Wellington resident horrified after raw sewage exploded from his toilet

Wellington Water apologised for the shock, stress and inconvenience caused after sewage entered people's bathrooms.

Burglin' Gnomes is the next great friend-slop game that everyone with a PC and at least one other friend should check out

Let's go, friend-slop.
Architectural Digest

Transparent Toilets Take Tokyo’s Culture of Hygiene to the Next Level

At first glance, the concept sounds absurd—maybe even inappropriate. How can a city council commission transparent toilets as vestiges of urban privacy? The surprising answer comes from Japan’s ...
WOOD-TV

Exploding trees: Fact or fiction? An expert weighs in

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...
American Songwriter

How the Who’s 1967 US Tour Was Marked With Piranhas, Shotguns, and Exploding Toilets (And Yes, Keith Moon Was Involved in All Three)

The only thing bigger than Keith Moon’s thunderous drumming was the legend that surrounded the raucous and rowdy drummer for The Who. Indeed, the story of Moon driving a luxury car into a swimming ...
WRAL

Ask the Meteorologist: Do trees actually explode in the bitter cold?

It's all over the internet this week - trees "exploding" in the cold. I'm getting messages, memes and TikToks sent to me about it. It's funny (in a way), but let's set aside expectation from reality ...
KFVS12

Here’s what happens that could cause trees to ‘explode’ in cold weather

DETROIT (WWJ) – A rumor regarding “exploding trees” has been circulating online, but experts said that is not exactly what happens to trees in cold weather. Bert Cregg is a professor of horticulture ...
Houston Chronicle

Fears of 'exploding trees' after an extreme freeze are overblown, Texas A&M experts say

Many Americans are suddenly concerned about “exploding trees” during this weekend’s winter storm after exaggerated claims and fake videos spread online, alarming people as they braced for the arctic ...
Uticaod

Are trees really exploding in the severe cold? Sort of

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...
Poughkeepsie Journal

Do trees really explode in the severe cold? What to know about frost cracks

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance of ...
app.com

Will trees really explode during an extreme cold snap?

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...
WSMV

You could see ‘exploding trees’ in the winter storm. Here’s why that happens.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...