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We already have the technology to send trains into space, at a fraction of the cost of rockets

This is Startram, a proposed launch system that would use magnetic levitation trains, a 1000-mile tunnel, and a superconducting cable to reach low Earth orbit. Amazingly, we already have the technology to do it…at far less than the cost of rockets. Gizmag has a great overview of how Startram would work, but the basic idea…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Printable dust jackets tell people to bug off while you’re in Narnia

Is there anything more annoying than someone interrupting you when you’re in the middle of reading a particularly juicy scene? Never be bothered again (unless you want to be) with these printable book covers that tell people you’ll get back to them as soon as you’re done climbing Mount Doom. Writers Erin Bowman, Sarah Enni,…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

An extra female sex chromosome might actually make guys more masculine

Between 1 in 500 and 1 in 1000 men have an extra X chromosome, a condition known as Klinefelter’s Syndrome. In mice, these extra female genes have an unexpected effect, as the second X chromosome actually makes mice more masculine. When researchers talk about “masculine” and “feminine” behaviors, they’re typically talking about an animal’s sexual…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Watch Grimm’s horny dragon girl do her sexy dance

There be dragons in this week’s Grimm! Well, sort of. As Pilates Wolf so ridiculously pointed out, actual winged, fire-breathing dragons aren’t real, dum-dum. But half-person, half-dragon creatures called Dämonfeuer are real! So hey logic, YA BURNT. Now let’s watch one of them dance in a bikini for tips! This weekend was the big bad…

Television Meredith Woerner

Darth Vader on a unicycle, playing Star Wars themes on his bagpipes, because why not?

What does Darth Vader do on his days off? In this video, he enjoys a pleasant one-wheeled cycle through the streets of Portland (of course) while providing his own Imperial March theme music (after an extended bout of the Star Wars main theme). So which is more difficult, riding a unicycle with a bagpipe in…

io9 Lauren Davis

Computer-generated architecture creates an eerily photorealistic London post-apocalypse

Computer-generated people and animals may still fall into the uncanny valley, but some CG architectural renderings are just plain uncanny, leading you through a version of a familiar city that never really existed. In Megalomania, we get a tour of an empty and decaying London. Gales and Factory Fifteen created the short film Megalomania to…

io9 Lauren Davis

Incredible movie-inspired artwork from Mondo’s first-ever gallery show

For years, Mondo, the boutique arm of the Alamo Drafthouse, has brought some incredible high-concept movie posters to life. Now, Mondo has its very first gallery — and with it, a fun first gallery show. The spanking new Mondo Gallery is located at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, so if you’re in the area, be…

Movies Lauren Davis

Watch the sophisticated hijinks of classy uplifted dogs

When we eventually uplift our canine companions, will they abandon their butt-sniffing, poop-munching ways in favor of dance parties, home cooking, and nice dresses? In this 1952 footage from The Sophisticated She Dog, bipedal dogs enjoy the finer things in life. Note to the producers of Lives of the Monster Dogs: dancing dogs are kind…

io9 Lauren Davis

We twiddled the knobs until it worked: What grad student science papers really mean

Grad students in every field develop a linguistic armor against uncomfortable scrutiny. Fortunately, where lab-bound research monkeys are concerned, PhD Comics’ Jorge Cham is here to translate, explaining when grad students left work to grab a couple beers and when they just don’t want you protesting their lab. Cham’s comic chronicles the trials and tribulations…

io9 Lauren Davis

Pokemon teacher’s stamp rewards students before shoving them back in their Pokeballs

If you’ve already invested in the Gandalf stamp to gleefully mark the papers of failing students, then you might want keep this Pokemon stamp on hand for when your pupils actually study. Etsy seller Jocelyn does it again with a fresh round of self-inking stamp geekery. This one will set you back $12. [Etsy via…

io9 Lauren Davis

Behold the jewel-like beauty of dew-covered insects photographed close-up

The iridescent eyes of the damselfly and the shimmering body of the wasp are magnified in Ondrej Pakan’s macro photos, capturing the fragile moments when insects bodies are covered in refractive raindrops, transforming these ordinary bugs into jeweled works of art. Pakan actually waits in the rain so that he can capture his subjects moments…

io9 Lauren Davis

Gene Wilder picks up the beat in this surprisingly awesome Willy Wonka remix

What happens when you slow down Gene Wilder’s manic Willy Wonka patter and set it to a beat? Parody songwriter SrslySirius takes Wonka’s dressing down of Grandpa Joe and Charlie Bucket and transforms it into a catchy remix. [via Neatorama]

io9 Lauren Davis

Man mugged by fox, forced to give up his dinner

Apparently, the economy has gotten so bad that even the animals are turning to crime. In England, a man was confronted by an unusually furry mugger, one who was less interested in his wallet than in his groceries. Seb Baker, a 210-pound man living in Kent, had just purchased groceries from Tesco when he was…

io9 Lauren Davis

How would Sherlock look as a Saturday morning cartoon?

