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Video: 60 Seconds of painful breaking bones from movie fight scenes

Oh man. I almost couldn’t get through this video because the non stop crunch of bones breaking in these fight scenes got to me. Even though I know full well that movies aren’t real and that all these broken bones are just visual tricks and sound effects, I still cringed. A lot. This is SPLOID,…

These Are The Movie Sequels We ACTUALLY Want To See

Movie sequels can be boring. Fortunately, you all shared plenty of creative sequel ideas (A space-station musical western as scored by David Bowie? Yes please.) that we really do want to see. Here, as pitched by you, are some our favorite potential sequels — if only someone would make them. https://gizmodo.com/its-a-photoshop-party-and-were-making-the-sequels-we-ne-1662584074 Top image: Commenter BrunoNZ…

An Aging Fisherman Becomes Intimate With An Increasingly Human Lobster

No, the short film Caterwaul isn’t a tale of bestiality, but it is one of a strange relationship between a lonely fisherman and the lobster he decides to take home one day. Even as the lobster longs for the sea and becomes increasingly un-lobster-like, the man can’t bear to part from his crustacean companion. Caterwaul…

Killer Mike: Don’t Die

Lately, you’re hearing about Killer Mike because of Run the Jewels, his follow-up collabo with rapper El-P. But before he and El embarked on this project together, there was R.A.P. Music. And now as ever, this track and the message behind it feels appropriate. https://gizmodo.com/killer-mike-and-el-p-told-us-why-they-give-away-music-f-1657848691 [Spotify, iTunes, Amazon] Welcome to Soundtrack, what Gizmodo’s staff are…

Doctor Who Is Finally Getting Its First Female Writer In 7 Years

Doctor Who’s been bringing in a lot of new writers in the past couple years, with some excellent results (notably Jamie Matheson and Neil Cross). But as Neil Gaiman recently pointed out, the show hasn’t had any female writers since 2008. Luckily, it looks like Torchwood veteran Catherine Tregenna is writing for season nine. https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-really-does-need-more-female-writers-461257152…

We Can Thank Saturn for Helping Life to Evolve on Earth

Models show that if the ringed planet’s orbit was just 10% closer in, or even just slightly tilted, its mass would have tugged the Earth into a wildly elongated orbit, causing it to spend part of each year outside the habitable zone. But it’s yet another factor that could explain the apparent dearth of life…

Over 16,000 of Darwin’s Papers On Evolution Are Now Available Online

Since 2007, the American Museum of Natural History and the Darwin Manuscripts Project have been digitizing Charles Darwin’s writings on evolution, and putting them online. Today, on the 155th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the project is more than 50% complete. According to AMNH: The 16,000 [16,094, by my last…

It’s Official: Michelle MacLaren Will Direct The Wonder Woman Movie

After months of speculation Warner Bros. has finally announced who will direct the long-awaited, live action Wonder Woman movie. And thankfully they picked someone great. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones director Michelle MacLaren will direct the Wonder Woman movie, slated to premiere on June 23,…

A billion points of light. A gorgeous imageof the dwarf galaxy UGC 1281, which is just 18 million light years away in the constellation of Triangulum. This side view is perfect for studying the distribution of gas in galactic halos.

Did Lego leak the rumored SHIELD helicarrier?

Last week, Lego released details of the newest modular building, the Detective’s Office (10246) which I will be purchasing the instant it comes out in January. In the official designer video, there was an Easter egg, caught by the eagle eyes over at Groove Bricks that may confirm the rumored S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. If you watch…

10 of the Worst Reply All Screw Ups We’ve Heard

Last week we asked for your worst stories of accidentally hitting Reply All, those horrible moments when you realize that the thing you meant to send one person just went out to the whole office (or company, or family reunion thread, or other group of people containing at least one person who is going to…

Which Long-Awaited Project Was Actually Worth The Wait?

Anticipation can be a dangerous thing. Sometimes you wait and wait for a book, movie or comic to materialize, and it’s bound to be a letdown. But every once in a while, all your patience actually pays off. Which project did you wait years for… and it was totally worth the wait? Please include a…

Why Sweet Potatoes Are About to Become Astronaut Superfood

Although astronaut cuisine has improved considerably over the decades, this year’s Thanksgiving menu aboard the International Space Station still consists mostly of freeze-dried and dehydrated dishes. But future missions will likely have access to one fresh vegetable: sweet potatoes. Image: Erez Shaked NASA is researching and developing ways to extend the shelf life of food…

Hilarious tweet mocks Lego message from the ’70s.

Over the weekend an image of a Lego message to parents went viral with over 7000 retweets and numerous posts and shares across the internet. Eli Terry (@EliTerry) has jumped on the comedic opportunity with the above image and tweet. Meccano, owner of the Erector brand, has yet to comment on the validity of the…

Mr. Potato Head was originally BYOP (Bring Your Own Potato)

We all know and love the goofy plastic potato known as Mr. Potato Head. But did you know that the toy originally involved sticking plastic facial features with spiky ends into a real potato? “Any fruit or vegetable makes a funny face man,” reads the package to the original Mr. Potato Head, first marketed nationally…

Did This Medieval Sword Actually Belong To Ivan The Terrible?

Ever since this 12th century blade was discovered under a tree in 1975, archeologists have wondered how it got all the way from Sweden to Siberia. A controversial new theory suggests it belonged to none other than Ivan the Terrible — one of history’s most notorious figures. The German-built sword was accidentally discovered buried in…

You’ll Want to Download Roadtrippers’ Excellent New Trip-Planning App

For anyone who’s ever wanted to hit the open road and explore the ol’ U S of A, this bud’s for you. The friends of Gizmodo and all-around cool guys from Roadtrippers just released a big update to their iOS app. Go download it now. The app makes it insanely easy to plan your trip.…

Sip a Cosmopolitan From the Cosmos With These Planetary Glasses

Remember those scientifically-stylish Planetary Plates from earlier this year? Well if you’ve been dismayed at the lack of matching glassware, ThinkGeek has just made sure your holiday place settings will be extra perfect with this ten-piece set of beautifully-detailed planetary tumblers. Even the sun, the largest glass in the set, and the recently-demoted Pluto, the…

Bowties are cool, Bowties on Doctor Who Boxers less so

What is it with Doctor Who branding and weird garments? Well, you could cosplay as the Tenth Doctor in Pajamas last week, now this week your unmentionables can dress up as Eleven. Mother of God. https://gizmodo.com/cosplay-while-you-sleep-with-these-petrifying-10th-doct-1660049492 I know this sort of casual-cosplay thing is in at the moment for nerdy fashion (just look at all…

This Watercolor Bot Will Make a Painter Out of Anyone 

Not all of us are, alas, artistically inclined. Luckily, we now have robots to help. WaterColorBot 2.0 connects right with your computer, turning images on the screen into a bot-painted watercolor on paper. Evil Mad Scientists Laboratories has unveiled the second version of WaterColorBot, now with no assembly required along with a few other upgrades.…