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	<title type="text">Kimberly Mas | The Verge</title>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Spider-Man’s spidey sense is actually pretty close to the real thing]]></title>
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			<updated>2025-01-29T11:04:07-05:00</updated>
			<published>2017-07-07T13:21:31-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Spider-Man: Homecoming has finally been released. And when you see it, you&#8217;re going to notice a lot of differences between this and previous cinematic versions of the Marvel character. One major change: his spider sense is hardly mentioned. This might feel jarring because the animated cartoon show and the comics liked to make a show [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p><em>Spider-Man: Homecoming </em>has finally been released. And when you see it, you&rsquo;re going to notice a lot of differences between this and previous cinematic versions of the Marvel character. One major change: his spider sense is hardly mentioned.</p>

<p>This might feel jarring because the animated cartoon show and the comics liked to make a show of the whole thing.</p>
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<p>Is this rooted in reality, though? Do spiders have psychic premonitions? Well, no, but as it turns out, spiders do have some pretty awesome adaptations that fall in line with Spider-Man&rsquo;s iconic spidey sense. The writers weren&rsquo;t just pulling it out of thin air &mdash; not entirely. Check out the video above to learn more.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[No, your sunscreen isn&#8217;t going to kill you]]></title>
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			<updated>2025-01-29T11:04:14-05:00</updated>
			<published>2017-06-04T14:00:02-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes a wave of articles claiming sunscreen is toxic and bad for your health. But is it? As anyone who has ever gotten a sunburn can attest &#8212; sun damage is real. But you can protect yourself! However, the intimidating ingredients list found on most sunscreens may leave [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes a wave of <a href="http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/">articles</a> claiming sunscreen is toxic and bad for your health. But is it?</p>

<p>As anyone who has ever gotten a sunburn can attest &mdash; sun damage is real. But you can protect yourself! However, the intimidating ingredients list found on most sunscreens may leave you anxious about all those chemicals. <em>The Verge</em> spoke to <a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/dermatology/people/david_leffell.profile">David Leffell</a>, a professor of dermatology and surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, to put our sunscreen fears to rest. &nbsp;</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[All of the ways Instagram stories and Snapchat stories are the same]]></title>
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			<updated>2016-08-09T09:00:05-04:00</updated>
			<published>2016-08-09T09:00:05-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Apps" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Instagram" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Meta" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Snapchat" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="TL;DR" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Instagram rolled out an update last week that is perhaps the most blatant rip-off of someone else&#8217;s work since Robin Thicke&#8217;s &#8220;Blurred Lines.&#8221; Its new stories mode is nearly identical to Snapchat&#8217;s stories. The thing is, this is legal and could potentially help Instagram leverage its larger user base to slow Snapchat&#8217;s momentum. Fast Company [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Instagram rolled out an update <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/2/12348354/instagram-stories-announced-snapchat-kevin-systrom-interview">last week</a> that is perhaps the most blatant rip-off of someone else&rsquo;s work since Robin Thicke&rsquo;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7Q1OAzITM">Blurred Lines</a>.&#8221; Its new stories mode is nearly identical to Snapchat&rsquo;s stories.</p>

<p>The thing is, this is <em><strong>legal</strong></em> and could potentially help Instagram leverage its larger user base to slow Snapchat&rsquo;s momentum. <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3062593/clone-wars-why-instagram-will-legally-get-away-with-copying-snapchat-stories"><em>Fast Company</em></a> has a helpful explainer on the legal nitty-gritty. Basically, it&rsquo;s okay to completely rip off another company&rsquo;s idea as long as you don&rsquo;t also copy the entire interface or source code.</p>

