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10 Reasons to Wish You Had an Endless Supply of Liquid Nitrogen

In a perfect world, all faucets have three knobs: hot, cold, and liquid nitrogen. We’re not there (yet!) but these ten little party tricks from The King of Random are the perfect reason to wish we were. To be fair, some of the applications are better than others. Self-inflating balloons can’t hold a candle to…

Tech News Eric Limer

And now, an otter tossing a rock between its paws

In the future, when dictionary definitions are supplemented with looping animations, the word “frivolity” will almost certainly be accompanied by a clip of this otter at Sea Life Oberhausen in Germany, playing with a rock and generally enjoying life. Laughing Squid called what this otter is doing “juggling,” which, sure, it’s the cutest thing we’ve…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Which Science Fiction or Fantasy Character Deserves a Spinoff?

There are some great supporting characters — and then there are supporting characters so awesome, they deserve their own TV show, movie or book series. Who’s your favorite supporting character (or set of characters) who should star in a spinoff? Please include a picture or clip of your chosen character. And mention his/her name and…

io9 Ria Misra

A Handblown Dual Beer Glass That Lets You Enjoy Two Ales At Once

After a bartender incorrectly poured him a Half and Half, Louisville-based glassblower Matthew Cummings was inspired to make this custom creation. The handmade Dual Beer Glass features two side-by-side chambers that keeps ales separated until the drinker takes a sip. Think of it as the alcoholic equivalent of those Nerds candies, but not quite as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

DOD Finds Working Fax Machine, Can Get Back to Ignoring FOIA Requests

Good news for patriotic Luddites everywhere: MuckRock has confirmed that the DOD somehow managed to find themselves a working fax machine. And with this, our Department of Defense boldly steps into the twentieth century. The DOD confirmed their exciting new addition to MuckRock over the phone, and further fax tests proved successful. What’s to happen…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Warning: Your just-updated iOS 7 iPhone has a serious security bug

Once again, Apple has left a security backdoor wide open in a new version of their mobile operating system. iOS 7 allows anyone with physical access to your iPhone to see your private photos and then share them online. https://gizmodo.com/anyone-can-bypass-your-ios-7-lockscreen-to-see-and-sha-1350617707

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Is Seth Green’s Star Wars comedy show stuck in limbo forever?

Remember Seth Green’s animated Star Wars series Detours? Seth Green does. He gave an update on the show during his Reddit AMA yesterday, where he announced that 39 full episodes of the show are completely finished, along with many more scripts too — but they’re all on hold. Here’s Green’s quotes from Reddit: We have…

io9 Rob Bricken

Photoshop Contest: Put Bizarre Crap in This News Anchor’s Hands

As you may remember, yesterday the internet happened upon this befuddled newscaster who spent an entire live broadcast clutching a stack of paper instead of his usual iPad. Naturally, hilarity ensued, and oh, how everyone laughed and laughed. But let’s be honest, it could have been much worse! Why, take any of these potential scenarios…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

You could put a helicopter engine on a motorcycle and fill it with rocket fuel, but if you put a toddler behind the wheel, it’s not going anywhere. The same is true with phones; you can turbo-charge the processors and hardware, but if the software is stupid and terrible, you’ve got a stupid and terrible…

Reviews Brent Rose

Patrick Ness explains the secret of writing an unforgettable book

Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking book series has become an obsession for readers worldwide, and now it’s becoming a movie from Robert Zemeckis and Charlie Kaufman. Check out our short review of Ness’ new novel, More Than This, plus an interview where Ness gives invaluable advice to new writers. https://gizmodo.com/dream-team-robert-zemeckis-directing-a-film-version-of-1289456393 Top image: Shutterstock.com. In the first…

io9 Karen Meisner

An explanation for why your peripheral vision is completely borked

A GIF version of the Flashed Face Animation Effect has been making the rounds recently, prompting us to ask: why the hell do these faces look so grotesque and distorted when we’re not focusing our eyes on them? We spoke to a neuroscientist to find out. https://gizmodo.com/illusion-tricks-you-into-thinking-these-celebrities-are-5911860 The answer may have to do with the…

io9 George Dvorsky

Howard Hughes’ H-1 Racer Was the World’s Last DIY Superplane

Inspired by the fleet of aircraft featured in his film Hell’s Angels, Howard Hughes did what any business magnate/aviation engineer/super rich guy would—he designed and built a plane fast enough to break the transcontinental landplane speed record. And in doing so, he catapulted aviation technology leagues beyond the bi-plane of the day. Hughes began drafting…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

