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Creepy Aluminum Face Mask Promises a Spa-Like Treatment In the ‘Comfort’ Of Your Own Home

So it turns out we actually shouldn’t have been feeling sorry for the Man In the Iron Mask. Because during the many years he was held captive and forced to wear that oppressive facepiece, he might have also been getting a spa-quality facial if it worked anything like this bizarre contraption. Japan seems to be…

Health Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

Six-year-old girl tries to guess the plots of classic novels based on their covers

Just because you can’t judge a book by its cover doesn’t mean it’s not great fun to try. It’s even more fun when a six-year-old child tries to guess what’s inside the pages of books she’s still years away from reading. Sunny Chanel explains that her six-year-old daughter is always asking what various books she…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

An adorable tribute to the Soviet Union’s canine cosmonauts

Laika might get the lion dog’s share of the historical glory, but the Soviet Union sent dozens of intrepid canine explorers on orbital and suborbital missions. This poster by Jess Bradley honors those early cosmonauts as adorable, waggly dogs. It’s a bit sad to think about how many of the pooches gave their lives in…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Those Lightsaber Chopsticks Now Light-Up

If you thought nothing could ever top those Star Wars-themed chopsticks that looked exactly like miniature lightsabers, you’re about to have your mind blown wide open again. Because thanks to improvements in miniature LED and battery technology, those lightsaber chopsticks now feature a glowing blade. https://gizmodo.com/lightsaber-chopsticks-lay-waste-to-general-tso-chicken-5032099 They won’t be available until November, but these updated…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

Master Japanese craftsmen make real-life versions of Evangelion weapons

People love samurai swords, and people love Evangelion. Combining the two makes a perfect storm of coolness. A current museum exhibition hopes to capitalize on the anime’s fandom by presenting weapons from the Evangelion series crafted by master Japanese sword smiths. The Bizen Japanese Sword Museum has opened the long-anticipated show “Evangelion & Japanese Sword…

Anime Amanda Yesilbas Jul 21 '12

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle bras won’t stop staring back

Here’s an undergarment that offers both lift and Turtle Power. These masked cartoon peepers are ready to stare out from under your less turtle-filled clothes. Etsy seller SceeneShoes sells these hand-painted Ninja Turtle bras. And if you prefer your underthings with fewer eyeballs, these geeky bras come in everything from Star Trek to Wonder Woman…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Harry deals with downsizing and drunken divorcee Hermione in Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later

A few weeks ago, we showed you the trailer for Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later, a webseries about Harry’s disappointing post-Hogwarts years. Now the first episode is online, revealing that Harry had an easier time when his biggest problems were dark wizards. https://gizmodo.com/ten-years-after-hogwarts-harry-potter-is-a-desk-jockey-5922715 Yes, Harry married Ginny and got that job as an…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Epic Inflatable Obstacle Course Puts Bounce Houses To Shame

If you’ve got $13,000 burning a hole in your pocket, and a desire to have the most kick-ass backyard in the neighbourhood, no swingset or even tree house is going to outdo this mind-blowing 1,850 square foot inflatable obstacle course. The Adrenaline Rush Extreme—as it’s been dubbed—features side-by-side lanes chock full of challenges that will…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

Bane Capital tweets its corporate takeover of Gotham City

After Rush Limbaugh’s bizarre question as to whether Bane, Batman’s masked foe, could somehow be an anti-Mitt Romney conspiracy, one inspired Bat-fan decided Bane Capital wasn’t a shabby idea. Bane Capital is now tweeting reports about the liberation of Gotham’s corporate persons and how his anti-Batman mission creates jobs. https://gizmodo.com/the-batman-villain-bane-is-a-conspiracy-against-mitt-ro-5926874 Lampooning Limbaugh’s connection between the…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Benjamin Franklin’s Fluid Theory of Electricity

Benjamin Franklin is best known as a Founding Father of the United States, with historians often referring to the Boston-born Franklin as the First American. Franklin lived in era where men and women wore many hats, with a lucky few spending their free time uncovering the mysteries of life and nature. Amidst time spent as…

io9 Keith Veronese Jul 21 '12

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Skeleton of the Cyborg Astronaut

After last week’s Comic-Con-induced hiatus, we’re back this week with a new Concept Art Writing Prompt! Something unpleasant may have befallen this technologically integrated astronaut, leaving behind only an intriguing skeleton. What happened? Come up with a story and post it in the comments. This week’s artistic inspiration is titled “Hypersleep” and it was created…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

All-Season Jacket Turns Inside-Out To Keep You Warm Or Cool

An Austrian company has developed a new kind of triple-layer fabric that allows this jacket to keep the wearer either warm or cool depending on how they wear it—making it the perfect accessory for globe-hopping adventurers who prefer to travel light. The Polychromelab fabric is stretchable, breathable, and waterproof—and while one side features a black…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

What does space smell like?

