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The Babadook Is The Best Movie You’ll Only Want To Watch Once

The Babadook is one of the best horror movies we’ve seen in years, with a clever structure and a strong focus on character. But this movie will also put you through the wringer. Emotionally, psychologically. You’ll be thinking about it for days, but you may not want to see this masterpiece twice. Very minor spoilers…

Microgravity University: Testing the Future of Spaceflight in Zero G

How do you test a new method for CPR in space without actually going into space? You take flight in a microgravity plane, obviously. For the last 20 years, NASA’s Reduced Gravity Office has opened up its zero-g planes to college students from around the country, who get the once in a lifetime opportunity to…

A Comparison Of Every Human Spaceflight Vehicle In One Chart

Robotic missions into space may be able to go much further, but there’s something special about a spacecraft that’s designed to not just send knowledge about space back to us, but to actually send us up into it. This chart sketches out the history of the spacecraft that have done just that. Reddit user Heaney555…

The AMSTAF Patrols Dangerous Borders So Soldiers Don’t Have To

Effectively maintaining a nation’s borders requires manpower, and lots of it—especially when that nation is on bad terms with its neighbor. But rather than put its military personnel in undue danger, both Israel and South Korea have begun using this autonomous ground vehicle to secure their borders. It’s called the AMSTAF. Built by Israel’s Automotive…

Get Over Here and look at Mezco’s lovely Mortal Kombat Figures

It’s been a while since the fighters of the gloriously gory Mortal Kombat have been action figures, but we won’t have to wait much longer – Mezco revealed that they’d acquired the license at NYCC, and have now released the first images of Raiden, Sub-Zero and Scorpion for us to ogle at. Hooray! The figures,…

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer Is Here!

The wait is over, and a whole new saga has begun. Here’s your first glimpse at the future of the Star Wars galaxy! And here it is on YouTube as a back-up (iTunes was having some problems earlier. I can’t imagine why):

We Tested Centuries-Old Eyes For Colorblindness

The worst birthday present ever lead to the discovery of colorblindness by John Dalton all the way back in 1794. Mister Dalton bequeathed his eyes to science. Two hundred years later, science made use of them. John Dalton and Colorblindness John Dalton was one of the first people to identify the heredity of colorblindness. It…

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer in 8 GIFs

If a post-Thanksgiving coma has robbed you of the energy needed to watch the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer again and again, we’ve gone to the trouble of condensing the sneak peek down to eight easily ingestible animated GIFs that are perfect for over-analyzing and sharing. Are we back on Tatooine again?…

Under the weight of online bargain hunters, even Best Buy’s servers have been trampled this Black Friday. Its site is currently suffering some severe technical difficulties because of all the traffic. Update: Fixed!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens first teaser trailer is here at last!

After years of wait, it’s finally here! The first look at J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s loaded with new cool stuff: The new version of the X-Wing fighters, new characters, new storm stormtroopers, and one really cool shot of the Millennium Falcon battling TIE fighters over a desert. Watch it! Here’s the…

You can get lost for hours in these insanely intricate doodles

Kerby Rosanes makes insanely complicated drawings look great on his humble and rather small Moleskine notebook. Here are a few examples. Kerby Rosanes is a Philippines-based illustrator. He works mainly with ordinary black pens to magically illustrate his “doodle” world. You can follow Kerby on Facebook, Twitter or check out his work on Deviant art…

We’re Throwing You A GIF Party! Come On In

Welcome to the party, GIF-fans! What have you been up to this week? Tell us about any plans (holiday or otherwise), travel stories, ways to use up leftovers, and anything else you’ve been busy with in the most festive way possible: With GIFs!

Beautiful Warming Huts Are Proof That Canada Does Winter Better Than Us

The average temperature in Winnipeg during the winter hovers around 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit—a number most of would consider cause for hunkering down for the season. In Canada, it’s cause for parties. Winnipeg keeps up a busy schedule of outdoor activities, including a four mile skating trail on the frozen Red River, which is often called…

Your Collection Deserves this Screen-Accurate U.S.S. Reliant Replica

It’s not as well known as the Enterprise, but the U.S.S. Reliant played a pretty major role in what’s considered to be the best Star Trek movie of all time: The Wrath of Khan. And while the ship might have been destroyed in that film, it lives on in this 27-inch long replica that’s as…

This 3.5 ton Lego tree is the tallest in the southern hemisphere

Using of a combination of Duplo and Lego bricks, the Aussies have erected a 32.8 foot Lego Christmas at the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney. A team of five dedicated builders spent 1,200 hours planning and constructing the mammoth tree which will be on display until December 26th. As well as being absolutely huge, this…

Archaeologists Discover The World’s Largest Ancient Stone Block

See that absurdly massive stone block? Yeah, that’s not the one we’re talking about. Look over to the right. German archaeologists working at the Baalbek site in Lebanon have uncovered the largest known ancient block. The fully exposed block, which dates back to around 27 B.C., is the well known Hajjar al-Hibla. It’s located in…

Buy The OnePlus One Without An Invite This Weekend

The OnePlus One is a fantastic smartphone in almost every way, apart from how you purchase it — normally, you need an invite to be able to buy. Which means you would need to have actual friends. But as a special treat for this weekend of unbridled consumerism, OnePlus is letting you buy sans invite…

Could One Daredevil Star End Up Playing A Pivotal Role In Dr. Strange?

James Gunn says there could be a killer Groot-and-Rocket solo spin-off movie some day. Gwyneth Paltrow is willing to be Pepper Potts in Captain America 3. And has a massive Walking Dead rumor been debunked? Spoilers now! Top image: Daredevil Guardians of the Galaxy James Gunn said that he thinks that any of the team…

This Pulp Fiction Art is the only Black Friday Deal I need

I mean, sure, you could be out there with thousands of others fighting over discounted TVs and whatnot, but why not stay in where it’s nice and warm and admire Laurent Durieux‘s latest lovely work for Mondo? Durieux’s Pulp Fiction screen print poster is on sale now on Mondo’s site for $60, with preorders only…

Uber Has Halted Operations in Nevada

After a tough couple of weeks, there’s now more bad news for Uber. The Washoe County District Court has just issued a temporary injunction which stops the service from operating in Nevada. The State is unhappy with Uber for the same old reasons of safety, insurance and licensing. It’s not the end of the road…