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july 4th
Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom
Here's another clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC]
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By Jason ChenComment by elryry: I'm glad you guys posted this, else tomorrow wouldn't have worked out too well. 14 Responses | Other threads
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july 4th
Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
Hey everyone, just checking in to make sure your holiday is kicking off with a bang. But that you haven't blown your face off with some giant aerial fireworks. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC]
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By Jason ChenComment by drsmith: uhhh .... yeah. If you need to be told not to stand in the line of fire, you probably... 5 Responses | Other threads
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escalators
Here Are Some Cute Ducks Trying to Use an Escalator
Ducks, don't try to use escalators, ok? And humans, follow the same advice. Except you, you sexy spinning escalator girl you. You can use the escalator at any time. [Dark Roasted Blend—Thanks Daffy] More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by iceicemaybe: Am I the only one that thinks this is horribly depressing to watch? :( Of course the ducks won't go near... 16 Responses | Other threads
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space
Cool Time Lapse Video of Atlantis Getting Mounted On Its 747 Mothership
We have seen the shuttle on an spectacular shot on top of its 747 mothership and a video of their almost impossible take off, but we have never seen a time lapse video on how everything gets ready. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by hu_hu_cool: Does anyone else have problems watching gizmodo videos on safari 4? 6 Responses | Other threads
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cellphones
In Japan, Brad Pitt Is But a Sumo's Butler
Celebrities often cash in on commercials overseas, and Brad Pitt, a speechless spokesperson for cellphone company Softbank, is no exception. More » -
science
Disgusting Sewer Creature Update: IT'S F#$%ING REAL!
Remember the disgusting video of some mysterious creature in the North Carolina sewers I posted yesterday? I cynically assumed it was a viral ad for some upcoming movie. Sweet merciful christ, I was wrong. These things are actually real. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by BergenCountyJC: Seriously, is there any good that comes out of N.C.? I only drive through it to get to S.C. 30 Responses | Other threads
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gundam
The Tokyo Gundam Like You Have Never Seen It Before
Now fully finished, the amazing full-scale Gundam has become an unofficial Tokyo landmark. The robot is so impressive that photographers are populating Flickr with beautiful photos showing every single little detail. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Jim Topoleski: You have got to hand it to the Japanese to not only pull this off, but detail it out well... 3 Responses | Other threads
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japan
Crazy Japanese Ironsmith Creates His Own Bulldozer
What do you get when you mix a Fiat 500—a popular and tiny 50s car in Italy—with a bulldozer and a crazy Japanese ironsmith? A Fiat 500 bulldozer with crazy—and very happy—Japanese ironsmith inside, as the video shows. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Amir Oulad: That is so freaking sweet, He should have combined it with a jet engine, so it can pick up some... 2 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone OS 3.1 Features: Better Video Editing, Voice Control Over Bluetooth, And More
Now that the iPhone OS 3.1 SDK (and accompanying beta firmware) is out in the wild, new features are showing their faces. The update improves video editing and app integration, Voice Control over Bluetooth and a slew of minor tweaks. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Gustaf Hultman: How about password protecting the "Find my iPhone"-toggle under settings? It feels stupid that a pick pocket would be able to... 6 Responses | Other threads
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airplanes
The Nazi Stealth Planes That Could Have Dropped a Nuclear Bomb in NYC
Nazis or aliens or Nazi aliens are back and they have invaded Northrop Grumman's top secret grounds in California, where engineers have been testing the surprising anti-radar capabilities of the Horten 2-29 fighter. The results: It could have changed everything. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by george9807: His first target would have probably been London though. Ah well, at least it never came to be. Well done... 32 Responses | Other threads
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monsters
Excellent Special Effects or Terrifying New Sewer Creatures? You Decide
This video purports to be of some unknown creatures in the sewers under Cameron Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. It's probably some early viral marketing for a movie. But! What if it isn't? Oh god, what if it isn't?? [io9]
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By Adam FrucciComment by Kaiser-Machead: Maybe it's an egg sack to start off Cloverfield 2. Maybe it's Tim Burton's 10 Responses | Other threads
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ringtones
Amateur Move: Journalist Interrupts President Obama With Quacking Duck Ringtone
As someone with a proudly stupid ringtone ("Gonna Make You Sweat"), I'm okay with being embarrassed when it invariably goes off in public. But then, I'm not a White House reporter who interrupts the President with loud digital quacking. More » -
bad ideas
Grossest Mouse Ever Works While Scraping Dead Skin Off Your Feet
Someone decided it would be fun to combine a Ped Egg, used for scraping dead skin off of your feet, with an optical mouse. What resulted is gross. Don't believe me? There's a video. Oh god, there's a video. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Shamoononon, Vampire Grater: I don't understand why people like removing the calluses off their feat. I find them quite functional. I... 7 Responses | Other threads
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blu-ray
Watchmen Blu-ray Bringing Awesome 'Maximum Movie Mode' Video Commentary
