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Marvel Revives Squirrel Girl, Behold Her Adorable Ass-Kicking Boots

Last July, we pondered what madness Marvel was dreaming up for Squirrel Girl after the company registereda trademark on the almighty hero. And now we know: they’re bringing her back in her own comic. Excellent. Marvel has just announced (via Entertainment Weekly) that Squirrel Girl will have her own solo comic series titled Unbeatable Squirrel…

Spring Doorstop Hacked to Make a Wonderful Electric Instrument

The geniuses at Slaperoo Percussion hacked together this prototype for an electric instrument made from a spring doorstop. Finally, somebody is harnessing the wonderful household tone we’ve been ignoring for years. The electric doorstop uses a tiny magnetic pickup at the base of the spring, which turns its vibrations into a electric signal that outputs…

​That Was A Pretty Good Fifth Episode Of The Strain

Wait. That was the season finale?! Well, dammit. I guess it wasn’t a bad episode — in fact, it was one of the better episodes of the season — but all my hopes that the series was just biding its time for an insane final act were in vain. I’m not trying to be an…

Microsoft’s Interactive Plastic Is a Whole New Form of Digital Input

When Microsoft encourages its engineers to think outside the box, the results aren’t always dead-ends like the Kin. In fact, the company’s research division is now showing off an amazing thin transparent film called FlexSense that can sense deformations and allow us to interact with tablets and eReaders in fascinating new ways. Relying on thin…

Even the Sound of Darth Vader Breathing Is Trademarked

Darth Vader’s caped getup and face mask is spooky and all, but there’s nothing like the grisly, mechanical sound of his breath. Which is why Lucasfilm keeps a close eye on who uses it—even going so far as to trademark 234 seconds of it with the US Patent and Trademark Office. According to the USPTO,…

Apple’s Sapphire Screen Maker, GT Technologies, Files for Bankruptcy

GT Technologies, the company tapped to make the sapphire screens on the upcoming Apple Watch, has filed for bankruptcy. In addition to the Apple Watch screens, Apple uses GT’s sapphire for its camera covers and Touch ID sensors. GT does not plan to go out of business and plans to continue operating as normal, so…

Those Awesome New GoPros Are Now Available, Starting at $130

If you’ve got your eye on any of those new GoPros, they’re now available for purchase. Prices start at just $130 for the GoPro Hero, and go all the way up to $500 for the Hero4 Black. In typical GoPro fashion, there are also a bunch of new accessories to sort through as well. [Amazon]…

Stunningly beautiful chemical reactions captured on video

Watching these tiny chemical reactions magnified is like getting into a fantastic world of colors, textures, and geometric shapes. It’s part of a series of stunning short videos that glamorize chemistry with the intention of making it more interesting to the public. Beautiful Science is a result of the collaboration between Tsinghua University Press and…

​12 Of The Worst Draculas Of All Time

He’s perhaps the most popular monster in all of horror. And yet it’s been weirdly difficult to accurately portray the prince of darkness on screen — to make him as scary and evil and charismatic as he was in Bram Stoker’s original novel. Here are 12 movies and TV series whose portrayal of Dracula that…

Save on a Great Plasma Screen While You Still Can, and More Deals

The TV industry is a transitional period, and as such, we haven’t had a lot of deals to get really psyched about in a while. Here are two: Samsung 60-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED HDTV ($2598) | Amazon Samsung 51-Inch 1080p 600Hz 3D Smart Plasma HDTV($1398) | Amazon | The Wirecutter’s favorite…

Terrible Balance? This Kit Gives Your Harley Training Wheels

Those trike-style motorcycles like Bombardier’s Can-Am Spyder are more stable and easier to ride than their two-wheeled siblings, but they don’t suit every rider’s tastes. So Norm Kokes has developed a kit that can turn your favorite two-wheeled motorcycle into a trike making it safer to ride—even for a novice. With prices starting at $8,000…

What The Hell Is Marvel Doing With Avengers 3?

Consider this a belated edition to Morning Spoilers if you’d like, but there are some rumors swirling about Avengers 3 that are shocking to say the least. Potential spoilers ahead… According to the rumor mill that is Badass Digest, Avengers 3 won’t be the end of a trilogy, but instead a vastly different movie in…

A New Hope‘s Trench Run sounds pretty good with Star Trek‘s soundtrack

Ah, Trek vs. Wars, the timeless debate that has seen Bat’leths lock with lightsabers, the USS Enterprise pitted against the Executor. But what happens when you take the climactic Trench Run sequence from Star Wars and pair it with the soundtrack from the climax of JJ. Abram’s first Star Trek movie? As you can see…

Kissinger Smash! A new book reveals the former secretary of state Hulked out after Cuba sent troops to Angola in 1975. The “apoplectic” Kissinger told President Ford, “I think we are going to have to smash Castro,” and drafted secret plans to launch airstrikes. The plans were shelved after Carter won the 1976 election.

Can A Tarp Outperform A Tent In Extreme Weather?

Without a floor or even its own support poles, can a tarp do as well as a tent in high winds, heavy snow and pouring rain? We think one can actually do better, at least if its this Hyperlite Mountain Gear UltaMid 2 we’re currently living out of it in Iceland. What It’s Supposed to…

Alleged iPhone 6 Prototype Is Going for $86,000 on Ebay

Someone is selling what they claim is an iPhone 6 prototype on auction at Ebay; as of this posting, bids are currently over $86,000. The photos show the phone running a different version of the iOS software, one that looks similar to the factory test mode software shown in previous leaked images of prototypes. The…

This Could Be Google’s 9-Inch Nexus Tablet

Google’s slew of fall releases is coming any time now, including the final version of Android L, a new behemoth Nexus phone, and the Nexus 9, Google’s first tablet in years. Now, thanks to upleaks, we may have gotten a glimpse of the latter. We already know a lot about the Nexus 9, But until…

Your City’s Next Power Plant Could Be an Incredible Art Installation

As anyone who’s ever driven by farm of wind turbines or a glittering solar plant knows, the infrastructure that powers our lives actually tends to be pretty stunning. But for a variety of reasons, it also tends to be pretty remote. If clean energy plants doubled as great public art, would be care about them…

Rosetta Captures Thrilling Close-Up Image Of Comet “Firing Its Jets”

Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft was orbiting only 16 miles away from Churyumov-Gerasimenko when it captured this mosaic of images showing jet activity at the neck of the comet. These jets are the product of ice sublimating and gases escaping from the comet’s nucleus through cracks and pores on the surface. As comets travel closer to the…

Adobe Gives Its Mobile Apps More Familiar Names, Adds a Few New Tools

Search for Adobe in the App Store and you will find a slew of snappy-sounding apps. It can seem a bit disjointed, so starting today, Adobe is updating and re-organizing its mobile app lineup under the monikers of the desktop Adobe fare you know and love. There are also a few new ones to try…