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The World’s Biggest Tiny Domino Setup Must Have Been Maddening to Make

going big means going small, like when you are trying to set the world record for the most mini dominoes (2,000) ever toppled in one sequence. The result is as impressive as it is minute. My god those guys must have a lot of patience. A mini domino is not only smaller than a regular…

Tech News Eric Limer

You Know What Today Needs? Slime.

Goopey, slippery, stretchy slime is easy to make, and way too much fun. If you need a proper, dignified justification for mixing up a batch of messy, squishy goop to play with, consider this a lesson in applied material science. Last time, we mixed up flour and oil to create silky sand. This time, the…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

We Know The Team’s New Identities On Person Of Interest

Here’s the sneak peek of season 4 that was shown ahead of the Person of Interest panel at Comic-Con yesterday. Finch and Reese’s new alter egos are relatively pedestrian, but Root and Shaw’s prove that the Machine has a sense of humor. At the panel, the theme of season 4 was said to be the…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Brian K. Vaughan And Fiona Staples Reveal What’s Ahead For Saga

The Comic-Con panel for Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ comic Saga was every bit as charming as you’d expect. The pair talked about the next few issues of the comic, the importance of killing off characters, why Slave Girl is a critique of Slave Leia, and the one Saga moment Fiona Staples initially refused…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

This ATM That Plays Doom Would Make Trips to the Bank So Much Better

Imagine walking up to the ATMs at your local bank and being able to do more than just cash checks and make withdrawals. What if you could also play Doom? It’s a bizarre alternate universe this pair of Australian hackers is exploring, and it’s kind of awesome. Details on the hack are a little bit…

Tech News Eric Limer

All The Arrow, Flash, Gotham & Constantine News and Trailers

Saturday night at Comic-Con was host to DC’s night of television, and, in addition to showing the pilots of The Flash, Constantine, and Gotham, DC discussed how each of those shows would take advantage of the huge world of comic book characters available to them. Plus, new trailers for all four shows! Along with confirming…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Avengers: Age of Ultron Footage Shatters Our Worlds And Blows Our Minds

Today at the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con, we saw Ultron in action. And we met our new Thanos, Josh Brolin! And we witnessed the downfall of the Avengers in Age of Ultron. Plus new Ant-Man footage… and a Guardians of the Galaxy 2 release date. The panel started with a recap of all…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Sneaking Into the Science Training for New S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents

Today S.H.I.E.L.D. hosted a science training and technical orientation session hidden in plain sight as the Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Superhero Science Analysis panel. Kicking off with an ominous, “Doors secured,” the panel was a solid hour of the highest intensity technical geekiery. Arriving under the masquerade of writing for Slate, Bad Astronomer Phil Plait was…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

The Government’s Secret Plan For a Military Moon Base

In 1960, the United States was dreaming of ways to make a self-sustaining military moon base. Project Horizon is now declassified as a bit of not-so-secret alternate history. https://gizmodo.com/declassified-the-governments-secret-plan-for-a-militar-1611051037

Tech News Mika McKinnon

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: 1-800-Adopt-A-Dude

There’s an epidemic sweeping this nation: grown-ass men, unable to take even the most basic care of themselves. For just the cost of a cup of coffee every day, you can help these adult dudes act like adults. Won’t you please call today? For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over…

Tech News SplitSider

A Tantalizing Tidbit of Science Trivia

Rumour is we recently passed a threshold where we have now found as many celestial objects as there are people who were ever born. Sounds weirdly true. But is it a myth or fact? I decided to investigate. Top image: Hubble has found a whole lot of galaxies while looking at nothing in particular. At…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon

Blitzen Trapper: American Goldwing

Blitzen Trapper’s 2011 album American Goldwing gets its namesake from Honda’s huge, heavy, highway-devouring touring motorcycle. And it’s fitting, because there ain’t many albums that live up to the term “road music” the way this one does. There’s not much to analyze here: riffs with just the right amount of crunch; lyrics that talk about…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Coolest Comic-Con Cosplay, Day 3: Getting Crazier and More Amazing

Everybody put on their very best cosplay for the weekend at Comic-Con, and it showed. Here are some of the most breathtaking and creative (and funny) costumes we saw. Sailor Moon Deadpool via Fashionably Geek: From the superlative Pamela Schreckengost: From the wondrous Wei Ho: From the astounding John Austin: From the excellent Erik Estrada:…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Beer Pong Ball Washer Solves Every Undergrad’s Worst Nightmare

There’s two problems with beer pong. First: drinking beer blessed by a ball that’s been rolling around on an undergrad apartment floor. Second: the lack of Kickstarter daydream machines to solve problem number one. Behold the solution to exactly one of those problems: the Clean Cup. Yes, if you’re the kind of person for whom…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Pit Filled With Thousands Of Ice Age Bones Will Be Opened To Scientists

A sinkhole in Wyoming where countless Ice Age animals fell to their deaths is finally being opened to scientists. A veritable paleontological trove, the 85-foot-deep pit contains the bones of tens of thousands of animals – some of which lived more than 100,000 years ago. Above: A crew from the original Natural Trap Cave expedition…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Everything You Need To Know About Marvel’s New Star Wars Comics

Marvel’s plans for their new Star Wars comics were easier to come by than the plans for the Death Star. Joe Quesada revealed the details of the series first three titles — Star Wars, Princess Leia and Darth Vader — all due early next year, and all taking place after the events of A New…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Turns Out The Boxtrolls Is Funnier Than We Expected

You already knew The Boxtrolls was a gorgeous movie with a richly-designed Victorian world and adorable creatures. That’s all over the trailers. But now that we’ve seen a long clip and a big featurette at Comic-Con, we’re realizing this film is also wildly funny. Spoilers ahead… The voice cast of Boxtrolls includes Simon Pegg and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

What’s Your Favorite Gadget to Aimlessly Fool Around With?

I just picked up a cheapo infrared thermometer, a laser-aimed sensor that tells you the surface temperature of whatever you point it at. I didn’t really need one. But now I can’t put it down. I’ve been playing with it for days. And I’m sure there’s a gadget you find equally, aimlessly amusing. I mean…

Gadgets Bob Sorokanich

Having Fun With The Equation of Time

If you’re like us, you might’ve looked at a globe of the Earth in elementary school long before the days of Google Earth and wondered just what that strange looking figure eight thing on its side was. Above: An analemma of the Sun, taken from Budapest, Hungary over a one year span. (Courtesy of György…

io9 David Dickinson – Universe Today

Cult Favorite Comic Locke & Key to Become a Movie Trilogy

Last night, Joe Hill told Comic-Con that his comic book Locke & Key is being adapted into a trilogy of movies by Universal. The author said the studio has a script that they like, which is great news. Previously Locke & Key was to be developed into a series by FOX, but never made it…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The World’s Biggest Tiny Domino Setup Must Have Been Maddening to Make

You Know What Today Needs? Slime.

We Know The Team’s New Identities On Person Of Interest

Brian K. Vaughan And Fiona Staples Reveal What’s Ahead For Saga

This ATM That Plays Doom Would Make Trips to the Bank So Much Better

All The Arrow, Flash, Gotham & Constantine News and Trailers

Avengers: Age of Ultron Footage Shatters Our Worlds And Blows Our Minds

Sneaking Into the Science Training for New S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents

The Government’s Secret Plan For a Military Moon Base

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: 1-800-Adopt-A-Dude

A Tantalizing Tidbit of Science Trivia

Blitzen Trapper: American Goldwing

Coolest Comic-Con Cosplay, Day 3: Getting Crazier and More Amazing

Beer Pong Ball Washer Solves Every Undergrad’s Worst Nightmare

Pit Filled With Thousands Of Ice Age Bones Will Be Opened To Scientists

Everything You Need To Know About Marvel’s New Star Wars Comics

Turns Out The Boxtrolls Is Funnier Than We Expected

What’s Your Favorite Gadget to Aimlessly Fool Around With?

Having Fun With The Equation of Time

Cult Favorite Comic Locke & Key to Become a Movie Trilogy

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