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This Is Why National Parks Are So Important

This incredible satellite image is of the dormant volcano of Egmont National Park on New Zealand’s North Island. And that clear, sharp boundary on the left is where the park stops and human kind starts. The image, taken on 6 March 2013 by Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite, clearly shows the boundary between protected and non-protected areas:…

3 Hours of Tongue-Pulling Was a Real Option to Check Mortality in 1848

Courtesy of the wonderful QI Elves on Twitter, here’s a graphic showing real entries in an 1848 contest for the best way to determine if someone was really dead or not. It’s so good that they had the competition, how would anyone have come up with “check for heartbeat with a stethoscope” otherwise? For other…

Google Fined $2,000 for Street View Cleavage Shot

Google has been handed a fine from a Canadian court, after it was found to have embarrassed a lady and invaded her privacy by sticking a photo of her cleavage on Street View. The lady claimed such high levels of embarrassment were caused by seeing the top-heavy photo of herself sitting outside her house in…

Cool interactive ad lets you choose between a plain and a badass story

This interactive ad is actually two commercials in one. If you let the video roll, you’ll end up with your average car commercial. But if you press R in your keyboard while watching it, you’ll see a badass action film. Of course, the combination of the two makes it even cooler. Watch the full ad…

Hungary Withdraws Its Proposed Internet Tax—For Now

Following continued protests, Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has announced that he’s withdrawing plans for his proposed Internet tax—at least for now. https://gizmodo.com/protests-against-internet-tax-in-hungary-continue-large-1652169631 Orbán took to the radio this morning to explain that the government won’t move ahead with the proposal to tax the transfer of data. But he did point out that he is…

10 Tropes Involving Fantasy Weapons That Should Die In A Fire

Weapons are a major part of fantasy literature of every kind. That’s why there’s a whole category called “Sword and Sorcery.” But as fantasy stories have proliferated, some fantasy weapons tropes have taken over the genre. Here are the ten we’d like to see retired. Nothing in this list was necessarily bad the first few…

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft catches a glimpse of bright sunlight reflecting off the hydrocarbon seas of Saturn’s large moon Titan. [NASA]

Google Calendar’s been updated so now you don’t need to refresh for new appointments to appear. Finally.

How to Make People Feel Comfortable In Front of a Camera (With Science)

Many people, even those who are usually confident and outgoing, can shrink into themselves in front of a camera. In this video, headshot photographer Peter Hurley teams up with psychologist Anna Rowley to explain how you can overcome that problem. Calling the topic Psyphotology—clever—the pair recount during this TEDxCambridge talk how Hurley once even struggled…

Don’t Panic: The Ozone Hole’s Holding Steady

Despite research suggesting that the ozone layer is still being chewed apart, NASA’s most recent study of the Antarctic ozone hole reveals it isn’t getting any larger. https://gizmodo.com/the-earths-ozone-layer-is-still-being-chewed-apart-1624876534 Analysis of the hole reveals that the hole reached its peak size on September 11th, reaching a size of 9.3 million square miles. That’s virtually identical to…

Serious users of Google’s Wallet rejoice: now it can auto-withdraw funds from your bank and send low balance alerts so you never run out of cash.

No matter how hard you squint and stare, no matter how many you have to try, why do Captcha codes never seem to get any damn easier? [Truth Facts]

The Milky Way arching over Devils Tower

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is featuring this extraordinary 16-photo panorama by astrophotographer David Lane: The Milky Way arching over the Devils Tower, in northeastern Wyoming. I keep looking expecting the UFOs from Close Encounters to zoom into the frame at any time now. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or…

The Team Behind Evil Dead Are Reuniting for A Man in the Dark

Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are joining with Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues on the upcoming thriller A Man in the Dark. Photo credit: AP Images The set-up seems similar to the 2013 Evil Dead, which was produced by Raimi and Tapert, written by Alverez and Sayagues, and directed by Alvarez. All the same roles…

I would sell a piece of my soul to have this cocktail right now

Not only it gives me great pleasure to watch this bartender preparing a Rum Martínez but it whets my thirst to no end. And to top it all, it is made with my favorite rum: Zacapa Centenario 23. I just want this magic potion right now. This is the recipe: The inside of the decanter…

Lego Billy puppet wants to play a game

Builder Pistash has shared this ultra creepy build just in time for Halloween. The Billy puppet is the scary ass puppet in the Saw franchise that delivers messages to the test subjects, sometimes seen riding a tricycle. This combination of part terrifying clown part nightmarish puppet makes me fear this fantastic build. It’s haunting. You’re…

Disgruntled Pentium 4 Owners Can Get a $15 Settlement From Intel

Thanks to a settlement in a long-running class-action lawsuit, Intel is now offering fifteen shiny dollars to anyone who bought a Pentium 4-powered PC almost fifteen years ago. One dollar per year of lying and misery that you’ve had to suffer. The suit hinges on the fact that Intel ‘misrepresented’ the performance of the Pentium…

Deals: Star Wars AT-AT on sale at Amazon

Amazon has the Star Wars AT-AT (75054) on sale for $99.97 (was $109.99). Coming in at 1137 pieces this is a great set. This thing even comes with a sweet poster. 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.

Key & Peele Explain Why Serial Killers Love a Good Hall of Mirrors

As always, Key & Peele are on point. In time for Halloween, the comedy duo brought us the tale of a serial killer who is way too committed to the standard hall of mirrors chase gag.

Mystery Drones Have Been Flying Over France’s Nuclear Power Plants

Le Monde reports that quadrotors of various shapes and sizes have been flying over some of France’s (numerous) nuclear power plants over the course of the past few weeks, causing mild alarm, embarrassment for the Air Force that’s supposed to police the air space, and a judicial enquiry. Greenpeace — which appears to be France’s…