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Stan Lee co-stars on Ultimate Spider-Man

This week in the world of cartoons, Bender is robo-jacked on Futurama, Stan Lee voices a janitor on Ultimate Spider-Man, and we are treated to the spectacular Gravity Falls season finale. TMNT is off this week, As always – minor spoilers ahead! Beware the Batman – “Safe” The League of Assassins debut on BtB this…

The Moto X Is Probably Getting a Cheaper Little Brother

The long-fabled Moto X has finally arrived, and even with less than top of the line specs, we’re fans. The $200 on-contract price has been a bit of sticking point for folks who were hankering for a real bargain offering. But don’t worry, there’s something on the way. https://gizmodo.com/moto-x-hands-on-forget-specs-this-thing-is-awesome-991536492 In an interview with CNET, Motorola…

All the Strange Ingredients that Make Play-Doh So Special

It’s probably been a while since you’ve played with Play-Doh. It’s hopefully been even longer since you tried to eat it. But I bet you remember the sensation and the smell of it like your Play-Doh heyday was only yesterday. But what’s actually in that stuff? The folks over at Wired—who taught us more than…

The Hilarious Real Life Version of YouTube’s Complaints Department

A follow up to last year’s very funny YouTube Complaints Department, this year’s version is just as funny and just as timely with digs about Felix Baumgartner, your favorite YouTube videos and how YouTube only fixed that views bug to show 301+ and not just 301. Heh. Like last year’s, the video is made by…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Post Human (NSFW)

Nothing like a bit of the old ultraviolence to jump start a lethargic weekend. Equal parts Aeon Flux and Ghost in the Shell, this awesome animated short stars Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica fame as she and a crack crew of infiltrators attempt a daring hostage rescue against an evil military-industrial complex. Be warned when…

Google just pushed out the Android 4.3 OTA update for the Google Play edition of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. This is exactly why you want the Google Play edition of an Android phone. [AnandTech]

A Woman Who Bought Two iPhones Was Scammed with Two Apples Instead

When you’re looking to buy an Apple iPhone off a classifieds ad, you expect certain things. Like it having a working touchscreen. Like it maybe be in one piece. Like it actually being an Apple iPhone and not… just an apple. A woman made the dear mistake of buying two apples in an iPhone box…

What Happens When You Drop a Hot Ball of Nickel Into a Giant Gummy Bear

After seeing the beautiful massive destruction that a hot ball of nickel can cause to honey, it’s obvious to want to drop that burning ball of seemingly eternal fire into more things. But most things just burn boringly. But what about the world’s largest gummy bear? It’s like seeing T-1000 destroyed. https://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-drop-a-hot-ball-of-nickel-into-ho-5992018 I gotta admit…

Your orbital city is ready

I know that orbital habitats always look better in the brochures than they do when you move in. But I really thought this one would be different. John Berkey is a world-famous illustrator whose work appears in the famous Star Wars posters, on book covers, and in countless NASA concept artworks. See more of his…

What Traveling to Every Country in the World Looks Like in 4 Minutes

This is insane. Well, only insane because I’m insanely jealous of amazing world crusader Graham Hughes. Hughes traveled to all 201 countries in the world plus 15 assorted territories without even flying. Even better, Hughes recorded a quick video of every single country he visited so we can all see what it’s like to truly…

This is your new robot overlord

Made entirely of recycled parts, this robot is the latest sculpture from Nemo Gould, who delights in making giant, multi-armed robots powered by tiny zombies. No, really. Just watch the video. Gould says the parts in this robot include: Radio cabinets, pool table legs, table top, table legs, coffee pots, pipe elbows, bean scoops, panel…

CBS Is Blocking Time Warner Cable Users from Watching Shows on CBS.com

Because we’re all basically pawns when it comes to billion dollar companies fighting over dollars, CBS has just blocked Time Warner Cable customers from watching any video on CBS.com. Basically, if you’re a TWC customer and head to CBS.com, instead of CBS video, you’ll see anti-Time Warner Cable ads. Classy. There’s actually precedent for using…

Composite picture of every Superman (unsurprisingly) has a sick chin

Behold every single Superman mushed into one great white superhero. Created by Redditor morphinapg, this image combines Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill all together. It’s kind of creepy.

The Insanely High-Concept TV Show That Launched a Bidding War

On the face of it, Extant sounds like the most insanely high-concept premise ever. A married couple is living with their android son, created by the dad. But they’re also expecting another child… who might be an alien. Weirdest family ever. And yet, this pilot spec by new writer Mickey Fisher has won Hollywood, with…

An Illustrated History of the Hovercraft

If you’ve ever wanted to master English by using the phrase “My hovercraft is full of eels,” then it’s time you learned about the history of the strange vehicle known as the hovercraft. Here is a photographic history of this legendary piece of technology. The first hovercraft design, looks like an upside down boat, by…

Watch this adorable 3-week-old elephant play in an inflatable pool

Meet Belle, an Asian elephant born nearly a month ago at the Forth Worth Zoo in Texas. She was recently seen splashing around an inflatable pool inside her enclosure — resulting in a level of cuteness that can only be described as ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!! Belle is just the second Asian elephant to be born at…

Perfect for the weekend: a mantis shrimp snuff film

Sorry, Oatmeal. Your precious mantis shrimp – with its ultraviolet visual abilities and admittedly powerful raptorial appendages – is no match for the deadly cunning of a hungry octopus. https://gizmodo.com/9-animals-that-would-make-great-superheroes-773868690 Via WeirdunderWaterWorld: In this epic battle, we witness who would win if a mantis shrimp was pitted against a veined octopus. It’s a face to…

Okay, Who Invited The Osprey to the Rave?

Woohoo! Party aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer! But wait, who invited MV-22 Osprey? Ugh… It’s not that I don’t like Ospreys, it’s just that sometimes they get so intense with the glow sticks. [Navy]

This Week in Time Capsules: Royal Baby Edition

This week we have a time capsule of floppy disks that will be hard to read, a church that thinks microfilm is the best way to future-proof your capsule, and we finally get that royal baby time capsule I was wondering about last week. IT’S A BOY(sterous waste of media coverage)! Royal Baby Gets Time…

iPhone Apps of the Week: Imgur, Commercial Break, and More

Imgur: Imgur, everyone’s favorite super simple image hosting site, has had an Android app out for about a month now. As of today, though, the app is also available for iOS users, and now nearly everyone can be just a little bit less productive, together. You can do virtually everything you’d be doing on the…