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You’ll Never Want to Skydive After Watching This

An 80-year-old named Laverne came startlingly close to death when things went horribly wrong during her maiden skydiving attempt. If the video doesn’t deter you from ever jumping out of a plane, I don’t know what will. It seems that Laverne had second thoughts upon departing the aircraft. Her attempts to cling to the plane…

Tech News Michael Hession

Will armed drones be policing American cities?

Could the next wave of Occupy protests be ripped apart by rubber bullets and tear gas launched by remote-controlled robots hovering overhead, steered by police officers miles away? It’s not a futurist scenario anymore. According to CBSDC: The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed several police departments to use drones across the U.S. They are controlled…

io9 Annalee Newitz

How Kickstarter Hides Its Failures from the Internet

We have our opinions on Kickstarter. But central to whatever Kickstarter claims to be is its ability to teach business neophytes the ropes. As Dan Misener shows, though, that’s undermined by suppressing the visibility of failed projects. Kickstarter does not want you to see failed projects. Failed Kickstarter campaign pages include robot meta tags to…

Tech News Dan Misener

911 Dispatcher Snores Through a Call

When a Maryland woman found her husband unable to breathe, she followed her instincts and called 911. But the dispatcher on the other end was also unconscious—in fact, he was fast asleep, audibly snoring. Does this police department hire narcoleptics? Not exactly. The log-sawing operator was actually a firefighter who was 17 hours into a…

Tech News Leslie Horn

iOS 5.1.1 Untethered (!!!) Jailbreak Is Out Now

So here’s some good news: The Chronic Dev Team has released the untethered jailbreak tools for all of the post-A4 Apple devices. That means your iPhone 4S, 2012 iPad, iPad 2, and other, older devices can be jailbroken without having to boot into “tethered” mode (connecting to your computer) every time you restart. Untethered jailbreaks…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

What is catnip, and why do felines love it?

Catnip drive felines crazy, causing them to roll around on the floor and paw at invisible birds flying in their vicinity, but why? Humans have used catnip for recreational purposes, as smoking the substance produces some interesting effects. How does catnip affect felines and why does it cause such wild responses? Are cat owners willfully…

io9 Keith Veronese

The FBI Is Now (Officially) Spying on Your Internet Activity

The FBI has probably been monitoring the web activity of random citizens for quite some time, but today, as Cnet reports, the law enforcement bureau has formed a dedicated unit for the purpose of internet surveillance. But its end goal is a bit different than you may think. https://gizmodo.com/fbi-wants-to-force-internet-companies-to-make-their-sit-5907738 According to Declan McCullough, the National…

Privacy & Security Adrian Covert

This Tim Burton zoetrope cake is way too nifty to eat

Here’s a pastry that has too much technical merit to be so callously consumed. Confectionary sculptor Alexandre Dubosc has created this edible zoetrope as a tribute to the oeuvre of Tim Burton. Watch as monster eyeballs morph into Jack Skellington and Batman’s insignia. If all cakes were this aesthetically thrilling, we’d always skip dessert. [Via…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

NASA’s Opportunity rover snaps a rare self-portrait

It’s one of the most impressive photographs of Mars’ Endeavour crater ever taken, but the image featured here is special for another reason, as well: it features the photographer (or, at least, the photographer’s shadow). Operators of NASA’s Opportunity rover waited for Mars’ late-afternoon sun to dip low on the planet’s western horizon, causing the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

F-35 Shot With Red Epic Camera Is Your Airplane Porn of the Week

Ivan Agerton, at Deep Space Reconnaissance/Special Ops, sent us this incredibly crisp footage of the F-35 shot for Lockheed Martin using a Red Epic camera and a Canon zoom. It was shot from the back seat of an F-16. Ivan says that their Red Epic is the first to go supersonic. I guess that makes…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Darth Vader robs bank in Ohio, escapes on BMX bike

Darth Vader is no stranger to run-ins with the law, whether heisting banks in Long Island, participating in dubiously conceived Ukrainian land use legislation, or receiving parking tickets in Brooklyn. https://gizmodo.com/darth-vader-robbed-a-bank-in-long-island-5594708 https://gizmodo.com/strange-law-allowed-darth-vader-to-grab-free-land-in-th-5861428 But in Toledo, Ohio Wednesday afternoon, the Sith Lord robbed a bank yet again. Perhaps the most curious detail from this incident was…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Watch Space X Dragon Make Its Historic ISS Dock Live (Updating)

