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The Robots That Could Fight Ebola

The U.S. government is looking into ways to use robots to save lives from the Ebola virus. Robots may not have feelings, but they have amazing immune systems, and experts have already pinpointed nine possible ways to put them to use. On November 7, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will hold…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Disney Made These Test Animations To Study The Characters In Big Hero 6

During the early development stages of their upcoming superhero movie Big Hero 6, Disney animators had to figure out how each of their main characters moved. So they made these test animations to study each character’s movements, and how those movements reflect their personality. The animators were given a deceptively simple task: have each of…

Movies Lauren Davis

Arrow Comes Around To My Way Of Thinking

In “Corto Maltese,” we finally see a key character in the Arrow universe revealed for who they really are, even though they’re never on screen. And it’s so very satisfying. Learn who the (probable) villain will be this season. Thea Finally Makes a Good Choice And no, I’m not talking about her haircut. I’ve decided…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell

Wage a War On Afternoon Naps With This Tiny Ride-on Tank

When you’re a kid the biggest threat to playtime security is the dreaded afternoon nap. But what parent or nanny would dare try to interrupt your important afternoon activities with this tiny ride-on tank protecting your playroom? Even if you never engage your caregiving target, it’s enough of a deterrent to ensure playtime perseveres. With…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A Map Of What Different Cities In America Are Best At

Every city has something that makes it special, whether it’s the Eiffel Tower or just the world’s largest ball of yarn. But what are the skills that make your city unique? This map shows you what your city is best at, compared with other cities. LinkedIn’s Sohan Murthy put together this map of the top…

io9 Ria Misra

Why Sweden Commissioned Its Own Typeface

The idea of branding a place is a fairly new one, and the notion of place-based typefaces is even newer, with national and local governments from Qatar to Chattanooga commissioning their own fonts. The latest country to set its on typeface is Sweden—but it’s also questioning whether a national font is a bit too nationalistic…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Battle other builders to win a Lego Bionicle mask made of GOLD

We thought that the prize for this competition was going to be one of the masks featured at this years New York Comic Con, but it is actually this one, valued at $2000. If you are awesome enough, it could be yours. Just win a multi-site building competition that is being held from now until…

Tech News Michael Schulte

First Details About The Doctor Who Season 8 DVD Set!

Peter Capaldi’s first year starring in Doctor Who has been full of moments that you’re going to want to see again and again. Which is why it’s great news that the DVD/Blu-Ray box set is coming soon. We’ve got the exclusive first details about the set’s special features and U.S. cover! Here’s the U.S. cover…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Android Wear’s First Big Update Is Rolling Out

The first significant update for Android Wear is now rolling out, and it all lines up nicely with a rumor we heard early last month. Most significantly, the update brings offline storage for your music, enhanced Bluetooth pairing, and support for Wear watches with GPS. Basically, Android Wear really wants to be your running buddy.…

Tech News Brent Rose

Shot-By-Shot Breakdown Of Avengers 2 Trailer Reveals Spoilery Details

Holy crap, the Avengers 2 trailer is amazing. So amazing that we decided to pick it apart and look for character and plot clues, and what we found was pretty exciting. Spoilers! The trailer opens with a sweeping shot of (what I believe is) the Johannesburg’s skyline, which is a location that Avengers 2 shot.…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Inbox First Impressions: Potentially Awesome But Not Quite There

When the news broke yesterday of Google’s new Inbox app, my initial reaction was skeptical. How many times has an app tried to “solve” email? Inbox is Google’s way of helping you organize the typhoon of greetings, promos, invoices, and discussions that beg for your attention. And after using it for a while, I can…

Tech News Michael Hession

The Lego Movie makes it to HBO

The Lego Movie premieres Saturday, November 15th at 8:00 pm / 7:00 pm central on HBO and HBO Go. Here is the HBO Preview. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the latest Lego news and the best sets in the web. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Tech News Michael Schulte

