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$100 Target Gift Card For $90

$100 Target Gift Card | $90 The Best Black Friday Deals The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals Follow Gizmodo Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts onTwitter or by e-mailing Shane@Gawker This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Studies on Hysteria (NSFW)

A one-eyed man might be king in the land of the blind, but heaven help the guy wearing pants in this nudist colony.

Build This Ray Gun Synth That Generates Wonderfully Retro PewPew Sounds

Usually, if you’re building your own synthesizer, you have aspirations of composing the next great techno track. But this kit—available from the Maker SHED for just $20—lets you build a wonderful toy ray gun that generates electronic “pewpew” sound effects. And, instead of just cycling through various sounds like you would with a cheap toy,…

This Crazy Machine Let Astronauts Experiment With Fluids 30 Years Ago

It might look more like an engine from an aging car than a piece of engineering fit for space, but this machine was a pioneering piece of apparatus that allowed astronauts to experiment with fluids in space. The Fluid Physics Module was hand-built in Italy, and it flew on the first-ever mission of the European…

London Underground’s Excess Heat Will Warm the City’s Homes

If you’ve ever braved London Underground’s Northern Line tube service during rush hour, you’ll have have experienced the 10th circle of hell that Dante somehow managed to forget. Cramped, sweaty, and hot enough to make you faint, it’s horrible. But all that excess heat may serve a worthy purpose yet, as it’s being earmarked to…

Check Out These Vintage Cameras Turned Into Handsome Lamps

Now that film is almost obsolete, you’re probably wondering what to do with that beautiful old Minolta taking up precious space in your desk drawer. Well, have you ever considered building furniture out of it? This crew of crafty Chinese designers has. Y Studio prides itself on turning found objects into useful tools and that’s…

Unbelievable Photos of the Most Challenging Structural Relocations Ever

And you thought your last move was difficult. The process of moving a large building, from a mansion to a railway station, from one location to another is a major engineering challenge. Here are some eye-popping photos of massive structures in transit. Top image: Don Bowers/Island Free Press. House Moving Day in Winfield, Kansas, 1870s…

Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Make Another Launch Attempt (Update)

The original launch of SpaceX’s redesigned Falcon 9 rocket was planned for just a few days ago on Monday—but that mission was scrubbed at the last minute due to a technical glitch. It was sad for those who tuned in at the beginning of the week to watch the livestream, but the good news is…

Even the Crappiest of Computers Can Handle ASCII Fluid Simulations

The incredibly lifelike computer simulations of snow and water seen in effects-heavy Hollywood blockbusters—and even video games—require a significant amount of computing power. It’s not uncommon for a single frame of a movie to require days to render, and these days visual effect studios have more computing power than Nasa. But Yusuke Endoh has created…

Who’s the best space pilot in any universe?

Every spaceship has a captain, who shouts orders, and a security officer, who makes you feel secure. But who keeps the damn thing pointed in the right direction? The gorram pilot! Who’s the best pilot in any science fiction show, movie, or book series? Please include a picture, clip or book cover for your chosen…

A Multipurpose Key That Will Unlock Your Inner MacGyver

In addition to opening doors, that set of keys in your pocket also serves as makeshift knives, prybars, and even ice scrapers. But why risk accidentally bending a key and losing access to your home when this key-sized multi-tool can do so much more? What you’re looking at here is actually five tools in one…

Why Your Thanksgiving Meal Makes You Tired

Today, you’re gonna shovel one hell of a lot of turkey and pie down your throat, then collapse in a food-coma in front of the TV. But why does your huge meal make you feel like snoozing? As you’d expect, science has some answers. It turns out that there are two big factors that make…

Researchers from MIT have developed a camera that can take pictures in almost total darkness. It works by mathematically reconstructing 3D images from single photons reflected from dimly lit objects. The achievement could result in stealthy spy cameras, or treat eyes that are easily damaged by excess light. Image: Ahmed Kirmani/MIT

The Ultimate Collection of Science Fiction Pin-Up Art [NSFW]

We love pin-up art for the same reason we love burlesque. They’re sexy flights of fancy, lifted up by playfulness. So it makes sense that there’s so much great science-fiction-themed pin-up art out there. Here’s our ultimate motherlode of pin-up art to be thankful for. Warning: A few of these images are definitely NSFW. Top…

The Math Hidden in Futurama

You might just watch Futurama and chuckle deeply to yourself—as you should!—but if you study it a little more closely, you’ll find that it’s stuffed full of numbers and math. Ever noticed that the number 1729 crops up all the time? That’ll be because of Ken Keeler, who has a pure math PhD as well…

How to Travel Around the World for $418

If you thought the lowest fares for flights listed on sites like Expedia or Kayak were the cheapest way to jet around the world, you’re wrong. Using every trick in the air travel book, Steve Kamb flew some 35,000 miles across nine continents. It cost him just $418 out of pocket, and this is how…

Once we start geohacking, we won’t be able to stop

Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is why geoengineering could save the world from the catastrophic effects of climate change. But a new study suggests that once we get started we won’t be able to stop — and that a sudden halt to our geoengineering efforts could be worse than never doing it in…

Feel like a fraud? You might have Impostor Syndrome.

Ever feel like you’re faking it, in spite of your successes, and that you’re on the verge of being outed as a phony, undeserving of praise, promotion or recognition? Sounds like you might be suffering from a case of Impostor Syndrome. Here’s why you should ignore that voice of doubt inside your head. Top photo…

How Many D Batteries Does It Take to Cook a Turkey?

Sometimes, when the holidays roll around, things go wrong and you need to get creative. How creative? Well, that’s up to your family and their own zany ways. Wired’s Rhett Allain imagined the zaniest of scenarios for Thanksgiving Day. What if you had no oven—but an unlimited number of D batteries? How many would it…

Vizio 55″ 1080p 120Hz Smart LED $480 [Already gone]

Here’s a 55″ LED 120Hz TV with Netflix on it for under $500. This is the TV bargain you’re looking for this year, and no lines. [Amazon] The Best Black Friday Deals The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals Follow Gizmodo Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts on…