Boing Boing

Boing Boing

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Harder boners for a longer life
Biohackers are taking Viagra and Cialis off-label for cardiovascular health and longevity, though no studies confirm it extends life.
 • Jason Weisberger
24-hour clock face shows the hours of darkness
Geoff Pack's Sun Clock uses the SunCalc library to plot sunrise, solar noon, sunset, golden hour, twilight, and the moon's phase for your location.
 • Rob Beschizza
The Pilot Kakuno Fountain costs under $20 and writes beautifully
Neal Stephenson says writing by hand is good for your brain, and this Pilot's medium nib pairs perfectly with purple Iroshizuku ink.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
A lost Spanish flagship could be under the ocean, under a river, or even a beach
The Spanish Capitana ran aground near Winyah Bay in 1526, and South Carolina's shifting coastline has left its wreck almost anywhere.
 • Jason Weisberger
Boing Boing, August 17, 2026
A sunken Spanish flagship, a rubber-band computer, and a cybernetic detective cat
 • Boing Boing
Disney patent for a fake-elevation ride trick matches new Encanto ride
Angled walls and stairs create a second vanishing point that fools your brain, and the concept art matches Animal Kingdom's Antonio's Fiesta de Encanto.
 • Ruben Bolling
A dog, tho joining in the fun, does not help a skateboarder at all
The skater loses his balance during a wallride but manages to catch himself before hitting the ground.
 • Jason Weisberger
Sea lion-kicking young man discovers the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Tyler Muehl pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor after kicking a resting sea lion at La Jolla Cove and invoking a UFC star's name.
 • Jason Weisberger
GTA 6 is now paywalling its own advertisements
The Extended Look trailer streams exclusively on Netflix hours before it hits YouTube for free the same day.
 • Grant St. Clair
The comic strip that may have cast Sean Connery as the first James Bond
Cartoonist John McLusky's 1958 depiction for London's Daily Express made Bond more rugged, defying Ian Fleming's own commissioned drawing.
 • Ruben Bolling
The Digi-Comp I was a $5 plastic computer powered by rubber bands
Sold in 1963, it ran on a hand-pulled clock lever and may have outnumbered real computers in the mid-1960s.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
A little plastic holder for the yen coins in my pocket
A lot of Japan still runs on cash, and this holder keeps five each of the 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 yen coins, plus four 500s.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
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