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Snowmobilers Meet a Terrifying Avalanche

These riders in Norway were having a little competition to see who could get the furthest up the mountain before their snowmobilers couldn’t go any further. Just like any other guys hanging out these days, they were filming their competition—then the mountain flipped the script on them and an avalanche came rolling down after them…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How To Instantly Freeze a Beer

This one’s fun, easy, and best of all, can be done in your own kitchen (plus, you’ll actually “fool” yourself). I’m not really sure how to use it to score a drink at the bar, but damn does it look cool. The Setup: Put a few unopened bottles of beer in your freezer for a…

Tech News Brian Brushwood - Scam School

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Vs. Nikon D800: Which Is Better for Filming Strippers?

Both the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 have been out for a few weeks now, and here’s what we’re all wondering: Which is the better mid-range, professional-grade camera? This hilarious shootout between the two does an excellent job of showing some of the differences. https://gizmodo.com/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-review-the-best-dslr-for-shootin-5895239 The video’s tongue-in-cheek tone aside, the comparisons are…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

We can already program nanodrugs to fight cancer

Everybody’s looking for a “magic bullet” to fight cancer, but progress remains frustratingly slow. But that could change soon — because nanomedicine is finally coming of age. https://gizmodo.com/cancer-is-just-as-deadly-as-it-was-50-years-ago-heres-5883180 The first treatment using nanomedicine to target a specific area has reached human trials, and is proving to be remarkably effective in attacking tumors. Top image: Victor…

io9 Tim Barribeau

NASA Made a Mindblowing 3D GIF of the Texas Tornadoes

The Texas tornadoes were insanely powerful, tossing flatbed trucks around like toys and raining softball-sized hail. NASA turned the data from its TRMM weather satellite into a 3D model that shows the absurd scope and intensity of the storms. https://gizmodo.com/extreme-tornadoes-are-tossing-18-wheelers-up-in-the-air-5898787 There’s a (30MB) GIF download available, but we included a video above so we don’t…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

You Taste With Your… Ears?

It’s now an accepted fact that our sense of taste is intrinsically linked to our sense of smell. But scientists now think that it can be heavily influenced by what we hear, too. Time to reach for Sounds of Skillet Bacon Vol. 2. The Smithsonian reports a new study published in the journal Food Quality…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Reinforced Wallpaper Can Keep Brick Walls Standing During an Earthquake

After the earthquakes in Japan last year there’s been a strong focus on designing structures and systems that will survive a natural disaster. So German researchers have created super strong wallpaper and glue that will prevent brick structures from collapsing during a quake. Brick and concrete are strong and cheap materials to build with, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

You can’t face down Optimus Prime’s honking big gun

Transformers Prime has given us some of our favorite scenes of robot-on-robot violence and comedy. And now, we’ve got a couple badass images from the next episode, which airs this Saturday. Behold Optimus Prime’s massive gun that goes boom. https://gizmodo.com/youve-never-seen-optimus-prime-so-gloriously-outnumbere-5847542 https://gizmodo.com/optimus-prime-turns-out-to-have-impeccable-comic-timing-5801152 Check out another image, featuring the Mech Monitors, below. Here’s the official description for…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

How Many Nukes Would It Take to Blow Up the Entire Planet?

Dropping one nuclear bomb is terrible enough—cities leveled, populations vaporized. Horrible enough on its own—but what if you dropped 183.000? Goodbye, USA. So what about obliterating the moon? We’ve got it. These wonderfully graphic calculations are courtesy of graphic designer Maximilian Bode, who tallied how many warheads of varying sizes it’d take to annihilate everything…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Official Masters App: Enjoy Augusta From Your iPad

You might not be in Augusta, but there’s no reason you can’t be in on this weekend’s golf action. Especially if you get your hands on the Official Masters Tournament app. What does it do? This app is filled to the brim with Masters info. Forget the genteel golf clap. With this app, you can…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Going to a Wedding? Do Not Get Stuck at the Skype Table

Getting Skyped into family events can be an exercise in awkwardness. But a wedding? That would be even worse, as illustrated on last night’s season finale of Happy Endings. The always-chipper Penny finds herself seated not at the dreaded singles table, but at the Skype Table, where she must facilitate the interaction of virtual guests.…

