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Mouse-eared rotifer poses for photomicrography prize

Floscularia ringens is king of its castle. Brick by brick, this microscopic rotifer – or “wheel animal” – builds the tube it inhabits. To make its home, the rotifer gathers organic debris from the water it lives in through a socket in its head. This detritus is formed into round, reddish pellets inside its body.…

io9 Chelsea Whyte - New Scientist Nov 20 '11

20 Ridiculously Nifty Zombie Safe House Designs

Remember last year’s Zombie Safe House Competition? For 2011, the contest’s popularity absolutely exploded, and competition holders Architects Southwest received dozens of zany anti-undead fortresses, ranging from silos to stilted houses to the Eiffel Tower to the Acropolis. https://gizmodo.com/a-fanciful-zombie-safe-house-on-the-mississippi-river-5686985 Not all of the designers are credited on the contest’s main page (where you can find…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 20 '11

The Google Street View Car Is a Repressed Artist

The Google Street View car works hard, taking pictures for maps all day. Who knew that it longs for something deeper, truer, more meaningful? While we rarely notice, it captures beauty everywhere it goes. It’s simply a misunderstood artist. A talented Pittsburgh-born photographer by the name of Aaron Hobson has taken the time to comb…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 20 '11

73-year-old British woman harassed by groping ghost

There be must be some sort of spiritual upheaval going down in the nether regions of the netherworld. How come? Ghosts have been a lot more touchy-feely as of late. The latest report comes out of Herne Bay, England, where 73-year-old Doris Birch has been driven to her wits’ end by a groping ghost. As…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 20 '11

Steve Wozniak Grabbed His Shiny New Galaxy Nexus From Google HQ

You gotta hand it to Woz, he’s his own man. When there’s a new toy he wants, it doesn’t matter if there’s an Apple on it or not, he’s going to get it. He’ll go straight to Google if necessary. He was gifted an Android 4.0 t-shirt as well. I have to say this is…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 20 '11

Busty hitchhikers and penile electroshock: 20 weird science papers in 5 minutes

Over at the eminently entertaining NCBI ROFL, the most head-scratching papers in the name of scientific inquiry are given their day in the sun. In this video starring NCBI ROFL emissaries Meredith Carpenter and Lillian Fritz-Laylin, twenty strange findings are rolled out like one-liners. Now you know about that someone out there is testing the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 20 '11

Doctor Who invades the classic RPG Chrono Trigger

Being the biased Super Nintendo owner that I am, I’m of the mind that the time-traveling RPG Chrono Trigger is probably the most unimpeachably perfect video game of all time (tied with Super Metroid, of course). So it leaves me absolutely tickled that the folks at Dorkly have decided to cater to my nostalgia and…

Anime Cyriaque Lamar Nov 20 '11

What did Salvador Dalí’s Alice in Wonderland look like?

In 1969, the Random House Book of the Month Club gave readers the opportunity to purchase a copy of Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. And yes, the Mad Hatter’s tea party does include a picture of a melted clock. The painter put his loopy imprimatur on each one…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Nov 20 '11

A Curvy, Modern Landline Phone No One Is Ever Going To Want

Designer Sebastien Sauvage’s Eclipse phone is certainly a sight to behold with its handset and base unit flowing into each other as a single elliptical sculpture. It’s just too bad most of us don’t have a use for it anymore. Inspired by Western Electric’s iconic Sculptura phone from the 1970s, the Eclipse is a modern…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

Will Wine Snobs Embrace a Paper Bottle?

Even though they’re recyclable, glass bottles are energy intensive to produce, and heavy and expensive to ship. So an inventor has created a cheaper, greener alternative with a paper-based bottle that will probably have sommeliers turning their noses up at it. The first question that I’m sure immediately comes to everyone’s mind is how a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

Google Maps discovers mysterious sky creatures in Switzerland

Along a lonely stretch of road in Quarten, Switzerland, two strange figures and/or camera smudges survey the terrain, planning nefarious and/or blurry machinations. The figures follow the camera as it travels down the road. Some commenters on Reddit are claiming this is a gateway to Valhalla, but I’m of the mind that Galactus and the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 19 '11

Siri, Coming To an Android Near You?

