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Lasers, Fire, and a Balloon Go Just As Great Together As You Think

Hype is a dangerous thing. I’m almost scared to see Tron: Legacy! But fortunately for all of us, this video titled “Laser + Balloon + Fire Inside It = Awesome!” delivers. Bless their hearts, they even threw in some slow-motion. What’s exactly is going on here? Well, you’ve got your pocket laser, pointed squarely at…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 17 '10

Original Mac Icon Prints by Susan Kare

Susan Kare, famous for making UI elements and icons for the Mac in the 1980s, then NeXT afterwards, is now selling prints of her original Macintosh icons. It says to visitors, “I was a nerd before you.” [Kareprints via Laughing Squid]

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 17 '10

Hack Bare Feet With Stickers For Advanced Sports Power

Supposedly nothing gets you springing about better than being barefoot. It’s probably why kids are so active, and I’ve not left this desk-chair in six years. Owners of Vibram’s Five Fingers shoes, like Sergey Brin, can attest to that. https://gizmodo.com/the-real-most-important-news-from-the-google-chrome-os-5408936 These stickers grip heels of the feet, as well as toes or whatever other part…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 17 '10

“Rare Exports” is the most disturbingly awesome Christmas movie ever

Finnish flick Rare Exports is one of those dark, weird monster movies that keeps getting more hilarious – and more evil. The fact that it’s about Santa Claus makes it all the more awesome. Set in the bleak, snowy landscape at the border between Finland and Russia, the movie starts as a simple tale of…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 17 '10

Oh My God—It’s Full of Extra 2001: A Space Odyssey Lost Scenes

According to Douglas Trumbull—special effects director for 2001: A Space Odyssey —Warner Bros has found seventeen minutes of edited footage from Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi opus. The film—which was dropped from the final cut—was found in their Kansas salt-mine vault. According to Trumbull, the footage is in perfect condition, but he doesn’t know what Warner wants…

Movies Jesus Diaz Dec 17 '10

Is TV ready for tough-but-damaged female hero Jessica Jones?

Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg adapting a TV series called AKA Jessica Jones, based on the gritty, sarcastic comic book detective. But is prime time ready for a darker, female version of Castle? Marvel and ABC are gambling that they are. According to Variety Marvel’s next big move is television. First there’s Guillermo del Toro’s Hulk…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 17 '10

The Most Efficient Pocket LED Flashlight

Sinclair’s Eon Extreme claims to have the highest power-to-weight ratio of any flashlight in the world. Based on its tiny size and shining it in my face, I can say that this is most probably true. The credit card-sized flashlight is rechargeable via microUSB, and fits nicely in a breast pocket. It’s 50£ ($77) and…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 17 '10

Everyone’s Favorite Windows Error is Now Artwork

500 prints of the Windows XP wallpaper “Green Hill” have been turned into a piece of art, called “My Favourite Landscape.” Yes, the world’s most infuriating computer error can now be cooed at in an art gallery. Ugh. Paul Destieu, the creator of such horror, used 500 prints which “sets the common bug out of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 17 '10

Does our universe show “bruises” where it collided with other universes?

The eternal inflation model says that there’s an infinite number of universes, with new universes constantly popping into existence and expanding outwards. Every so often, these new universes might collide. Our universe has four “bruises” possibly caused by these collisions. We’ve already found possible evidence of a universe before the Big Bang in the cosmic…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 17 '10

PSA: Your Christmas Tree Is a Fiery Death Trap

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, you really are quite frightening! At least, you are after I’ve seen you burn down a living room in less than 60 seconds. Remember last year’s video? It gets worse. https://gizmodo.com/your-christmas-tree-can-burn-down-a-room-in-under-60-se-5434015 Gone In 60 Seconds Dry Tree vs. High Moisture Tree Fire Couch-O-Vision These demos are provided by the National Institute…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 17 '10

Totally Radical: A Microhistory of 1980s Science Fiction

In the 1980s, science fiction ruled over everything. Most of the biggest movies and books of the decade were scifi, and cyberpunk became the era’s pop aesthetic. Here’s how the 1980s changed the genre forever. Image above is from the 80s film Liquid Sky. Cyberpunk When people look back on science fiction aesthetics from the…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 17 '10

