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Death-Defying Photos Of Skyscraper Construction Workers Goofing Around

I guess you have to make your own fun at work, even when work is 20 stories off the ground on the skeleton of a future skyscraper. But these photos of construction workers enjoying their breaks and photo-ops high in the air are simply terrifying. Of course, not all of these photos show workers goofing…

Even Animated, Lando Calrissian Is As Smarmy As Ever On Star Wars Rebels

Billy Dee Williams is back! A young Lando Calrissian snares the Ghost crew in his latest scheme. Yes, long before The Empire Strikes Back, Lando was a smooth-talking rogue — and you couldn’t trust him as far as you could throw him. It’s a pity no one tries to throw him, actually. Zeb, let’s talk.…

Who Will Win the Internet Space Race?

Up until a week ago, the crazy idea that a company would beam internet service around the entire planet from the sky was just that: a crazy idea. Then, in the span of a few days, we’ve heard details from not one but three tech behemoths that want to do just that. This fantasy is…

Lego Scooby Doo and other new sets announced at London toy fair!!

London toy fair is in full swing and Brick Fanatics is in attendance to let us know just how light our wallets are going to be later this year. The great news is the rumored Scooby Doo Lego sets have been confirmed and are at the show. Unfortunately, no photography is allowed inside the toy…

The LEGO Movie Almost Didn’t Get To Include Star Wars

One of the funniest bits in The LEGO Movie is when the Millennium Falcon shows up to come and get Batman. But that Star Wars cameo almost didn’t happen — the makers of the film had to rush to finalize their deal with Lucasfilm before Disney bought the company. Producer Dan Lin explains to The…

We Can Now Read What’s Written On Rolls Of Papyrus Buried By Vesuvius

Papyrus rolls buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were discovered 260 years ago in the ruins of Herculaneum. But they’re so fragile that it’s never been possible to read them without inadvertently destroying them — until now. As a newly published scientific paper in Nature Communications reports: In recent years, new…

Marvel Finally Reveals What’s Happening With Secret Wars

The Marvel universe and its Ultimate universe are ending. That’s according to a recent press conference from Marvel comics, who finally solved the mystery of what’s happening in their much-hyped Secret Wars event — and revealed the new universe that’s going to result from it. Here’s the main gist: “Once you hit ‘Secret Wars’ #1,…

There Is A Chance We Could Get Glorious Rainbow Batman Figures

The most dedicated followers of Bat-Fashion may remember the cover to Detective Comics #241, showing Batman and a veritable Rainbow of Batsuits. Now, there’s a chance that said Bat-Rainbow may come to a toy shelf near you. DC Collectibles are currently running a poll to gauge interest in a variety of previously-canned products from their…

Loch Ness Kitchen Sightings Are Going to Skyrocket

For those who like their kitchen to look like something Willy Wonka might cook in, here’s another adorable alternative to the boring spoon you’ve been using to serve soups and sauces. Designed by OTOTO to look eerily reminiscent of what we assume the Loch Ness monster looks like, this adorable Nessie Ladle is far less…

Google (and Friends) Just Invested $1 Billion in SpaceX Internet

Following earlier reports that Google was finalizing a $1 billion investment in Elon Musk’s zany new space internet project, SpaceX has confirmed a new round of funding worth—you guessed it—$1 billion. The new investors include not only Google but also Fidelity, Founders Fund and others. The new investors now own slightly less than 10 percent…

Science Finally Answers: Could Kool-Aid Man Break Through A Brick Wall?

We’ve seen it happen time and again in commercials: a six-foot-tall pitcher of walking, talking Kool-Aid bursts through a brick wall, bellowing his trademark, “Oh yeah!” But could he really do it without completely cracking up? Vsauce looks at the science behind Kool-Aid Man’s wall-bursting habits, considering how his glass body would stack up against…

And Now, Every Single User Interface In Star Wars: A New Hope 

Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters in 1977—the same year that Apple moved from a garage to a real office building and Microsoft hired its first official employees. And the fact that it came out as consumer computers were truly hitting the mainstream shows. Dino Ignacio—who, as readers point out, is a legendary gaming…

The Best Ways To Honor The 50th Anniversary Of Star Trek

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of space opera’s grandest and most ambitious media series. But will Star Trek have a 50th birthday in keeping with its proud heritage? Here are a bunch of ways that we hope Star Trek’s birthday gets celebrated. Top image by Sam Woolley Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary was a pretty…

Find Out What Google Thinks You Want to See in Ads (And Change It) 

No one really likes online advertisements. But they do help to pay for your Gmail hosting and the occasional brilliantly written article on the web. If you’re going to be served up ads by Google then you may as well make sure that they’re about topics you’re interested in. Here’s how you can find out…

Panasonic LX100 Review: A Small Camera So Good At So Many Things

The Panasonic LX100 might just be the best small camera ever made. It’s part of a new breed of camera that—while not totally pocketable—is insanely well-rounded, and just gets most things right. It’s one of the best options for taking great pics and video in a compact package. Whether you’re a pro looking for a…

When Facts Threaten Our Beliefs, We Resort To Bullshit Rationalizations

Facts are great, except when they undermine our worldview. As a new study shows, when confronted with factual challenges, we often retreat by presenting weak explanations that are difficult — if not impossible — to disprove. More proof that you just can’t win. https://gizmodo.com/lokis-wager-is-why-you-cant-win-arguments-on-the-inter-1679484756 The new study, which was led by York University psychologist Justin…

The Venture Bros. Just. Changed. Everything. (Again.)

The Venture Bros. just blew themselves up. I’m not referring to Hank and Dean, actually, who used to have a nasty habit of dying horribly. I’m referring to the show itself, which returned with an hour-long special that not only brought years of storylines to an end, but set up a new status quo for…

The Original Apple Watch Definitely Wasn’t Smart

It’s no secret that the original Apple watch was nothing like the connected touchscreen wonder the company revealed last September. In reality, it looked more like something Swatch’s designers sketched on a discarded napkin, and back in 1995 it was actually given away to encourage Mac users to upgrade their operating systems. But what started…

Where Are Your Eyes Really Looking When You See This Cute Little Girl?

On the left you see an image of a cute kid, and on the right you see how people look at it, if given a few moments to stare. The squiggly lines are the work of a pioneer in vision research, and he had even more interesting squiggles to show us. Al’fred Luk’yanovich Yarbus is…

Excavations at Amphipolis in Greece have uncovered five intriguing skeletons. An elderly woman, a newborn child, a cremated corpse, and two middle-aged men were among another 550 bone fragments found in a lavish tomb dating back to the Alexander era. Experts say the remains may belong to one of his generals, or a relative. Image:…