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The Funniest Words That Sound Dirty In Other Languages

Earlier today, we asked for help coming up with a wordfor that thing where a word is innocent in its native language, but sounds like a dirty word to foreign speakers. And not only did we come up with a word — “sordophone” — but also, a pretty impressive list of words that travelers should…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Giant Gummy Bear + Liquid Nitrogen + Shotgun = Magic

Because sometimes you have a World’s Largest Gummy Bear, some liquid nitrogen, and a 12-gauge all in the same place at the same time, and you’re just crazy enough to see what happens when you combine the three. And you’re also clever enough to film it for YouTube viewers ’round the world. What more is…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Which Dwarf Is Which In The Hobbit Movies? This Cheat Sheet Can Help

The Hobbit movies expanded the personalities of the Dwarven characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original book, but sometimes it feels like you need a chart to keep track of who is who under all that beard hair. Fortunately, the Lord of the Rings Project has made just such a chart. Emil Johansson, who has been obsessively…

io9 Lauren Davis

Which Animals Appear Most Frequently on National Geographic Covers?

Nearly a quarter of all National Geographic covers has an animal on it. This infographic shows which of them get featured the most. NatGeo has been putting out illustrated covers for 55 years (the magazine itself has been around for 126 years). Since then, 153 of its 665 covers has featured an animal. Here’s how…

io9 George Dvorsky

It’s Late Spring on Mars, and the Frost Hasn’t Quite Melted Yet

Just expand this image a little bit and you’ll see amazing detail — that’s frost forming on ripples of sand, its distinctive wrinkly appearance created by wind whipping along this slope on the inside of a Martian crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This image was captured last month by the HiRISE camera on the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Lesson I Hope Comic Book Media Remembers From 2014: Have Some Fun!

The start of a new year is a time for looking forward – and as a fan of Comic book movies and shows, there’s definitely lots I’m excited for in 2015. But looking back on the last year, I find myself hoping that all the Comic loveliness ahead of us remembers one of the best…

Movies James Whitbrook

Is This The New TIE Fighter From Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Some potentially new Star Wars: The Force Awakens concept art has dropped, and it appears to reveal an updated version of the Empire’s preferred vehicle for space combat. Take a grain of salt, be prepared for a potential spoiler, and then check it out below! As you can see, the image comes from Indie Revolver,…

io9 Rob Bricken

These Gorgeous Planters Made From Reclaimed Furniture Are Truly Gothic

So you’ve got that one crappy old chair that most definitely does not tie the room together. Why not take a page from Brazilian artist Rodrigo Bueno, whose love of nature has literally grown together with his creative spirit. Design Boom has the scoop: Sao Paulo-based Bueno lives and works in what he calls the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

What’s The Best Retelling Of A Story From The Villain’s Point Of View?

We all know that a villain is just a hero who needs to get a better PR department. The “bad guy” seldom believes that he or she is actually bad, and usually has reasons for his or her actions. But what’s your favorite story that shows the villain’s point of view on a set of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

If Your Robot Buys Illegal Drugs, Have You Committed a Crime?

A group of Swiss artists recently set a bot free on the darknet, allowing it to purchase whatever it could with Bitcoins. Among other weird things it bought were a few ecstasy pills and a fake Hungarian passport. Now an attorney asks whether the artists could be arrested under the law as it currently stands.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Woman In Black Barely Bothers To Show Up In Woman In Black 2

Even by the standard of recent obligatory horror sequels, The Woman In Black: Angel of Death feels like an exercise in futility. Scares are few and far between — and even the Woman in Black herself has the good sense to give this one a miss. Spoilers ahead… Most would agree that the absolutely worst…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

What Is Going On In Ethan Hawke’s Time Travel Flick Predestination?

