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We’re getting closer and closer to the Dancing Groot toy of our dreams

Everybody still wants Groot! With Funko’s baby Groot bobblehead as the first official Licensed toy based on GOTG’s delightful ending scene, we were one step closer to the all-singing, all-dancing toy tree we never knew we wanted – and we’re about to get even closer to that with this new model from Dragon Studios. https://gizmodo.com/the-5-best-groot-toys-on-sale-and-5-fan-made-ones-that-1630095915…

David Fincher Originally Met With Lucasfilm About Star Wars: Episode 7

Before Disney selected J.J. Abrams as the man responsible for ushering in a new era of Star Wars, Gone Girl’s David Fincher met with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about the possibility of directing Episode VII back in 2012. Whoa. According to /Film, Kennedy wanted Fincher for the job, but Fincher turned it down. But based…

Give Up Now, This Alien Human-Pilot Mask Already Won Halloween

You can go ahead and scrap your plans for that ‘hilarious’ bent iPhone costume you’ve been planning, because even though October’s not even here yet, we’ve already clearly got a winner for this year’s best Halloween getup. And it only takes mere seconds to put on, no hours spent in a makeup chair. Believe it…

New Evidence That Aquatic And Land-Based Archosaurs Fought One Another

During the Late Triassic, some huge reptiles lived on land, others lived in the water, and it’s long been believed that they didn’t typically interact with one another. But the discovery of a tooth lodged in a 220-million-year-old thighbone reveals that two prehistoric carnivores frequently skirmished across their respective turfs. Scientists at the University of…

TCL Roku TV Review: A Decent Smart TV for a Great Price

While many television manufacturers have taken to padding their features lists (and price tags) with everything from 3D to curved screens, streaming set-top box maker Roku has just released a whole new breed of barebones smart TV. Practical, intuitive, and surprisingly affordable, the TCL Roku TV may not have the best picture on the market,…

This Week’s TV: Ben Franklin Becomes America’s Dr. Frankenstein

While several shows settle into their second episodes of the season, Neil deGrasse Tyson lends his voice to Gravity Falls and Lost returns for one night only—on Phineas and Ferb. Plus, Star Wars Rebels premieres and Korra returns for its final season. Get all the details below! Top image from Dark Haul, Syfy’s newest original…

Stop Bending the Apple Store’s iPhones

In the wake of the uproar that followed last week’s purported iPhone 6 Plus pliability problem, some people have apparently taken it upon themselves to go into Apple Stores and bend iPhones. And while it pains us that this even needs to be said, guys, please: Breaking private property doesn’t prove anything. Except that you’re…

An unnerving collection of all the eyes in Alfred Hitchcock’s films

Kogonada—at the Criterion Collection—made this brilliant compilation of the eyes in Alfred Hitchcock’s films, to the song of Anything can happen, and usually does… On the Orient Express by Rob Cawley. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

If you love dinosaurs, you need to go check out the amazing gallery of paleoartthat Irene Gallo posted over at Tor.com last year. She’s Tor’s art director (among other things) and pulls together everything from science illustrations to fantasy art and cartoons. Simply wonderful! This piece above is by io9 fave John Conway, and shows…

The Planes of Red Bull’s Air Race Championship

After a three-year hiatus for safety and organizational overhauling, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is back for the 2014 season. These races pit daredevil pilots against gravity—and each other—as they guide their acrobatic single-seaters through a series of challenging “air gates” in as little time as possible. These are the planes that get…

Holy crap, the new GoPro Hero4 video quality is insane

Gizmodo’s Brent Rose reviewed the new GoPro cameras and he’s impressed. The GoPro Hero4 can film at 4K for only $500, which may seem expensive until you see the amazing quality that this tiny piece of equipment delivers. Check out the official 4K sample footage, taken by beta testers. It’s amazing. Make sure to turn…

Samsung’s 27-Inch Curved Gaming Monitors Are No Work, All Play

At CES this year, we got a good look at Samsung’s ideas on bringing curved display technology to consumer monitors. Ten months later, the company is ready to release its first one, boringly named “SD590C.” But its run-of-the-mill branding doesn’t carry over to its design. Unlike other monitors, the SD590C comes with a “curved design…

The Shrinking Aral Sea Has Been Reduced To A Mere Sliver

Dry conditions have caused the Aral Sea’s eastern lobe to completely dry up for the first time in modern history. It was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but owing to a disastrous irrigation project, it’s all but gone. Top: The Aral Sea in 2000 (left) and 2014 (right). Back in the 1960s,…

Cool photos of the F-22 refueling at night on its way to Syria

Amazing night shots by Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf: An F-22 Raptor refuels over the Arabian Peninsula en route to Syria, armed and ready to attack ISIS targets. Look at the pilot inside, with his night vision helmet. It’s so cool it doesn’t even seem real. As you probably know, the F-22 Raptor stopped being the…

Thailand Built an Electronic Tongue to Police Thai Food Worldwide

The government of Thailand does not approve of your town’s crappy Thai restaurant. In fact, it’s so upset about the global scourge of tasteless Tom Yum soup and dank drunken noodles that’s spending $1 million to combat it. A large portion of that money has gone into the development of an electronic tongue. Electronic tongues…

John Oliver Wants To Remind You That Drones Are Terrifying

John Oliver took a look at drones on Last Week Tonight and didn’t like what he saw. Oliver’s focus is military drones, not hobbyist quadcopters, and he targeted recent U.S. drone strikes on Pakistan and Yemen. This clip highlights something truly disturbing: Drone attacks have gone from an event to a humdrum military tactic without…

The Fluffy Is Dyson’s Answer To Dusty, Dirty Hardwood Floors

Looking like those soft rollers you use to quickly paint walls, Dyson’s latest lightweight vacuum is appropriately called the Fluffy and is designed to tackle dust and dirt on hardwood floors without leaving a trail of scratch and scrape marks behind it. Powered by the same compact motor and high-power suction guts you’ll find in…

Jon Hamm and Oona Chaplin will be in Black Mirror‘s Christmas Special

Charlie Brooker’s fantastic dystopic anthology series Black Mirror is returning to Channel 4 later this December for a Christmas special – and it’s got one hell of a cast. The 90 minute special, which begins filming this week, will feature three interwoven stories – all connected through Jon Hamm’s character – of ‘Yuletide techno-paranoia’ according…

The Epic Story Of Johann Bernoulli, The Meanest Man In Math

No profession is free from the kind of miserable jerks who ruin it for everyone else. No intelligence level is either. When great intelligence, prestige careers, and big egos come together, things get ugly. Johann Bernoulli was, as a person, very ugly. Johann and Jakob The Bernoullis were a 15o-year dynasty of brilliant mathematicians and…

The creepiest talking raven ever will be in your nightmares tonight

Ravens are known for making pretty uncanny voice impersonations. This one has to be one of the creepiest I’ve ever heard. I-will-be-in-your-nightmares-tonight creepy. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook