WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 6/18-6/19 | A male jawfish incubates eggs in his mouth. Happy Fathers’ Day. Photo by Jim Chambers (via The Scuttlefish).
“Mommy Tummy” pregnancy suit is like a Tamagotchi you strap to your torso
https://gizmodo.com/mommy-tummy-pregnancy-suit-is-like-a-tamagotchi-you-s-5813256
Hey fellas, have you ever fantasized about being Arnold Schwarzenegger in Junior? No? Well, if you change your mind, try the Mommy Tummy, a computerized pregnancy simulator built by Japanese researchers. More »
If Game of Thrones was a Super Nintendo game, it would sound like this
https://gizmodo.com/if-game-of-thrones-was-a-super-nintendo-game-it-would-5813231
Digitapp’s chiptune treatment of the Game of Thrones theme makes you wish George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series was adapted for an old-school RPG. Imagine all the XP you could accrue at the “Dothraki wedding” stage or the “Winterfell whorehouse” level. More »
It’s the Great Dalek, Charlie Brown
https://gizmodo.com/its-the-great-dalek-charlie-brown-5813252
If Charles Schulz had written about a time-hopping Gallifreyian instead of a chronically depressed little boy, chances are his artwork would look like Larry Wentzel’s. There’s no Snoopy as K-9, but who wouldn’t want to see A Weeping Angel Christmas? More »
Read a surprisingly heartwarming “Thor” parody, starring the Muppets
https://gizmodo.com/read-a-surprisingly-heartwarming-thor-parody-starrin-5813112
Who is worthy to wield the hammer of Thor? Well, Kermit the Frog for one. And what he does with Thor’s power might just leave you with a tear in your eye. More »
Neurosurgeons analyze incidents of brain trauma in Asterix comics
https://gizmodo.com/neurosurgeons-analyze-incidents-of-brain-trauma-in-aste-5813234
Here’s the cheekiest medical study we’ve seen recently. Neurosurgeons at Düsseldorf’s Heinrich-Heine-University have catalogued occurrences of brain trauma in Asterix comics. Y’know, those comics about rambunctious Gauls who’re always pounding the hell outta Roman legionnaires (and each other). More »
Bilateral gynandromorphism: a fancy way of saying you’re (literally) half male and half female
https://gizmodo.com/bilateral-gynandromorphism-a-fancy-way-of-saying-youre-5810962
In extraordinary cases, some animals have each chromosome in very particular physical regions. Meet the gynandromorphs – parts of their bodies are male…and the other parts are female. The chromosomes of an animal determine its sex. More »
More scenes from Taiwan’s cursed retrofuturistic resort that never was
https://gizmodo.com/more-scenes-from-taiwans-cursed-retrofuturistic-resort-5813180
The UFO-shaped pods in Taipei’s Sanzhi District were constructed as a resort for military officers stationed in East Asia. But a series of accidents ended construction — and started rumors that the site was cursed. More »
What is a tree’s maximum possible height?
https://gizmodo.com/what-is-a-trees-maximum-possible-height-5813349
The world’s tallest tree is found in northern California – it’s a redwood that stands 379 feet tall. This tree and its relatives are the largest single organisms in the world, but just how big can these trees really get? More »
In this bizarre PSA, Batgirl almost kills Batman over unequal pay
https://gizmodo.com/in-this-bizarre-psa-batgirl-almost-kills-batman-over-u-5813374
In this 1971 PSA reminding employers to obey the federal Equal Pay Act, Batgirl refuses to defuse a bomb when she gets into a wage dispute with Batman. And here I thought crimefighting was a pro bono gig. More »
Who wants to stay at a Jurassic Park themed love hotel?
https://gizmodo.com/who-wants-to-stay-at-a-jurassic-park-themed-love-hotel-5813380
In the city of Beppu in Japan’s Ōita Prefecture, you can visit Hotel Jzauruss, a love hotel modeled on Jurassic Park. Finally, a place that can accommodate all of your Dennis Nedry roleplaying fantasies. You didn’t say the magic safe word, ah-ah-ah