A black widow story that’ll make you shake out your sheets tonight

Inspired by Jackson Landers’s recent piece on black widows at The New York Times, It’s Okay to be Smart’s Joe Hanson decided to relate the story of his own harrowing encounter with the iconic arachnid. “It’s all true,” he writes. “This happened fifteen years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday.” Top photo…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The world needs a superheroine movie right now

The screens are full of men oozing testosterone in their pajamas, but no female superheroes have had a movie yet. It’s not about gender equality. It’s just that female heroes rock, as demonstrated by many action—and non-action—movies in the past. Here are a few ideas about how to make one. https://gizmodo.com/8-ways-to-make-a-movie-about-a-female-superhero-happen-1347777095

Sploid Jesus Diaz

New Star Wars RPG appeals to your inner Han Solo

Fantasy Flight Games is the latest publisher to create a Star Wars RPG, bringing a custom dice system and a galaxy divided by theme to your gaming table. Start your adventures amidst scum and villainy at the Edge of Empire. As it goes with galactic empires, so it goes with Star Wars RPGs. Empires rise,…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Skora Core Running Shoes Review: Minimalist Luxury For Your Feets

Last year we checked out the Skora Form, a high-end, minimalist pair of running shoes, complete with goat-skin tops. They did some things right, but were ultimately ergonomically lacking. The year Skora has come out with the Core, and the little refinements go a very long way. https://gizmodo.com/skora-form-review-minimal-runners-maximal-price-5958592 NOTE: The usual disclaimer about minimalist running…

Reviews Brent Rose

Apple’s Dumbest, Sloppiest iOS 7 Screwups, Collected in One Tumblr

So it’s come to this. We knew iOS 7 had some dumb and frustrating imperfections, but hadn’t scoured every bit of it for flaws in the small details that Apple used to nail. Well, some industrious design head has given Apple’s new OS a proper fisking, and put all the screwups on a Tumblr. This…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Was Mr. Skygack the First Alien Character in Comics?

Mr. Skygack, a wayward Martian who came to earth via meteorite, made his first appearance in the Chicago Day Book in 1907. Conceived by newspaper mogul Edward Willis Scripps, the Chicago Day Book was an experiment in advertisement-free newspaper publishing, intended for a working-class readership. Free from commercial influence, the Day Book would report on…

io9 Ron Miller

Anyone Can Bypass Your iOS 7 Lockscreen to See (and Share!) Your Photos

Got fancy new iOS 7 on that iPhone of yours? Beware. There’s a super simple bug that can let anyone blow right by your lockscreen and look through your pictures, and even share them. The process was discovered by Jose Rodriguez, and even though it has quite a few steps, it’s super easy to master.…

Tech News Eric Limer

Vintage NASA spacesuit photos are delightfully trippy

Seriously, is this what space psychosis looks like? Writes stacythinx: These vintage NASA space suit test photos from the San Diego Air and Science Museum Archive on Flickr look like they could have been shot on the set of a music video. Taken from a music video, or the mind of someone suffering from a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

10 Reasons to Wish You Had an Endless Supply of Liquid Nitrogen

And now, an otter tossing a rock between its paws

Which Science Fiction or Fantasy Character Deserves a Spinoff?

A Handblown Dual Beer Glass That Lets You Enjoy Two Ales At Once

DOD Finds Working Fax Machine, Can Get Back to Ignoring FOIA Requests

Warning: Your just-updated iOS 7 iPhone has a serious security bug

Is Seth Green’s Star Wars comedy show stuck in limbo forever?

Photoshop Contest: Put Bizarre Crap in This News Anchor’s Hands

LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

Patrick Ness explains the secret of writing an unforgettable book

An explanation for why your peripheral vision is completely borked

Howard Hughes’ H-1 Racer Was the World’s Last DIY Superplane

A black widow story that’ll make you shake out your sheets tonight

The world needs a superheroine movie right now

New Star Wars RPG appeals to your inner Han Solo

Skora Core Running Shoes Review: Minimalist Luxury For Your Feets

Apple’s Dumbest, Sloppiest iOS 7 Screwups, Collected in One Tumblr

Was Mr. Skygack the First Alien Character in Comics?

Anyone Can Bypass Your iOS 7 Lockscreen to See (and Share!) Your Photos

Vintage NASA spacesuit photos are delightfully trippy

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