<p>Just how similar are stories on Snapchat and Instagram? Here&rsquo;s a list of examples:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Both are called &quot;Stories&quot;</li><li>Both allow clips up to 10 seconds in length</li><li>Both make stories temporary by removing uploads after 24 hours</li><li>Both allow you to select and watch your friends’ stories sequentially</li><li>Both allow you to reply to stories with direct messages</li><li>Both allow you to add custom text atop your images and video</li><li>Both include filters</li><li>Both let you draw with a built-in marker</li><li>Both include the option to save the media directly to your camera roll</li><li>Both display who views your story</li></ul>
<p>There are a few differences, however:</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Instagram allows you to &quot;rewind&quot; stories to play back things you may have missed</li><li>Instagram has more marker options when it comes to doodling</li><li>Instagram lets you post sections of your story as an Instagram post</li><li>Instagram doesn’t show you who screenshots your story, but Snapchat does</li><li>Geofilters and facial-mapping are still limited to Snapchat</li></ul>
<p>Personally, I think the Instagram interface and design is easier to understand and all-around looks better. Then again, I&rsquo;ve never loved the look of myself puking rainbows.</p>

<p>Of course, this is just the beginning of this battle. Like some CEO once said, &#8220;Competition breeds innovation.&#8221; Or was it replication?</p>
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				<name>Kimberly Mas</name>
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				<name>Miriam Nielsen</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Watch us brutally destroy Titan’s &#8216;indestructible&#8217; USB cable]]></title>
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			<updated>2016-05-22T09:00:03-04:00</updated>
			<published>2016-05-22T09:00:03-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[At The Verge, we take challenges seriously. When a colleague says we can&#8217;t drink a gallon of milk in an hour, we drink that milk till we faint. When our dentist says proper dental hygiene requires brushing twice a day, we brush five times a day. And when a company claims it&#8217;s made an indestructible [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>At <em>The Verge</em>, we take challenges seriously. When a colleague says we can&#8217;t drink a gallon of milk in an hour, we drink that milk till we faint. When our dentist says proper dental hygiene requires brushing twice a day, we brush five times a day. And when a company claims it&#8217;s made an indestructible charging cable, we destroy it &mdash; or at least we try to.</p>

<p>Fuse Chicken made such a statement. So we ordered a wire and put it to the test.</p>

<p>Granted, we immediately went from gently tying it in a knot to attacking the cable with a sword. It might be fair to say we went from 0&ndash;60 mph. And when we visited <a href="http://exovault.com/">EXOvault</a> in Brooklyn, we pushed it to a metaphorical 120 mph.</p>

<p>That being said, this is a damn charging cable &mdash; not a climbing cable meant to keep you from falling down a cliff. The packaging should probably say &#8220;indestructible within reasonable, everyday life events,&#8221; but that doesn&#8217;t quite roll off the tongue as easily.</p>

<p>Your dog won&#8217;t eat through it, you won&#8217;t break it by tripping on it multiple times, and it&#8217;s pretty awesome if you want to set up your phone&#8217;s GPS and stand the device up using nothing but the cable. The cable is $35 on Fuse Chicken&#8217;s <a href="http://www.fusechicken.com/collections/titan">website.</a> While we don&#8217;t suggest holding it up to a chainsaw, if you really want to use it for pull ups then go for it.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[See the ridiculous way Star Wars: The Force Awakens almost opened]]></title>
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			<updated>2016-05-06T09:26:44-04:00</updated>
			<published>2016-05-06T09:26:44-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[On Star Wars Day, Mark Hamill confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens nearly had a different &#8212; and arguably not so hot &#8212; opening sequence. The intro, detailed by Hamill in an interview with The Sun, would have featured Luke Skywalker&#8217;s severed hand floating through space, his lightsaber still clutched, just as it was [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>On <em>Star Wars</em> Day, <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/5/11595818/mark-hamill-details-alternate-opening-scene-in-star-wars-the-force">Mark Hamill confirmed that <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</em> nearly had a different &mdash; and arguably not so hot &mdash; opening sequence</a>. The intro, <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/7125647/Star-Wars-Mark-Hamill-and-Great-Ormond-Street-Hospital.html">detailed by Hamill in an interview with <em>The Sun,</em></a> would have featured Luke Skywalker&#8217;s severed hand floating through space, his lightsaber still clutched, just as it was at the end of <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em>. As the hand entered the atmosphere of Jakku, the planet where we first meet Rey, the flesh and bone would incinerate. On the planet&#8217;s surface, an alien hand would recover the lost lightsaber. Hamill speculates that hand may have belonged to Maz Kanata, the millennium-old smuggler and tavern owner who we meet midway through the film on the lush planet of Takodana.</p>