Astronauts may not expose their nostrils to the vacuum of space, but folks who come back from space walks report that they’ve brought a very distinctive odor back with them. And the space stations have their own special (and not necessarily pleasant) scents, including perfume of the Mir Space Station, which is currently being bottled.…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

To help clean up toxic mine water, let fungi bloom

In order to render mine water a whole lot less toxic, the key could be letting a fungus bloom. Some fungi produce a superoxide when they grow, which is instrumental in cleaning up polluting metals. This superoxide reacts with locally available Magnesium(II), and is oxidized to Mn(III) or Mn(IV), which in turn suck up the…

io9 Tim Barribeau Jul 21 '12

Watch Henry Cavill’s sonic boom in the first Man of Steel trailers

If you’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises already, then you’ve seen one of the two trailers for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. In this one, Clark Kent spends his time fishing and hitchhiking before finally breaking the sound barrier as Superman. There’s very little footage to show at this point since Man of Steel just…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Will we eventually have to shed our Earth-centric view of history?

Scientists make a lot of noise about how math and science are the true universal languages, and how, if we ever make contact with aliens we’ll have to speak to them through that first. But have they thought about what that would mean? For example, will it mean that we will have to demote all…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 21 '12

Nothing Will Get You Out Of Bed Quicker Than a Roaring Wookiee Alarm Clock

An annoying electronic beep or the awful pop music played by your local radio station might help you roll out of bed in the morning. But if you really want to spring from your slumber, the roar of a Wookiee alarm clock and the fear of having your arms torn off could be even more…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

Watch a clever shark suck heaps of fish right out of a fisherman’s net

Why go to all the trouble of chasing down schools of tasty fish when fishermen have conveniently gathered them up inside one location? This bold shark decides to help itself to a a stolen snack, sucked right out of a fisherman’s net. Mark Erdmann of Conservation International discovered that whale sharks in Indonesia’s Cendrawasih Bay…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

Dress like an Alien Queen in this Facehugger corset

If you need to add a little bit of H.R. Giger to your wardrobe, or just want tout your Xenomorphic egg-laying prowess, this vinyl corset adorned with a breast-framing Facehugger might be for you. Rage Custom Creations is whipping up these Alien-inspired corsets. You can even have the Facehugger custom painted, in case you prefer…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21 '12

That In-App Purchase Hack Now Works For OS X Apps Too

Earlier in the week a Russian hacker—Alexy Borodin—revealed a fairly easy way to make in-app purchases in iOS without actually paying for them. Apple has of course since been working on a fix to the gaping hole, but adding insult to injury, Alexy has now revealed that a very similar hack also works with desktop…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 21 '12

Creepy Aluminum Face Mask Promises a Spa-Like Treatment In the ‘Comfort’ Of Your Own Home

Six-year-old girl tries to guess the plots of classic novels based on their covers

An adorable tribute to the Soviet Union’s canine cosmonauts

Those Lightsaber Chopsticks Now Light-Up

Master Japanese craftsmen make real-life versions of Evangelion weapons

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle bras won’t stop staring back

Harry deals with downsizing and drunken divorcee Hermione in Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later

Epic Inflatable Obstacle Course Puts Bounce Houses To Shame

Bane Capital tweets its corporate takeover of Gotham City

Benjamin Franklin’s Fluid Theory of Electricity

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Skeleton of the Cyborg Astronaut

All-Season Jacket Turns Inside-Out To Keep You Warm Or Cool

What does space smell like?

To help clean up toxic mine water, let fungi bloom

Watch Henry Cavill’s sonic boom in the first Man of Steel trailers

Will we eventually have to shed our Earth-centric view of history?

Nothing Will Get You Out Of Bed Quicker Than a Roaring Wookiee Alarm Clock

Watch a clever shark suck heaps of fish right out of a fisherman’s net

Dress like an Alien Queen in this Facehugger corset

That In-App Purchase Hack Now Works For OS X Apps Too

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