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Make Matches Into Mini Missiles Using Common Household Junk

Wile E. Coyote always used matches to light his ACME rockets. He wasted a lot of money. Turns out, you can cut out the middleman and use matches to make your own tiny rockets. Just don’t try to ride them. YouTube madman mist8k brings us this fun little trick that turns match heads into motors…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Watch all 30 minutes of recovered Return of the Jedi footage

A few weeks ago, drips of lost footage filled with cut takes from Return of the Jedi began appearing online. Now you can see all 30 minutes of the recovered footage, compiled into a single video. https://gizmodo.com/yoda-hams-up-his-death-scene-in-more-new-return-of-the-1454219822 These 30 minutes of film, containing scenes between Luke and Yoda on Dagobah, come from the Return of…

Movies Lauren Davis

The Kitchen Gadgets Worth Your Money

In case you haven’t noticed, we love gadgets around here. In fact, our list of our favorite kitchen gear quickly became far too long for a single article, so we’re splitting it in half. We present to you our favorite Kitchen Gadgets, and stay tuned in the near future for our favorite Cooking Gear. As…

Health Shane Roberts

Watch the Olympic Torch On Its First Spacewalk, Live Right Now

The Olympic Torch has embarked on its longest trip yet, and right now it’s on a pretty scenic stop: a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Watch live on NASA’s stream right here.

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Casey Jones returns to TMNT plus the Ultimate Spider-Man season finale

This week in the world of cartoons, Casey Jones stars on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the season finale of Ultimate Spider-Man airs, and we welcome the newest show from an Adventure Time alum, Steven Universe. Avengers Assemble is currently slated to return next week. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “Play Date”…

io9 Keith Veronese

5 Retrofuturistic Designs That Helped J Mays Reshape the Automobile

Ford Motor Company announced this week that top designer J Mays is retiring. In his 33-year career and 16-year tenure at Ford, Mays ushered in the era of retrofuturistic styling that other car companies scrambled to follow. Here, we look back at five of his vehicles that steered the shape of automotive design. Audi Avus…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Typhoon Haiyan Even Looks Terrifying From 22,000 Miles Away

Haiyan was probably the strongest recorded typhoon to ever make landfall when it crashed through the Philippines on November 8th—and it looks just as intimidating from 22,000 miles away. https://gizmodo.com/super-typhon-haiyan-just-broke-all-scientific-intensity-1460295415 This image, captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency and EUMETSAT, shows the storm as it raged. You can see the lights of the Philippines peep…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

Watch America’s new missile defense system destroying an enemy fighter

You’re seeing America’s new ground-to-air missile defense system in action, destroying an enemy QF-4 Phantom fighter jet. In fact, it simultaneously destroyed two airborne enemies during a stress test last Wednesday. Its name is MEADS and it will replace the famous Patriot missile interceptors. The test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: G.I. Jane (NSFW)

Those poor, poor trouser snakes. No, not the Boner whales too! Come on lady, those are an endangered species! Like a scene out of Sigmund Freud’s wet dreams, this official music video for G. I. Jane from Jackson and His Computerband has been aptly described as “castration dynamite and phallic entertainment for everyone.” Everyone. G.I.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

You can watch your favorite movies in one minute with these GIFs

With movies you’ve already seen, sitting through the whole thing again is a little bit much. Since you already know what’s going to happen, you only need to see a few key sequences to get the same amount of enjoyment. A quick top off as opposed to a full refill, you know? Reddit understood that…

Sploid Casey Chan

The Absolute Best Lines from Last Night’s Vampire Diaries

Vampire Diaries was once again on top of its game last night, with an episode co-written by Caroline Dries, whose name I’ve noticed on a lot of great hours of television lately. And this might have been the funniest episode, line for line. Here are all the funniest lines, for your perusal. In this week’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

This amazing fruit fly evolved to have pictures of ants on its wings

This is unbelievable, but the fruit fly G tridens has somehow evolved to have what looks like pictures of ants on its wings. Seriously, its transparent wings have an ant design on them complete with “six legs, two antennae, a head, thorax and tapered abdomen.” It’s nature’s evolutionary art painted on a fly’s wings. Recently…

