The many science fiction explanations for Santa Claus
The notion that an immortal toymaker circumnavigates the planet every December 24 using nothing but caribou defies all logic, but Anassa Rhenisch of Science In My Fiction is determined to make St. Nick make sense. Maybe he uses ion shields? Every December I get this one email. You know the one. It’s supposedly written by…
The Top Christmas Web Comedy Videos
Merry Christmas! What better way to celebrate than a special holiday-themed edition of top web comedy videos. And what better excuse to rerun this instant-classic Tron holiday special. The rest of the best top comedy videos from this week can be found over at Splitsider, including Santa at the end of the bar, an adorable…
Frat Boys and Sorority Girls vs. Ancient Candy Vengeance in “Piñata: Survival Island”
When planning an island underwear scavenger hunt, make sure the island isn’t haunted by an ancient force of vengeance trapped inside a piñata. If not, enjoy the game! If so, this movie happens. 2002’s Piñata: Survival Island gathers a group of sorority and fraternity kids together for a scavenger hunt and Cinco de Mayo celebration.…
Happy Holidays From Gizmodo
Happy holidays, dear all, and thank you for reading Gizmodo. While we didn’t send out cards to each of you, we did want to take a moment to remind you that we appreciate you and wish you happy holidays. Much love, The Gizmodo Crew Brian Lam Once upon a time, Brian Lam lurked around boxing…
If Christmas doesn’t kill you, New Year’s Eve just might
The intrepid researchers at NCBI ROFL report on a paper that deals with Christmas and New Year as risk factors for death. Here’s the abstract: This paper poses three questions: (1) Does mortality from natural causes spike around Christmas and New Year? (2) If so, does this spike exist for all major disease groups or…
Why don’t people understand the urgency of colonizing other planets?
The human race could be wiped off the Earth’s surface at any moment — so why don’t people understand the urgency of colonizing space? In this excerpt from his book Reopening the Space Frontier, Professor John Hickman explains our foot-dragging. Whatever justification or combination of justifications is ultimately adopted for establishing an extraterrestrial human presence,…