<p>Of course, this scene was cut. But we wanted to picture what the intro might have looked like had it been made, so our talented team of animators and editors assembled the footage, above. Give them a hand! And let&#8217;s give a hand to J.J. Abrams and the many, many other folks who made <em>The Force Awakens</em>. They could have done so much wrong, but instead they did so much right. The most recent episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZGUV77aRg"><em>Movies with Mikey</em></a> says it all:</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nVZGUV77aRg" height="720" width="1280"></iframe></p>
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				<name>Bryan Bishop</name>
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				<name>Kimberly Mas</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The unofficial Star Wars drinking game rules]]></title>
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			<updated>2016-05-04T13:13:09-04:00</updated>
			<published>2016-05-04T13:13:09-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[It&#8217;s May the 4th and you feel obliged to celebrate by marathoning all seven episodes of Star Wars within 24 hours. Great! You are not alone! But even with moral support, this quest won&#8217;t be easy. You&#8217;ll need something to keep you attentive and awake. Like a drinking game! It just so happens that we&#8217;ve [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>It&rsquo;s May the 4th and you feel obliged to celebrate by marathoning all seven episodes of <em>Star Wars</em> within 24 hours. Great! You are not alone! But even with moral support, this quest won&rsquo;t be easy. You&rsquo;ll need something to keep you attentive and awake. Like a drinking game!</p>

<p>It just so happens that we&rsquo;ve assembled the rules for such a game. That being said, nowhere in this intro are we condoning drinking alcohol. We&rsquo;re simply suggesting you and some friends grab a couple bottles of Fruitopia and have some safe, sober fun. Remember to always drink Fruitopia responsibly.</p>

<p>Rules are as follows:</p>

<p><strong>Drink:</strong></p>

<p>Whenever you see a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXca7W_jvM">wipe transition</a></p>

<p>Any time a character mentions <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGd6bqTpEAk">The Force</a></p>

<p>Whenever someone says <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsXEToflqGs">&#8220;I&rsquo;ve got a bad feeling about this</a>&#8220;</p>

<p>Any time a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnw3PL9yF3I">Skywalker whines</a></p>

<p>Whenever the Millennium Falcon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-rkFaIPyL4">doesn&rsquo;t jump to lightspeed</a> as expected</p>

<p>Whenever you hear the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfUTMFJmy9c">Wilhelm Scream</a></p>

<p>Whenever the numbers &#8220;<a href="https://youtu.be/wtoHjGWc2s8?t=1m18s">1138</a>&#8221; or &#8220;2187&#8221; are referenced</p>

<p>Whenever Darth Vader <a href="https://youtu.be/R7fHTh6vwvs?t=26s">force-chokes</a> someone</p>

<p>Whenever The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3WSG6SDE1w">Imperial March</a> plays</p>

<p><strong>Take a shot:</strong></p>

<p>Whenever Greedo <a href="https://youtu.be/NpXD2tvV-9Q?t=56s">shoots first</a> (Why are you watching this version, anyway? You must be punished. DOUBLE SHOT.)</p>

<p>Whenever a large, spherical space weapon is <a href="https://youtu.be/2WBG2rJZGW8?t=13m30s">obliterated</a> by upstart forces</p>

<p>When anyone says <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA">&#8220;It&rsquo;s a trap!&#8221;</a></p>

<p>Whenever a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zDb615r-o">Force Ghost </a>appears / is heard</p>

<p>Whenever somebody has their hand / arm chopped off</p>

<p>When anyone screams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GryXjVHfewY">&#8220;Noooooooo!&#8221;</a></p>

