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7 Gandhi Quotes That Are Totally Fake

We love quotes from famous dead people. Words just sound more important when they’re coming from the mouths of important historical figures. And when we need that extra dash of moral authority, Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most quotable. But as Gandhi once said, “Half my quotes on Pinterest are fake.” Below we have…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 9 '15

With a Drone Inside, R2-D2 Can Finally Fly Like a Bird

Master drone builder Otto Dieffenbach is back with what is probably his most amazing flying creation to date. Unlike the flying R2-D2 we saw in the Star Wars prequels, this version of Artoo is able to take to the skies without a pair of pop-out rocket boosters—just a quadcopter cleverly hidden inside. Otto designed and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9 '15

Watch a hammerhead shark swim in the ocean from the shark’s perspective

The coolest thing about being a shark is that you can swim around all you want in the ocean and you don’t have to be afraid of, well, sharks. That’s only semi-true but look at this hammerhead shark moseying about on the ocean floor and it passes by all its shark friends without a worry…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 9 '15

Facebook Just Maximized Your Ability to Be a Huge Creep

Facebook’s most recent update gives us more control over what shows up in News Feed, which means we all just got a terrific way to maintain unhealthily close tabs on friends, crushes, enemies, and racist acquaintances. The new News Feed controls let you pick a squad of Facebook friends and show you every single one…

Social Media Kate Knibbs Jul 9 '15

Penis 2.0: Here’s What the Penis of the Future Should Look Like

Like our brains, the human penis hasn’t evolved in tens of thousands of years — and that’s a real shame. Our favorite male body part is capable of so much more. In consideration of pending advances in science and technology, here’s what to expect with penis 2.0. Before we get started it’s important to point…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 9 '15

You’ve Seen the New Ghostbusters Movie’s Ecto-1, Now Here’s the Ecto-2

As seen from the set of the new Ghostbusters movie! Admittedly, this appears to only be a motorcycle with a Ghostbusters logo decal on the side, but hey, maybe there’s a vacuum attachment that can suck up nearby ghosts like the Ecto-1 had in the classic Ghostbusters video game. So, any bets on a flying…

Movies Rob Bricken Jul 9 '15

Everyone’s an Action Figure While Lying On This Beach Towel

If there’s one place everyone can use a confidence boost, it’s at the beach while wearing a bathing suit that reveals everything they’re self-conscious about. But by simply laying on this clever towel, anyone can feel like they’re got the body of an action figure—minus the Kung fu grip. At six-and-a-half feet tall, ThinkGeek’s $30…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9 '15

How the Jojoba Plant Saved the Sperm Whale

The jojoba plant is a desert-growing shrub. The sperm whale is an ocean-living mammal. On first glance, it would not seem that they would have much in common. But they do—and that commonality may be the reasons sperm whales didn’t go extinct. For over a hundred years, much of the world ran on sperm whale…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 9 '15

How I Saved (One Tiny Island In) Canada From Wildfire

Last week, I took a trip up to northern Saskatchewan, to the edge of the boreal forest. It’s an area very close to what locals call the bush. I’d come to camp with family and friends at Emma Lake, but when we arrived we discovered that we were deep inside one of the biggest wildfire…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Jul 9 '15

Video: What flying through the Milky Way must look like

Created by stitching together over 400,000 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope, YouTube user daveachuk made this incredibly beautiful video that makes it feel as if you’re floating along the Milky Way. The finished footage is breathtaking and makes it seem as if you’re just looking out a window as you fly through the galaxy…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 9 '15

The Absolute Coolest Things We Saw on the Floor at Comic-Con 2015

Can’t join the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children dressed up as their favorite characters at San Diego Comic-Con? We’ve got the next best thing. It’s a video of the best of the floor from preview night 2015. Above, you can check out coolest stuff on the convention floor of Comic-Con. We’re talking…

io9 Germain Lussier Jul 9 '15

LA Residents Try to Hide Hollywood Sign From Tourists, Except on Airbnb

Last year, a group of homeowners who live in the Hollywood Hills had directions to the Hollywood Sign changed on Google Maps to keep tourists away from their streets. All the tourists, that is, except for the ones who rent their properties on Airbnb. They want those tourists to know exactly where the Hollywood Sign…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jul 9 '15