How would Benedict Cumberbatch look as a children’s cartoon character? This fan-made intro sequence imagines the characters in the current Sherlock series as children’s anime characters, solving mysteries to the Batman: The Brave and the Bold theme. Personally, I think a more dramatic anime would fit the current Sherlock series better, with long, drawn out…

io9 Lauren Davis

Toy Story 3/The Shining mashup just wants to play with you

After Andy went off to college, Woody, Jessie, and the creepy baby doll from Toy Story 3 went off to take care of an old hotel while Woody worked on his children’s book. Unfortunately, Woody fell back on bad habits, and soon Andy’s other toys began making nightmarish cameos. After Toy Story 3 director Lee…

io9 Lauren Davis

Kiefer Sutherland was almost Robin to Michael Keaton’s Batman

In an alternate universe, there exists a version of Tim Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Batman is attended by a plucky teenaged Robin. And that Robin would be played by Kiefer Sutherland. Sutherland told On the Box that he was once offered the role of the Boy Wonder, but turned it down: And…

Movies Lauren Davis

Behind-the-Scenes Hunger Games feature takes us inside the deadly arena

Entertainment Tonight went behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Hunger Games. Aside from learning that Elizabeth Banks is very, very excited to play Effie Trinket, we see some behind the scenes shots from inside the Hunger Games arena — complete with a few fiery explosions. Plus, we see Peeta’s allegedly romantic…

io9 Lauren Davis

Sweet superhero illustrations channel Winnie-the-Pooh

Hulk really is a silly old creature from the Id. And Charles Paul Wilson III casts him as a character with a different sort of self-restraint issues: the honey-obsessed Winnie-the-Pooh. And other superheroes similarly find themselves as unlikely residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. We featured the Hulk stuck in the “Werm-Hole” tube as one…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

New Game of Thrones trailer features more Joffrey-slapping action!

As if we weren’t sufficiently excited for April, HBO has released a new Game of Thrones Season 2 trailer that amps up the drama. In this trailer, we get a little Sansa Stark, some Tyrion and Shae, and fiery Daenerys — plus Cersei raises a hand to King Joffrey. [via Tor]

Trailers Lauren Davis

A Three-Foot Model Of Tim Burton’s Batmobile Is a Great Way To Blow $630

Even the Tim Burton-era Batman films look a little campy compared to Christopher Nolan’s take on the Dark Knight. But it’s hard to argue that the Batmobile driven by Michael Keaton wasn’t iconic, which makes this incredibly detailed model hard to pass up. At 39 inches it’s well over three feet long, making the collectible…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

We already have the technology to send trains into space, at a fraction of the cost of rockets

Printable dust jackets tell people to bug off while you’re in Narnia

An extra female sex chromosome might actually make guys more masculine

Watch Grimm’s horny dragon girl do her sexy dance

Darth Vader on a unicycle, playing Star Wars themes on his bagpipes, because why not?

Computer-generated architecture creates an eerily photorealistic London post-apocalypse

Incredible movie-inspired artwork from Mondo’s first-ever gallery show

Watch the sophisticated hijinks of classy uplifted dogs

We twiddled the knobs until it worked: What grad student science papers really mean

Pokemon teacher’s stamp rewards students before shoving them back in their Pokeballs

Behold the jewel-like beauty of dew-covered insects photographed close-up

Gene Wilder picks up the beat in this surprisingly awesome Willy Wonka remix

Man mugged by fox, forced to give up his dinner

How would Sherlock look as a Saturday morning cartoon?

Toy Story 3/The Shining mashup just wants to play with you

Kiefer Sutherland was almost Robin to Michael Keaton’s Batman

Behind-the-Scenes Hunger Games feature takes us inside the deadly arena

Sweet superhero illustrations channel Winnie-the-Pooh

New Game of Thrones trailer features more Joffrey-slapping action!

A Three-Foot Model Of Tim Burton’s Batmobile Is a Great Way To Blow $630

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