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The USS Zumwalt Deck Looks Like a Part of an Imperial Star Destroyer

This image is so unreal that it feels like a sci-fi illustration more than a photo. It looks like part of a spaceship—perhaps some structure from an Imperial Star Destroyer—instead of the 1,000-ton deckhouse of the new destroyer USS Zumwalt. The fact is that the futuristic USS Zumwalt will actually look more like a spacecraft…

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THERE IS A MOTHERFKING SNAKE RIVER ON MOTHERFKING MARS

“Snakes on a Planet?” asks the Mars Curiosity Rover to herself, “no, but this sinuous rock formation I spotted on Mars looks like one.” WHATEVER, Mars Curiosity Rover! I’ve had enough of your lies! NASA calls this sinuous rock feature the Snake River. Which I like, even while it’s not a snake nor a river.…

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This Is Why the US Navy Is the Most Formidable Naval Force In the World

Here’s a rare sight: four out of the ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers—the largest warships ever built—plus an Enterprise-class carrier docked together. They are resting at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, which coincidentally is the largest naval base in the world. Look at all that engineering and firepower. And it’s only half of the Nimitz fleet! The…

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Santa Claus Flies F-16s in His Spare Time

Screw Rudolph, the reindeers and that stupid red flying sled. At the Hill Air Force Base, in Utah, Santa Claus actually arrives on a goddamn F-16. Santa, played by Col. Bryan Radliff, arrives in a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to the 419th Fighter Wing Christmas party at Hill Air Force Base,…

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Not a Blimp, Not a Plane: The Gigantic Aeroscraft Is Ready, and It’s Awesome

This is a new type of rigid aircraft. It’s not a blimp, and it’s not an airplane, but this thing has the potential to alter the way we understand travel and completely change military transportation. You can see a video of its first move here. According to the company, “the final configuration and vehicle systems…

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These Sites Violate Your Privacy

The Wall Street Journal has analyzed the top 50 sites in the United States plus 20 other top sites in sensitive categories like dating or health. They found that 25 of these sites—including OKCupid, Pinterest, YouTube, Yahoo—send personal data to other sites in the open, with no security encoding, using your own browser session. Their…

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Hot Chocolate Tastes Much Better In an Orange Cup

Scientists have discovered that an orange or creme-colored cup definitely makes chocolate taste better, while a white or red cup will not enhance the flavor. The discovery demonstrates once again that our taste buds are definitely influenced by the colors our eyes perceive. Published in the Journal of Sensory Studies, the research by scientists at…

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The New Xbox Will Probably Arrive This E3

It seems that everything is aligning for the launch of the next generation Xbox at E3 2013. We knew that the rumors are piling on. Then someone told us that the Xbox buildings at Microsoft’s campus are on lock down. And now we know that Xboxmeister Major Nelson is very excited about E3. https://kotaku.com/another-report-says-the-next-xbox-is-launching-in-novem-5964451 So…

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Awesome Lego Iron Man Shows Why They Need to Make a Line of Superhero Action Figure

First it was the Lego Batman action figure. Then it was Lego Spiderman. And now Gizmodo friend Michael McCooey has created another awesome, fully posable Lego superhero action figure: Iron Man. https://gizmodo.com/lego-spiderman-action-figure-is-pretty-goddamn-bloody-a-5936869 If you want to see this turn into reality, please vote it up in its Lego Cuusoo page. Also, remember to vote his…

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The Most Spectacular New Year’s Eve Fireworks Are Definitely In Dubai

Sometimes I think Dubai exists in its very own dimension, an alternative over-the-top world where everything has to be the best of the best. This amazing photograph by Gerald Donovan is proof: the biggest and tallest firework show in the world, shot on New Year’s Eve 2013 at the Burj Khalifa, the highest man-made structure…

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Helicopter Crashes Right on the Beach While Sunbathers Watch In Disbelief

I don’t know what’s wrong with helicopters in Brazil, but they keep crashing them in the most idiotic ways possible. Check out this rescue helicopter going a little bit too close to the water until it finally crashes against the waves. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. [Bing] https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-weirdest-most-hilarious-helicopter-acciden-5887977

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Site Accuses Women of Prostitution, Demands Money to Take Their Private Information Down

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Archaeologists Think Hidden Imperial Tomb May Be Too Deadly to Explore

After discovering a secret palace hidden in China’s first emperor massive burial complex, Chinese technicians are nervous. Not because Qin Shi Huang’s tomb is the most important archeological discovery since Tutankhamun, but because they believe his burial place is full of deadly traps that will kill any trespassers. Not to talk about deadly quantities of…

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This Awesome Optical Illusion Will Twist Your Brain Into Knots

Kokichi Sugihara loves to screw up human perception. He is the master of 3D optical illusions, designing solid three-dimensional models that do impossible things. This house is his latest creation, presented a few days ago at the European Conference on Visual Perception in Sardinia, Italy. Sugihara—a mathematics researcher and professor at Meiji University in Kawasaki,…

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Is One Pound Fish Man the Next Trololo Man?

