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This Is Where Every Penny Of Every Dollar You Spend On Food Goes

Right down to the fraction of a cent, here’s the breakdown of where the money you spend on food goes. The USDA regularly analyzes just where all the money we spend on food goes by industry and it’s a good look at just what you’re really buying when you pick up a tomato or a…

Here’s What Sex Education Was Like In The 17th Century

People have always wondered about sex, and as literacy became more widespread over the course of the seventeenth century in England, books appeared to feed that curiosity. One of the most popular was Aristotle’s Complete Masterpiece, first published in 1684, and republished and repackaged in scores of editions through at least the 1850s. Needless to…

In Japan Even the High-Speed Toy Trains Float On Magnets

If you needed another reminder of just how woefully primitive public transportation is in North America compared to Japan, even the tiny toy versions of their high-speed bullet trains now float on magnets. And with such little friction, Takara Tomy’s new Linear Liner model can hit scale speeds of over 300 miles per hour. The…

Google’s Craziest Moonshots–And Where They Are Now

Google is kicking off I/O as we speak, and you can follow our liveblog here. There probably won’t be any wild surprises—but then again, this is Google, and we could get a little sweet, sweet moonshot action if we’re lucky. https://gizmodo.com/our-google-i-o-liveblog-starts-right-here-right-now-1707436160 The “moonshot” is a tricky thing. A few years ago, it was Google’s rallying…

This Scientist Put Cocaine In Her Eyes To Combat Drug Dealers

It was early 20th century Chicago, and people were offering kids “happy dust.” Police knew that happy dust was cocaine, but they didn’t know how to prove it — until one scientist came up with a extremely unusual way to convince a jury. The reason the dealers were never convicted is because the most accurate…

It’s Google Brillo, the New Operating System for Your Home

This week at Google I/O, we’re likely to learn more about Brillo, Google’s oddly-named new operating system for low-powered devices that are perfect for a smart home or internet of things setup. Google Brillo has nothing to do with Brillo soap pads, nor Andy Warhol, which we find very confusing. Image via the Andy Warhol…

Dust from Asteroid Mining Could Turn Into Another Space Junk Hazard

There is gold out there on asteroids. Silver and platinum and titanium, too. And if we’re seriously going to mine asteroids, it might be easier to tow them closer to Earth. But that could be serious trouble for satellites, according to new calculations by astrophysicists. NASA was recently considering an Asteroid Redirect Mission, where it…

Musicless Rihanna music video is just creepily watching her take a bath

I always wonder if it’s possible for the musicless music video series to get any more awkward and the answer is always yes. This one might be tough to top though because Rihanna’s Stay music video with Mikky Ekko basically features her soulfully singing in a bathtub. Without the singing and just the bathtub and…

“Why Not Teach Astronauts To Drill?” Honest Trailers Blasts Armageddon

I might argue how fun Armageddon was, but I do agree with Honest Trailers that Michael Bay’s action-disasterpiece is astoundingly dumb. But whether you’re a fan or not, you absolutely must see this video to learn Bay’s response when Ben Affleck asked him, “Wouldn’t it be easier to teach astronauts how to drill instead?” [Via…

Amazon isn’t the only tech giant expanding its same-day delivery services: Apple just debuted same-day delivery for select products through its Apple Store app in San Francisco. Apple is partnering with delivery company Postmates for the new push to help you replace your iPhone cables as quickly as possible. Once you place an order, you’ll…

Lego’s next official Ideas set is this playable labyrinth marble maze

There’s no word on pricing, availability, or what the final version will actually look like. But today Lego officially revealed that the next fan-built Ideas set it’s putting into production is JKBrickworks’ Labyrinth Marble Maze. The Android and iOS app stores are already filled with plenty of marble maze games that use a mobile device’s…

Watch the Google I/O Keynote Here, Live

Google I/O is the annual event all you Droid lovers and Chromies and Moonshooters have been waiting for. Today we’re going to hear what Google has in store for the next year — from Android M to Cardboard and more. Tune in live right here, at 12:00 PM eastern time. We’ll be liveblogging from the…

IKEA’s Building a Super Cheap and Versatile Smart Home System

Smart lighting systems like Philips Hue are futuristic and awesome and, typically, expensive. But IKEA wants to offer this type of technology to the masses. The Swedish flatpack furniture empire is developing an entire smart home system, and it looks futuristic and awesome and, you guessed it, cheap. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.…

Inside The Fantasy Art Of Superstar Artist Tony DiTerlizzi 

If you’re a fan of fantasy games, chances are you’ve seen Tony DiTerlizzi’s work. He’s painted Magic cards, helped define the visual feel of the D&D Planescape setting, and co-created The Spiderwick Chronicles. Tony gave us a guided tour of his artistic process and a preview of his upcoming art book, Realms! DiTerlizzi carved his…

Amazon Lazy People Same-Day Delivery Service Is Now Free In 14 Cities

Amazon Prime subscribers will now get free same-day shipping on “over a million” items in 14 metropolitan areas. It’s practically Seamless for stuff. Amazon’s been tinkering with same-day shipping for a while now, and the free same-day offering is the natural evolution, especially as Walmart just launched its own cut-rate Amazon Prime competitor. There are…

Some Knucklehead In the Pentagon Accidentally Shipped Live Anthrax

Some bonehead at an Defense Department lab accidentally shipped live anthrax spores to government and commercial recipients through a commercial shipping service. What a goof! They were supposed to be shipments of dead anthrax spores, but there was a mix-up. A lab in Maryland already received the package of potentially fatal biological weapons. Labs in…

New Horizon’s Latest Pluto Pics Reveal A Complex And Varied Surface

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has traveled 20 million miles (32 million kilometers) since it last beamed back images of Pluto. The latest set of photos hint at a complicated and high-contrast surface — including more evidence in support of the theory that the dwarf planet features a bright polar cap. These images were taken at…

BOOMco’s New Breakflip Looks Like a Sawed-Off Shotgun

Although it’s apparently been hard to keep the new models a secret, Mattel continues to expand its BOOMco line by leaps and bounds. The folks at Blaster Labs first spotted the new BOOMco Breakflip while it was still just a sketch at Mattel’s offices, but official product shots and info have apparently been leaked by…

Devs Are Already Using the Apple Watch’s Hidden Port To Charge It Faster

Developers just illustrated that the Apple Watch’s six-pin accessory port is not only capable of charging the wristable—it actually charges it faster than the inductive charger. When we shared first shared news of the the hidden port a while back, we told you about Reserve Strap, a startup that is developing a $250 battery strap…

Video: Sydney Opera House comes alive with projection mapping animation 

The Sydney Opera House is as iconic a building there is in this world so it’s always stunning to see it come alive as a canvas for artists to display their animation on. 20 different animation studios teamed up to transform the Sydney Opera House into a living mural that is just so enjoyable to…