Shining Styrofoam Sculptures

Jason Rogenes uses styrofoam and light to make these futuristic-looking art installations, proving that one person’s trash might still be that person’s trash, but can look cool with enough light inside it. The question is, if you bought one of these sculptures from him and he had to ship it to you, how would you…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 17 '10

The Sun’s gravity could be used to create an interstellar communications network

The Sun’s tremendous gravitational pull actually warps the fabric of space around it, creating focal points where light comes together. We could use these focal points to build the most powerful telescopes ever and communicate with spaceships in Alpha Centauri. General relativity tells us that the Sun’s huge mass actually warps the space-time around it,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 17 '10

Cops Use a Bouncy Castle To Help Prevent a Suicide

When negotiations with a potential jumper went downhill last night in Swansea, police did the only logical thing: call in an inflatable castle from Bop And Bounce to break his fall. Seriously. If it sounds like something out of a sitcom, that’s because it is! Happened on The Office. This time, though, no one was…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 17 '10

Holiday Fat Hack: How to Eat Like a Santa and Not Turn Into One

You know you’re going to swallow whole ham, 12 gingerbread cookies and six glasses of egg nog over the holidays. It’s just going to happen. You could run 26 miles after the damage is done. But there’s a better way. A new study in the Journal of Physiology shows that exercising in the morning, before…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 17 '10

This Week’s Brain-Melting Hot Stories

This week you read all about a man cured of HIV, were familiarized with hijinks propagated by UPS and eBay, and had your brains exploded by Japanese math and the Mona Lisa. Below, check out the five Gizmodo posts that burned brightest! # 5: 189,156 views The Real Da Vinci Code Discovered In Mona Lisa’s…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 17 '10

Google Fires An Average Of Two People Per Month For Leaking Company Secrets?

We’ve heard that Apple’s so secretive that it fires people just for mentioning product codenames, but Google might not be much more lenient either. Supposedly the search engine giant fires “an average of two people” per month for leaking secrets. https://gizmodo.com/apple-will-fire-you-for-just-mentioning-a-product-coden-5714356 I suppose it’d be a bad idea to ask any Google employees to email…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 17 '10

Laser Dancer Can Pew Pew Me In Any Way She Wants

Watch Milena dance, stretch her legs, and use her seventeen red lasers on the disco floor. She uses them to destroy bad dancers in Miami raves. Or that’s what I want to believe, anyway. [Gizmag]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 17 '10

Back To Our Future: How the 1980s Explain The World We Live In Now

In this exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book, culture critic David Sirota explains how everything in our world – from the culture wars to political strife – can be traced back to the 1980s. Click the pages to read Sirota’s introduction to the book. You can pre-order Sirota’s book, which comes out from Random House…

Books & Comics David Sirota Dec 17 '10

Will iPhone 5 Include Free Navigation For Everyone?

One of the major things Android can hold over the iPhone’s head? Access to awesome, free navigation. Although according to a recent job listing, Apple may be ready to give iPhone buyers free navigation of their own. Let’s speculate! https://gizmodo.com/the-best-navigation-apps-5656790 Of course, one easy track would be for Apple to just use Google Maps Navigation.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 17 '10

Lasers, Fire, and a Balloon Go Just As Great Together As You Think

Original Mac Icon Prints by Susan Kare

Hack Bare Feet With Stickers For Advanced Sports Power

“Rare Exports” is the most disturbingly awesome Christmas movie ever

Oh My God—It’s Full of Extra 2001: A Space Odyssey Lost Scenes

Is TV ready for tough-but-damaged female hero Jessica Jones?

The Most Efficient Pocket LED Flashlight

Everyone’s Favorite Windows Error is Now Artwork

Does our universe show “bruises” where it collided with other universes?

PSA: Your Christmas Tree Is a Fiery Death Trap

Totally Radical: A Microhistory of 1980s Science Fiction

Shining Styrofoam Sculptures

The Sun’s gravity could be used to create an interstellar communications network

Cops Use a Bouncy Castle To Help Prevent a Suicide

Holiday Fat Hack: How to Eat Like a Santa and Not Turn Into One

This Week’s Brain-Melting Hot Stories

Google Fires An Average Of Two People Per Month For Leaking Company Secrets?

Laser Dancer Can Pew Pew Me In Any Way She Wants

Back To Our Future: How the 1980s Explain The World We Live In Now

Will iPhone 5 Include Free Navigation For Everyone?

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