This is Muhammad Shahid Nazir aka One Pound Fish Man, as many people call him. You probably don’t know about him, but he’s huge in the United Kingdom already—a YouTube sensation that is quickly racking up views and becoming a freaky internet sensation, much like Trololo Man. Nazir works selling fish at the Queens Market…

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This Is the Exact Date When Our Computer World Ends

The world didn’t end last Friday just like the world didn’t end in the year 2000, with failing computers deleting bank accounts and crashing airplanes. That doesn’t mean the world isn’t going to end. It will. And if we keep our current operating systems, this is the exact date when all goes poof: 15:30:08 UTC…

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These Are the Best Android Apps of the Year According to Google

You already saw Apple’s selection for best apps of the year 2012—which were kind of crappy and ridiculous. Here’s Google’s own list of best apps for Android. It’s not much better than Apple’s. Check them out and tell us what you think in the comments. https://gizmodo.com/apples-iphone-app-of-the-year-is-a-joke-right-5968247 To see this in list form, click here. https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-best-android-apps-of-the-year-according-t-5971391…

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Huge Shark Tank Breaks Inside Chinese Mall, 15 People Injured (Updated)

Remember that fake image of a Dubai shopping mall flooded by a broken shark tank? Well, it has happened for real inside a shopping center in Shanghai, China, where 33 tons of water and three sharks invaded the mall after the glass shattered into multiple deadly shards. There are 15 people injured. According to local…

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5 Awesome Christmas Trees That Require No Tree

As much as I like my Christmas Tree, I hate that it’s dead and it has to be thrown away. I wish I knew about alternatives like the invisible tree above. Next year there will be no dead trees in this house for sure. Or this delicious tree. You can set one up every couple…

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In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Scream Because It’s F*cking Noisy

This is how it sounds inside the International Space Station as recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield inside the United States module of the ISS. [Soundcloud via Twitter]

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The USS Zumwalt Deck Looks Like a Part of an Imperial Star Destroyer

THERE IS A MOTHERF*KING SNAKE RIVER ON MOTHERF*KING MARS

This Is Why the US Navy Is the Most Formidable Naval Force In the World

Santa Claus Flies F-16s in His Spare Time

Not a Blimp, Not a Plane: The Gigantic Aeroscraft Is Ready, and It’s Awesome

These Sites Violate Your Privacy

Hot Chocolate Tastes Much Better In an Orange Cup

The New Xbox Will Probably Arrive This E3

Awesome Lego Iron Man Shows Why They Need to Make a Line of Superhero Action Figure

The Most Spectacular New Year’s Eve Fireworks Are Definitely In Dubai

Helicopter Crashes Right on the Beach While Sunbathers Watch In Disbelief

Site Accuses Women of Prostitution, Demands Money to Take Their Private Information Down

Archaeologists Think Hidden Imperial Tomb May Be Too Deadly to Explore

This Awesome Optical Illusion Will Twist Your Brain Into Knots

Is One Pound Fish Man the Next Trololo Man?

This Is the Exact Date When Our Computer World Ends

These Are the Best Android Apps of the Year According to Google

Huge Shark Tank Breaks Inside Chinese Mall, 15 People Injured (Updated)

5 Awesome Christmas Trees That Require No Tree

In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Scream Because It’s F*cking Noisy

Apple M4 MacBook Air Is Still at Its Spring Sale Low as Amazon Moves Into Clearance Mode, No Need to Wait for Prime Day

They’re Already Trying to Baby Yoda Rocky From ‘Project Hail Mary’

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Just Got Cheaper Again After Spring Sale, With 3 Months of Game Pass Included at No Extra Cost

Protect Your Car Without Overpaying, Batteries Plus Makes Finding the Right Battery Size Easy and Affordable

WD 5TB Portable External Hard Drive for Mac Drops to $0.03 per GB Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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THERE IS A MOTHERFKING SNAKE RIVER ON MOTHERFKING MARS