Artificial Sweeteners Makes Real Sugar Taste Even Better - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jul 28, 2016 08:11 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Artificial Sweeteners Makes Real Sugar Taste Even Better And that can be bad news for your waistline.       If Humans Were Built to Withstand a Car Crash, They Might Look Like This Graham is what you get when an artist, a trauma surgeon and a collision expert team up to imagine what humans would like if we evolved to fit cars.       The World Has Finally Made Its Very Last New VCR Many of us assumed the VHS video cassette player was already a thing of the past. Now it's officially being laid to rest.       So Exactly What Is American Cheese, Really? It's melty, it's gooey, it's oozy, it's yellow, it's processed It's on your burgers and in your grilled cheese sandwiches. But, uh… what's it made of?       Can Marijuana Enhance Athletic Performance? Sure, pot can help with myriad medical problems, from nausea to inflammation, but could it also improve performance on the field?       Daily TV Binge Watching Could Dramatically Shorten Your Life We know that a sedentary lifestyle is not healthy. A new study finds specific pulmonary embolism risks in watching more than 2.5 hours of TV in a day.       One Time This Pony Drank a Lot of Diet Coke. Here's Why For some horses and ponies, Diet Coke can be a literal lifesaver.       The Unexpected Reason Why the Smartest People Are OK With Alone Time Understanding prehistoric societies explains why most people are happiest in small groups — but some of us break from the norm with cities and solitude alike.       Saguaro Cacti Thrive When the World's Massive Volcanoes Erupt, Study Finds New research links massive historic volcanic eruptions in Asia to a baby boom generation of the iconic Sonoran Desert cactus.       Lucky Tetrachromats See World With Up to 100 Million Colors Whereas the majority of sighted people see a world with just a million colors, or fewer if you're color-blind.       It's the End of Moore's Law as We Know It (But Not Really) Moore's longstanding law might have only a few years left as far as cramming more stuff into a square inch of silicon. But what if you cram upward?       What Happens if the Olympic Torch Accidentally Goes Out? The Olympic flame is supposed to never go out until the games have ended. But hey, accidents happen. Here's what happens after the accidents.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Hear and Now: Drones Could Clear Unexploded Landmines Within a Decade - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jul 25, 2016 05:33 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Hear and Now: Drones Could Clear Unexploded Landmines Within a Decade Plus, Alexander McQueen could live on in one seriously unique leather jacket, and Jonathan Strickland explains the fun phenomenon of voxels.       Alexander McQueen's Skin to Live Again — in Synthetic Leather Which kind of makes you wonder: What's stopping someone from taking your cells, growing your flesh and doing anything they please with it?       Ridiculous History: Nike's Very First Shoes Were Made With a Waffle Iron The running shoe that put Nike on the map was designed over the breakfast table, and a relic of its genesis was unearthed after years in a trash pit.       'Exceptional' Americans: Religion, Optimism and Political Belief Americans tend to be more optimistic and religious than other Westerners, according to polls. So why does pessimism drive so much of their politics?       That Green Stuff at the Sushi Restaurant? Not Really Wasabi Come again? Here's what's really inside the typical restaurant 'wasabi'.       Stunning Images Win 2016 International Drone Photography Contest Images of glowing volcanos, daring snowboarders and mysterious beaches took top awards in the Dronestagram competition.       Weed Enthusiast Arrested for Keeping Human Brain Under His Porch What does the phenomenon of "smoking wet" have to do with why this guy hid a real human brain beneath his house?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

How Do Political Convention Speakers Get Chosen, and Who Decides What They Say? - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jul 21, 2016 03:33 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   How Do Political Convention Speakers Get Chosen, and Who Decides What They Say? Modern political conventions are tightly scripted affairs, though this year's GOP convention has broken with tradition. What's the strategy behind who gets to speak?       Benevolent Drones: Is a Future Without Land Mines Just a Decade Away? Land mines can pose a threat long after a conflict they were part of is over. A new drone project could offer a way to safely and inexpensively eliminate the explosives.       Aquafaba, the Surprise Solution to All Your Vegan Baking Problems Vegan cooking struggles with replicating magical egg whites. Turns out we've been pouring a potential meringue lifesaver down the drain for years.       How a Gift Certificate Program Could Revolutionize Kidney Transplants A new program allows people to donate a kidney now and get a certificate a loved one can "cash in" later.       Reading 'Harry Potter' Influences How Americans View Donald Trump The wizarding novels promote tolerance and oppose authoritarianism. What does that mean for how Potter fans view the Republican presidential candidate?       Voxels, Acoustics and Hippopotamus Bugles Engineers have created the acoustic equivalent of Lego blocks.       Why Don't We Notice We're Blinking? We blink our eyes so often, yet we usually don't perceive that the world has gone dark, if only for a microsecond. Why is that?       Young Lemurs Refuse to Sing the Family Song Adolescent humans aren't the only creatures trying to get attention by doing their own thing.       Newly Discovered Orchid Sports Freaky Little Demon Face High in the Colombian Andes, a tiny flower houses a devilish little visage — or does it?       Sometimes Spiders Go Vegetarian, Scientists Find A new study documents worldwide instances of arachnids turning to plants and vegetation for nutrition and sustenance.       Now We're Stressed Out? History Shows It's the Oldest Emotion New book says mental exhaustion has been with us since antiquity.       The Top Contender for How You'll Likely Die You know you're going to bid this planet farewell at some point, but what ultimately will cause your death? We have a good guess.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list