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An ordinary space shuttle launch (apparently) shot a blue laser at the Moon

This photo was taken back in 2001, during a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. On the left is the space shuttle’s launch plume. On the right is the plume’s shadow. So why is it pointing straight at the Moon? The effect is even more dramatic when you can see the entire launch plume. Somehow,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

How to Make Perfect Holiday Photos With a DIY $1 Lightsphere

I hate using regular flash for photography. It makes everyone look horrible and everything look cheesy. Fortunately, there’s a very easy fix that would only cost you one dollar. This is what you need to perfectly illuminate your photos: 1. Grab one small piece of Vinyl drawer liner. 2. Get some velcro. 3. Follow the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

What if the male Avengers posed like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow?

Finally, male superheroes posing erotically for us to whistle, hoot and throw dollar bills at. Artist Kevin Bolk has redrawn the Avengers promo art putting all the boy heroes in poses similar to Scarlett Johansson’s come-hither-face-over-quivering-leather-ass look. The results are sheer wonderment. We’ve included the original bit of Avengers promo art released by Marvel for…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Philippe Starck Crammed an Entire Kitchen into These Space-Saving Towers

Living in a tiny apartment is no longer an excuse for living off of Ramen noodles. Philippe Starck has created a complete kitchen that exists inside a set of rotating towers, complemented by a sink and range equipped dining table. Available from German manufacturer Warendorf, each tower occupies just under eleven square feet of space…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

10 Unsolved Martian Mysteries

For decades, humanity has been launching missions to Mars, in hopes of making sense of the enigma that is our solar system’s most Earth-like planet. And as with all good mysteries, many of our investigations have simply led to more questions. Among the most pressing of these questions is whether Mars is, or ever has…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Great BlackBerry PlayBook Firesale Might Be Around the Corner

There was some smoke earlier today when word hit that Best Buy’s maybe pulling the plug on the BlackBerry PlayBook, and now we have the makings of a fire(sale). The Verge is reporting that RIM employees can now buy the PlayBook at steep, oh-god-please-take-it discounts. https://gizmodo.com/has-best-buy-abandoned-the-playbook-updated-x2-5862967 The reported prices are $100 for the 16GB edition,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Toyota’s Insane Concept Car Has Giant Touch-Screen Doors

Meet the Toyota Fun-Vii, a futuristic concept car that Toyota’s president described as “a smartphone on four-wheels.” Smartphone screens have certainly been growing, from 3.5-inches, to 4-inches, to 4.5-inches but holy crap, is this the logical conclusion? Toyota’s concept of the future is a whimsical one, where people would get out of their cars and…

Tech News Brent Rose

First look at Christian Bale’s dark dystopian movie, Concrete Island

We’ve been eagerly anticipating any news at all on the re-teaming of The Machinist collaborators Brad Anderson and Christian Bale, a movie adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s Concrete Island. Even though the movie is years away, take a look at the first ever artwork from this dystopian film. Check out the first ever artwork from the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Watch These Crazy People Jumping Into the Darkest Pit of Hell

These guys are Polish. They are also freaking crazy for jumping into this dark hole in an abandoned gold mine in the Czech Republic, near the Polish border. The nutters used 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) of rope to build a jumping contraption that would allow them to free fall just to stop a few feet…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Chic Gifts for the Design Junkie

You’re stuck having to buy a gift for that friend or loved one who has impeccable design sense and the most discriminating of tastes. This isn’t easy. But it’s not impossible. Here are 10 gifts any design junkie will love. AiAiAi TMA-1 Headphones AiAiAi’s TMA-1s not only look great, enveloped in a singular, matte-black finish,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Week’s TV: The Most Personal Star Trek Documentary Yet. Plus the Worst Superhero Costumes Ever!

