2017's Top Videos On Digg

Popping A Balloon In A Room Designed To Completely Absorb Sound, Sex Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction And That's... Really Creepy?, Ring in the New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back, 'Hi Stranger' Is A Weird, Relaxing And Life-Affirming Video You Need To Watch Right This Second, Safari Guide Stares Down Charging Elephant, Stops It In Its Tracks, Eye-Tracking Glasses Illustrate What A Professional Pianist Sees While Playing 2017's Top Videos Sunday, December 31, 2017 NOT WITH A BANG Popping A Balloon In A Room Designed To Completely Absorb Sound digg.com It's as anti-climatic as you would expect, but that doesn't mean it's not phenomenally cool. THE RISE OF THE SEX ROBOTS Sex Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction And That's... Really Creepy? digg.com The sex robots currently being designed can't walk yet, but you can actually interact with them. Here's, however, an example of how a conversation would go: "Do you want to walk?" "I don't want anything but you." SLEEP WE DIGG SPONSORED Ring in the New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back click.lull.com Just in time to sleep off your holiday hangover, check out Lull's premium memory foam mattress, reinvented. Lull is offering $50 off their (already affordable) incredibly comfortable and supportive beds. Free shipping and 100 night risk-free trial. IT'S OKAY 'Hi Stranger' Is A Weird, Relaxing And Life-Affirming Video You Need To Watch Right This Second digg.com Stressed out? Having a bit of a grumpy day? That's okay. You're good. You're going to be good and fine. YOU SHALL NOT PASS Safari Guide Stares Down Charging Elephant, Stops It In Its Tracks digg.com Alan McSmith has been doing his job for 30 years, and apparently no longer fears anything. PLAYING BY EYE Eye-Tracking Glasses Illustrate What A Professional Pianist Sees While Playing digg.com A student then takes the bench and the pair analyzes how a beginner visually approaches a piece as opposed to someone more tenured. Get more stories on Digg.com THAT'S ALL, FOLKS Relive the best, the worst and the weirdest of 2017 with Digg's Year In Review. Credit: Digg Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2017 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10002

It's-a Me, Wario!

The GIF — just long enough to convey a single emotional gesture, and simple enough to cross linguistic and cultural barriers — has marched to the frontline of online expression around the world.

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MAD ONLINE PEOPLE IN ITALY ACTUALLY USE WARIO How The World Expresses Itself In GIFs nytimes.com The GIF — just long enough to convey a single emotional gesture, and simple enough to cross linguistic and cultural barriers — has marched to the frontline of online expression around the world. REAL FAKE NEWS These Are 50 Of The Biggest Fake News Hits On Facebook In 2017 buzzfeed.com Viral fake news generated more engagement on Facebook in 2017 than last year, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis. YOUR COMPUTER IS MAKING SOMEONE MONEY Cryptojacking Has Gotten Out Of Control wired.com It works by embedding a JavaScript component in a website that can leverage a visiting device's processing power to mine a cryptocurrency. Efforts to keep it on the straight and narrow have largely fizzled. SLEEP WE DIGG | SPONSORED Ring In The New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back lull.com Just in time to sleep off your holiday hangover, check out Lull's premium memory foam mattress, reinvented. Lull is offering $50 off their (already affordable) incredibly comfortable and supportive beds. Free shipping and 100 night risk-free trial. CITY OF STARS The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 'BLUE WAS THE FIRST WORD CONNER LOST' Losing Conner's Mind magazine.atavist.com The race to save a child from a genetic death sentence. NO, THIS IS NOT HYPERBOLE WATCH: Guy Lets One Million Volts Of Electricity Flow Through His Body, Develops Magical Abilities digg.com He can move objects by just pointing at them and shoot bolts from his hands and feet. (We shouldn't have to tell you this but please do not do this at home). THE SAD TRUTH 30 Years After Prozac Arrived, We Still Buy The Lie That Chemical Imbalances Cause Depression qz.com This explanation, widely cited as empirical truth, is false. Yet the idea has remained stubbornly embedded in the public understanding of depression. TRADE YOUR CUBICLE FOR A CUBE Modern Life Too Much For You? Maybe A Tiny Box In The Woods Is The Cure. washingtonpost.com A start-up called Getaway is banking on your need to disconnect. Just don't call it camping. VIDEO OF THE DAY WHAT ON EARTH? Driver Speeds Out Of Bank Drive-Through, Hits Embankment, Flies Over Another Car digg.com We have no idea what's going on here and neither does the guy who filmed it, who can only offer a "I fuckin' don't believe it." DEALS WE DIGG | SPONSORED There's A Lot Of Hype Surrounding Fios —This Deal Lives Up To It verizon.com For $79.99/month, get Fios Gigabit Connection, Custom TV and phone with a two-year agreement and a two-year price guarantee. This deal also includes a SHOWTIME® subscription, plus Multi-Room DVR service for two years. There are 2 days left in 2017, and we plan to sleep through them. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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The Million-Minute Abs Workout

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Getting abs is hard, we're never going to retire and mining cryptocurrency can keep you warm.

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SECRET PROJECTS WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Abs Are Not Worth It, And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Getting abs is hard, we're never going to retire and mining cryptocurrency can keep you warm. THE MTA IS BROKEN The Most Expensive Mile Of Subway Track On Earth nytimes.com How excessive staffing, little competition, generous contracts and archaic rules dramatically inflate capital costs for transit in New York. CODENAME JANET WATCH: The Secret Airline The US Government Doesn't Want You To Pry Into digg.com We know who owns these planes, but we don't know where the planes disappear off to or what they're used for. COUNSELING WE DIGG | SPONSORED An Easier Way To Get The Therapy You Need (And Can Afford) betterhelp.com BetterHelp brings counseling into the 21st century. Communicate directly with a licensed, accredited therapist as much as you need in a discreet and convenient way. Try it out today. THE DARK SIDE OF THE WEB FROM REDDIT TO RICHES The Millionaire Makers: What Happens When 100,000 People Create Their Own Lottery? newstatesman.com Is there a darker side to a seemingly-utopian lottery invented by the internet? A WAKING NIGHTMARE The Worst Job In Technology: Staring At Human Depravity To Keep It Off Facebook wsj.com Social-media giants hire legions of contractors to hunt for pornography, racism and violence in a torrent of posts and videos. ALL OUT OF E-INK Silicon Valley Won't Save Books newrepublic.com The Amazon Kindle didn't change books ten years ago, and it won't change them in the next ten years, either. VIDEO OF THE DAY STUCK ON YOU BMX Biker Flubs A Trick In The Best Way Possible digg.com For all intents and purposes, he sticks the landing. IN THE NEWS FBI Weighing Criminal Charges After Two Brothers Board Flight With One Boarding Pass Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore Apple Apologizes For iPhone Slowdown Drama, Will Offer $29 Battery Replacements For A Year Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes US 'Look Very Bad' DIGG PICKS The Best Deals From Amazon's Digital Day digg.com Amazon's second-annual sale means up to 80% off on games, movies, eBooks, courses and everything else you can get in a digital format. Say goodbye to the holiday week, and hello to the three-day weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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