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Watching these dogs confused by a magic trick is hilariously cute

Dogs can be incredibly smart but—when it comes to trusting humans—they are as naive as a little kid who doesn’t know what a lie means yet. Watching these dogs getting completely confused when magician Jose Ahonen mades a treat disappear right in front of their eyes (and noses) makes me laugh and awwww at the…

This Fevered Dream Is Enough to Give You Night Terrors

Blending live footage of a snow-enshrouded NYC with CGI animation over a frenetic soundtrack by Pilotpriest, The Dream by filmmaker Christian Haberkern tears through a frantic, nonsecquitor vision of subconscious distress. But what does it mean?

This Great Horned Owl Is Either Really Stoned Or Defending Its Young

(Yeah, it’s the latter.) “She was ‘staring me down’ because she had eggs to protect,” said Dennis Demcheck, the USGS employee who snapped the photo of a female Great Horned Owl nesting in a Live Oak tree in southwest Louisiana. Via The U.S. Department of the Interior: @USGS was in the area to study the…

Watch a ball breaking glass filmed at 10 million frames per second

Check out the incredible footage of a ball breaking a glass filmed at an uncanny 10 million frames per second by the HyperVision HPV-X Camera of Shimadzu, a Japanese corporation that makes precision instruments, measuring instruments and medical equipment. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Male Superheroes And Villains Copy Female Characters’ Sexy Poses

When Captain America tries to pose like Catwoman, it becomes painfully clear how unnatural that position is. The latest installment of Comics Should Be Good’s endlessly entertaining illustration challenge The Line It Is Drawn asks its artists to draw male comic book characters in the same poses that their female counterparts have had to endure—much…

Wall-E Remade With Kittens Will Literally Kill You With Cuteness

Okay, maybe not literally. And sure, maybe remarking an already adorable movie with hyper-adorable kittens is something of a gimme in terms of viral videos. Still, you can’t deny it’s a remake of Wall-E starring kittens. You must watch. [Via Laughing Squid]

Will An Artificial Intelligence Ever Deliver A TED Talk?

Move over Turing Test, it’s time to make room for the A.I. XPRIZE. The recently announced competition will award a team who can create a machine intelligence that can deliver a TED Talk so outstanding that it would receive a standing ovation. The contest was announced yesterday at the TED Conference in Vancouver by TED’s…

The best and most influential special effects in recent film history

You can agree or disagree with the selection of films in this compilation of the most influential special effects since the 1980s, but your brain will be on a sensory overload from beginning to end. Its author, Roger Serrabassa, sent it to us through Sploid’s Facebook page. He also made a 10-minute version, so pop…

Most Beautiful Items: March 14 – 21, 2014

Guys, you guys! It’s finally spring! Or at least it is, technically speaking. You might still be sitting under a massive crap clump of snow, but there’s plenty to ease your mind. A walking city that looks like it came out of the movie Up? Sure. Massive mist cannons in the bowels of NYC keeping…

The Best Dim Sum Is In The Chinatown On Level 87

But Holly preferred to visit the Sunrise Scroll, the neighborhood’s literary arts curator. The aged proprietress always recommended books Holly hated, but the woman was also always up for a debate. Concept art by Libiao. China Town [molybdenumgp03 on deviantART via r/ImaginaryCityscapes]

Is The Originals finally better than The Vampire Diaries?

When The Originals launched, the Vampire Diaries spin-off felt very, very spin-offy. The show seemed to assume we already adored the trinity of former villains: Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah. And it didn’t offer us much reason to invest in the new batch of characters. But now at last, The Originals seems to be better than…

Why Do Drug Stores Put Soap Under Lock and Key?

The last time I bought body wash at a downtown CVS, I had to call over an employee just to unlock the glass case. What? Why would anyone want to steal plastic bottles of soap worth a few bucks at best? The answer might surprise you. Alex Mayyasi, writing for Priceonomic’s blog, has dug up…

Remember Twitter #Music? No? Well, you’re not alone. Twitter just announced they’re removing the #Music app from the App Store today. If you already happen to have the app (jk, nobody has the app) it will continue to work until April 18th. [Techcrunch]

Why Don’t 3D Glasses Work Backwards?

It’s a question that has occurred to anyone who has ever sat in a theater fiddling with their theater-provided 3D shades waiting for the promos to finish rolling up: Why don’t these work if I flip them around? Here’s the physics behind the persnicketiness of 3D glasses. In this thread, commenter (and physicist) FlowerGirlPhysicist explained…

Now Available: Roland Synths, Samsung Galaxy S5 & Smartwatch Preorder

More goodies hit the market that you can now grab! Or at least, get in line to grab. Roland Aira We fell in love with Roland’s new line of production and performance tools when we got to see them in action. The TR-8 drum machine, TB-3 bassline composer, VT-3 vocoder, and System-1 synth all add…

Reframe Roundup: This Week’s Best Photography Posts

Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It’s called Reframe, and it’s where you’ll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography. An Ode to the Eerie Charm of Convenience Stores…

The House of Tomorrow (1933)

Illustrated postcard of the House of Tomorrow, designed by architect George Fred Keck in conjunction with the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. You knew it was the house of tomorrow because it had ten sides. Anything less is downright unfuturistic. [Historical Images of Porter County]

Now Police Can Reconstruct Your Face From DNA Evidence

Criminals who inadvertently leave traces of their DNA at the crime scene now have something more to worry about. By isolating 24 genetic variants, researchers have developed a computer program that can construct surprisingly accurate 3D models of facial features. Forensic science is progressing quickly these days owing to a number of breakthroughs. Investigators can…

9 Incredible Aerial Pics Of London, Seen From A Police Helicopter

London looks cool from street-level. London looks really, really cool from a helicopter—specifically from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Air Support Unit, a fleet of three that flies around providing support to the ground-bound team below. In between felony-fighting duties, the officers manage to take some truly incredible urban shots. The aerial observers have a pretty…

These Weapons Are the Largest Ever Made

These weapons might not do the most damage, but they are the biggest ever made in history. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a tank the size of a small house. The largest tank ever made: the French Char 2C (also known as FCM 2C), developed during WWI, used between 1921 and 1940. Only 10…