This week on television, get a brand new insight into the history of Star Trek with the son of creator Gene Roddenberry. Syfy tries to give a radical new look at Peter Pan with a new miniseries. But that’s not all! Also, Victoria’s Secret tries to reinvent the superhero costume once and for all. The…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Print Your Google Docs from Your Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop

Compiling a Google spreadsheet replete with statistics and facts to pit Zelda against Mario Bros. in a debate to end debates isn’t something you should be doing at work or while you’re having a night on the town. But…what if you could print it out so it’s ready for your review (or the actual debate)…

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The Shortest Distance Between a Leaf Blower and Vomit

Hey guys, I got this great idea. How about I strap myself into a roller chair, fire up the ol’ leaf blower, and send myself spinning around in circles until I collapse in a dizzy, nauseous, seething heap of idiot? Oh, some guy already did that? Great, I’ll just watch him then. [sisfti via The…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain is the most beautiful rollercoaster you’ll never get to ride

When night falls, the LED lights integrated into Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain cause the serpentine sculpture to look more like the jetwall of a lightcycle than a never-ending (albeit impassable) staircase — but that’s precisely what this towering structure is. Designed to evoke “the sleek curved shape of a rollercoaster,” the climbable large-scale…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Apple’s Got Free Shipping on Everything Until Dec. 22nd

Okay, so it’s not exactly a Cyber Monday blowout. But Apple’s dangling a small shopping incentive today, offering free shipping on any and everything you can buy online or through the Apple Store app from now until December 22nd. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-cyber-monday-deals-from-around-the-web-5862837 Cupertino already offered complimentary shipping on bigger ticket items, so this isn’t a huge deal…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The ancestor of all life on Earth might have been a gigantic planetary super-organism

All life on Earth is related, which means we all must share a single common evolutionary ancestor. And now it appears that this ancestor might have been a single, planet-spanning organism that lived in a time that predates the development of survival of the fittest. That’s the idea put forward by researchers at the University…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

America’s Water Pipes Are Failing and We Need to Fix Them…Fast

By and large, America’s water infrastructure is on the cusp of disrepair. Environmentalists and public health officials have been chattering about this for years, but now the problem has become more urgent and we need to overhaul much of it in a hurry. According to David Lepeska, rotting pipes are responsible for floods, illness affecting…

Health Adrian Covert

Lionsgate comes to its senses about this hideous Hunger Games nail polish

There has been some truly awful Twilight merchandise, but this Hunger Games nail polish — with seizure inducing names like “Baker’s Son,” “Rebel,” “Cinna-Mon,” and “Coal-Hearted” — would have rivaled the worst of the Twi-shwag. Luckily, Lionsgate came to its senses and put the kibosh on these products — and now they’re facing a $10…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Glass Keyboard and Mouse Shrug Off Crumbs and Spills

Using the same technology as biometric systems that capture fingerprints, Jason Giddings has created a drool-worthy glass keyboard and mouse with multitouch functionality. But he’s turned to Kickstarter to fund the prototypes and software needed to make it all work. The technology is known as FTIR, or Frustrated Total Internal Reflection, and it uses a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

How to Use Photoshop to Make Your Loved Ones Look Pretty These Holidays

This is a very simple, quick method to make everyone have beautiful skin in these holidays family photos, even if your family is on meth. I’ve used a variant of this method in the past years and it works perfectly. It does work great because it will soften the skin but would leave enough texture…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

An ordinary space shuttle launch (apparently) shot a blue laser at the Moon

How to Make Perfect Holiday Photos With a DIY $1 Lightsphere

What if the male Avengers posed like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow?

Philippe Starck Crammed an Entire Kitchen into These Space-Saving Towers

10 Unsolved Martian Mysteries

The Great BlackBerry PlayBook Firesale Might Be Around the Corner

Toyota’s Insane Concept Car Has Giant Touch-Screen Doors

First look at Christian Bale’s dark dystopian movie, Concrete Island

Watch These Crazy People Jumping Into the Darkest Pit of Hell

Chic Gifts for the Design Junkie

This Week’s TV: The Most Personal Star Trek Documentary Yet. Plus the Worst Superhero Costumes Ever!

Print Your Google Docs from Your Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop

The Shortest Distance Between a Leaf Blower and Vomit

Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain is the most beautiful rollercoaster you’ll never get to ride

Apple’s Got Free Shipping on Everything Until Dec. 22nd

The ancestor of all life on Earth might have been a gigantic planetary super-organism

America’s Water Pipes Are Failing and We Need to Fix Them…Fast

Lionsgate comes to its senses about this hideous Hunger Games nail polish

Glass Keyboard and Mouse Shrug Off Crumbs and Spills

How to Use Photoshop to Make Your Loved Ones Look Pretty These Holidays

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