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Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years

In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer has proposed – and outlined in meticulous detail – building a full-sized, ion-powered version of the Enterprise complete with 1G of gravity on board, and says it could be done with current technology, within 20 years.…

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How our predictions for the Year 2000 changed throughout the 20th Century

Our vision of the future is always changing. In the year 1910, we imagined that the year 2000 would be filled with airships and multi-armed robotic helpers. In the 1960s, manned trips to Mars seemed in our grasp. Early ideas about the Internet were sharpened and refined, and we saw nuclear technology and plastics change…

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Write the Perfect Craigslist Post

Craigslist is weird. Equal parts shady flea market and poetry slam—and crammed full of just as much junk as either. If you’re trying to sell something or rent an apartment, your post needs to stand out. Crafting that perfect post is equal parts art and science. Good news: I have a Black Belt in Craigslist.…

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This Man Must Be the Saddest Scientist Ever

This is Professor John Mainstone, from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He’s the custodian of the longest running science experiment in the history of the world. He also must be the saddest scientist in the world. Just follow me here for a couple of minutes. Imagine an experiment designed to show that pitch—a…

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Adorable webcomic illustrates the Avengers’ difficulties with carrying Hawkeye into battle

Clint Barton is a spry guy, but without a magical levitating hammer or jet thrusters, he’s pretty much outclassed by his teammates. Comic artist Noelle Stevenson a.k.a. Ginger Haze (previously: 1, 2) has drawn up a delightful series of panels depicting the surly archer hitching a ride with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. I imagine there a…

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Hawkman starts a fight club, and Nick Fury outs an Avenger as a Skrull!

What cartoon clips are on deck this Saturday morning? Shapeshifters and identity theft are definitely the theme of this week’s batch of cartoons — Skrulls invade the Avengers, and a bear tries to assume Finn’s identity on Adventure Time. Also, the Iacon City relic saga continues on Transformers:Prime, as well as the pro-bending championships arc…

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James Brown Does Monterey, Super Heroes Super Fail, and WTF Is a Hurricane Bong?

James Brown – Monterey California 1979 In which he does The Robot, sweats a lot, and rocks the f*ck out. You can pick up the DVD version of this performance, “Body Heat“, on Amazon for like $5. I suggest you do so. Watch Super Heroes Super Fail What? Everybody has an off day now and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Seven Minutes With Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde! If anyone can withstand seven minutes of awkward conversation in a closet it’s her, right? At least let’s hope she does! Because then she might be willing to do it again someday, with you, near a beach. Kidding! That’ll never happen. Full video below: The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including…

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How to Build a Bike in Postwar Britain

As Europe rebuilt itself after WWII, the Raleigh Bicycle Company’s popularity exploded—in large part because their bikes were faster, stronger, and lighter than anything else on the market. Heck, by 1946, Raleigh and other English bicycle makers were responsible for 95 percent of the bikes on American roadways. This short film explains how Raleighs were…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Best of the Week: May 5-May 11, 2012

COSMIC RECKONING | Could this be what the end of our world will look like? Scientists who’ve studied four white dwarfs wreaking havoc on their surrounding planets think it might be. Find out more here. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-way-the-world-ends-5908570 Could this photograph change the future? https://gizmodo.com/could-this-photograph-change-the-future-5909151 A few weeks after Google announced the completion of their paradigm-warping technology…

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Tumblr Explosions, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. There Are More F-Yeah Tumblrs Than There Are Things to Be Excited About There are over 150…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Maurice Sendak Tribute Axes, Chariot Side Tables, and More

Start your weekend off with a little eye candy. We’ve given you backpacks made out of salvaged boots, a minimalist towel rack, and a chariot that doubles as a side table—these and more are the most beautiful items of the week. Change the Shape of This Lamp With the Pull of a String https://gizmodo.com/change-the-shape-of-this-lamp-with-the-pull-of-a-string-5907821 Overhead…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Could an IUD be the best emergency contraceptive around?

The use of intra-uterine devices (IUDs) never took off in the USA as contraceptives, the way they did in the rest of the world. But a new study might change that. Researchers tracked 35 years’ worth of data and found that the copper-T is not only an effective long-term birth control tool, but arguably the…

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The Most Terrifying Drug in the World

You’ve never heard of scopolamine. It’s synthesized from plants, like cocaine. It even looks exactly like cocaine. But unlike coke, it’ll turn you into an insane zombie and probably kill you. There’s a reason they call it “the Devil’s Breath.” It’s hard to even call scopolamine a drug, in the usual sense of the word—nobody…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Vampire Diaries: A Wasted Moment of Clarity

There was a moment in last night’s Vampire Diaries when it really looked as though the show’s few remaining human characters were reaching a moment of decision. Something that could have propelled the show in a new and fascinating direction, in which they fight the real enemy. Sadly, as with any time people make decisions…

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Behold T-Pain’s Favorite Porn Accessory

T-Pain just got a new gadget, and he’s ready to masturbate with it. What does an autotuned male orgasm sound like? I hope there’s a followup tweet with a link to SoundCloud. Can anyone in the comments vouch for the masturbatorial ergonomics of a DirecTV remote? [T-Pain]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Just how much Alien stuff was there in Prometheus originally? A lot, says Damon Lindelof

Just how many elements of Alien were there in some earlier versions of the Prometheus script? Earlier this week, we talked to screenwriter Jon Spaihts, who says the basic storyline is the same but there’s “some truth” to the idea that his script started out as more of an Alien prequel than what Ridley Scott…

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What the Hell Is Going on in This Wonderful Animated GIf?

There are plenty of ways to train for the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. This is not one of them. Lets see your best captions and play-by-play calls of this guy getting run down by a cow. Compete for the respect and admiration of your peers, maybe even earn yourself a star!…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Man Rams a Store with a Stolen Tractor to Steal Deodorant

Out in Chicago, a wild man who was apparently in a desperate need of deodorant, stole a Bobcat tractor from a construction site and then drove it through the gates, window and wall of a store. He grabbed a couple cans of deodorant, a few gift cards for good measure and then left. The police…

Tech News Casey Chan

SPAM: Now with three kinds of pig!

The ingredients label for a can of Hormel’s SPAM with bacon — that non-perishable staple of survival kits the world over — lists “pork,” “ham” and “bacon.” Separately. In that order. So what the heck is the difference between the three? According to Wired’s Patrick Di Justo, when it comes to naming pig parts, it’s…

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Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years

How our predictions for the Year 2000 changed throughout the 20th Century

Write the Perfect Craigslist Post

This Man Must Be the Saddest Scientist Ever

Adorable webcomic illustrates the Avengers’ difficulties with carrying Hawkeye into battle

Hawkman starts a fight club, and Nick Fury outs an Avenger as a Skrull!

James Brown Does Monterey, Super Heroes Super Fail, and WTF Is a Hurricane Bong?

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Seven Minutes With Olivia Wilde

How to Build a Bike in Postwar Britain

Best of the Week: May 5-May 11, 2012

Tumblr Explosions, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

Maurice Sendak Tribute Axes, Chariot Side Tables, and More

Could an IUD be the best emergency contraceptive around?

The Most Terrifying Drug in the World

Vampire Diaries: A Wasted Moment of Clarity

Behold T-Pain’s Favorite Porn Accessory

Just how much Alien stuff was there in Prometheus originally? A lot, says Damon Lindelof

What the Hell Is Going on in This Wonderful Animated GIf?

Man Rams a Store with a Stolen Tractor to Steal Deodorant

SPAM: Now with three kinds of pig!

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