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How to use fat to make yourself into a submarine

When humans finally give up on this world and return to the sea, we’re going to have to learn to dive deep. To do that, we may need to borrow a few genes from the humble copepod, and pack ourselves with fat. The copepod is a tiny, shrimp-like creature. The trouble with being a tiny,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Watch a Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle Demolish a Laptop

Mag-guns are pretty impractical, but they’re always fun to fire. Larsplatoon knows first-hand. A few years ago he put together a crazy single-shot coilgun that tore up household appliances one 1.25 kilojoule shot at a time. Now, he’s opted for full auto. And it’s just as fantastic to behold. https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-1-25-kilojoule-diy-coilgun-smash-various-hou-5643971 This DIY gauss rifle—or CG-42…

Tech News Eric Limer

These are grapes. Yes, really.

It looks a lot like a dark-purple ristra, but this bundle of elongated pods is in fact made up entirely of grapes. They’re called “witches fingers,” and of you’re in the U.S. they could be coming to a grocery store near you, and with them a variety of other weird grapes. Redditor pocketmole posted this…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What if the Scooby Gang took over for Rick in The Walking Dead?

Here’s that Walking Dead/Scooby-Doo crossover you’ve always wanted. Ever since the amazing Travis Pitts “Thelma and Scooby kill all the zombies” art dropped back in 2009, there have been a plethora of good Scooby Gang Vs. Zombies tributes. But this photoshoot by photographer Jeff Zoet could be one of the best. Now can they do…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The NSA Is Collecting Emails and Texts for Just Mentioning “Targets”

There’s a story in the New York Times today that details how the NSA hasn’t just been tracking communications to and from (potential) foreigners of interest—it’s actually tracking all emails and text messages that potentially mention these targets. That dragnet just got a lot wider. This is the actualization of the tired and at one…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

How to be as happy as George Takei following science’s advice

Breath fresh air, help others, practice smiling… science has demonstrated that, if you follow these ten simple advices, you will be happier. As happy as George Takei, who seems like a pretty happy person to us! Unlike William Shatner, who never listens to science. https://lifehacker.com/ten-things-you-can-do-to-be-happier-backed-by-science-1065356587

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Bryan Cranston may possibly be up for Lex Luthor in Batman/Superman

Latino Review is hinting that Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston is up for the role of Lex Luthor in DC/WB’s Man of Steel sequel Batman/Superman. Please remember that “up for the role” can mean as much as “they’re in final contract negotiations” and as little as “his name is on a wishlist somewhere.” Being considered…

io9 Rob Bricken

Aubrey Plaza becomes a hideous Sea Hag in this rare video

Delightful actress person Aubrey Plaza had a rich online life before she was plucked from the intern pool to become a television and movie star. Prior to her current life of riding in town cars from talk show to talk show to explain masturbation, she starred in Teen Hag, which is still on YouTube! http://gawker.com/aubrey-plaza-had-no-choice-but-to-masturbate-on-camera-894337598…

Sploid Ken Layne

This polar bear starved to death thanks to global warming

This emaciated polar bear, a 16 year-old male, was recently found over 150 miles away from its normal range. Experts believe that a lack of sea ice forced the bear into unknown territory as it desperately searched for food — a quest that came to a grim conclusion. Polar bears primarily feed on seals and…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Blade Runner sequel will not include Sean Young at its own peril

Actress Sean Young thinks not casting Sean Young in the long-rumored Blade Runner sequel, supposedly to be directed by Ridley Scott, is the stupidest thing ever. How stupid? Well, she’s asked the general population to boycott the movie if Blade Runner 2 has the gall to be made without her involvement. Young, who of course…

io9 Rob Bricken

How Thomas Kinkade Helped Prove That Art Can Be Scientifically Bad

What’s your favorite meal? Logically, your answer depends on the foods you’re familiar with. Now here’s another question: Who’s your favorite painter? Turns out the same logic doesn’t apply. A new study that pits Thomas Kinkade against 19th century painter John Everett Millais has proven that some art actually is objectively good or bad—contradicting what…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Elon Musk Has No Intention of Building the Hyperloop Himself

