Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

The Weirdest Things That Get Dropped on New Years Eve

If you thought dropping Snooki was weird, you haven’t seen the rest of America. Some cities drop really weird things on New Years Eve. How weird? How about bologna, sausage, a drag queen, a bag of chips and a possum? If you’re from any of these cities, well, congratulations for surviving the weirdness around you:…

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Airport Security Officers Compete Against Each Other to Earn Cash Bonuses

The Washington Post wrote an interesting article regarding the TSA and the private security firms seeking to replace them. The Post found that workers of the private firms compete against each other in airport security-related games to win cash. It’s a sort of office “March Madness”-style tournament and the rewards are quite lucrative. One private…

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A Former Airship Hangar in Berlin Is Now a Huge Water Park

A gigantically excessive former Airship Hangar built on a Soviet Base in Berlin has found new life as a gigantically excessive water park. It’s like a man-made island inside with a water slide that propels people up to 44mph. Now called the Tropical Islands resort, the water theme park has a pool 4x the size…

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Send a Gift to a Complete Stranger’s Address

My parents taught me to never talk to strangers, but they never told me I couldn’t buy Christmas gifts for them! If you’re overdosed with Christmas spirit, Giftastranger.net generates random addresses across the world so people can send gifts to strangers. There’s probably better ways to spread your Christmas joy, like volunteering or gifting to…

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Found in a Brain Scan

A close-up image of a blood vessel in the brain shows a picture that looks amazingly like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Seriously, there’s the antlers, the tail, and even the famous glowing red nose. The scientists who stumbled upon the picture were studying the inner workings of neurons in the hippocampal region of the brain.…

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These Records Are Quite Colorful

James Blake released his CMYK EP on cyan, magenta, yellow colored and black vinyl. When you overlap the records, they form a nice little CMYK color model (the four inks used in some color printing). Makes for a beautiful mix. [Laughing Squid]

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Why Do All the Christmas Lights Go Out When Only One Bulb Blows?

If you’ve dabbled in Christmas decorations with traditional Christmas lights, you’ll know that when one bulb blows, the entire line goes out with it. Why is that? Because of how the manufacturers wire them. That image above shows how the lights and power supply are typically wired (not the new LED varieties, though) in traditional…

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Congress Will Allow the Use of Electronic Devices in the House

Republicans plan to lift the ban on the use of electronic gadgets like the iPad, iPhone and BlackBerry on the House floor. Now our lawmakers can check their Facebook and update their Twitter during those filibustering times. More seriously though, the new rule hopes that lawmakers would use these devices to look up information regarding…

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A Vintage Bus Is Being Used in New York City

The NYC MTA has been using a vintage, 1950’s era bus (and train) on some select routes. No, it’s not because the budget deficit is that bad, instead it’s a neat throwback gesture by the MTA for the holiday season. Here’s a video of the retro train in action: The fare costs the same as…

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What Is Google’s Holiday Doodle?

In a goal to end the year with a bang, Google’s Doodlers have drawn up a creative, artsy doodle for this year’s holiday season. It’s 17 interactive portraits of holiday scenes around the world and took six months of work. The 17 different portraits are: • St. Basil’s Cathedral • Acropolis of Athens • Buche…

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This Machine Fills Up Beer from the Bottom of the Glass

BottomsUP Beer is a beer tap that pours beer from the bottom of the glass. Yep, the bottom. It’s supposedly way faster than the old fashioned way and most definitely way more ridiculously mind blowing. Check out the machine in action. The idea of pouring beer from the bottom of a glass isn’t exactly new,…

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Watch a Video of Hawaii’s North Shore in 3D

The next best thing to surfing in Hawaii? Probably surfing somewhere else. The best thing after that? Watching people surf in Hawaii in 3D. The people are more beautiful, the waves are sicker and Hawaii makes 3D actually sorta cool. If you don’t have the classic red/blue glasses, be sure to learn how to make…

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How to Make 3D Glasses at Home Using a CD Case

