Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

What Would Happen to Our Solar System If Jupiter Didn’t Exist?

Our solar system is weird. Not only because we’re unique little snowflakes on a blue marble called Earth but because other stars usually have their giant ass planets (i.e. their Jupiter) orbiting them at a much closer distance. This is really common in other systems! Our Jupiter, however, doesn’t work like that. Why? Life Noggin…

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What Makes Pixar Movies So Special?

To be honest, it’s everything. The depth of their characters, the artistry in their animation, the comedy, the relationships. It’s a combination of all that that makes (most) Pixar movies excellent. But what makes Pixar movies special? It’s the story. It’s how Pixar movies try to weave a story that we can all relate to.…

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A Melting Glow Stick Is Like the Most Spectacular Candle

I’m not quite sure how the logistics will work out but I now know that I don’t want regular candles for my future birthday cakes, I want melting glow sticks. They burn so bright and ooze out such spectacular alien colors and leave such a lovely fluorescent goo behind that normal candles can’t even compare…

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How Many People Has Iron Man Killed in His Movies?

Iron Man is basically a death machine. A slick talking, charismatic death machine but a death machine nonetheless. Once Tony Stark straps on that suit of his, absolutely no one—people, aliens, other robots, whoever is nearby—is safe. Here’s his kill count from all the Marvel movies he’s appeared in. He pretty much owns Captain America’s…

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A Smoke Bomb Ice Cocktail Seems Almost Too Dangerous to Drink

If there’s smoke… you should drink it? Cocktail Chemistry shows how you can make an ice ball full of smoke for your cocktails that once you crack open, will unleash the smoke monster. The effect is really cool, like the spirit gods are anointing your drink as worthy. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

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Snowboarding an Abandoned Winter Resort Looks Like So Much Fun

Empty ski resorts? Yeah, that’d be fun to shred. Ski resorts that have been abandoned for four years though? So. Much. More. Fun. Here are a bunch of snowboarders—Red Gerard, Marko Grilc, and Tim-Kevin Ravnjak—having their go in a world left behind for snow to stack up on. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

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A Tree on Fire in the Forest Can Be Quite Beautiful

Before we all freak out, this was a controlled burn in the Kaibab Forest in northern Arizona and it was totally (mostly?) safe to film. Well, I sure hope it was. Either way, the individual trees that were on fire look spectacular against the starry night sky and the rest of the forest. Here’s the…

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How a Kaleidoscope Is Made

A couple of mirrors, a cardboard tube, and a bunch of random crap. That’s what’s behind the mind-twisting magic of a kaleidoscope. And when we say random crap, we literally mean that. There’s no real method for designing the end cap of a kaleidoscope—the creators just add whatever they want. Some objects are glued down,…

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Short Animation Shows How Beer Is Destructively Necessary (NSFW)

Directed by Nerdo, this short animation interprets the poem about beer from Charles Bukowski and it’s so dark and bitingly true and just totally spot on about the dependency that someone could have on beer (or wine or whiskey or whatever). We get in the mind of a man who has accepted what beer has…

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The Pharaoh’s Serpent’s Neverending Chemical Reaction Is Always So Gross

Even though it looks like the devil is reaching through the ground from underneath the Earth to grab a victim, you can’t look away. Even though it looks like some alien tentacle snake is burning itself and trying to attack you, you can’t help but stare. It’s the Pharaoh’s Serpent (or Black Snake firework) and…

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10 Inventions That The Simpsons Totally Predicted

The Simpsons have been around for so long (since 1989!) that it’s no surprise that they’ve influenced our culture so much. And though obviously it’s much easier to make a cartoon joke about fake inventions than to actually invent them in the real world (and they’re not always the first TV show to predict them),…

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Here’s How Giant Machines Clear Roads Through Ridiculously Deep Snow

Mother Nature always forgets to end winter in places like Norway so it’s up to these giant snow blower tractors to clear the road. You can see how it works in the video below, the monster snow blower blasts through the layers of thick snow and carves out an open path, revealing the mountain road…

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How to Turn Agave Into Tequila

There’s no alcohol that makes me forget the night as much as tequila, and there’s also no alcohol I know less about. Which is fitting, I guess. What makes it special is the blue agave plant. Here’s a quick look at what it takes to make tequila. From harvesting and cutting out the core of…

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Classic Video Games Awesomely Recreated Using Paper Cutouts of Stock Images

After seeing these paper versions of classic video games, I kind of wish I could play them all. Mystery Guitar Man used stop-motion animation and paper cutouts of stock images to recreate games like Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario Kart, and more. It’s fun to see the video games of our childhood done over…

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Watching an Espresso Being Poured From Beneath Will Make Your Mouth Water

I don’t even drink coffee but after seeing an espresso shot get pulled through a naked portafilter on an espresso machine, it’s the only thing I want in my life. Watching the water swish through the finely ground coffee beans and then seeing it seep through each hole and then finally being allowed to witness…

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What It’s Like to Look Straight into a Rainbow

There’s no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but there are some colorful visuals you can trip out on if you can figure out how to stare the right way. Here’s a video that supposedly shows a camera gliding through the spectrum of a rainbow and making its way through ROYGBIV backwards.…

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This Badass Photo of a Fighter Jet Looks Like a Comic Book

Just a great photo. Here’s the wall of fire display at the 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The silhouette of the plane against the giant dark orange and black flames makes it look more like art from some comic book than a real life shot. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow…

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Here Are the 5 Ugliest Endangered Animals

All animals need love. But which animals need more attention? Endangered species. And which endangered species need even more attention than that? Ugly endangered animals. Here are 5 of the ugliest endangered animals species according to popular vote tabulated by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, a comedy group raising awareness to protect ugly animals. The…

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How to Understand a Picasso Painting

Everybody knows Picasso, his name precedes his art. But what exactly are we looking at when we look at a Picasso painting? Are we marveling at how wild his work was? Questioning him for cubism? Wondering about his blue period? Thinking if we could paint some wonky pieces and have it considered art? Nerdwriter breaks…

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What It’s Like to Be Inside the Head of Someone Who’s Losing His Mind

This powerful short film from Paul Trillo puts the camera behind a man named Terry as we follow him through the streets of New York City. We see everything he sees as he’s walking but in a unique twist in perspective, we also get to hear everything he’s thinking too. And he’s losing his mind.…

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What Would Happen to Our Solar System If Jupiter Didn’t Exist?

What Makes Pixar Movies So Special?

A Melting Glow Stick Is Like the Most Spectacular Candle

How Many People Has Iron Man Killed in His Movies?

A Smoke Bomb Ice Cocktail Seems Almost Too Dangerous to Drink

Snowboarding an Abandoned Winter Resort Looks Like So Much Fun

A Tree on Fire in the Forest Can Be Quite Beautiful

How a Kaleidoscope Is Made

Short Animation Shows How Beer Is Destructively Necessary (NSFW)

The Pharaoh’s Serpent’s Neverending Chemical Reaction Is Always So Gross

10 Inventions That The Simpsons Totally Predicted

Here’s How Giant Machines Clear Roads Through Ridiculously Deep Snow

How to Turn Agave Into Tequila

Classic Video Games Awesomely Recreated Using Paper Cutouts of Stock Images

Watching an Espresso Being Poured From Beneath Will Make Your Mouth Water

What It’s Like to Look Straight into a Rainbow

This Badass Photo of a Fighter Jet Looks Like a Comic Book

Here Are the 5 Ugliest Endangered Animals

How to Understand a Picasso Painting

What It’s Like to Be Inside the Head of Someone Who’s Losing His Mind

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets