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Camera mounted inside fireworks captures head spinning video

Matt Roach thought it would be a great idea to mount a camera inside a girandola—a spinning fireworks wheel—launched at the 2014 Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention in Mason City, Iowa, and sent us the video. And a great idea it is, indeed. The action starts at 2:31: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff.…

This Crazy Ping Pong Table Houses a 2,800W Sound System

If you feel like your table tennis set-up needs a little more… oomph, then look no further than Stiga’s new Studio table: a regulation playing surface that happens to pack a 2,800 watt sound system. Beer pong will never be the same again. Lurking beneath the table’s stealth-black surface are eight 6 x 9 speakers,…

Pandora has released an app for Google Glass that will let you control your music with voice commands and touch gestures. You can also access your radio stations and create new stations using voice. [Pandora Blog]

This Is What Your Average Instagram Picture Looks Like

If you’ve ever wondered what the average Instagram picture looks like, then wonder no longer. The web app Metagramme lets you create an average image based on the last 32 pictures you uploaded to Instagram. When you head over to Metagramme it grabs the 32 most recent images from your account and creates an average…

The Whole “Magpies Like Shiny Objects” Thing Is Vicious Bird Slander

At least according to new research from Exeter University. According to a study conducted by the university’s Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB), not only do they not steal shiny objects, they’re afraid of them. Top image: Eric Isselee/Shutterstock When an Internet search revealed only two incidents of Magpie thievery, CRAB scientists set out…

Schrödinger’s Cat, Caught on Camera

While quantum mechanics is tough to get your head round, you probably know about Schrödinger’s poor old cat: left in a box, both alive and dead at the same time. Well, now there’s a picture of the ill-fated feline. https://gizmodo.com/how-the-hell-does-quantum-mechanics-work-anyway-1625454355 Well, kind of. What you’re actually looking at is an image created by quantum weirdness.…

UN Climate Report: Large-Scale Climate Shifts Are Inevitable

A new draft report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been seen by the New York Times, and the message seems to be clear: our planet is at risk of “severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts” and current attempts to curb it are futile. The report, intended to be the final one of…

Hackers Steal Gigabytes of Customer Data From JPMorgan And Other Banks

Hackers broke into the computer networks of at least five U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase and siphoned off gigabytes of data, which included checking and savings account information of millions of customers, the New York Times reports. Security experts are describing the attack as “extremely sophisticated”. The intrusions were first reported by Bloomberg, which said…

The original BioShock aka the best game ever has finally landed in the iOS App Store for $14.99. Get it, get it, get it!

Behold: Wonder Woman With a Lightsaber on a Two-Headed Unicorn

That’s a lot of awesome packed into one image. See the full thing below. Look, it’s a two-headed black unicorn/pegasus mix that shoots lightning from its horns. And Wonder Woman’s got a double-sided lightsaber. I don’t know what more artist Joey Chou could have packed into this image to make it speak directly to my…

Microsoft Purges 1,500 Fake Apps From the Windows Store

The cesspool that is the Windows Store available in Windows 8 is finally getting a clean up. Microsoft is getting rid of 1,500 fake apps from the Store and will refund your money if you fell for a scam. In a blog post titled “How we’re addressing misleading apps in Windows Store”, Microsoft’s Todd Brix…

Olympus E-PL7: Great Imaging Guts, Now With a Slick Selfie Redesign

Olympus interchangeable-lens cameras are some of the best out there, and that doesn’t change with the new Pen E-PL7. As with the E-PL5, you get amazing imaging tech crammed inside a very small body. What’s surprising is that the redesigned selfie-friendly LCD screen—usually an eye-roller feature—is so well-conceived that it’s the distinguishing new feature of…

A Fan Video That Celebrates Marvel’s Quieter Moments

The Marvel movies rightly get praise for their action and their witty writing, but Gen Kim has made a video that focuses on the universe’s more subtle moments. Without dialogue, and set to José González’s “Stay Alive,” the emotion the actors convey with their faces and body language are thrown into stark relief. Kim says…

These walking fish raised out of water on land help explain evolution

We know that hundreds of millions of years ago that fish left the water and eventually evolved into land animals. But what if we could see it happen right now? We sort of can. Scientists are raising fish to survive outside of water and to walk on land and they’re changing right before our eyes.…

NASA Approves Construction of the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

For all the super-cool and otherworldly space vehicle and satellite concepts that NASA engineers dream up, only a very small percentage of them ever make it off the drawing board and onto the production line. But the next generation Space Launch System is now part of that select few, having completed NASA’s rigorous review process…

Adam West’s Batman: The Animated Series Character Gets His Own Fan Film

According to Batman: The Animated Series, young Bruce Wayne grew up watching the pulp adventures of the Gray Ghost (voiced by none other than Adam West) on television. And the first half of this Gray Ghost fan film feels like a dream the adult Batman might have after falling asleep watching old episodes. The Gray…

Good night, Los Angeles

Gavin Heffernan sent us a compilation of his time-lapse city traffic videos, all of which except one are shot in the City of Angels. A nice way to shut down for the day. Go have a cocktail, Angelenos. This is part of a series in which we are featuring beautiful time-lapses of cities and remarkable…

Samsung Gear S: Finally(?) a Smartwatch That Can Make Phone Calls

Yes, the rumors are true: Samsung just announced a smartwatch with a data connection. The Samsung Gear S can make phone calls. Because why the hell not? https://gizmodo.com/report-samsung-is-still-working-on-a-smartwatch-that-i-1580640910 The Tizen powered device offers a Dual core 1.0 GHz processor, a 2.0-inch 360 x 480 Super AMOLED display, 512MB RAM, 4GB onboard storage, a (measly) 300mAh…

The beauty and scary power of Mother Nature in one GIF

Aw look, it’s a rainbow. Maybe that means the rain is going to stop. Maybe that means the dark clouds are going away. Maybe it means we should go outdoors soon… NOPE. Maybe not. As these people were filming a rainbow, Mother Nature decided to blast out a lightning bolt right in their face. Sometimes…

Watch Out Moto 360, There’s Another Gorgeous Android Wear Watch

Motorola’s 360 was the first beautiful round Android Wear, but it’s certainly not the last. LG is bringing one to the table as well, the LG G Watch R. Not to be outdone, LG’s second Android Wear outing has a few fancy special features of its own: No “flat tire” on its screen and a…