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The future of humanity

I have seen countless science fiction movies and documentaries about the future of humanity. None of them were as inspiring, beautiful, and realistic as this extraordinary short film by Erik Wernquist, narrated by Carl Sagan. Watch it and get ready for goosebumps. For maximum effect, I highly recommend that you use headphones, turn off the…

Watch Kevin Spacey Be Nice, Then Evil in ’21’

The most recent instalment in the Call of Duty franchise is notable — not because of the running around and blowing stuff up, that’s dull — but because Kevin Spacey plays a genuine, multi-faceted character. He starts out nice, and ends up trying to destroy the world with poison gas whilst being a racist or…

A Gallery Of ’80 Cartoon Supervillains Schooling You At Basketball

I can barely stand how awesome this series of pictures by Andy McDonald is. Honestly, Note: I want an actual cartoon special devoted to an all-supervillain ’80s b-ball team asap. Note 2: I may never stop staring at the picture of Cobra Commander. Honestly, I may need to get a tattoo. [Via Neatorama]

Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ Will Remind You Why Albums Are Great

One common criticism of the modern digital music industry is that the album, as an artistic concept, is being destroyed by the endless streaming of individual tracks. That’s a shame, because it would mean that some incredible albums, like Pink Floyd’s The Wall (which celebrates its 35th birthday tomorrow) might never have existed. The Wall…

This Is A Majestic Vision Of Humans Embracing Our Exotic Solar System

Riding a space elevator up from Mars. Trekking across the ice fields of Europa. Soaring in wing suits above the clouds of Titan. Base jumping on Miranda. Wanderers is a science-inspired short film imagining human exploration of our solar system that leaves me giddy and excited for a future we could one day experience. Top…

Rock-Inspired Tables Bring The Outdoors In

Decorating with a nature theme is all well and good, but hauling two-ton boulder up three flights of stairs gets old quick. That’s why these tables, inspired by rocks but weighing significantly less, could make so much sense. Well, that, and they look sweet. The designs are the brainchild of Antoine Morris, a Canadian architect…

The prettiest and most expensive Miranda-Class Starship you’ve ever seen

From QMX, the people that brought you the most absurdly expensive Serenity ever, comes this enormous ‘Artisan Replica’ of the USS Reliant from Wrath of Khan. My word, what a glorious-looking ship it is. https://gizmodo.com/this-might-just-be-the-most-beautiful-serenity-weve-eve-1647567802 The Miranda Class is one of the Star Trek Universe’s weirdest looking Federation vessels (and one of the first non-Constitution-Class…

These Dollar Bill Concepts Are Better Than The Real Thing

While U.S. currency does change a little on occasional, the basic design of the notes has stayed fairly constant: green/black background, a portrait on one side, and a pretty picture on the other. These concepts take that classic design, and turn it on its head. They’re the work of designer Travis Purrington, and his philosophy…

Watch This Superman Action Figure Fly To “The Edge Of Space”

It’s a feat worthy of Superman himself! Toymaker Mattel called upon DesignSpark to help bring a Man of Steel action feature at altitude of over 29,000 meters, or more than 18 miles above sea level — and they brought Supes safely back down again, too. Note: The video dubs Superman’s 29 kilometer achievement “the edge…

What’s The Best Easter Egg On The Internet?

The Easter egg as a concept can be dated back to rich aristocrats hiding things inside priceless jewellry. But in the modern age, you’re far more likely to encounter one when you Konami-code a website, or made some odd menu choices in a game. Personally, I find it difficult to decide on my favorite. Google…

Razer’s slightly crazy Nabu fitness band finally has a price and release date: $100, launching this Tuesday in North America. If you’re wondering what happens when a gaming company makes a fitness wearable, take a look at our initial impressions. [Razer]

Of Course Someone Has Recreated The New Star Wars Trailer In Lego

I’m just taking it as read by this stage that you’ve seen the trailer for the new Star Wars movie. But you can’t claim true nerddom until you’ve seen this incredible Lego recreation. YouTube user Snooperking has made an impressive shot-by-shot recreation in less than 24 hours. Lego rolling droid? Check. New crazy cross-handled Lego…

Robert Kirkman’s One Big Regret Of The Walking Dead TV Series

Seeing as The Walking Dead is one of — if not the — most popular TV shows currently airing, you wouldn’t think TWD creator Robert Kirkman would have any regrets about the hit series. Turns out he has a big one. Via The Hollywood Reporter: If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t have…

These Wirelessly Powered Christmas Lights Would Decorate Tesla’s Tree

Now that you’ve polished off the last of the turkey leftovers, it’s probably time to think about rolling your catatonic body off to find a Christmas tree. Unfortunately, that also means trying to untangle the seven miles of tree lights, a solid 50 percent of which will have broken in the last year. This is…

How To Break A Wishbone And Always Get Your Wish

It’s obviously too late to help you this year, but if you want to make sure you’re the winner of next’ year’s wishbone-breaking competition, these scientists have used physics to figure out how to give you a 99% success rate in getting your wish fulfilled. (Or at least make sure the other side breaks first.)…

Dragon Ball villains drawn realistically are genuinely petrifying

Akira Toriyama’s iconic style has defined Dragon Ball and its various spinoff properties for years – but these incredible takes on some of the series most nefarious villains by Chinese artist Angus Yi eschew Toriyama’s style in favour of some chilling realism. Angus drew the pictures last year, but the pictures have recently been getting…

All The Best Images From NASA’s Black Hole Friday

In a proud and noble tradition stretching back a whole two years, NASA yesterday did Black Hole Friday, rather than just flogging a few Apollo mini-figs for 25 percent off. We got science, we got knowledge, and of course, a bunch of jaw-dropping images of black holes. Here are the best. The magenta spots in…

The Muppets Turn The Tables With The Corpse-Filled Human Show

How would you like it, humanity, if someone took your lifeless bodies and paraded them around, making them dance and sing for people’s entertainment? As this amazing, disturbing Muppet Show parody by Sethward reveals, you probably wouldn’t much care for it. I’m kind of glad they showed the place on the back where the Muppets…

iOS 8.2 Has Been Jailbroken Before It’s Even Released

The 8.2 version of iOS is still in beta and unavailable to non-developers, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese-based outfit TaiG from breaking it free from Apple’s shackles (and also jailbreaking 8.1.1, the current release, in the process). It looks like a simple enough process: download the jailbreak utility, connect an iOS device over USB, and…

Legend Of Korra Turns One Of Its Villains Into A Therapist

After having her butt handed to her, Korra has a lot of personal work to do before she can confront Kuvira again. But when trouble comes to Republic City, Korra has to improve her spiritual state quickly—and turns to a surprising source to do it. Hey! Napoleon Dynamite is back! It turns out that Jon…