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Stunning Alpine prototype is the only car I would ever want

I always loved the Alpine,the classic French roadster with Renault engine. It was my favorite car along with the 911 since I was a little kid. This Alpine Vision prototype—made to celebrate the brand’s 60th anniversar—is a dream. I want to drive it all across Europe, from Andalusia to Finland. Check it out from all…

George R.R. Martin’s Other Fantasy Stories Are Getting A Movie

Three of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy short stories will be coming to the big screen as a single movie titled In the Lost Lands. Milla Jovovich is in talks to star in the female-centric fantasy adventure, which will be directed by the Germany-born Constantin Werner. According to the official description, here…

Women War Over Earth’s Last Good Man In Mad Max-Inspired Dark Comedy

Having women literally fight over you might sound like a dream, but not when it’s these women doing the fighting. In the bleak (NSFW) short comedy A Good Man is Hard to Find, women in the Mad Max-style post-apocalypse war over the only man they believe is worth having. Director Mike Testin is responsible for…

The Hells Angels Are Old Pros at Encryption 

The Silk Road trial is back on, and we still don’t know if Ross Ulbricht is going to go down for the crimes of the Dread Pirate Roberts. Today, the trial focused on DPR’s interactions with the Hells Angels, who he allegedly hired to kill a rogue drug vendor. Pretrial materials revealed that the Dread…

David Duchovny Reveals His Favorite Type Of X-Files Fan Fiction

In an interview with theNY Times Magazine to promote his new novel, Holy Cow, David Duchovny also entertained some literary-themed X-Files questions. And by “literary,” we mean fan fiction. What the erstwhile Fox Mulder had to say about it was quite surprising. There is a lot of Mulder-Scully fan fiction, and some of it is…

How Dogs “See” The World Using Their Powerful Sense Of Smell

The visual acuity of our canine companions is about 20-40% as good as ours. But the average dog’s nose is 10,000 times more sensitive to odors than the human nose. As this fascinating TED-Ed video shows, they don’t so much see the world as they smell it.

How To Make The King Arthur Stories Interesting Again

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are mainstays of pop culture. But Hollywood never even scratches the surface of the real Arthurian lore. Here are the amazing aspects of King Arthur’s legend that deserve more exploration in big adaptations — which could breathe new life into Camelot.

I Can’t Stop Buying Ridiculous Keyboards

Your keyboard is boring—completely practical, functional, useful even, but also awful, boring and stupid. You just don’t know it yet. I learned about boring keyboards in college, when a nasty case of carpel tunnel syndrome threatened to silence my fingers forever. Then, one day, my father lent me a ridiculous vertical keyboard that changed how…

Extraordinary sky view shows orientation of our galactic magnetic field

It may have not found the Big Bang’s smoking gun, but the Planck mission in the South Pole has detected something important: The orientation of the galactic magnetic field—”this image represents the emission from dust, a minor but crucial component that pervades our Milky Way galaxy.” The texture indicates the orientation of the galactic magnetic…

NECA’s Jonesy Action Figure Also Comes With A Great Ripley Accessory

You might be excited about about the release of NECA’s fourth wave of Alien toys, because it includes the first officially licensed, screen-accurate figure of Jones the Cat. But Jones fans will be pleased to know that he comes with a nifty extra: The first Ellen Ripley toy to have Sigourney Weaver’s facial likeness. Although…

This is the definitive Lego wheel and tire guide

Much like putting aftermarket wheels on an actual car, when making vehicle models, it often becomes tedious trying to find that perfect wheel/tire combination to go with your cool new creation. Sariel has updated his Lego wheel and tire guide to show all the various wheels and tires made by the Lego, the largest tire…

Which Countries Are Most Likely to Be Wiped Out By Future Disasters?

The results of a new report show which countries are the most vulnerable to risk—and the most ready to respond when disaster strikes. Bigger storms and more flooding are some of the most most obvious ingredients in the risk stew brewed up by climate change. But what happens after the storms subside? What about all…

Rare video of an Airbus A380 cutting through clouds

Sometimes you get a unique combination of circumstances that produces a rare look into a common event, like this Emirates’ Airbus A380 arriving to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport at the perfect time and the perfect angle to produce a few seconds of beautiful cinematography, cutting a cloud in two. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

Woman with most extreme body modifications just got even more extreme

This is María José Cristerna also known as The Vampire Woman, in a photo just taken at the Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, Venezuela. She was considered the woman with the most tattooing and body modifications in the world,but that hasn’t stopped her from getting even more. Don’t get deceived by appearances: María José…

The Magna Carta marks its 800th anniversary, and the four surviving O.G. copies are currently being displayed together for the first time at London’s British Library. “The birth certificate of democracy” contains the groundbreaking declaration that no one (including the king) is above the law.

Your First Glimpse of Fassbender and Rogen as Jobs and Wozniak

It’s almost hard to believe it’s actually happening, considering Sony’sSteve Jobs movie seemed like such a total clusterfuck. But there they are: Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogen as Apple co-founders Jobs and Wozniak. Someone snapped shots of real Hollywood actors on the set of a real Steve Jobs film that you might actually see in…

Facebook’s Newsfeed Is Our Lowbrow Psyche Staring Back at Us

Facebook’s Newsfeed is a broken mess. It’s meant to be a personalized news ticker, but it can look like a relentless stream of Ice Bucket Challenges and dog photos. Facebook has already tried to banish clickbait and hoaxes, yet many Newsfeeds are heavy on the meaningless filler and viral froth. To fix its flagship feature,…

Rule the Entire Break Room With this Infinity Gauntlet Coffee Mug

As we get closer and closer to Marvel finally putting Thanos and his quest for the Infinity Gauntlet on the big screen, expect to see more and more awesome tie-ins like this popping up. Available exclusively from Entertainment Earth come May for just $15, there will never be another novelty mug that even comes close…

Baymax Reveals The Easter Eggs And Hidden Mickeys In Big Hero 6

We adored Disney’s Big Hero 6. And now we have an exclusive look at all the secret little details hiding in plain sight inside the heroic film starring Baymax. This clip is part of the DVD release’s special features. Big Hero 6 will be released on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere February 3 and…

Why It’s Impossible to Design a Perfect Spacesuit

The first factor that needs to be considered in the design of a space suit is “what will the suit be used for?” There is no universal suit. The suits are designed for particular mission needs. For example, technically the Russian Sokol suit is a space suit, but it is not designed for use outside.…