Most Blu-ray features leave me a little cold, but the Watchmen's "Maximum Movie Mode" actually looks really cool. In it, director Zack Snyder uses two screens to visually show various behind-the-scenes snippets while the movie plays. More » -
diy
MIT Students Build a Speedy Go-Kart Out of a Shopping Cart
When you were in college, you spent your free time drinking tallboys of Bud Ice and playing Mario Kart 64 until 5am. These MIT students, on the other hand, built a shopping cart go-kart cart and dubbed it the LOLriokart. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by OCEntertainment: If anybody had told me that MIT students get to make shopping cart go karts and emergency pizza buttons and... 5 Responses | Other threads
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transformers
Autobots and Decepticons Agree: Palm Pre Rulz, iPhone Sux
You may have thought, after eons of punching each other in movies with nonexistent plots, that Autobots and Decepticons wouldn't agree on anything. But as proven on Attack of the Show, they both agree that the Pre bests the iPhone. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by xenoastro: We're sorry but Europeans and everybody else outside of the US of A are not important enough for Gizmodo to... 11 Responses | Other threads
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911
People Don't Always Call 911 For Emergencies
The 911 system is a streamlined way for the authorities to be notified of emergencies in their jurisdiction. It's also a number that morons call when their fast food orders are screwed up or they forget what day it is. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by xwildebeestx: tuck yer damn shirt in!! *waves fist 3 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Michael Jackson Gets His Geek On
I don't know if I've ever seen a more humanizing clip of Michael Jackson than this Access Hollywood footage from 2006 in which the King of Pop admires the crew's HD cameras. More » -
bing
Bing: The Fastest Way to Google
Have you guys heard about Bing? It makes Googling stuff super easy. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by DssTrainer: LOL. So I guess if bing came first we'd be using Google to "bing" things A different meaning when people ask... 8 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
Does the S in iPhone 3GS Stand for Submarine?
Sure, this video must be fake, but the sound is so clear I find hard to believe that it is inside a case. Then again, I find even harder to believe that any iPhone can survive this. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Jon Schumaker: Something just like this happened to me when I was swimming across the river and realized I had my first... 14 Responses | Other threads
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space
Progress Update on NASA's Constellation Program
NASA's Jeffery Hanley went to the US Human Spaceflght Plans committee in Washington to do a show and tell on Constellation, the space program that will take us to the Moon and Mars. He played this report on its state. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by mreed: I can't believe that 30+ years down the road the best we can do is Apollo II. The original Apollo... 5 Responses | Other threads
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banana
iFixit Banana Teardown Reveals Yellow Components
iFixit got an exclusive look into a banana today, doing one of their teardowns. The results are interesting, but I'm disappointed there's no bill of materials and cost breakdown. What's the deal? Do they get paid by Dole? More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Jestermeister: I don't get the Flight of the Conchords video's association with this...is that a mistake? 5 Responses | Other threads
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airplanes
When Big Toys Break: Boeing's Dreamliner Delay Explained
Everything seemed OK a few days ago, but as you probably know already, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and its orgy room have been delayed once again. Airplane expert Jon Ostrower explains why their toy broke again. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Hello Mister Walrus: I expect this to be ready at about the same time as Duke Nukem Forever. 7 Responses | Other threads
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gadgets
LightLane Virtual Bike Path to Become a Reality
Be happy, bicyclists of the world, because the lasertastic LightLane personal bike path is going to be a reality soon. It's already in the production engineering phase, as this demonstration video shows: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Purple Monkey Dishwasher: From the video footage, the lines aren't super clear. It's much more easy to spot the biker than the green... 13 Responses | Other threads
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inventions
Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan Bring Goofy Inventions on Conan, Get Made Fun Of
Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan, of the Discovery Channel's Pitchmen as well as countless infomercials, went on Conan last night to show off some of their products. Conan was mercilessly hilarious. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by BuyingPowerTools_GitEmSteveDave: I have to admit that I really do enjoy watching the "Pitchmen" show on Discovery. About two weeks ago,... 9 Responses | Other threads
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multitouch
Puddle of Life Looks Like Darwinian Pikmin, With Sex
This is Puddle of Life, a multitouch game which allows four players to control species battling to dominate a pond. The game is designed to show how that preposterous idea called "theory of natural selection" works. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Hello Mister Walrus: The obvious pro-intelligent design argument is that an "intelligent" user is still controlling which mutated organisms will breed and thrive.... 10 Responses | Other threads
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visualizations
Giant Wraparound Screen Shows Air Traffic in Real-Time
This installation shows all of Lufthansa's flights at once, all projected in 3D on a 180-degree, 46-foot-wide screen. And damn is it cool. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Kaiser-Machead: I'm having fantasies of a space battle Star Trek simulator and we all get to dress up as the crew.... 8 Responses | Other threads
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rc planes
Real Eagle vs Robo-Eagle: DOGFIGHT!
