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This RC Carbon Fiber Glider Looks Like a Stealthy Paper Airplane

The Power Up 3.0 was the first paper airplane that actually let you steer and fly your folded creation like an RC toy, but in terms of durability it was still just made of paper. With the Carbon Flyer you lose the ability to fold your own craft, but since it’s made from incredibly strong…

According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to unveil the consumer preview of Windows 10 at an event in late January. We’ll apparently see new consumer features, including a touch interface, and get more news on Microsoft’s phone and tablet lines. [The Verge]

The five worst Thanksgiving turkey cooking disasters

Fried turkey is delicious but if you don’t know how to cook it properly you could end up burning your house down. Here’s proof in the form of five fiery GIFs, the most violent fried turkey disasters on the internet. This is a very dangerous operation. If you want to try it, be very careful…

The Best Turkey Frying Disasters On The Internet

It’s Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to be thankful for morons who attempt to fry their own turkeys. Here they are: The very best of the biggest Turkey Fryer Fails we found on the internet. Be safe! Top image from the Springdale Public Schools turkey safety video. The Homemade Turkey Fryer “Homemade turkey fryer” or…

Laser-Etch Your Pumpkin Pie To Create a True Thanksgiving Masterpiece

To guarantee a chorus of oohs and aahs when you bring your pumpkin pie to the table today, why not consider first putting it under a laser-cutter—with the intensity dialed back—to etch a beautiful design on its surface? For the vast majority of Americans who don’t have a laser-cutter at home you’re just going to…

Hear Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s cameo in Good Omens‘ Radio Drama

The first ever dramatisation of Good Omens is coming to BBC Radio 4 next month – and the BBC have finally lifted the lid on when you’ll be able listen to it, as well as a brief teaser starring the two writers themselves. The BBC will run the six-part adaptation over the Christmas week, kicking…

The Syrian Electronic Army Is Ruining Thanksgiving With Popups

The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of pro-Assad-regime hackers, has decided to celebrate today by infesting a bunch of popular news websites with cheery Thanksgiving popups informing people that they’ve been hacked (spoiler: they haven’t). While the SEA has claimed to have ‘hacked’ a series of websites — which include big names like Forbes, The…

The Scientifically Proven Way to Break Off the Biggest Wishbone Piece

Challenging a sibling or cousin to a wishbone breaking contest is as much a Thanksgiving tradition as stuffing, pumpkin pie, and awkward family conversations. And thanks to some important research recently conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan, we now have some actual strategies to help ensure you always break off the biggest piece…

The Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Is More Ancient Than We Thought

As if the freakishly advanced Antikythera Mechanism wasn’t astounding enough, a new analysis suggests the astronomical device is older than archaeologists assumed. The Antikythera Mechanism was discovered in an ancient shipwreck near Crete in 1901 — a site that’s still yielding remarkable archaeological treasures. https://gizmodo.com/advanced-imaging-reveals-a-computer-1-500-years-ahead-o-5441889 https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-make-stunning-discoveries-at-the-antikyt-1644816754 The clock-like assembly of bronze gears and displays was…

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Will Be Available Online Tomorrow

Oh thank the Maker. After a great deal of posturing that they were only going to release the trailer for one of the most anticipated movies of all time in a mere handful of theaters, Disney has finally admitted — or relented — that the Star Wars Episode VII trailer will be available online tomorrow,…

Hypnotizing geometric GIFs to twist your mind

These looping GIFs created by Swedish artist Erik Soderberg are pretty dangerous. I started watching them because they’re really cool, and I ended up completely paralyzed, trapped inside those geometric patterns. Erik Soderberg is a cross-media artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. He is specialized in creating and editing images for print and web. Most of…

You’ll Go From Zero To Want In Two Seconds Flat For This MIB Bust

The Men In Black films were entertaining romps for sure, but nothing particular memorable. So we’re not only amazed at how much effort and detail Cinemaquette put into this bust of the film’s Rosenberg character, but also how badly we want it in our collection after seeing the face swing open to reveal the alien…

What Does A Return To An Iconic Location Mean For Game of Thrones?

The Walking Dead’s fall finale will break your heart. Another actor is rumored for The Force Awakens. Andy Serkis explains what his mo-cap company did for Age of Ultron. Where does Batman v. Superman’s latest location represent? Plus, Guillermo del Toro turns in his Justice League: Dark script. Spoilers now! Top image: Game of Thrones…

Dim Your iPhone Screen with a Home Button Shortcut

The accessibility features built into iOS make iPhones and iPads easier to use for people whose sight or hearing is impaired, but they can come in handy for the rest of us too. One trick you can try is to set up a shortcut to dim the screen on your iOS device with three taps…

An Artist’s guide to what’s inside Batman’s Utility Belt

Batman’s trusty belt has held a lot of gadgets and gizmos – as well as many Batarangs – but what exactly has the Dark Knight kept stashed away around his midriff over the years? Artist Kevin Tong rustled up this infographic-style artwork that takes a closer look. Tong originally pitched the piece for Mondo’s special…

Subway Etiquette Posters From 1970s Japan Are Just as Relevant Today

Don’t smoke in the train station. Don’t spit your gum on the floor. And please, god, don’t splay your legs out like no one else is around you. These sound like basic rules of today’s public transit, but they’re actually messages that graced the walls of Tokyo’s subway forty years ago. Hideya Kawakita is a…

Every commercial should have a beautiful horse running in slow motion

What’s going on with this year’s water commercials? All of a sudden, they are all epic and beautifully shot. Not that I’m complaining, I’m totally fine with that. In fact, I’m sure people would pay more attention to advertising if the average commercial was as visually powerful and interesting as this one. This is how…

This Is What Astronauts Will Eat For Thanksgiving

Irradiated smoked turkey? Check. Thermo-stabilized candied yams? Present. Freeze-dried cornbread dressing? Of course! This is what the American astronauts aboard the ISS will be feasting on today. Every year, U.S. astronauts aboard the ISS sit down to a special Thanksgiving meal. But, as International Space Station Food System Manager Vickie Kloeris explains in the video…

The DOJ Used 225-Year-Old Law to Bypass a Phone’s Password

When it comes to encryption, some of the Department of Justice’s views are… interesting. Now, it transpires that it’s been using laws that date back 225 years to get phones unlocked, too. The Wall Street Journal reports that, back last month, its prosecutors managed to convince a federal magistrate in Manhattan to “order an unnamed…

Opera Wants to Make All Apps Subscription Services

Opera wants to shake up the app store as we know it. Instead of one-time paid and free apps, it wants to build a store where each and every app works as a subscriptions service. The idea, it claims, is pretty straigtforward. App developers would simply charge users a set weekly, monthly or annual fee,…