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The Humpday Watch: Seniors Take a Crack at Alexa

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WIRED asks a group of seniors what they think about Amazon's Alexa   Senior reacts to Alexa Senior's reactions to new technology always is entertaining. The WIRED channel at Conde Nast Entertainment's  The Scene  films senior reactions to Amazon's Echo and Alexa technology. It isn't what you expect. Check them out!

Humpday Must Watch - Why Doesn't a Liquid Nitrogen Frozen Baseball Shatter?

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Wired's Brent Rose Goes Deep Into Frozen Nitrogen  Brent Rose Does the Frozen Gallagher (Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) What happens when you turn a writer like Brent Rose loose with 20 gallons (75.7 liters for everyone else) of liquid nitrogen. Shot with a Phantom high-speed camera you can see why a baseball does not shatter. Thanks to our friends at Conde Nast Entertainment for preview Wired's latest  Out of Office series segment. Check it out!

The Follow Friday Update - Seniors Take the Ride of Their Lives

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Happy Follow Friday! People's reactions to new technology always is entertaining. The WIRED channel at Conde Nast Entertainment's  The Scene takes 10 seniors for a ride in Varden Labs’ self-driving shuttle around UCSD’s campus. See their priceless reactions and comments.

Star Wars TIE Starfighter Gets Smashed by Asteroids - LEGO Style

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WIRED uses Lego to re-create the iconic scenes and structures from the original “Star Wars” trilogy, and then smash them into tiny pieces You nerds like seeing things blown up, right? In  Star Wars Episode III , the TIE starfighter suffered a devastating blow from asteroid impact.  In the latest episode of WIRED’s “Star Wars Lego Destruction” digital video series,  a slo-mo Lego replica of the crushing scene has been made. Check out the Tie Fighter in the video!