If you’ve ever been a goalie in hockey, you know that hockey pucks are not soft little discs. In fact, they’re very hard and they really hurt when they’re flying at you at over 100 miles per hour. So I was pretty surprised to see a hockey puck get crushed like a grape in a wild new viral video posted by the Finnish Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube.

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In retrospect, however, I shouldn’t have been at all surprised that a hockey puck wouldn’t be able to withstand pressure from the hydraulic press since it’s made of solid vulcanized black rubber.

All the same, it’s a bit jarring to see how easily the puck gets squished under the power of the press, as you can see in this screencap…

…and it’s not too long before the entire thing simply bursts apart…

…leaving only these remains behind…

“Hockey puck exploded!” exclaimed the man making the video.

It sure did, my friend. It sure did.

The entire Hydraulic Press Channel is filled with similarly amusing videos, if you’re interested in this sort of thing. The channel bills itself as the only place for people who “wanna see stuff getting crushed by hydraulic press” and it does not disappoint.

Check out the whole thing below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxDycguIWXI&feature=youtu.be

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How would you like to go down a transparent slide that’s mounted over 1,000 feet in the air? If that sounds like your thing, then you’ll definitely want to check out the new Skyslide that’s being built on the side of the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles. Per The Los Angeles Times, the slide will begin on the building’s 70th floor and will take riders down to its 69th floor. While this doesn’t seem like much of a drop, the slide itself is about 45 feet in length and will give you a bird’s eye view of the entire city on your way down.

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As The Los Angeles Times notes, this slide is part of a gigantic $50 million renovation of the U.S. Bank Tower, which happens to be the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast. Riding on it will not be free, however: You’ll have to pay $8 to take a trip on the Skyslide, and that’s after you’ve already paid $25 for access to the new Skyspace complex where it will be located.

Even so, riding on the Skyslide looks like a lot of fun. Gizmodo has a terrific video that will give you an idea of just how far off the ground you’ll be if you ever decide to give it a shot.

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Ever wished you could go back in time to tell your younger self not to something particularly embarrassing? Or what if you witnessed someone’s older self return from the future to prevent a fatal incident? That’s what four sets of twins tried to pull off recently as part of a prank conducted by a comedy improv troupe down in New York City’s subway system.

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The prank comes from Improv Everywhere, an improv group that does all sorts of similar public improvisations, including one prank where they all rid on the subway without wearing any pants.

“For our latest mission, we staged an elaborate time travel prank on a New York City subway car with four sets of identical twins,” Improv Everywhere explains. “A man enters a subway car and announces he is raising money to complete his time machine. At the next stop, his future self enters to try to talk him out of it. More and more time travelers convene on the subway car as the train rolls along, surprising the random commuters caught up in the middle.”

What happens next? You’ll have to check out the video below to see how the twins performed in this complex time travel prank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Gq7Q3B9xU

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You might not be ready to buy a single-port, ultra-slim 12-inch Retina MacBook, but Apple’s thinnest laptop yet is an interesting option. The impressively slim design is already being copied by various rivals, and new reports suggest Apple will now release two new models of its sleek notebook.

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Some fans may have hoped to hear about Apple’s Retina MacBook plans during yesterday’s iPhone SE keynote, maybe as a “one more thing” sort of announcement. But that didn’t happen. However, reports out of Asia suggest Apple is indeed working on these new devices, and they’ll soon be available in two new sizes.

According to supply chain sources talking to Digitimes, Apple is preparing ultra-thin 13- and 15-inch Retina MacBook models that will have a similar design to the existing 12-inch MacBook, and they’ll be even thinner than Apple’s earlier notebook models.

The new MacBook models will reportedly ship in the second quarter of the year, though actual release date and pricing details aren’t available at this time.

Digitimes also adds that Apple’s ultra-thin MacBooks should help Apple enjoy growth in its notebook business, even though global laptop demand is still weak.

Apple’s rivals are also looking to bank on the success of ultra-thin laptops and several of them are preparing new notebooks to take on the 12-inch and future MacBook models. Digitimes notes that Asus, Dell and Lenovo all plan to release new models in the second quarter as well, to compete directly against the upcoming MacBooks and continue the trend.

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NASA has released an incredible Mars gravity map, based on data collected from three spacecraft.

“Gravity maps allow us to see inside a planet, just as a doctor uses an X-ray to see inside a patient,” said Antonio Genova of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a statement released by NASA. “The new gravity map will be helpful for future Mars exploration, because better knowledge of the planet’s gravity anomalies helps mission controllers insert spacecraft more precisely into orbit about Mars.”

Genova, who is based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is lead author of a paper on the Mars Gravity research published in the Journal Icarus. “The improved resolution of our gravity map will help us understand the still-mysterious formation of specific regions of the planet,” he added, in the NASA statement.