What do you get when you fly a remote controlled eagle made out of plastic on a real eagle's airspace? One big pissed off eagle chasing the fake one, that's what. The video is beautiful, though. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by yogibimbi: well, I had anticipated the real eagle shooting the fake one out of the sky... 8 Responses | Other threads
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media software
RealPlayer SP Rips, Converts, Shares and Syncs Internet Video
Real's new RealPlayer SP software, currently in beta, adds functionality to rip YouTube and other streaming videos from the Internet and get them onto whatever handheld you choose. It works well enough, but it's also crammed full of unnecessary features. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by cy3: Ever since YouTube blocked the RealPlayer plug-in, I just used the Download Helper add-on. It now grabs the video... 2 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Whiz Kids Shows Science and Math Students Kicking Ass, Taking Names
Whiz Kids is a documentary about kids competing in the Science Talent Search, showing that not every American kid is a lazy deadbeat only good at texting and Halo. Like Revenge of the Nerds, but with less madcap zaniness. [YouTube]
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By Adam FrucciComment by Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: You know, I could be smarter than these kids, if I actually pushed myself. Yup, like how I am going to... 3 Responses | Other threads
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boobs
Kush Props Up Large Breasts For Comfortable Sleeping
Being unable to sleep because my boobs are too big is a problem I have never had. But I'm sympathetic, oh so sympathetic. More »
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By Adam Frucci
Comment by yogibimbi: now, what was that ding called you put your schlong in to wank off? that looks almost like it. Maybe... 15 Responses | Other threads
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toys
$1 Transformer Armada Looks as Silly as the New Movie
Just in time to celebrate the comeback of the director of Armageddon and Miami Vice actor Michael Bay, here's a load of $1 retro Transformers made in China, probably made with loads of cancer-inducing paints and plastics. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by cpthook: This perfectly illustrates why I never liked transformers. Unlike the sweet Michael Bay version, in which they actually transform,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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pets
Bowlingual Discovers that Every Dog Has an Inner Japanese Woman
What is your dog trying to say when he's barking at bicyclists riding by your window? If only we spoke Japanese, we'd know. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by namforellik: What's that, lassie-san? Timmy-san is trapped in the well? 11 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Transformers 2 Is Actually Gremlins 3
Check out this newly-released clip of the incoming Transformers 2, in which kitchen appliances transform into small evil robots. It's official: Michael Bay has rolled Transformers, Gremlins, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua all into one. This spells d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r. [Topless Robot]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Hi, I'm God: Um. I think you are forgetting something - or someone. Disaster + Megan Fox = SIGN ME UP. I don't... 5 Responses | Other threads
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robots
Solar Powered Spider Will Populate My Nightmares for Months
Every time I've seen these Jansen walkers—usually driven by the wind, sometimes on electricity—they have crept the hell out of me. This one is solar powered, and it creeps me just the same. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Act Now and get a 4th Celebrity Death Free!: Lite: I'm sorry, they've already added the razor blades and AI... + Watch video 2 Responses | Other threads
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hacks
The Palm Pre Can't Shoot Video, But Stop Motion Photography Is No Problem
The Palm Pre can't shoot video. But what if it could shoot something better than video, natively? You know, like stop motion animation? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Nick1693: So on an iPhone it's a problem, but on a Pre it's a feature? 26 Responses | Other threads
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photography
Magic Lantern Firmware Unlocks the Canon 5D Mark II's A/V Potential
The Canon 5D Mark II can shoot jaw-dropping 1080P video, but nothing about the interface makes it easy. So one video guru wrote his own firmware for the device to bring camcorder luxuries to the dSLR. More » -
space
Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
The Selene lunar probe has captured amazing footage of the surface of the moon, but on June 11th it finally crashed into the surface. This is a reconstruction of its final approach, based on flight data. [JAXA via Pink Tentacle]
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By Adam FrucciComment by Geisrud: Is that the "dark side", as in the unseen side? Or the side currently not getting any sunlight? 22 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Cold Souls Shows a World Where Fancy Machines Capture Our Souls
Cold Souls stars Paul Giamatti playing himself. In it, he discovers a company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people's souls. Unfortunately, it turns out that when you take souls out of the body, a lucrative soul-trafficking business sprouts up. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by stryder100: Sounds like farcical fun. However, this'll REALLY be big with people who actually believe that there's a "soul" that... 19 Responses | Other threads
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videos
Tune In, Chill Out, And Relax With This Trippy Canon 30D/Microscope Hybrid Creation
Combine one Canon 30D, an intervalometer, and a microscope, add in a trippy yet soothing soundtrack, and you have this video, called God of Small Things. Tune and trip out this fine Sunday afternoon. My treat. [Vimeo - Thanks, Chris]
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By Jack LoftusComment by fightskillz: aren't all gods of small things? redundant title, and someone fix my laptop, i can't seem to play any hd streaming... 6 Responses | Other threads
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