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Tonic Immobility: Don’t Try This At Home

Pretty neat indeed, but you should definitely never do this. Like your second grade teacher told you: look with your eyes, not with your hands. https://gizmodo.com/watch-a-scuba-diver-instantly-put-a-shark-to-sleep-with-1545943484

Biology Jason G. Goldman Mar 17 '14

Maze Runner trailer throws future boys into a maze from hell

The Maze Runner is basically your next “young person is thrown into an illogical future situation and has to use their wits to survive and beat the government” movie. But this time it’s starring a boy. The Maze Runner is adapted from the very popular book by James Dashner, and the official synopsis sheds little…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Mar 17 '14

Sushi chef makes miniature sushi with a single grain of rice

Sushi is at its most delicious when it’s simple. Obviously years of training is required to become a master sushi chef and details matter immensely but you can boil down the essence of sushi to rice and fish. Yum, however you slice it. But could you make sushi even simpler? One sushi chef did. He…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 17 '14

This Scene from the French Version of Buffy Will Make Your Day

Seriously, the French answer to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, called Bloody Mallory, is just so jolly and campy, it’s guaranteed to fix your Monday blahs. Just watch this clip where demons are trying to sacrifice the superhero Vena Cava, until her friends free her and she gets her awesome blue wig back. This clip comes…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 17 '14

Hear the shocking difference between 2013 and 2014 F1 racing engines

The rules done changed in F1 racing from last year to now and the most obvious difference between 2013 and 2014 is the sound of the engine in F1 racing cars. Before they used to be so screaming loud that they sounded like the manifestation of space laser warfare on the road. Now in 2014?…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 17 '14

Watch a scuba diver instantly put a shark to sleep with this neat trick

You should probably never try this when you go scuba diving but watch this scuba diver turned shark whisperer instantly immobilize a shark and put it to sleep with a touch of the nose. The diver uses a technique called tonic immobility, he basically holds the sweet spot on the shark’s nose to put it…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 17 '14

Ever Wonder Why People Throw Sneakers Over Power Lines?

In almost any city you visit around the world, at some point you’ll see somebody’s shoes tossed over a power line, a high tree branch, or some other difficult-to-reach spot. Why do people do it? This terrific Australian short documentary from Closer Productions, The Mystery of Flying Kicks, does a great job exploring the dizzying…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 17 '14

Believe‘s Second Episode is a Vast Improvement Over the Pilot

Believe’s pilot was a disappointing pile of saccharine wrapped up in a story about a superpowered girl, but its second episode is much meatier. It suggests that there may be no true bad guys in this series—which makes the world of Believe much more complex and much more interesting. One of my major issues with…

Television Lauren Davis Mar 17 '14

Watching These Designer Sweaters Gently Unravel Will Drive You Nuts

I can’t quite describe the feeling I got while watching this simple video from creative misfits Lernert & Sander. They’re systematically unwinding beautiful, designer-label knitwear until all that’s left is perfect balls of wool. And somehow, it’s totally satisfying and strangely unsettling in equal measures. https://gizmodo.com/a-years-worth-of-make-up-applied-in-one-day-is-a-horrib-5818037 The clip is a clever promo for Kiki Niesten,…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Mar 17 '14

Create an Apocalypse in Your Hometown, Using Google Maps

Oh, no! Has San Francisco’s fashionable Mission neighborhood been destroyed by plague and taken over by wildlife? That’s the fantasy you can have by using the awesome Urban Jungle Street View, which converts Google Street View scenes into post-apocalyptic landscapes. Here’s New York: Created by Swedish developer Einar Oberg, the app gives you a lovely…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 17 '14

If You Watch Only One Video About A Detachable Penis, Make It This One

Is sex as simple as “insert part A into slot B”? Probably not, at least when you consider the entire animal kingdom. The differing motivations of the sexes – at least from an evolutionary perspective – leads to tremendous diversity both in sexual behavior and in anatomy. In her talk at TED Global, Dr. Carin…

Biology Jason G. Goldman Mar 17 '14

American Horror Story is Headed to the Carnival for its Fourth Season

We’ve known for a while that the fourth season of American Horror Story would be set at least partially in the 1950s, and now we know the theme. Cue the sword-swallowers and the tattooed ladies, because AHS is going to the carnival. https://gizmodo.com/american-horror-story-season-four-will-take-place-in-1502240720 During a recent installment of the Nerdist Writers Panel Podcast with Moira…

Television Lauren Davis Mar 17 '14

How Delivery Drones Could Save Lives in Africa

What the first thing you think of when you hear the word “drone?” It might be killing machines. Or reconnaissance quadcopters. Or maybe a honey bee. But for a countless number of people in Africa, it could be a flying packmule with life-saving cargo. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-where-drone-operators-kill-people-by-remote-con-1501895208 On Monday, the organizers of the Flying Donkey Challenge announced…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 17 '14

Are zombies drawn to fire like moths to a flame?