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The map was created from data collected by NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. “Like all planets, Mars is lumpy, which causes the gravitational pull felt by spacecraft in orbit around it to change,” explained NASA, in its statement. “For example, the pull will be a bit stronger over a mountain, and slightly weaker over a canyon.”

The space agency said that the resolution of the new gravity map could offer a new explanation for how some features formed across the boundary that divides the red planet’s relatively smooth northern lowlands from heavily cratered southern highlands. Scientists also confirmed that Mars has a liquid outer core of molten rock by analyzing tides in the Martian crust and mantle caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the two moons of Mars.

Mars looms ever larger in NASA’s future. The space agency recently announced a May 2018 launch for its delayed Mars Insight mission to study the red planet. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter celebrated 10 years at the red planet on March 10.

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Other space agencies are also eyeing Mars. The first mission of the joint European-Russian ExoMars program, for example, blasted off for the red planet earlier this month.

NASA’s goal is to send a manned mission to Mars by 2035.

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Apple is adamant that its iPhones and Macs protect user privacy better than competing products, and the recent fight with the FBI shows the company isn’t willing to back down from its software security principles without a fight. However, a recent poll reveals that customers don’t think Apple can defend their data any better than competing companies, including Google, Amazon or Microsoft.

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Conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, the national poll showed that while Apple is seen as a company that can keep data private, it doesn’t have a significant lead on others. It should be noted that Apple rivals also have various data encryption policies in place, or are working on improving them. The FBI did say Apple’s stance on iPhone encryption is nothing more than a marketing tactic meant to help it gain more customers.

It turns out that people don’t think Apple has the edge when it comes to privacy: 60% of respondents said they strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that they trust Apple to protect data from hackers. This appears to be in line with responses to the same questions about Google, Amazon and Microsoft, Reuters reports.

However, consumers were less trusting of two other companies: Facebook and Yahoo. 39% of respondents say they trust Facebook would protect their data against hacks while Yahoo has the confidence of 44% of people who answered in the study.

Furthermore, the poll found that just one in 10 people considers security options including encryption and passcode protection to be the most important considerations when buying a new smartphone. Performance and price are more important factors.

“Security is one of these things that gets people in trouble when it lapses, but it’s not something consumers are going to be shopping for,” Ipsos pollster Chris Jackson said.

The poll was conducted online, with 1,702 adults responding to the question from March 11th to March 16th.

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Google this month released the first Android N developer preview earlier than many of us expected. Does this mean Android N itself is going to release much earlier than expected as well? A new report from Korean financial news site The Bell claims that Samsung is going to release its Galaxy Note 6 in July this year and that it’s going to come with Android N already installed. If this report is correct, that means Galaxy Note 6 owners won’t have to bother waiting to upgrade to the newest software when they buy the device since it will already have Android N.

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That said: There are a couple of reasons to be skeptical that this report is accurate. For one, Samsung tends to wait until late August or early September to unveil its Galaxy Note devices, although last year it did have a special event for the Galaxy Note 5 on August 13th. Second, Google doesn’t normally release new versions of Android until months after showing them off at Google I/O. Android 6.0 Marshmallow released in early October last year and Android 5.0 Lollipop didn’t come out until November of 2014.

That’s not to say Android N won’t release earlier than expected, but it’s highly unlikely that it would release as early as July.

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There’s a common misconception that Google’s Nexus line of smartphones and tablets are only for “Android fanboys.” Well, the BGR Deals team is here to assure you that that’s just not the case at all. Google’s Nexus lineup is made up of cutting-edge hardware that is beautifully designed and ships with the latest and greatest software Google has to offer. In fact, Nexus phone users get access to Google’s new Android software months before anyone else.

Looking for even more reasons to pick up a Nexus phone instead of something sold by one of Google’s partners? You can now get a Xperia 7 for just $299 on Amazon with free shipping.

Here are some key details:

• Unlocked, multi-mode and will work on all US carriers including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, as well as MVNO’s (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) and most international carriers
• US version with warranty
• Pure Android Experience: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Fingerprint sensor for enhanced and simplified security – turn on your screen and unlock instantly with just your fingertip
• Dimensions: 147.0 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
• Display: 5.2″, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Battery: 2700 mAh Battery USB Type-C for fast charging
• Camera: Rear: 12.3 MP2; 1.55 m; f/2.0, Front: 5 MP
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 1.8 GHz hexa-core 64-bit Adreno 418 GPU, US version with warranty

This deal is for the 16GB model, and the Nexus 5X has a killer 4.4-star rating on Amazon with 138 reviews.

LG Nexus 5X Unlocked Smartphone – Black 16GB (U.S. Warranty): $299.00 with free Prime shipping

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Donald Trump’s hair has almost taken on a life of its own in recent weeks. While Trumps bizarre hairstyle has long been the subject jokes and curious speculation, the fascination with Trump’s orange mop has gone into overdrive recently in light of his run for the Oval Office.

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