Space X and NASA are moments away from making history. The Dragon capsule is making its final approach toward docking with the International Space Station, marking a new chapter both for NASA and privatized space exploration. It’s currently projected to dock at 10:02am EDT. You can watch it all right here: For those tuning in…

Space & Spaceflight Brent Rose

Science Proves Men Really Are Attracted to Psychologically Vulnerable Women

Men, it seems, are sadly predictable creatures. A new study suggests that males are physically attracted to women who are psychologically vulnerable—that is to say, immature, depressed, or unintelligent—-though that doesn’t necessarily convert into a desire for a long-term relationship with them. The researchers, from Texas-Austin University, studied 88 factors that made women appear more…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Behold the Meatiest Sandwich in Human History

Genghis Khan. Alexander the Great. Dagwood. Men of insatiable appetites, all. But none of them came close to creating—much less consuming—a sandwich of this magnitude. Bow, mortal, to the 35 meats, 28 pounds, and countless shuttered arteries that comprise the meatiest sandwich ever. British chef/madman Tristan Welch created the flesh-pile in honor of the UK…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Michael Fassbender reveals the creepy secrets of his Prometheus character. Plus Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 villain rumors!

Check out videos for The Amazing Spider-Man, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and Prometheus. Jenna-Louise Coleman starts Doctor Who filming. Charlize Theron promises Max Mad: Fury Road is happening real soon. Plus a video game star joins the Star Trek sequel! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The Dark Knight…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Apple Launches Free App of the Week Promotion

Apple has announced that it’s getting involved in the free app game as part of its ongoing “app of the week” campaign. First up is Cut the Rope: Experiments, which is currently available as a feee download—making it the first paid app to be discounted to free by Apple. Elsewhere, Apple has also rolled out…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

HP’s WebOS Team Is Moving to Google

Poor little webOS, it just can’t catch a break. Now, the Verge is reporting that a large chunk of HP’s webOS team is leaving the company and moving on to Google. https://gizmodo.com/hp-insiders-claim-webos-was-doomed-from-the-start-5872395 According to the Verge, most of the team responsible for Enyo, the HTML5-based framework which lies at the core of webOS, are apparently…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Science of Tasty Tomatoes

A truly tasty tomato is a wonderful thing. But most of the tomatoes you can buy from supermarkets—while red, ripe and perfect-looking—taste of practically nothing. For a long time, scientists thought the difference between a good and bad tomato was down to sugar and acid concentration, but actually there’s more at play. In fact, it’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

What Is Nokia’s PureView Technology?

You’ve seen the kinds of monster photos the Nokia 808 PureView can snap, and read how it’s got a digital zoom that doesn’t turn everything into a pixelated mess. But how does it actually perform these miracles, and what the hell is Nokia doing shoving a colossal 41-megapixel sensor in a phone anyway? It’s a…

Tech News Sam Gibbs - gizmodo uk

This Is the First Video From Google’s Glasses

We’ve seen pictures taken using Google’s new glasses and, while some were ropey, others were fairly impressive. Now, Google has released the first video footage recorded using the device. https://gizmodo.com/proof-google-glasses-can-take-non-shitty-pictures-5908991 The clip lasts just 15 seconds, is shot in 720p, and is a first-person view from someone bouncing around on a trampoline. The quality’s not…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

You’ll Never Want to Skydive After Watching This

Will armed drones be policing American cities?

How Kickstarter Hides Its Failures from the Internet

911 Dispatcher Snores Through a Call

iOS 5.1.1 Untethered (!!!) Jailbreak Is Out Now

What is catnip, and why do felines love it?

The FBI Is Now (Officially) Spying on Your Internet Activity

This Tim Burton zoetrope cake is way too nifty to eat

NASA’s Opportunity rover snaps a rare self-portrait

F-35 Shot With Red Epic Camera Is Your Airplane Porn of the Week

Darth Vader robs bank in Ohio, escapes on BMX bike

Watch Space X Dragon Make Its Historic ISS Dock Live (Updating)

Science Proves Men Really Are Attracted to Psychologically Vulnerable Women

Behold the Meatiest Sandwich in Human History

Michael Fassbender reveals the creepy secrets of his Prometheus character. Plus Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 villain rumors!

Apple Launches Free App of the Week Promotion

HP’s WebOS Team Is Moving to Google

The Science of Tasty Tomatoes

What Is Nokia’s PureView Technology?

This Is the First Video From Google’s Glasses

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