Best Dramatic Film Featuring a Comedy Actor, presented in chronological order: Top 10 Best Recent TV Comedy Series...

The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster took place on December 8, 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M, chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima, plunged into the Pacific Ocean six miles short of its destination. On board the flight were a total of 44 players, managers, staff, cheerleaders and crewmembers, of which only the pilot survived the accident. The team was returning from a Peruvian league match when the aircrew thought they noticed a malfunctioning indicator on the control panel, which appeared to show the planes landing gear had not deployed....

Ever met someone who just won’t stop talking no matter what? In the horror movie genre the saying, “Use your mouth less and your ears more” should be taken literally. It’s rarely ever the most talkative person who makes it to the end. Rather, it’s the characters that hush up and actually hear that creaking door who have better chances of survival. The authority figure comes in all different shapes and forms in a horror movie....

Say hello to semi-identical twins, children who cannot move after dark, and serious gender switching. The senses go haywire in unbelievable ways, but the brain, when injured or subjected to surgery, is responsible for some of the most unreal and often tragic conditions. 10 Uncombable Hair Syndrome A rare condition gives people a wild hairdo. Called uncombable hair syndrome (UHS), it makes hair, well, difficult to comb. Only around 100 cases are known, and one of them is Taylor McGowan....

The Smurfs in the Big City: that basically sums up the idea behind this adaptation of what was originally ENTIRELY a cartoon, not to mention set in a little bucolic Smurf village, where little blue people walked around shirtless and got away with it. This movie just plays up the conflict in placing these miniature outsiders in the country’s foremost mixing pot, one not stirred by Gargamel. Speaking of, placing him in New York City, with his Igor-like posture and sinister, plotting ways is bound to get him into a one-on-one with Homeland Security....

10 Women Convicted For Witchcraft For The Most Ridiculous Reasons 10 The Romans Belief in witchcraft is probably as old as fear itself. Ronald Hutton finds degrees of it in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. What is perhaps more surprising is how powerful and deadly the fear of witchcraft was in Ancient Rome. For many, the Romans now seem to epitomize order, efficiency, rational pragmatism and the heights of culture. That seemingly paradoxical mixture is echoed again in early modern Europe, where the madness of witch hunts co-existed alongside the greatest achievements in art, music and literature, and the early Scientific Revolution sparked by Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis and Newton....

It is a very good idea to get to know your neighbors well – even in times of a normal economy. Your neighbors can keep an eye on your home while you are away, they can feed the pets, and they can lend you a cup of sugar if you need one! In the event of a depression they can be even more useful – you can create a small community where you can share necessities that one may have and others lack, you can set up patrols (if the situation were so dire as to need it), and you can even have shared meals which can help to keep waste and costs down....

Spy vs. Spy is a silent comic strip created by Antonio Prohias and published in Mad Magazine from 1961 to this day. In the strip, two spies known only as White and Black, are constantly in a battle of deception to steal the other side’s secret plans while at the same time setting up intricate traps to kill each other. Just when it seems that one of them will be falling into a lethal death trap the other one lay out, the trap is ingeniously backfired by the first, and the other spy is comically killed while the first spy escapes with a mischievous smile and doing the v sign with both hands....