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Watch What Snake Venom Does to Human Blood

Blood isn’t supposed to plop out like a solid like that but that’s what happens when a snake’s hemotoxic venom gets mixed in with human blood, it thickens liquid blood into this congealed jelly substance. It’s pretty gross. But this is how a venomous snakebite affects the body of its prey, a lot of tiny…

Check Out the Jaw-Droppingly Gorgeous New Movie From the Studio Behind Legend of Korra

We don’t know a lot about this upcoming Chinese animated film, but wow does it look pretty. Big Fish and Begonia has apparently been in the works from directors Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun for over a decade through their self-owned animated studio B&T, before Studio Mir—the South Korean animation studio best known for Legend…

4 Ways to Help Your Laptop Enjoy a Longer Life

If you’re shelling out hard-earned cash on a laptop, then you want to make sure you get years of service out of it. Some wear and tear (both physical and digital) is inevitable along the way, but if you take good care of your machine you can keep it running smoothly for longer—just like a…

Sansa and Theon Brave Harsh Conditions in New Game of Thrones Clip

If you want to get away from Winterfell and Ramsay Bolton’s nightmarish way of hunting you down, you’re going to have to get a little wet and a lot cold. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, a new clip from Game of Thrones season six arrived. We got a clip earlier that showed Theon and Sansa running…

Everything’s Changing in the Trailer for Person of Interest‘s Final Season

We’re just a few weeks away from Person of Interest closing out its run. And, if this trailer is any indication, they’ll do so in spectacular fashion. The trailer, which begins with part of Finch’s (Michael Emmerson) classic opening narration, shows a fair amount of our team getting fed up and acting. This is really…

The Future of Tripods Gets Rid of All Those Fiddly Knobs and Buttons

Having a tripod always on hand can mean the difference between a mediocre or a great shot, but only if you can get it set up in time. By eliminating knobs, buttons, and gangly extending legs, Edelkrone has created an interesting tripod alternative that can be easily positioned in seconds. The unique folding design collapses…

Pornhub Now Lets You Choose Porn With Emojis

Sometimes, you can’t be bothered wasting precious time browsing through pages of online porn to find the perfect video. Sometimes, you just want someone (or something) to do it for you. Enter “Emoji 4 Porn,” a new service launched today by Pornhub. It’s exactly what it sounds like: send an emoji, get back some porn.…

Snapchat’s Offensive ‘Bob Marley’ Filter Gives You Instant Blackface

For some reason, Snapchat decided it was a good idea to create a Bob Marley filter—one that makes the user look like a bizarre, warped version of the late singer, dreadlocks and all. All the typical things that might stop a massive social network from doing this—the fact that it looks like like automated blackface,…

Fox have announced the details of Deadpool’s home release on May 10th—including a commentary with co-creator Rob Liefeld. Liefeld is joined by director Tim Miller on the track, one of two included. As always with Deadpool, there’s a cute, fourth-wall-breaking image detailing all the content that you can see below.

This Monstrous Battery Can Charge Your Phone for 40 Days After the Apocalypse

The average smartphone’s battery provides around 2,500mAh of power—usually enough to get you through the day. Anker’s new PowerHouse, which is about the size of a cinderblock, boasts 120,600mAh. You can use it to recharge your phone for up to 40 days straight if for some reason your power has gone out. It’s not limited…

Chill Out and Enjoy These Hypnotic Ring Illusions

There’s only one explanation for how this is possible: Manipulation performer Ouka must have somehow turned off gravity. These incredible illusions are performed on a number of objects including the 8 ring, triple hoop, and the gnarly s-shaped buugeng. The skill and control necessary to make them seem like they’re floating is just mind-boggling. And…

First Look at a Familiar Star Wars Spaceship That’s Returning for Episode VIII

The cast of Fantastic Beasts says some well-known Harry Potter faces might show up. Supergirl’s producer offers a taste of what’s in store for Kara. James Gunn would love to include some Fox-owned characters in Guardians of the Galaxy. Plus, the first Iron Fist set pictures, and new Game of Thrones footage. Behold, Spoilers! Star…

The Australian Nanoscience Institute Puts Every Experiment Inside a Faraday Cage

Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Sydney now have a building that will make them the envy of the scientific community—with ultra-clean rooms, vibration-free floors and faraday cages aplenty. New Scientist calls the new Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science “one of the most controlled places on the planet.” And it might just be right, because…

The European Commission Has Issued Google With Antitrust Charges

Google has received formal antitrust charges from the European Commission today, which the claim company has “abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators.” The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Google almost exactly a year ago. After twelve months of research, it’s determined that Google has…

NASA’s New Garage Looks Like the Inside of the Death Star

This immense steel structure looks like the Death Star’s interior from Star Wars Episode VI. But you’re actually looking up and into High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The photo actually shows three brand new work platforms that have been installed so that NASA can work…

The Air Force Smashed the MagLev Speed Record at 633MPH

Hold on to your hats: The US Air Force has accelerated a sled down a magnetic levitation track at an incredible 633 mph, setting a new world record in the process. Researchers from the the 846th Test Squadron set the new mag lev land speed record at Holloman Air Force Base. The system uses liquid…

Mitsubishi Says Its Staff Cheated on Fuel Consumption Tests

Mitsubishi has admitted to “improper conduct in fuel consumption testing” of engines fitted to a total of 625,000 cars. The company has released a statement which explains that its staff “conducted testing improperly to present better fuel consumption rates than the actual rates,” adding that “the testing method was also different from the one required…

An ISP Forwarded Its Users’ Sent Email to a Single Inbox

Forget Inbox Zero. Yesterday, the British telecomm company BT managed to forward outgoing email from its customers’ accounts to a single email address. The Register reports that many users noticed yesterday afternoon that their emails were being returned, with an error messages explaining that they couldn’t be delivered to the email address [email protected]. None of…

Scientists Made LEDs 60 Percent Brighter By Copying Firefly Lanterns

A team of researchers has managed to boost the amount of light an LED emits by 60 percent simply by shaping its outer surface to resemble the outside of a firefly’s lantern. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology have created the new organic LED by creating a nano-structured lens that sits…

Samsung Is Trying Really Hard Not to Call These Phones ‘Rose Gold’

Samsung has released a new, pinker version of the flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. But don’t call them Rose Gold—that’s Apple’s color! Instead, they are something totally different called “Pink Gold.” In case you’re wondering what makes Pink Gold different from Rose Gold, or indeed, just regular pink, Samsung has taken two paragraphs to…