Those classic red and blue 3D glasses are still useful! But where the heck can you find a pair in a pinch? Don’t worry, with an old CD case and a couple o’ sharpies, it’s ridiculously easy to make your own. It’s dead simple: you need a clear CD case (or any sheet of clear…

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Apple Plans to Put Antennas Behind the Logo on Future iPhones

According to a patent, Apple is hoping to move the iPhone’s antenna behind the Apple logo. This could potentially solve the attenuation problem that has plagued the iPhone 4. https://gizmodo.com/wireless-expert-on-iphone-4-antenna-we-got-a-problem-5576839 If you remember, the iPad already uses a sort of “logo antenna” (as does the iMac), but those antennas deal with Wi-Fi. This new patent…

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BMW Uses a Commercial to Burn Their Logo into Your Eye

How does a person remember ads? BMW will tell you. BMW flashed an audience with a blinding light that included a cutout of their logo. When the audience was told to close their eyes, they still saw the letters: BMW. The video explains that the effect it’s akin to staring at the sun for too…

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Android Apps December 17

Google Maps 5.0: It makes Google Maps even better (even though it was already the best). Here’s what Matt thinks: Google Maps 5.0 for Android is here, and it makes every other maps app-including older Google Maps and Google Maps on the iPhone-seem straight-up Stone Age. Just watch. Google’s fundamentally changed the underlying architecture of…

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How to Train Future Criminals: Line ‘Em Up to Get Pepper Sprayed

This is a cop training video, showing future pepper spray wielders the pain and reality of getting sprayed. But a more sinister interpretation could be that future criminals are growing tolerant to pepper spray so no one can stop them. What a miserable part of the job description, either way. [BuzzFeed]

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A Christmas Tree Made From Recycled Bottles Looks Great

Real trees might trump fake trees in being green, but nothing beats building a Christmas tree from recycled bottles. These wonderful recycled Christmas trees are popping up in Paris and you can build one yourself. https://gizmodo.com/whats-more-green-a-fake-christmas-tree-or-a-real-chris-5714876 The bigger versions in Paris are actually a promotion by DesignPack Gallery to push these home models out (and…

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If You’re a Cyclist, Throw This Magnet at the Next Car Who Endangers Your Life

It’s dangerous riding a bike in the city—crazy drivers swerving in and out can seriously hurt you. So the next time a crazy jerk cuts you off and almost kills you, throw this magnetic yellow card at his car. It’s a warning that I imagine to be fairly effective. If I saw this on my…

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A Raincoat for Members of the Wizardry or KKK

I can’t imagine a normal person having a use for this crazy raincoat but if you’re a wizard and/or KKK member, you’d probably like to protect your headgear from getting wet too. This limited edition raincoat does just that for you. More seriously, if the designer just took away that pointy tip, I might actually…

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The Weirdest Things That Get Dropped on New Years Eve

Airport Security Officers Compete Against Each Other to Earn Cash Bonuses

A Former Airship Hangar in Berlin Is Now a Huge Water Park

Send a Gift to a Complete Stranger’s Address

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Found in a Brain Scan

These Records Are Quite Colorful

Why Do All the Christmas Lights Go Out When Only One Bulb Blows?

Congress Will Allow the Use of Electronic Devices in the House

A Vintage Bus Is Being Used in New York City

What Is Google’s Holiday Doodle?

This Machine Fills Up Beer from the Bottom of the Glass

Watch a Video of Hawaii’s North Shore in 3D

How to Make 3D Glasses at Home Using a CD Case

Apple Plans to Put Antennas Behind the Logo on Future iPhones

BMW Uses a Commercial to Burn Their Logo into Your Eye

Android Apps December 17

How to Train Future Criminals: Line ‘Em Up to Get Pepper Sprayed

A Christmas Tree Made From Recycled Bottles Looks Great

If You’re a Cyclist, Throw This Magnet at the Next Car Who Endangers Your Life

A Raincoat for Members of the Wizardry or KKK

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