Zombies and moths may not seem terribly similar (fortunately! on both fronts), but a new Walking Dead fan-theory suggests that, when it comes to fire they might have more in common than we thought. Spoilers ahead, Walking Dead fans. In response to this week’s recap, commenters discussed the peculiar behavior of zombies when faced with…

io9 Ria Misra Mar 17 '14

Bracing for the Next Big Quake With L.A.’s New City Seismologist

The 4.4 jolt that shook Angelenos awake this morning was the latest reminder of our complicated relationship with the ground below us. But I had a different perspective of what was happening under my feet this time: Just before this latest earthquake, I took a walk along Hollywood’s fault lines with Dr. Lucy Jones, Los…

Tech News Alissa Walker Mar 17 '14

On Resurrection, The Best “Pastor Plays Video Games” Scene EVER

Last night was more of a bunch of loosely connected vignettes than an episode, but Pastor Tom had the best one of the bunch. Spoilers ahead. . . I’ll freely admit that it could just be that the other show I recap is Intelligence, but I’m actually enjoying Resurrection. There’s a deliberateness that’s very refreshing…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Mar 17 '14

How Europeans Imagined Exotic Animals Centuries Ago, Based on Hearsay

People have been drawn to stories about exotic animals throughout our history. The further you go back in that history, the less likely those stories were accurate. Here is a gorgeous compendium of illustrations showing how people imagined real animals they had only heard about. Crocodiles from Liber Floridus (Book of Flowers), an encyclopedia by…

io9 Vincze Miklós Mar 17 '14

The Ecto-1, Mach V, KITT and More, Drawn as Transformers

Can we decree that every vehicle in pop fiction has to turn into a giant robot, please? Because artist Darren Rawlings has reimagined the greatest vehicles of TV, cinema, anime and more as Transformers, and the results are phenomenal. Here are just a few: Make sure to head to Rawlings’ DeviantArt page for more! [Via…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 17 '14

Wes Anderson Is Obsessed With Symmetry: A Supercut

Whether it’s Richie Tennenbaum’s face or the Fantastic Mr. Fox’s tree home, Wes Anderson is obsessed with symmetry. Don’t believe it? Just watch this supercut. That’s some very, very impressive attention to detail. [FastCo]

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 17 '14

BBC America’s New Show Looks at “The Real History of Science Fiction”

BBC America has a new show debuting next month called “The History of Science Fiction.” And it looks pretty neat. The first episode airs on Saturday, April 19th at 10pm EST. From BBC America: From Star Wars to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and from Jurassic Park to Doctor Who, each program is packed with contributors…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 17 '14

Tonic Immobility: Don’t Try This At Home

Maze Runner trailer throws future boys into a maze from hell

Sushi chef makes miniature sushi with a single grain of rice

This Scene from the French Version of Buffy Will Make Your Day

Hear the shocking difference between 2013 and 2014 F1 racing engines

Watch a scuba diver instantly put a shark to sleep with this neat trick

Ever Wonder Why People Throw Sneakers Over Power Lines?

Believe‘s Second Episode is a Vast Improvement Over the Pilot

Watching These Designer Sweaters Gently Unravel Will Drive You Nuts

Create an Apocalypse in Your Hometown, Using Google Maps

If You Watch Only One Video About A Detachable Penis, Make It This One

American Horror Story is Headed to the Carnival for its Fourth Season

How Delivery Drones Could Save Lives in Africa

Are zombies drawn to fire like moths to a flame?

Bracing for the Next Big Quake With L.A.’s New City Seismologist

On Resurrection, The Best “Pastor Plays Video Games” Scene EVER

How Europeans Imagined Exotic Animals Centuries Ago, Based on Hearsay

The Ecto-1, Mach V, KITT and More, Drawn as Transformers

Wes Anderson Is Obsessed With Symmetry: A Supercut

BBC America’s New Show Looks at “The Real History of Science Fiction”

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