We already know that Siri does most of its processing server-side, and that Apple’s claims of hardware as a limiting factor are tenuous at best. But new research from French developer Applidium reveals that Apple is truly full of it. https://gizmodo.com/a-single-infrared-sensor-might-be-the-reason-why-siri-i-5858288 They’ve managed to completely reveal the entire process used for communications between the iPhone…

Tech News Michael Zhao Nov 19 '11

The Sleek Sailrocket 2 Looks To Set a New World Speed Sailing Record

There’s not much room for a cooler, but the Sailrocket 2 isn’t designed for a casual afternoon on the lake. It’s engineered to set a new sailing speed record, and it’s in Namibia right now trying to do just that. Despite the name, the Vestas Sailrocket 2 doesn’t use any combustible propellants to skim across…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

And now, three minutes of Flamboyant Cuttlefishes resembling acid trips

If you don’t have tickets to Laser Floyd at your neighborhood planetarium tonight, just watch 199 seconds of Metasepia pfefferi — a.k.a. Pfeffer’s Flamboyant Cuttlefish — creating its own variegated light show. Some of you may tempted to lick these creatures and pop on some Jethro Tull, but that’s not the best idea, given that…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 19 '11

The Nintendo Wii Turns Five Today, Dust Yours Off and Say Happy Birthday

Do you remember where you were five years ago? If you’re a gamer there’s a good chance you were standing in line waiting for the Nintendo Wii, and an even better chance you didn’t get one. https://gizmodo.com/wii-launch-nyc-scenes-from-the-line-215841 Believe it or not today is the fifth anniversary of the Wii’s release here in North America. And…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

Some like it hot (if they’re riddled with parasites)

A stickleback is heading for a warm bath. While its peers prefer to swim in lukewarm water at around 16 degrees Celsius, this individual likes it hotter. That’s not because of a personal preference – instead, it is being steered by a parasite. A tapeworm has lodged in its guts, and it needs warmer temperatures…

io9 Ed Yong - Discover Nov 19 '11

The Physics Of Slingshots Explains Why They’re So Destructive and So Awesome

Smarter Every Day’s Destin flew to Germany to meet up Joerg Sprave, the man behind those highly entertaining slingshot videos, to take an educational look at the physics behind them. He also brought a high-speed camera with him—need I say more? We’ve featured Joerg’s Slingshot channel before, and his crazy creations and shaved head have…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

ReCell Kit Grows Spray On Skin At Your Bedside In Just Half an Hour

While skin grafts are an essential tool for treating severe burns, Avita Medical has developed a compact kit that grows replacement skin that can be sprayed on. Which has resulted in faster healing and better cosmetic results in patient testing. Instead of growing patches of skin that can be draped over severely burned areas, the…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 19 '11

Turducken and ‘The Rise of Dick’ make one helluva Supernatural episode

I’ve complained recently about unfunny humor on Supernatural, but last night’s episode, “How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters,” had me eating my words — just like Dean chowing down on a big old Turducken Slammer! The episode was hilarious and action-packed, plus we learned more about the awesomely devious things the Leviathans are doing.…

Television Annalee Newitz Nov 19 '11

Which of these eight actors will play Tetsuo in the American Akira?

So Amerikira: The Battle for Neo Des Moines has found its Kaneda and potentially its Kei. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Warner Bros. wants to lock down the movie’s Tetsuo by Thanksgiving. The shortlist at this point includes: https://gizmodo.com/garrett-hedlund-offered-lead-role-in-akira-crap-5856168 https://gizmodo.com/kristen-stewart-joins-overly-bland-akira-cast-5859767 D.J. Cotrona (the Detroit 1-8-7 star who just wrapped the role of Flint in…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 19 '11

Mouse-eared rotifer poses for photomicrography prize

20 Ridiculously Nifty Zombie Safe House Designs

The Google Street View Car Is a Repressed Artist

73-year-old British woman harassed by groping ghost

Steve Wozniak Grabbed His Shiny New Galaxy Nexus From Google HQ

Busty hitchhikers and penile electroshock: 20 weird science papers in 5 minutes

Doctor Who invades the classic RPG Chrono Trigger

What did Salvador Dalí’s Alice in Wonderland look like?

A Curvy, Modern Landline Phone No One Is Ever Going To Want

Will Wine Snobs Embrace a Paper Bottle?

Google Maps discovers mysterious sky creatures in Switzerland

Siri, Coming To an Android Near You?

The Sleek Sailrocket 2 Looks To Set a New World Speed Sailing Record

And now, three minutes of Flamboyant Cuttlefishes resembling acid trips

The Nintendo Wii Turns Five Today, Dust Yours Off and Say Happy Birthday

Some like it hot (if they’re riddled with parasites)

The Physics Of Slingshots Explains Why They’re So Destructive and So Awesome

ReCell Kit Grows Spray On Skin At Your Bedside In Just Half an Hour

Turducken and ‘The Rise of Dick’ make one helluva Supernatural episode

Which of these eight actors will play Tetsuo in the American Akira?

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