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Disturb Yourself with this Dystopian Music Video Sung Partly in Latin

This is “The Initiation,” the latest single from artist and poet Mykki Blanco, who manages to conjure up an unsettling story of mutants using just one creepy special effect — and an eerie way of walking on all fours while chanting in Latin. There are shades of Mad Max here, as well as gangster movies.…

The One Card to Replace All the Plastic In Your Wallet Just Got Delayed

Coin is a beautiful dream, one techno card that voltrons all the plastic in your pocket into a single slim square. Getting to market is hard though; Coin just got delayed until the spring of 2015. http://www.cnet.com/news/coin-delays-product-launch-until-spring-2015-as-questions-remain/ Originally intended to hit this summer after a successful crowdfunding project, Coin has now announced that it’s pushing…

Stargate: Atlantis, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Soda [Deals]

Own Stargate: Atlantis on Blu-ray for just $45 today. [SG: Atlantis] When you’re done checking out, check out some of the funniest moments from SG history. https://gizmodo.com/the-funniest-moments-from-stargate-history-5801016 Still need a Playstation 4? Grab one today with inFamous: Second Son and 3 months of Playstation plus thrown in for free. Even valuing Second Son at $40…

The Best Rechargeables, Tiny Drones, GoPro or Go Home [Deals]

If you own any devices powered by standard batteries, and you aren’t using rechargeables, you’re basically throwing money down the drain. Eneloops are widely considered the best on the market, and there are two great options today to get you started. The Super Power Pack is down to one of its lowest prices ever, and…

​12 Anime Outfits That Defy The Laws Of Physics

Giant eyes? Spiky hair? Dudes who fight each other while soaring through the air? Anime is used to ignoring reality, but most especially in its fashion sense. Countless characters have outfits you couldn’t make in real life without cheating, anti-gravity, or a wish-granting genie. Here are a mere dozen of them. 1) Ryuko, Kill La…

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

Most woodpeckers use their beaks to drill into tree trunks in search of tasty bugs and their larvae. One group of ‘peckers, the sapsuckers, lick the sap out of the holes they drill using their long, brush-like tongues. The acorn woodpecker drills holes to store individual acorns. Colonies of acorn woodpeckers can store more than…

Daytona Rising: From Aging Track to Hi-Tech Motorsports Mecca

Daytona International Speedway is undergoing its first major renovation in 55 years. Its first ever, really. On a recent visit, we found out just how far 40 million tons of steel, miles of fiber, and an eye towards the future will take an aging behemoth—one that can swallow 14 football stadiums whole. Full disclosure: International…

This Was The First Human X-Ray Ever Taken

In 1895, while experimenting with cathode rays, physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, asked his wife to set her hand on a photographic plate. The result was the very first human x-ray. Here’s the full story of how it happened. https://observationdeck.kinja.com/lets-learn-about-a-random-scientist-vol-2-wilhelm-con-1625515752

Panasonic Lumix GH4 Review: 4K For the Rest of Us

While ultra high definition video—you know it better as 4K—has been making steady inroads among the pro ranks for years, it hasn’t yet hit with the masses. The Panasonic Lumix GH4 wants to prove that the ability to capture 4K video is something every shooter needs, whether they own an 85-inch 4K TV or not.…

Google Cardboard’s Cheap VR Can Work With iPhones Too

From Oculus Rift to the rumored Samsung Gear VR, immersive virtual reality is on the rise. Still, from what we’ve seen so far, the legions of iPhone users seem to have been left out of the mix. Not so! Your iPhone is good for VR too! Thanks to, er, Google! This great video by 9to5Mac…

What kind of undergarments do you need to wear with your cosplay creations? It’s a serious question — how exactly do you get support underneath those plunging necklines and superhero leggings? Over at The Lingerie Addict, all your questions are answered. Even the ones about socks.

Long-Lost Jim Henson Animation Turns Jazz Music Into Something Visual

Jim Henson may be best known for his puppeteering, but he also created a number of experimental animations, including this one, a visual interpretation of one of jazz great Chico Hamilton’s pieces. The Jim Henson Company recently rediscovered Drums West, one of a number of Henson pieces inspired by Hamilton’s music. Henson created the short…

Sin City 2 Goes Straight to Hell

If you know Frank Miller’s oeuvre, you know that headline isn’t an insult. It is, however, a real departure from the tone of the last Sin City. How much you like the new movie will depend on what you actually want out of this story of vengeful hookers in murder town. What’s the Score? You…

Hackers Just Proved That Secret Isn’t Really Secret

It’s the worst fear of narcissists around the globe: Those confessions, those private things, those secrets you’ve been sharing on the popular app Secret aren’t actually secret. Well, narcissists of the globe, your worst fear has come true. Secret isn’t really secret. A duo of security researchers—Benjamin Caudill and Bryan Seely—recently discovered a hack that…

Young Ones‘ Waterless World Is So Freaking Bleak It’s Making Us Thirsty

The more we see of the BigDog robot-starring dystopian Western film Young Ones, the more excited we get. The cast is bananas, featuring Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. And the look is so bleak, but also beautiful. Behold the madness. Young Ones is directed by Jake Paltrow, and you can read…

The Prius of Planes Could One Day Replace Helicopters and Jump Jets

Getting an aircraft to launch and land vertically is not difficult. Getting one to launch vertically and then complete a long-endurance flight, however, is an entirely different bag of cats. But a team from NASA’s Langley Research Center believe that they’ve developed a flight system that can do both tasks equally well. The secret: hybrid…

The Extra Step You Need to Take Before You Sell Your Android Device

If you’re putting your Android phone or tablet up for sale on eBay, then a factory reset might not be enough to destroy all of the data on it. On some devices, the files and photos on your phone aren’t actually erased—just the references and file structure around them. With a few hacking tools, anyone…

Scientists Pulled Hydrogen From Water Using an AAA Battery

Zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cells seem like a great idea. At least they do until you realize that isolating the hydrogen that powers them creates a crapload of greenhouse gasses. Now, a Stanford grad student thinks he’s found the answer—and it involves a AAA battery. Under the guidance of Stanford chemistry professor Hongjie Dai, grad student…

I Really Hope Samsung’s VR Headset Doesn’t Look This Doofy

Plenty of information has already leaked out about Samsung’s upcoming “Gear VR” headset, including some pretty clear shots of how it looks on the eye side. Now a leak from SamMobile shows what appears to be the front plate, and—say it ain’t so—it looks pretty dumb. The low quality shots from the leaker show face…

These Are the Brave and Fluffy Cats Who Served in World War I

Throughout the “war to end all wars,” cats were a common sight in the trenches and aboard ships, where they hunted mice and rats. Beyond their “official” duties, they were also embraced as mascots and pets by the soldiers and sailors with whom they served. An estimated 500,000 cats were dispatched to the trenches, where…