Elon Musk, enthusiastic entrepre-nerd that he is, might have gotten a little bit ahead of himself with all the Hyperloop talk recently. On an investor call, he indicated that he has a pretty good idea about the design for the high-speed travel concept, but no plans to move forward with it—at least not with the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Sony’s RX100 was an instant classic; a beautiful, pocketable camera that started the welcome trend of large-sensor compacts. The latest iteration keeps everything that worked last year, and adds a few bells more bells and whistles. It’s the next-best thing to a DSLR—and in some ways, it’s better. https://gizmodo.com/sony-rx100-review-this-camera-singlehandedly-makes-poi-5931587 What Is It? A $750 compact…

Reviews Michael Hession

Astronomers Discover a Pink Planet Around a Sun-like Star

You’re looking at an artist’s conception of GJ 504b, the lowest-mass planet ever detected around a star using direct imaging techniques. Located 57 light-years away, it’s about four times the mass of Jupiter. And it’s pink. Really, really pink. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-picture-ever-of-a-tatooine-like-binary-star-s-459231706 The newly discovered planet orbits around star GJ 504, a sun that’s very similar to…

io9 George Dvorsky

Shower Gun Lets You Blast Away Filth

If that bar of Zest doesn’t provide enough of a thrill during your morning shower, consider upgrading to the Shower Gun. As far as cleaning products go, it’s pretty self-explanatory. You fill it with an included bottle of blood-red shower gel, point the barrel at the filthiest parts of your body, and pull the trigger.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Hollywood wants to give The Exorcist its own TV series

Horror movie staple The Exorcist might be coming to the small screen in a brand-new way! Meanwhile, we’re still holding our breath for a Constantine show. Deadline is reporting that a gaggle of Hollywood writers and producers are furiously pitching an Exorcist TV series, inspired by William Peter Blatty’s novel. The good news? The writer…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Incredible: Everyone survived this horrible bike accident

It seems impossible, but everyone involved in this horrible bike crash in Russia survived. In fact, nobody was seriously injured. Watch it from three different angles. It’s unbelievable. https://jalopnik.com/terrifying-russian-motorcycle-crash-caught-on-three-das-1065442520

Sploid Jesus Diaz

This is the American National Park (Subway) System

If the United States’ national parks were connected via a 5-line metro system, it would look a little something like this. Not exactly like this, of course. It is “so incredibly not to scale and also fictional” (in case you weren’t sure), according to the folks at the Sierra Club who created the map. Still,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

How Three Months of War Transformed One of Syria’s Largest Cities

Pulitzer Prize winning photographs—and the on again, off again Internet—have given us a few peeks into the turmoil of the bloody conflict in Syria. But new satellite photos released by Amnesty International visualize the literal destruction. https://gizmodo.com/the-2013-pulitzer-prize-winning-images-of-the-syrian-ci-5994746 Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, traces its roots back as far as 5000 BC. But in the past year,…

Tech News Eric Limer

47-story Spanish skyscraper has no elevator, just like Spain’s economy

The Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm—a disgusting vacation spot in the Spanish east coast—is a horrible symbol of Spain’s real estate bubble and greed. It’s also a perfect example of the country’s disgraceful lack of planning: it doesn’t have elevators for half of it. As an Spaniard, I look at this and I can only feel…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

How to use fat to make yourself into a submarine

Watch a Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle Demolish a Laptop

These are grapes. Yes, really.

What if the Scooby Gang took over for Rick in The Walking Dead?

The NSA Is Collecting Emails and Texts for Just Mentioning “Targets”

How to be as happy as George Takei following science’s advice

Bryan Cranston may possibly be up for Lex Luthor in Batman/Superman

Aubrey Plaza becomes a hideous Sea Hag in this rare video

This polar bear starved to death thanks to global warming

The Blade Runner sequel will not include Sean Young at its own peril

How Thomas Kinkade Helped Prove That Art Can Be Scientifically Bad

Elon Musk Has No Intention of Building the Hyperloop Himself

Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Astronomers Discover a Pink Planet Around a Sun-like Star

Shower Gun Lets You Blast Away Filth

Hollywood wants to give The Exorcist its own TV series

Incredible: Everyone survived this horrible bike accident

This is the American National Park (Subway) System

How Three Months of War Transformed One of Syria’s Largest Cities

47-story Spanish skyscraper has no elevator, just like Spain’s economy

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