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The Guild parties down as an OSI mission goes bad in Venture Bros.

Holy shit. So that happened. And that, too. Tell you what: If you haven’t watched last night’s Venture Bros., and want to peruse this recap, or just look for the funny lines or something, don’t. Go watch the episode. I’m serious. Don’t screw this up. It’s a sad day for the Guild of Calamitous Intent’s…

Scientists Think Cavemen Painted While High on Hallucinogenic Drugs

There’s something undeniably surreal about early cave paintings, something otherworldly or even psychedelic. And according to a team of international scientists, that’s because the cave painters were doing mind-bending drugs while painting them. Researchers Tom Froese, Alexander Woodward and Takashi Ikegami from Tokyo recently published a comprehensive study of over 40,000 years worth of cave…

These Paintings Are Made From the Barf of 200,000 House Flies

Many artists are inspired by nature, but few collaborate with it in quite the same way as John Knuth. When you look at his paintings, you see broad swaths of color that appear to be meticulous impressionistic abstractions. But what you are actually looking at is the vomit of thousands of flies. To make the…

Ride-sharing service Uber is adding fare splitting to its iPhone and Android apps. So you can look forward to fewer empty promises from friends to pay you back for that late-night Uber ride.

Notorious anti-vaccination crusader Jenny McCarthy will have a new platform to air her destructive, unscientific opinions on The View, and the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait is horrified.

These Quadpole Super Magnets Will Increase the LHC’s Power Tenfold

Just because Cern researchers discovered the Higgs Boson particle last year doesn’t mean it’s time to close up shop on the biggest scientific instrument humanity ever created. Instead, the scientific community has plans to upgrade and retrofit the Large Hadron Collider with bigger, better, and more powerful systems over the next decade—like the US LHC…

The World’s Smallest Jigsaw Puzzle Is a Cinch If You Can Find It

Big, complex puzzles get all the attention, but doesn’t the other end of the spectrum deserve a little love? Take the smallest jigsaw puzzle in the world, for example. It’s not that complicated to put together, but only if you’ve got a magnifying glass and one hell of a fine touch. Created by researchers at…

Graphene ‘miracle material’ could be toxic to humans

Two-dimensional graphene may be poised to revolutionize much of materials science, but a recent study has shown that this one-atom-thick material could present some serious health risks inside the human body. The problem? It’s so thin that it can slice directly into our cells. Graphene was discovered about a decade ago. It’s incredibly strong, flexible,…

Pacific Rim’s hilarious “fourth-string” Jaegers revealed

Apparently more than a few people have used the Pacific Rim’s website’s Design-a-Jaeger feature without the absolute solemnity they probably should have. The results have been collected by the 4th String Jaegers Tumblr, and they range from funny to weird to gut-bustingly brilliant. We’ve collected a few of our favorites here, but hit the link…

Smurfs 3 will reveal the bloody Gargamel origin story

What happened to Gargamel all those years ago that makes him hate the Smurfs so much? And why are the Smurfs such insufferable pricks to this genuinely funny man and his creepy CG-faced cat? All of these questions will be answered in Smurfs 3: The Beginning of the End. While doing press for Smurfs 2,…

Just Add Water To Grow This DIY Concrete Garden Furniture

Everyone knows it’s important to water the garden, but what about watering the furniture? Normally, that might just be proof of insanity, but if you plant a few of these of these customizable chairs, it’s just the first step to growing a nice crop of outdoor stools. Designed by Itay Kirshenbaum, “Betzavta” is a design…

Researchers Develop Ghost-Free 3D For Viewers Not Wearing Glasses

You know that sad feeling you get when a headache’s coming on while watching a 3D movie and you remember that you can’t actually take the glasses off for a few seconds of relief because the ghosted 2D image is even harder to watch? That could be a thing of the past as researchers from…

What Did You Think of Pacific Rim?

Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim opened over the weekend and it did not disappoint. While the monsters versus robots flick didn’t top the box office, it was all any nerd could talk about. What more could you really ask for from a movie of this ilk? I can’t think of anything else I would have…

The 14 Least Masterful Masters of the Universe

All men are created equal, but the Masters of the Universe sure weren’t. Some were heroes and villains with powers beyond imagining; some had unique and useful abilities; and some of them were just dudes who looked funny. Here are a dozen Masters of the Universe figures who weren’t mastering anything. 1) Mekanek One of…

Is Fox making another Predator movie?

Is Fox teasing a surprise Predator announcement at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con? This teaser poster certainly wants to you think that. The dormant Predators: Bungle In the JungleFacebook page has recently posted a very interesting teaser poster: It promises nothing, but already people are assuming Fox will be dropping a huge Predator news bomb…

Sparkup Reads Bedtime Stories To Your Kids When You’re Away

Whether work has you always traveling, or you’re just tired of reading Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie to your kids every single night, the Sparkup will take over your bedtime story reading duties if you’re not available, or just don’t want to do it. Using a camera-equipped accessory that clips onto the back cover…

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s Giant Lego Mothra!

Olive Seon built this terrifying Lego Mothra (モスラ), showcased in all her lepidopteran glory. She’s featured using her signature ability, entrapping her enemies with silken spray. Mothra is likely laying waste to New Kirk City here (in revenge for the kidnapping of secret fairies by evil, greedy American businessmen). This is a fantastic build, featuring…

Exclusive Concept Art of the Secret at the Heart of Pacific Rim

If you saw Pacific Rim this past weekend, you’ll know there’s a huge reveal towards the end of the movie. Something that wasn’t featured in the trailers. And we’ve got some exclusive concept art showing it, below. Top image: Wayne Barlowe’s concept art of the Exterminator Kaiju. Last week, when we did our exclusive piece…

Report: Microsoft Working on Translucent Aluminum Smartwatch

An iWatch may still be a distant dream, but at least Microsoft fans have a glimmer of hope. According to “sources familiar with Micosoft’s Surface plans,” a translucent, aluminum smart watch could soon be hugging wrists everywhere. According to The Verge, the Surface team is busy engineering the wrist-worn tech, which was originally meant to…

Four Infinity Puzzles to Melt Your Monday Mind

It’s Monday morning and the work week ahead seems infinite. It’s not though, and you should be glad because infinity isn’t just long, it’s also confusing. Take for instance this quartet of infinite paradoxes that will blow your groggy mind. The folks over at Numberphile have taken to opportunity to explain and puzzle over some…