The best thing about Ethan Hawke is every few years he makes some totally bizarro, low-budget scifi movie that is usually pretty clever, and always a little bit insane. The next one on Hawke’s list: Predestination. And we have absolutely no idea what is happening in this movie. Here’s the basic premise: “Predestination chronicles the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Get into Black Mirror, the Best Dystopian Show Ever Made

Now that the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror is available on Netflix, Americans are discovering what people in the UK have known for years. This show is so dark, intense, and smart that it will rewire your expectations about what television can be. Created by beloved/reviled UK media satirist Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Here’s Where People Thought Genre Book Publishing Was Headed In 1991

Back in 1991, OMNI Magazine did a huge survey of the state of science fiction and fantasy publishing, and where people thought things were heading. Not surprisingly, nobody predicted the rise of Borders, much less Amazon or e-books. But some stuff was surprisingly prescient. The blog Castalia House has some excerpts from the article, written…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Watch Man Solve World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube—And Try Not To Get Dizzy

If watching the rapid flip of the colors doesn’t make you queasy, take a gander at this astounding timelapse video, which shows Kenneth Brandon tackling a 17x17x17 Rubik’s Cube-type puzzle. He speeds the whole thing up, so that the puzzle goes from scrambled to solved in just six minutes. The Over the Top cube was…

io9 Lauren Davis

Watch Lord Kelvin’s Thunderstorm Create Electricity With Falling Water

Here’s a slick new video that showcases a very old concept. In 1867, Lord Kelvin found a way to generate sparks (and a surprisingly high voltage) using twin showers of water. This video will show you why it works — as well as why it doesn’t work quite well enough. The folks at Veritasium have…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

More Details On X-Men: Days Of Future Past‘s New “Rogue-Cut” Blu-Ray

Although X-Men: Days of Future Past managed to incorporate almost every movie X-Man past, there was very little of Anna Paquin’s Rogue in it. And yet apparently director Bryan Singer shot a great deal of Rogue footage — footage that will be included in a new edition of the movie which Fox will release on…

io9 Rob Bricken

Holy Crap, This “Realistic” Popeye Figurine Is Terrifying

What if we took Popeye’s unusual proportions, giant forearms and all, and gave him human-like muscle tone? If this toy is any indication, it would result in a wee bit of body horror. If you want those arms to haunt your nightmares, Tenacious Toys is taking preorders for Headplay Toys’ 12-inch tall limited edition Popeye…

io9 Lauren Davis

Game of Thrones Season 4, $2 Wayward Pines Books, and More Deals

Best Buy has Games of Thrones Season 4 with 5 exclusive covers available for preorder. Season 3 shot up in price immediately after release, so preordering will likely be the best deal you can get for a long time. If you don’t care about the exclusive covers, Amazon has it for $5 less. preorder Game…

io9 Shep McAllister

Eddie Redmayne Shows The World His Adorable Audition For Bilbo Baggins

Eddie Redmayne stopped by the The Graham Norton and revealed this interesting little tidbit about his audition for the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. It’s just downright adorable. There’s actually a whole heap of adorable in this clip — from Redmayne confessing his desire to get into the Harry Potter movies, “There was…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Funniest Words That Sound Dirty In Other Languages

Giant Gummy Bear + Liquid Nitrogen + Shotgun = Magic

Which Dwarf Is Which In The Hobbit Movies? This Cheat Sheet Can Help

Which Animals Appear Most Frequently on National Geographic Covers?

It’s Late Spring on Mars, and the Frost Hasn’t Quite Melted Yet

The Lesson I Hope Comic Book Media Remembers From 2014: Have Some Fun!

Is This The New TIE Fighter From Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

These Gorgeous Planters Made From Reclaimed Furniture Are Truly Gothic

What’s The Best Retelling Of A Story From The Villain’s Point Of View?

If Your Robot Buys Illegal Drugs, Have You Committed a Crime?

The Woman In Black Barely Bothers To Show Up In Woman In Black 2

What Is Going On In Ethan Hawke’s Time Travel Flick Predestination?

Get into Black Mirror, the Best Dystopian Show Ever Made

Here’s Where People Thought Genre Book Publishing Was Headed In 1991

Watch Man Solve World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube—And Try Not To Get Dizzy

Watch Lord Kelvin’s Thunderstorm Create Electricity With Falling Water

More Details On X-Men: Days Of Future Past‘s New “Rogue-Cut” Blu-Ray

Holy Crap, This “Realistic” Popeye Figurine Is Terrifying

Game of Thrones Season 4, $2 Wayward Pines Books, and More Deals

Eddie Redmayne Shows The World His Adorable Audition For Bilbo Baggins

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NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

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