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Watch bare skin get tasered in painful super slow motion

This is a little bit gross but if you were ever curious as to how a taser works, just watch it shoot out in super slow motion. The electrical cartridge jumps out of the gun in an explosion of confetti (the confetti has a unique serial number), breaking down the door and then swimming through…

The Best Ways To Celebrate Marty McFly’s Arrival in 2015

It’s a huge year in the history of Back to the Future. It’s the 30th anniversary of the film’s 1985 release, as well as the year Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in Part II. That latter date, October 21, 2015, is fast approaching, and if you’re a fan of the franchise, there are…

Though This Fish Can’t Pee, It Can Be Used To Test For Doping, Because the World is Weird

This is a stickleback male guarding its nest. Notice the fact that it’s still alive? That fact is both a biological marvel unique among creatures, and a way to test if athletes have been taking steroids, because why not? What else you got, reality? When the male stickleback matures and decides it’s time to make…

This Little Black Dog Isn’t Impressed By The Petzi Treat Cam

I vacationed in Europe last month. I don’t mean to rub it in—it just happened to be the perfect opportunity to test the Petzi Treat Cam. It’s a remote control treat dispenser with an internet connection and a camera, so you can play with your pet from anywhere in the world. And it works! But…

10 Historical People Who Were Real-Life Magicians 

If you think magic is just for Dungeons & Dragons players and Criss Angel, you’re sadly mistaken. Magic is totally real, and was totally practiced by totally real people who lived in history! Here are just 10 real-life wizards and sorcerers who used magic for a lot more than just party tricks. 1) Nicholas Flamel…

Where In Our Galaxy Are All The Aliens?

There may be billions of habitable worlds throughout the Milky Way, but where are the radio-blasting, starship-sailing aliens? Where are our cosmic Snapchat buddies? If they exist, they’re probably thousands of light years away from us, nestled somewhere toward the center of our Galaxy. And they’re likely to be utterly ancient. That, at least, is…

On Steven Universe, Lying to Your Mother is its Own Battle

Steven Universe made a triumphant return last night, back on a normal weekly format after recent scattered, concentrated releases of episodes. Despite the change in schedule, in “Nightmare Hospital” the show is still doing what it does best: defying expectations and being one of the most emotionally smart cartoons on TV. https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-keeps-giving-us-some-of-the-most-comple-1719081112 Spoilers ahead, of…

Cupertino May Replace Its Dead Mall With the Biggest Green Roof Ever Built 

Like most suburbs that were built in the 1950s or 60s, Cupertino has a once-hopping mega mall that’s now a crumbling eyesore. But unlike most suburbs, Cupertino is now a very affluent hub of Silicon Valley capitalism. Cupertino’s mall is called Vallco, and it was built in the 1970s. For a long time, it was…

The intrepid animators at AsapScience dared to ask Is Masturbation Good For You?Their answer, in their characteristic whiteboard drawing style, covers the positive effects of self-love on brain function, pelvic muscles, and the immune system. Check it out! Contact the author at [email protected].

The Visit Proves That Families Are the Scariest Thing of All

The Visit arrives lugging some baggage. It’s directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and it’s a found-footage horror movie. For many film fans, just one of those factors would be an automatic turnoff. But The Visit has one really big thing going for it: it’s entertaining as hell. The premise is simple. Teenage siblings Becca (Olivia…

Welcome to Your Party, GIFs!

Hello, GIFs! This is your party and we’re so happy to see you. You know how this works: Digital friends, stories, updates, thoughts, worries, wonders—and some interpretive GIFing to express it all. Party time!

Sony A7s II: The Best Low-Light Mirrorless Camera Now Records 4K Video Onboard

Last year, Sony’s A7s camera blew us away with its low-light video powers that could capture decent footage, even when in complete darkness. Today, we’re getting a new version that shoots 4K video. The A7S II boasts the same 12-megapixel sensor as the A7S, with the same 100-469,600 ISO range that can be expanded to…

Will Scientists Ever Solve the Mystery of Consciousness?

We still have no idea how the brain produces conscious awareness. In this excellent short video produced by The Economist, various experts are called upon to explain the “hard problem” that is consciousness, and how scientists might solve this profound mystery. For the video, The Economist gathered together an impressive collection of philosophers and scientists,…

The First Permanent Astronaut Aboard the ISS Could Be a Robot

Humans only live aboard the International Space Station for a few months, maybe a year. Robots, on the other hand, don’t need food or water or comfort, and can work on the station for as long as need be. Useful! And they’ll be even more useful with a new method of memory storage that can…

Half Of The Joker’s Torso Is The Creepiest Lawn Ornament Ever

There’s about a month and a half to go until the night of ghoulish glee that is Halloween—but why wait that long when you could be terrifying the living bejesus out of your neighbors right now with this petrifying replica of the Joker crawling out of your front lawn? This thing is one hell of…

Things Are Ridiculously Mysterious in Doctor Who‘s Prologue to Season 9

The ninth season of nu-Who doesn’t debut until September 19th, but you might as well get started with this moody but maddening vague two-minute “prologue” to the upcoming episodes. As you can see, the Doctor is on Karn, last featured in the memorable minisode “The Night of the Doctor,” where Paul McGann returned as the…

Why Cats Rule the Internet Instead of Dogs

LOLcats, Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat. Why aren’t dogs as popular as cats in memes and viral videos? The answer, believe it or not, may come from science. Right now, at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, there’s an exhibit called “How Cats Took Over the Internet.” Inside runs a 24-minute…

The World’s First 3D-Printed Titanium Rib Cage Is a Medical Marvel

It sounds like something straight out of a comic book, but after losing his sternum and part of his rib cage to cancer, a 54-year-old Spanish man received the world’s first 3D-printed chest prosthetic made from lightweight, but incredibly strong, titanium. Titanium implants aren’t new, but replacing large sections of the rib cage is tricky.…

Marvel May Have Found The Absolute Perfect Person To Play Captain Marvel!

There’s even more rumors surrounding the return of a supposedly-dead Game of Thrones character. Kid Flash may appear on The Flash sooner than you’d think. Plus, a happier Arrow, Michael Shannon on Zod’s role in Batman v Superman, and Mark Gatiss on his unorthodox Doctor Who episode. To Me, My Spoilers! Captain Marvel As ever…

Space Candies on the ISS Make Expedition Work a Little Bit Easier

When hard working astronauts are craving candies beside M&M’s and other snacks, Skittles seem to be the turn-to treat. In the photo above you can see a clear container of Skittles floating in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. It’s a handy snack stop for the Expedition 45 crew. [NASA]