Vincze Miklós, Author at Gizmodo

These Buildings Can Actually Move by Rotating

After displaying some immobile, but twisted-looking buildings and skyscrapers, we’re ready to show you real rotating buildings. These buildings are quite simply incredible. https://gizmodo.com/these-sky-twisters-are-the-21st-centurys-answer-to-the-1465123926 The Villa Girasole (means Sunflower), designed and built by the Italian engineer Angelo Invernizzi between 1929 and 1935 near Verona, Italy. The L-shaped two-story house rests on a circular base, which…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 17 '14

Photographs of Atomic Bomb Tests Are Like Science Fiction Made Real

During the Cold War, scientists tested atomic bombs in remote areas of the globe. These terrifying and beautiful images were used in research, but they were also used to intimidate anyone who would be stupid enough to challenge the US or USSR in an armed conflict. High-speed photos by Harold “Doc” Edgerton, taken during the…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 16 '14

The Terrifying Age of Radioactive Toys for Kids

We’ve seen some really scary radioactive consumer products and a dozen nuclear-powered vehicle concepts from the mid-20th century. But these toys make you realize that children of the 1950s were exposed to radioactive products all the time — for fun! https://gizmodo.com/seriously-scary-radioactive-consumer-products-from-the-498044380 https://gizmodo.com/nuclear-powered-vehicle-concepts-from-the-mid-20th-cent-1154385972 Many of these toys were merely called “atomic” to sound swell, but some…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 15 '14

Incredibly Strange Railway Systems

During the heyday of railway travel, people believed trains would be with us for centuries. Engineers floated many futuristic train ideas, and some were even realized, before automobiles took over. Here are some of the craziest trains ever conceived. The Vitznau-Rigi Railway, Switzerland, had standard gauge rack fitted vertical boilered locomotives. The system was patented…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 14 '14

Not chilly enough yet? Here are some of the world’s coldest settlements

The polar vortex has brought record-breaking temperatures to the US and Canada, but in some parts of the world, people regularly live with frigid temperatures that make 0°C look rather balmy. Here are some currently and formerly inhabited spots where a good coat and a set of longjohns are essential to life. Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic,…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 13 '14

Early Nuclear Safety Posters Are Perky and Disturbing

These Radiation Protection posters were produced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the late 1940s, where the most of the work was done on the Manhattan Project. Before the Cold War was in full effect, these posters warned of dangers that would come to define a generation. Health Physics Surveyors are trained and equipped to…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 9 '14

Century-Old Photos of the U.S. Take Us Back to the Industrial Age

The Industrial Revolution was at its height in the mid-19th century, but it was still in full swing in the early 20th century, when these photos were taken. They offer a portrait of the U.S. looking profoundly different. But it was also when we built many of our great bridges and public works, so some…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 8 '14

Ghana’s coffin art lets people bury their loved ones in style

In European cultures, we cremate our dead or bury them in a simple pine box. But coffins are a lot fancier in Ghana, where the Ga people believe that life continues in another world after death, and they want it to carry on in style. Here are some stunning examples of Ghana’s famous coffin art.…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 7 '14

Here Are Some of the Creepiest Abandoned Prisons We’ve Ever Seen

There is perhaps nothing more poignant than an abandoned prison. When you see these haunting images, it’s hard not to imagine what once went on in these now-crumbling rooms. A jail on the island of Procida in Italy, built in 1563 as a castle, transformed into a prison in 1815, closed in 1988. (via Luca…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 6 '14

In the event of a water landing, your plane will become a work of art

When an airplane goes down to a watery grave, it slowly transforms into something other-worldly and astonishingly beautiful. Just like sunken ships, underwater plane wrecks become a playground for creatures of the deep and slowly corrode into something fantastic-looking. See for yourself! Top image: crashed WW2 Corsair plane by Sphinx Wang/Shutterstock. Lady of the Lake,…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 3 '14

These Vintage Sound Locators Are Weirder Than They Look

Where did that noise come from? It’s a question people have been asking for millennia, but in the past century we started to build machines that would help us find out. Here are some of the most insane moments in the history of sound-location technology. The Topophone, invented by Alfred M. Mayer, 1880 (viaGoogle Patents/US224199)…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 2 '14

Strange Historic Photos From Antarctica and Other Kingdoms of Ice

Right now, a science expedition to Antarctica is trapped in ice, waiting to be freed so they can continue exploring. They’re just the latest group of humans to venture into the unpredictable, frozen world of the South Pole and beyond. Here are some of the most incredible and awe-inspiring images from over a century of…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 1 '14

These Vintage Videos Accurately Predicted Today’s Technology

Though many twentieth-century predictions for the future included things like flying cars and domed cities on Mars, there were some predictions that were uncannily accurate. These videos are packed with futuristic forecasts that have now come to pass. “Fingertip shopping” (online shopping), household security cameras, online banking and the “electronic correspondence machine or home post…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 31 '13

Classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films That You Can Watch on YouTube

The year is ending and things are winding down — but maybe you’re still stuck at work, repairing arcane electrical equipment or drafting memos that nobody will read. For you, our downtrodden comrades, we present the ultimate distraction: Classic SF movies you can watch in their entirety on YouTube. The Lost World, 1925 IMDB |…

Movies Vincze Miklós Dec 30 '13

The Most Beautiful Space Stations in the Universe

Everybody loves a gorgeous spaceship that can zoom through the cosmos — but there’s something majestic and beautiful about a space station, that stays in one place or orbits one planet. Here are some of the most beautifully designed space stations in any universe. https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-starships-of-our-dreams-1256025147 The Wheel from Conquest of Space (1955) (via Space) The…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 26 '13

The Decaying Remains of Abandoned Hospitals

Once, they healed the sick. Now they’re decomposing themselves. There’s something especially tragic about a hospital that’s fallen into squalor, once-sterile facilities gone to mold and rust. Here are some of the most beautifully desolate abandoned hospitals on Earth. The hospital of Pripyat, near Chernobyl, abandoned since the Chernobyl disaster, occurred on 26 April 1986…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 24 '13

These Wallpapers of Icy Planets Are Perfect for Winter Escapism

Winter is lovely, but it also makes us yearn for even more extreme wintry landscapes on other worlds or in the ice-studded realms of outer space. Here are some wallpapers to give your computer some seasonal flare — in space! An icy asteroid belt (via Ryan Bliss at Digital Blasphemy) Cold Planet (via MovScreen) Cooling…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 23 '13

Futuristic Glass Houses That Take Transparency to the Extreme

These buildings look like something out of Tron Legacy, or some other futuristic vision that involves massive, glass-walled buildings. We’d almost give up on our privacy and throwing stones if we could take up residence in one of these incredible places. Leonardo Glass Cube in Bad Driburg, Germany, designed by 3Deluxe in 2008 (via Dezeen)…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 19 '13

Awesome science fiction postage stamps from around the world

The art on all these stamps is so bizarro world fantastic that I’m considering becoming a philatelist. From a Soviet Science Fiction stamp series, 1967 (via VintagePrintable1/Flickr) The spacecraft from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne on a Hungarian airmail stamp, 1969 (via Stampcommunity) UFOs from Paraguay, 1978 (via Fortean Times) Vietnam,…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 18 '13

Multi-Winged Planes Are Aviation History’s Most Amazing Failures

Aircraft makers tried a lot of different designs before settling on the two-winged planes and jets we’re familiar with today. Inventors toyed with the idea of a multi-winged aircraft — often fashioned from incredibly complicated structures — before discarding it. Here are some of their most amazing failures. The Philips Multiplanes from 1904, 1907 and…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 17 '13

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These Buildings Can Actually Move by Rotating

Photographs of Atomic Bomb Tests Are Like Science Fiction Made Real

The Terrifying Age of Radioactive Toys for Kids

Incredibly Strange Railway Systems

Not chilly enough yet? Here are some of the world’s coldest settlements

Early Nuclear Safety Posters Are Perky and Disturbing

Century-Old Photos of the U.S. Take Us Back to the Industrial Age

Ghana’s coffin art lets people bury their loved ones in style

Here Are Some of the Creepiest Abandoned Prisons We’ve Ever Seen

In the event of a water landing, your plane will become a work of art

These Vintage Sound Locators Are Weirder Than They Look

Strange Historic Photos From Antarctica and Other Kingdoms of Ice

These Vintage Videos Accurately Predicted Today’s Technology

Classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films That You Can Watch on YouTube

The Most Beautiful Space Stations in the Universe

The Decaying Remains of Abandoned Hospitals

These Wallpapers of Icy Planets Are Perfect for Winter Escapism

Futuristic Glass Houses That Take Transparency to the Extreme

Awesome science fiction postage stamps from around the world

Multi-Winged Planes Are Aviation History’s Most Amazing Failures

The Next Big Original ‘Magic’ Set Is a ‘What If?’ Adventure

I Hope ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Knows What It’s Doing

OpenAI’s CFO Reportedly Wants to Delay the IPO from 2026 to 2027

The Oscars Just Banned AI From Winning Acting and Writing Awards

Trump Crypto Projects Facing Lawsuit, Potential Ethics Crackdown, and More

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Movie Will Enchant Theaters in 2027

The Visible Zorker Lets You Peer Under the Hood to See How Games Worked in the 80s

Dreame Drops Another Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal, the New L60 Ultra FE at Record Low With 30,000Pa Suction

Hollywood Has Finally Made a Hippo Horror Movie. It’s About Time

Before ‘Witch Hat,’ Kamome Shirahama Blessed Us With a Hilarious Romp About Gals Being Pals

The Best Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day 2026

Asus’ Dual-Display Gaming Laptop Will Ruin Your Single-Screen Lifestyle

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen