John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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Toilet Tuesday
Google's Inside-Business Photos Sure Are Getting Surreal
Yes, that is a body being sucked down a toilet, and it only gets weirder.
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Videos
Play Tokyo Like a Piano in This Gorgeous Interactive Music Video
The Japanese company behind a new urban center is celebrating it with a rather unusual artwork.
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Posters of Angry Eyes Actually Scare Off Bike Thieves
A British experiment showed that images of eyes reduced the amount of stolen bikes in certain locations by 62 percent.
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Videos
Terrifying Footage of Someone Hanging From a Construction Crane by One Hand
On purpose, apparently.
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Could the Police Get a Breathalyzer for Marijuana and Cocaine?
It could happen, with Swedish researchers reporting they were able to detect drugs in the breath of addicts.
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This Is a Stadium, Not a Secret Fortress for a James Bond Villain
Architects want to build a soccer venue in Abu Dhabi that's sited inside a hollowed-out mountain.
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This Week in Bans
Florida County Starts Paddling Students, Again
How else will educators get naughty kids to fall in line?
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Doctors Now Advise Wearing Helmets During Tornado Warnings
According to new research on injuries sustained during twisters, brain damage and busted spines are common; impalements by flying wood less so.
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A Pantone-Style Color Guide for Beers
Now if only they made a corresponding line of beer-colored paints.
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Kennebunk Has a Cocktail That Costs $40,000
The "Ruby Rose" is made with premium vodka, grapefruit juice and a four-carat gemstone.
