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Humanity Will Record Apocalypse with Cellphones

After yesterday's California earthquake everyone and their dogs* is posting videos online. Cellphones, camcorders, digital cameras, or CCTV, it doesn't matter: like the following clips show, it looks like this era of democratized gadgetry has made humans eager to record their own destruction, perhaps as a last chance to leave a notch in History. I can see it already, when the fourth angel sounds the trumpet, people will take out their cellphones and start recording a video of the Apocalypse. Except iPhone users, who would only be able to take photos. That and change their Facebook status to "is watching the asteroid falling." More »

10:00 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Jesus Diaz
12,213 views, 68 comments

Latest by n/a: @venomous_duck41: In response to: "Also why does the guy filming the dog not care to take cover, instead he just films his dog, FTW." The guy (who happens to be me) did not care to take cover because the video is not more »

stress relief

Spaniards Take the Movie Office Space Very Seriously

Destruction therapy has been around for a while now, but is only just starting to hit its stride. On June 21st, a large group of variously frustrated individuals converged on Castejon, Spain to launch the town fiestas with the coordinated destruction of an entire field of appliances and cars. Mainstream medicine has yet to recognize the efficacy of destruction therapy, but hey, I'm sure frontal lobotomies took a few years to catch on too. Gallery after the jump. [Reuters] More »

7:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By John Herrman
2,962 views, 15 comments

Latest by KarinDiscoGirl: @NightElfMohawk: I was singing that to myself while I was reading this. more »

destruction

How to Create Plasma from a Beer Bottle in a Microwave


Now, this is what microwaves were invented for—forget about reheating your coffee, or drying your underpants out in an emergency, or heating your pajamas. Nope, if you're Washington University research engineer William J. Beaty, it's all about melting beer bottles and making glowy yellow plasma in your kitchen. [MetaCafe via BoingBoing]

10:16 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By AddyDugdale
12,542 views, 42 comments

Latest by -Core-: Wow.. the coolest part had to be, when the plasma lept off the bottle.. (Or whatever was going on) more »

iphone

iPhone Vs. Semi: iPhone Laughs in the Face of Danger

Ever wondered what an iPhone would look like if it took on a semi? Wonder no more, for Mike Beauchamp's iPhone went one-on-one with a huge, mo-fo of a semi, and guess what? It was not disintegrated into a plastic/metal mangled mess, oh no. The iPhone stood tall, and only lost part of its brushed aluminum buttocks. Best of all, the resilient little sucker was still working at the end of it. The iPhone may lack muscle in the haptic feedback department, but it sure as hell has some balls. Check out the gallery for some more shots of the carnage. [Flickr]

4:00 PM on Sat Feb 2 2008
By Haroon Malik
15,005 views, 46 comments

Latest by Digicach: iPhone is stable like IBM thinkpad, i have a thinkpad T41, and i lose it from 2th floor, but it still can work. more »

destruction

$70,000 Industrial Robot Modded to Fire Flameballs

There's only one thing better than robots that can destruct things: robots that can destroy things and terrify people by firing flameballs, bowling balls, watermelons and bloody pig entrails at high speed. Like the Robopult, a gigantic $70,000 industrial robotic arm hacked to throw all these things like a Terminator version of Roger Clemens. We talked with Aaron Rasmussen about how the heck they managed to get an industrial robot and some of the details of this crazy project:

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9:30 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Jesus Diaz
47,463 views, 38 comments

Latest by Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer: Industrial robots are becoming the new circus animals. Where are the hordes clamouring for their release? more »

total destruction

Rip Saw UGV Tank Fast as a Motorcycle, Yours For Only $200,000

First introduced in 2005, the Rip Saw is about to hit the market with a $200,000 price tag. The custom-built UGV can hit 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, go 80 mph, and can maneuver over any surface or terrain a tank can. And the video is pretty good; watch as it drives through a barn as if it were the cardboard box your handset came in. More »

4:46 PM on Sat Nov 17 2007
By Adrian Covert
54,400 views, 65 comments

Latest by n/a: This is what CHUCK NORRIS uses to get his news paper every day more »

destruction

Gizmodo Crush-o-Thon 2007 Brutally Lays Waste to Outdated Gadgets

We asked you to send us some gadgets to wreck a while back, and we finally got to the task today. The Geek Squad had a crusher set up at Digital Life, where they were being generous enough to break our tech products for free, rather than charge $49.99 like they usually do when people bring stuff to them. We put a whole stack of gadgets through there, and we were not disappointed by the results. It's safe to say no one is going to be using these things again, ever. Thanks to everyone who sent stuff in, and enjoy the carnage. | Video by Richard Blakeley

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10:55 AM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Adam Frucci
24,284 views, 78 comments

Latest by flame500: I should have sent in a game.COM. That was the saddest excuse for a hand held ever. more »

Sun Blackbox, Don't Handle With Care This is Sun's datacenter-to-go, Project Blackbox. And the video after the jump shows what happens in its interior when you put it at the epicenter of a 6.7-magnitude earthquake.

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peripherals

Win a Razer Tarantula Keyboard for Destroying your Current Keyboard

With the Optimus keyboard on a downward spiral towards death it is time to begin looking for other high-end keyboarding solutions. The Razer Tarantula may be it. This $100 keyboard is macro-able and designed with the gamer in mind. Razer will be giving away five of these bad boys, but at a cost. More »

10:44 AM on Thu Nov 30 2006
By Travis Hudson
584 views, 14 comments

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Elecom SCR-CD0001: Destroys CDs, DVDs in Five Seconds

Japan's Elecom knows that you've got some sensitive data stored on your computer. Thankfully, if you've stored that data on CDs and DVDs, the SCR-CD0001 is pretty much a Godsend. All it takes is about five seconds and the device will scratch up the disc so throughly that it'll be rendered useless. It should hit Japanese stores by the end of the month for around $26. More »

2:26 PM on Tue Nov 14 2006
By Gizloco
815 views, 39 comments

nano

Microwaving an iPod nano—Why God, Why?


I'm not sure what is more sad. The fact that these kids willingly destroy gadgets for their own enjoyment, or witnessing an iPod nano melting in a microwave. Fucking kids need to learn some respect for property, but it is neat to see the iPod melt, nonetheless. – Travis Hudson More »

4:06 PM on Fri Oct 20 2006
By Travis Hudson
966 views, 54 comments

announcements

SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway Update

There are only a couple days left in our SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway. If you are just tuning in, we are giving away a couple SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Titanium w/ U3 USB flash drives. To figure out what you need to do, follow the linkage here. More »

3:39 PM on Wed Aug 30 2006
By Travis Hudson
300 views, 7 comments