T-Mobile’s US Phone Plan Is Expanding Coverage to Canada and Mexico

When T-Mobile started this whole Uncarrier thing, it began with the introduction of a Simple Choice phone plan, meaning free international data and texting when you signed. Almost two years later, T-Mobile is upgrading that original phone plan by expanding coverage to Mexico and Canada. It’s called “Mobile Without Borders” and this is how it…

Tech News Darren Orf Jul 9 '15

This Artist Is Making Haunting Paintings With Google’s Dream Robot

OH GOD. It’s been a week of nightmarish image-making, thanks tothe public release of Google’s “DeepDream” algorithm. If you missed this whole thing, let me explain: DeepDream is an artificial neural network that Google originally developed to identify the contents of an image using computer vision. To do this, the network is “taught” using thousands…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jul 9 '15

Unofficial teaser of A Series of Unfortunate Events is simply incredible

This is truly astonishing work by YouTube user Eleanora Poe. Because Netflix is adapting Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events as a series, this completely unofficial, fan-made teaser trailer of sorts for the adaptation was made (for fun?). If Netflix’s series is half as good and creepy as this, the show will be fantastic.…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 9 '15

Promising Study Shows the Power of Gene Therapy to Treat Deafness

An international team of researchers has used a virus to correct genetic defects and partially restore hearing in deaf mice. It’s an important proof-of-concept that could eventually lead to therapies in humans. Above: Those upside-down V’s are sensory hair bundles in the ear, each containing 50 to 100 microvilli tipped with TMC proteins. The new…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 9 '15

Aww, There’s a Colander Spoon Version of That Adorable Loch Ness Ladle

The internet nearly lost its mind over the adorable Loch Ness monster Nessie Ladle we posted earlier this year. It was fun and functional at the same time, and its creator, OTOTO Designs, has returned with a new colander spoon version it’s calling Mamma Nessie given it’s slightly larger. Like the original, Mamma Nessie’s whimsical…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9 '15

15 Toys And Action Figures That Have Consistently Gone Down In Value

This weekend, toy collectors will swarm to the Convention Center in San Diego, in search of rare and limited edition toys. Because we all know toys are a fantastic investment! Right? Not always. Here are 15 toys and action figures that have gotten more and more worthless. First, a disclaimer: Toy valuations are completely subjective.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 9 '15

Way More Plot Details for Those New Star Wars Novels

Hey, remember those 20 Star Wars books that Del Rey is going to publish in the lead-up to The Force Awakens? Well, we’ve just gotten detailed synopses for a bunch of them. Take a look at the past, present and future of the Star Wars universe, including the in-between movie adventures of Han, Luke and…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 9 '15

Is Facebook Making Its Own Music Service?

Especially on the heels of Apple Music, it seems like every technology company that’s ever existed feels the needs to create a streaming music service to jam tasty tunes down your ear canal. And rumor has it Facebook is next. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and speculation — real and fabricated. BitStream…

Social Media Darren Orf Jul 9 '15

7 Gandhi Quotes That Are Totally Fake

With a Drone Inside, R2-D2 Can Finally Fly Like a Bird

Watch a hammerhead shark swim in the ocean from the shark’s perspective

Facebook Just Maximized Your Ability to Be a Huge Creep

Penis 2.0: Here’s What the Penis of the Future Should Look Like

You’ve Seen the New Ghostbusters Movie’s Ecto-1, Now Here’s the Ecto-2

Everyone’s an Action Figure While Lying On This Beach Towel

How the Jojoba Plant Saved the Sperm Whale

How I Saved (One Tiny Island In) Canada From Wildfire

Video: What flying through the Milky Way must look like

The Absolute Coolest Things We Saw on the Floor at Comic-Con 2015

LA Residents Try to Hide Hollywood Sign From Tourists, Except on Airbnb

T-Mobile’s US Phone Plan Is Expanding Coverage to Canada and Mexico

This Artist Is Making Haunting Paintings With Google’s Dream Robot

Unofficial teaser of A Series of Unfortunate Events is simply incredible

Promising Study Shows the Power of Gene Therapy to Treat Deafness

Aww, There’s a Colander Spoon Version of That Adorable Loch Ness Ladle

15 Toys And Action Figures That Have Consistently Gone Down In Value

Way More Plot Details for Those New Star Wars Novels

Is Facebook Making Its Own Music Service?

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