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space

Spiderweb Solar-Wind Sail Proves Jor-El Was Right

Laugh all you want at the sea-urchiny ship Jor-El used to send Kal-El to earth, but it looks a lot like the new kind of solar-sail array developed by the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki. Instead of the standard solar panels, the Finnish scientists propose long thin strands, just microns in diameter, that stretch out from the spaceship, and use a positive charge to repel heavy positive ions in the solar wind that move at hundreds of kilometers per second. More »

10:15 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,654 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: @DeadWriter: If a gas has sufficiently low density, it gradually stops acting like a gas and begins to act like a bunch of molecules in a vacuum, and Bernoulli's principle wouldn't work. I haven't done the math, but I believe more »

lightsabers

Jedi Ginsu Knife Brings Out the Chef/Jedi in You

Have you had enough of lightsabers? Wasn't the breakdown of how we roll on Thanksgiving enough to keep you entertained? Wasn't the synopsis of why Superman would be futile to a lightsaber attack enough to fill your Jedi/lightsaber/superhero demand for the week? Are those two questions the stupidest you have ever been asked? Should I stop with all the damn questions, and let you just watch the Ginsu Jedi lightsaber commercial? Yeah, I'll just do that. [Metacafe] More »

3:00 PM on Sat Feb 2 2008
By Haroon Malik
15,640 views, 38 comments

Latest by twilight-arc: IKE_SKELTON: You must have missed it. There was another version of the commercial during the super-bowl, and that one included the Jedi Ginsu resistant cutting board for free! more »

gadgets

Can a Lightsaber Cut Through Superman?

Can a gadget defeat a superhero? Here's a question our sister site io9 posed: can a lightsaber cut through Superman? We put both our nerdy gadget knowledge and our nerdy superhero knowledge to the test and came up with reasons why it could and reasons why it couldn't. More »

3:45 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Jason Chen
121,864 views, 146 comments

wrong number

This is How Superman Dials a Phone

Screw touchscreens. When Superman makes a call, he wants to rearrange crystals and have his father come out in non-corporeal form and tell him that he's doing everything wrong, and if he doesn't hurry and finish dialing, all mankind is doomed. More »

3:30 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By Jason Chen
4,663 views, 16 comments

space

Who Needs Superman? Slingatron Slingshots Stuff Into Space

This Slingatron is the greatest thing we can think of to free up Superman's time for other things, like courting Lois or getting drunk and being a dick. Instead of spending $10,000 per pound to send stuff into space with traditional rockets, this Slingatron design is like a centrifuge that spins things around until they reach escape velocity before sending them flying into space. More »

7:20 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Jason Chen
4,006 views, 33 comments

gadgets

Superman Projection Alarm Clock

Not content to let Batman monopolize the projection alarm clock scene, Superman's flown in with his own "S" shaped entry as well. More »

7:00 PM on Fri Dec 29 2006
By Jason Chen
1,595 views, 10 comments

peripherals

Superman Returns Peripheral Fiesta!

Sure the Special Edition Alienware Superman Themed Computers are nice and all. But what if you really want to nerd out to some Superman without having to drop two g's on a new computer? These peripherals may be the right solution for you. The mouse retails for $32.95 and the keyboard—that is currently pre-order only—goes for $39.95. Both of which are available in a variety of Superman-ish color schemes. More »

11:25 AM on Thu Jul 13 2006
By Travis Hudson
359 views, 2 comments

cellphones

Superman Returns i750 Lenovo Music Phone

Lenovo's partnered with Warner Brothers to put out a Superman Returns-themed music phone that actually looks halfway decent. The two companies also pulled out all the stops in this press conference, as you can see above. They really went above and beyond there. More »

7:45 PM on Fri Jun 23 2006
By Jason Chen
325 views, 5 comments

gadgets

Mattel Wants Your Money This Holiday Season

I hope you're on Santa's Good List this year since you wouldn't want to miss out on some of the toys that Mattel's got lined up for the Holidays. With plenty of toys that are far more advanced than anything I ever played with as a youth (broken bottles, clothes pins, shoe laces, etc.), Mattel may be siphoning off a few of your dollars come December. Read on for a small preview of what your kids (or you, weirdo) might be playing with. More »

1:17 PM on Tue Jun 20 2006
By Gizloco
2,010 views, 10 comments

Latest by DancingJester: Dang you dalziel_86!! I wanted to be the first to look 'learned' by pointing out that a hovercraft has nothing to do with Heart of Darkness, I mean sure there where a couple of boats in there, but no hovering more »

pcs

Alienware Releases Limited Edition Superman Machines

In anticipation of the summer movie, Superman Returns, Alienware is releasing a Superman-themed laptop and desktop in limited edition. Both of the machines will include a Superman desktop theme, and certificate of authenticity. The desktop will also include an exclusive mouse pad. These are in limited edition with only 350 of the laptops available and 250 of the desktops available. More »

3:18 PM on Tue Jun 6 2006
By Travis Hudson
2,835 views, 13 comments