Sploid Casey Chan

Most Beautiful Items: November 2 – 8, 2013

Maybe we’re entering that time of year when you never want to leave your house. That’s just fine, because there are plenty of beautiful things for you to pass your time with right here. From a cloud bridge, to perfectly looped GIFs, here are the most beautiful items of the week. You’ll want to go…

Tech News Leslie Horn

That One Time William Shatner Tried to Take a Dolphin into Space

We all know about the time Captain Kirk took whales to the future — but years earlier, William Shatner wanted to bring dolphins on a rocket. In this special episode of Six Million Dollar Man, Shatner plays an astronaut whose brain gets supercharged by an energy field in space, letting him communicate with dolphins. https://gizmodo.com/stunning-posters-celebrate-the-original-six-star-trek-m-492297013…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Every superhero movie is the same as every other superhero movie

It’s true. Even if you’re dealing with the brilliant Dark Knight or fantastic Iron Man or the good times of Thor, all superhero movies pretty much boil down to the same thing: an established hero fighting a lunatic bad guy to prevent the destruction of some version of New York City with epic fight scenes…

Sploid Casey Chan

Comment of the Day: Disney Princess Mashup Edition

Today, we theorized just what was inside Google’s secret floating research barge (aka, “the think tank,” h/t commenter Szin), dressed-up our favorite GIFs in their Friday best, and finally answered the question: How would Disney princesses look with beards? (Answer: Amazing, that’s how.) In this post, showing us what our favorite Disney princesses would look…

io9 Ria Misra

Film Fest Dedicated to the Underground Kicks Off In London

A film fest dedicated to all things Underground kicks off this weekend in London. Hosted by the London Transport Museum, the festival, called Underground: 70 Years on Film, starts Sunday night with a “subterranean tale of love, jealousy, and murder,” otherwise known as Anthony Asquith’s Underground (1928). The recently restored film also features a brand…

Tech News Geoff Manaugh

In this insane video, a stream of water actually juggles two balls

And watch it in slow motion! This amazing video shows how a couple of researchers juggle ping pong balls with a stream of water – at times actually throwing in a new ball and letting the water throw the old one back. If you are having a lazy afternoon and want some amusement, why not…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Now Available: Galaxy S4 Zoom, Lumia 1520, Nook GlowLight, More

Why be normal? That’s the question seemingly posed by this week’s latest offerings. We’ve got two phones that buck size trends, an e-reader that flouts normal dimensions, and a phone speaker dock thing that just … well, you’ll see. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom This smartphone-with-a-camera-on-its-back hits AT&T today for $200 on contract. It’s packing a…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

After several episodes of utter ridiculousness, Jafar becomes a badass

Last night, Wonderland treated us to Jafar’s backstory, thus elevating Jafar from Dave Chappelle Prince cosplayer to actual bad-ass motherfucker. Jafar’s secret backstory was an absolute delight. It was fantastic to watch him grow from street rat (hey, Aladdin!) to a monster who poisoned his lover/mentor, thus transforming her into his magical staff. Remember in…

Television Meredith Woerner

Make Matches Into Mini Missiles Using Common Household Junk

Watch all 30 minutes of recovered Return of the Jedi footage

The Kitchen Gadgets Worth Your Money

Watch the Olympic Torch On Its First Spacewalk, Live Right Now

Casey Jones returns to TMNT plus the Ultimate Spider-Man season finale

5 Retrofuturistic Designs That Helped J Mays Reshape the Automobile

Typhoon Haiyan Even Looks Terrifying From 22,000 Miles Away

Watch America’s new missile defense system destroying an enemy fighter

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: G.I. Jane (NSFW)

You can watch your favorite movies in one minute with these GIFs

The Absolute Best Lines from Last Night’s Vampire Diaries

This amazing fruit fly evolved to have pictures of ants on its wings

Most Beautiful Items: November 2 – 8, 2013

That One Time William Shatner Tried to Take a Dolphin into Space

Every superhero movie is the same as every other superhero movie

Comment of the Day: Disney Princess Mashup Edition

Film Fest Dedicated to the Underground Kicks Off In London

In this insane video, a stream of water actually juggles two balls

Now Available: Galaxy S4 Zoom, Lumia 1520, Nook GlowLight, More

After several episodes of utter ridiculousness, Jafar becomes a badass

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