<p><em>If these rules aren&rsquo;t enough you can go all-out with our extended version, complete with useless CG characters:</em></p>

<p><strong>Drink:</strong></p>
<p>Whenever someone turns a<a href="https://youtu.be/qnMAvPwLoU0?t=18m47s"> lightsaber on or off</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qnMAvPwLoU0?t=18m47s"></a>Anytime someone does an <a href="https://youtu.be/qnMAvPwLoU0?t=14m54s">unnecessary flip</a></p>
<p>Whenever <a href="https://youtu.be/JGp_5gOww0E?t=1m46s">tractor beams</a> are used</p>

<p>Whenever a random, unnecessary CG character shows up in the Special Editions (<em>Warning: to avoid dangerous levels of Fruitopication, please only implement this rule with a safety guide present.</em>)</p>

<p><strong>Take a shot:</strong></p>

<p>Every time Jar-Jar steps in poop</p>

<p>When anyone says &#8220;<a href="https://youtu.be/FoVpSPXGCvc?t=54s">midichlorians</a>&#8220;</p>

<p>Anytime characters enter a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6PDcBhODqo">wacky space bar</a></p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Make Rey’s bread from The Force Awakens for your afternoon snack]]></title>
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			<updated>2016-04-05T08:00:03-04:00</updated>
			<published>2016-04-05T08:00:03-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[In under five minutes you too can make the weird, greenish, cupcake thing and feel like a starving scavenger on the desolate desert planet of Jakku &#8212;&#8364;&#8221; no begging or bartering required! The recipe comes from Jenn Fujikawa at StarWars.com. Who doesn&#8217;t want to eat like their new favorite Jedi? Kirsten, The Verge&#8216;s esteemed social [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>In under five minutes you too can make the weird, greenish, cupcake thing and feel like a starving scavenger on the desolate desert planet of Jakku &mdash;&#8364;&#8221; no begging or bartering required! <a href="http://www.starwars.com/news/reys-portion-bread">The recipe comes from Jenn Fujikawa at <em>StarWars.com</em>.</a></p>

<p>Who doesn&#8217;t want to eat like their new favorite Jedi? Kirsten, <em>The Verge</em>&#8216;s esteemed social video reporter, raves &#8220;it wasn&#8217;t awesome&#8221; and &#8220;it smelled really good, but it was not my favorite thing I ever put in my mouth.&#8221;</p>
<p><!--(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));// --></p><div data-href="/verge/videos/vb.193742123995472/1070717006297975/?type=3" data-allowfullscreen="1" class="fb-video"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/verge/videos/1070717006297975/">How to make Rey&#8217;s bread from Star Wars</a><p>Star Wars recipe: Learn to make Rey&#8217;s snack from Jakku.</p>Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/verge/">The Verge</a> on Sunday, 3 April 2016</blockquote></div></div>
<p>The bread from the movie wasn&#8217;t CGI, it was a practical effect. The visual effects artists who worked on the film told <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2728173/star-wars-rey-bread/">MTV</a> that it took three months to figure out the mechanics of the bread. The crew used vacuums to remove the water and puff up the bread simultaneously, but also spent countless hours designing its unique aesthetic. We, on the other hand, entertained ourselves by driving BB-8 off a table a couple of times while we cooked the bread in the microwave for 15 seconds.</p>
<img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6288673/bread_making_med.0.gif?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="reys-bread-gif-star-wars" title="reys-bread-gif-star-wars" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" /><p dir="ltr"><span>If you&#8217;re chill with eating a sad cupcake, this might be the closest you&#8217;ll find yourself to Jakku, and you don&#8217;t even have to collect old empire space junk or master the art of special effects to get it.</span></p><img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6288679/trade.0.gif?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="reys-bread-gif-star-wars" title="reys-bread-gif-star-wars" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" />
<p><em><strong>Correction:</strong> This story originally did not properly credit StarWars.com&#8217;s writer Jenn Fujikawa. We apologize for the error, which has been corrected.</em></p>
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