The First Flying Wing Jet Could Have Won WWII for the Nazis

The B-2 Spirit blew more than a few minds when it made its public debut in 1988. But America’s flying wing was not the first of such aircraft. In fact, one such plane nearly darkened the skies over Washington at the end of WWII with a nuclear present from the Fuhrer. The head of the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Lead Poisoning Has Become A Serious Health Threat At Shooting Ranges

Business is booming for gun ranges in the U.S., where 40 million Americans per year engage in recreational shooting. But when shooters use lead-based ammunition, they spread vapor and toxins that have made thousands of people ill. Federal and state regulators are doing little to ensure that ranges are kept clean. As the Seattle Times…

io9 Mark Strauss

This Interstellar/Spaceballs Trailer Mash-Up Is Ludicrously Perfect

Yeah, yeah, I love the new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer at least as much as the rest of you. But I’m still going to have to decree the greatest trailer released in the last 24 hours to be this one, which combines the somber score for Interstellar with the few non-ridiculous moments from Mel…

Movies Rob Bricken

Extracting giant marble blocks from a quarry is amazing and beautiful

This beautiful video is an excerpt from Yuri Ancarani’s documentary Il Capo. It shows the boss of the most famous marble quarry in the world—in Carrara, Italy—at work. Watching him guide his men extract giant chunks of marble with simple hand movements, is simply amazing. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Droid Turbo Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

The Droid series of smartphones is the long standing hardware love affair between Motorola and Verizon (which became official last year) to bring high-spec’d devices to the carrier. Droid devices aren’t subtle. They often scream the word “premium,” and the companies’ newest collaboration, the Droid Turbo, is no different. Who’s making it? Let’s start off…

Tech News Darren Orf

Now Etsy Has a Card Reader Too

Etsy just released a card reader. It works just like all of the other card readers out there, except it’s orange and only works with Etsy purchases. It is also sort of a brilliant thing for Etsy to do. People spend a lot of money buying Etsy products, and according to Etsy, 35 percent of…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Every Single Flu Vaccine Myth, Debunked

Here for sharing far and wide is a collection of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding flu vaccines, debunked point-by-point with lucid, thoroughly referenced explanations. So far this year, Ebola has upstaged the flu and stolen most of the headlines about a killer virus. But flu season has not really quite begun just yet,…

io9 Tara Haelle – Red Wine & Applesauce

This Lego pinhole camera actually takes minifigure scale pictures

Ryan Howerter, a graphics design student at Colorado State University has made a functioning pinhole camera out of a 2×2 Lego brick. This hollowed out brick and a bunch of trial and error produced the tiny photographic art that you see here. Howerter comments on the camera: The most challenging part is definitely trying to…

Tech News Michael Schulte

The Robots That Could Fight Ebola

Disney Made These Test Animations To Study The Characters In Big Hero 6

Arrow Comes Around To My Way Of Thinking

Wage a War On Afternoon Naps With This Tiny Ride-on Tank

A Map Of What Different Cities In America Are Best At

Why Sweden Commissioned Its Own Typeface

Battle other builders to win a Lego Bionicle mask made of GOLD

First Details About The Doctor Who Season 8 DVD Set!

Android Wear’s First Big Update Is Rolling Out

Shot-By-Shot Breakdown Of Avengers 2 Trailer Reveals Spoilery Details

Inbox First Impressions: Potentially Awesome But Not Quite There

The Lego Movie makes it to HBO

The First Flying Wing Jet Could Have Won WWII for the Nazis

Lead Poisoning Has Become A Serious Health Threat At Shooting Ranges

This Interstellar/Spaceballs Trailer Mash-Up Is Ludicrously Perfect

Extracting giant marble blocks from a quarry is amazing and beautiful

Droid Turbo Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

Now Etsy Has a Card Reader Too

Every Single Flu Vaccine Myth, Debunked

This Lego pinhole camera actually takes minifigure scale pictures

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