Tech News Michael Hession

The Most Inappropriate Science Fiction Movie Thongs on the Internet

You’ve seen our collection of Avox Thongs from the Hunger Games and Twilight face panties. But there are actually scarier pieces of movie-themed underwear available on the internet. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-disturbing-hunger-games-merchandise-5893608 https://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-disturbing-twilight-products-of-2011-5860232 The most soul-crushing underthings online might actually be the Brazil, Blade Runner or 2001: A Space Odyssey panties. We searched Cafe Press and 12.50 to…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Writing advice from C.S. Lewis was both adorable and concise

On June 26, 1956, author C.S. Lewis responded to a fan letter from Joan Lancaster, a young Chronicles of Narnia enthusiast. In a personalized thank-you letter, the writer imparted some simple and valuable stylistic advice for budding prose writers. Behold, how to write like Aslan. Lewis began his correspondence by provided pointers on literary matters…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Search for strange new worlds won’t end in November after all

NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler mission got a four-year boost to its funding yesterday, and the fields of astronomy and astrophysics breathed a collective sigh of relief. Originally scheduled to run out of money this November, the incredibly successful space observatory has been guaranteed enough cash to continue operating through 2016. The fact that there was any…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Motorcycles That Died For These Lamps Made a Beautiful Sacrifice

We usually cringe when we see a lovely piece of hardware that’s been cannibalized for the sake of another device. But that’s not the case with Classified Moto’s lovely lamps which are only made from spare motorcycle parts. https://gizmodo.com/these-vintage-cameras-died-so-your-iphone-could-have-a-5897140 In other words, no motorcycles died in the making of these lamps. Using parts specifically from…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

How Usain Bolt Can Shave 0.13 Seconds Off His 100m Time (Using Math)

Usain Bolt is a hero: he can run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds flat. But a mathematician thinks that—without any extra effort—he can shave another 0.13 seconds off his time. Here’s how. John Barrow, a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, has been analyzing Bolt’s running, and has found three factors that could help him…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Cutting-Edge Simulator Is How North Korea Trains the Farmers of the Future

Somehow North Korea has been unfairly stereotyped as a nation that’s behind the times—unwilling to adopt new technologies that could improve the country. But as this image clearly illustrates, that’s simply not the case. This student, presumably studying farming at the Samjiyon Schoolchildren’s Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea, hones his plowing prowess on one of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

MIT wants to make printable robots

The newest wonderfully insane concept out of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) aims to democratize and simplify the creation of robots, by having ones you can print as needed. The five-year project, dubbed “An Expedition in Computing for Compiling Printable Programmable Machines,” brings together researchers from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, and…

io9 Tim Barribeau

A UFO emerges from the smog over Beijing

UFOlogists are buzzing about this recent camera phone shot from Beijing, which shows an old-school flying saucer appearing to emerge from the smoggy skies over the ultra-modern metropolis. I don’t really care if it’s real or not — I just want to see the movie where this happens. According to The Canadian, the photographer said:…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Scientists still aren’t sure why the “uncanny valley” freaks you the hell out

When Pixar screened a computer-animated short film called “Tin Toy” in 1988, test audiences hated the sight of the pseudo-realistic baby named “Billy” who terrorized the toys. Such a strong reaction persuaded Pixar to avoid making uncannily realistic human characters – it has since focused its efforts on films about living toys, curious robots and…

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Snowmobilers Meet a Terrifying Avalanche

How To Instantly Freeze a Beer

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Vs. Nikon D800: Which Is Better for Filming Strippers?

We can already program nanodrugs to fight cancer

NASA Made a Mindblowing 3D GIF of the Texas Tornadoes

You Taste With Your… Ears?

This Reinforced Wallpaper Can Keep Brick Walls Standing During an Earthquake

You can’t face down Optimus Prime’s honking big gun

How Many Nukes Would It Take to Blow Up the Entire Planet?

Official Masters App: Enjoy Augusta From Your iPad

Going to a Wedding? Do Not Get Stuck at the Skype Table

The Most Inappropriate Science Fiction Movie Thongs on the Internet

Writing advice from C.S. Lewis was both adorable and concise

Search for strange new worlds won’t end in November after all

The Motorcycles That Died For These Lamps Made a Beautiful Sacrifice

How Usain Bolt Can Shave 0.13 Seconds Off His 100m Time (Using Math)

This Cutting-Edge Simulator Is How North Korea Trains the Farmers of the Future

MIT wants to make printable robots

A UFO emerges from the smog over Beijing

Scientists still aren’t sure why the “uncanny valley” freaks you the hell out

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