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19 Real-Life Protective Suits Worthy of Iron Man

The honor of wearing badass protective gear isn’t limited to astronauts, supersonic jet pilots, or Tony Stark. Here’s an apocalyptic collection of not-quite-everyday personal protective garments you should wear the next time you’re taking on the Mandarin. 1942: Two people test American fire-proof suits lined with asbestos. Photo: Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images This heat and…

Tech News Attila Nagy May 6 '13

How to Open 24 Beer Bottles at Once

Got a lot of friends visiting? Man, it’s going to be boring to open each and every bottle of beer separately—so what you need is an opener like this, that can ready 24 beers for drinking in a glorious, single movement. YouTuber stopstopitstoofunny has posted this video of the world’s ultimate bottle opener in action.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 6 '13

Gwen Stacy is wearing a major spoiler on the Spider-Man 2 set

Sure, Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy is looking good in this comics-accurate outfit, seen worn by the actress on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 set. Unfortunately, these specific clothes hint that Gwen’s about to have a very bad day. I guess this is a spoiler for the upcoming movie, but it’s also a spoiler for a 40-year-old…

Movies Rob Bricken May 6 '13

Weaponized Toilet Brushes Wipe Out Zombies and Hard Water Stains

Zombie or not, it’s a good idea to never get on Joerg Sprave’s bad side. Our favorite slingshot auteur can weaponize pretty much anything he gets his hands on. From ashtrays, to Oreos, to coins, to what is probably one of the most inane household objects you could think of: a toilet brush. As Joerg…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 6 '13

Fetching minimalist prints honor mathematicians and their contributions

Really loving this series of minimalist math posters by graphic designer Hydrogene. Looking through this artist’s ouvre, we’re a little surprised we haven’t posted Hydrogene’s stuff in the past. Previous work includes a poster series honoring six pioneering women in science, and a set of prints devoted to misattributed inventions and their actual inventors –…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 6 '13

Astronomers Witness An Extraordinarily Bright Stellar Explosion

On April 27, NASA’s Fermi and Swift satellites detected a record-setting burst from a dying star located in a nearby galaxy. Most likely the result of a massive supernova, it produced the highest-energy light ever detected by scientists. Above image: The map above shows gamma-ray energies above 100 million electron volts (MeV). The first frame…

io9 George Dvorsky May 6 '13

A new actor for The Crow has been plucked out

The Goth community breathes a collective sigh of relief as Bradley Cooper is replaced by another. Deadline is reporting Luke Evans (Immortals) is in final talks to play the mime-faced undead vigilante The Crow, which means F. Javier Gutierrez’s movie isn’t dead yet! This is just another big get for Evans in a long list…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 6 '13

Watch how mercury completely flips out when it’s blasted by sound

As the only metal that is liquid at room temperature, mercury is freaky even under normal conditions. But check out what happens to a blob of the stuff when it’s exposed to a different audio frequencies. Photographer Nick Moore achieved this cymatic effect by pouring the mercury onto a concave plastic lens from an old…

io9 George Dvorsky May 6 '13

This Early Lunar Rover Prototype Was Almost Forgotten

I excavated this photo of an interesting US moon rover concept from a 1962 Hungarian science journal. I have not seen this prototype before, and sadly there is only a little info about it. What is known: It was made in the United States. The inflatable wheels were made of polyesther and aluminum, each of…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy May 6 '13

What’s Your Grubbiest Tech Confession?

Nobody’s perfect. Some people Skype without a headset in public. Others insists on using Internet Explorer. Some weirdos even use Comic Sans without flinching. But what’s your grubbiest tech confession? We’re all friends here, so let it out. It’ll be cathartic. I promise. Image from Reddit

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 6 '13

Marvel’s got the Blade, Punisher and Ghost Rider movie rights back

In this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, Marvel movie head honcho Kevin Feige casually dropped the news that the movie rights for the Punisher, Blade and Ghost Rider have returned to Marvel. Awesome. Feige indicates he’s in no rush to make new movies for the characters, partially because Marvel has enough on their plate, and…

Movies Rob Bricken May 6 '13

More than half of the world’s population lives inside this circle

Even more mindblowing: said circle is mostly water. This simple but eye-opening take on global population distribution comes from redditor valeriepieris, who writes: Additional things I’ve realized: There are more Muslims in the circle than outside of it. There are more Hindus in the circle than outside of it. There are more Buddhists in the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 6 '13

The Rat Park experiment

Are drugs addictive? As odd as it might sound, one scientist believes that they weren’t — at least not to the degree most people insisted. He thought it had more to do with overwhelming misery and depressing environments, and to prove it he created the ideal environment… for rats. In the late 1970s, Canadian psychologist…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell May 6 '13

Amazon Leaks the World’s First Small-Screen Windows 8 Tablet

Rumors have swirled recently suggesting that a new breed of small Windows 8 tablets would soon appear in the wild. Now, Amazon has managed to accidentally leak the first tablet of its kind. The Acer Iconia W3, previously rumored to be the first small-screen Windows 8 tablet, made a brief appearance on the website of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 6 '13

Benedict Cumberbatch says you might root for his Star Trek villain

Kevin Feige reveals why Captain America can’t necessarily trust his own allies in The Winter Soldier and whether new superheroes will show up in S.H.I.E.L.D. Michael Caine joins Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, because obviously. A familiar mutant is seen on the X-Men: Days of Future Past set. Spoilers right now! Top image from Star Trek Into…

Television Alasdair Wilkins May 6 '13

The World’s First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun Fires Its First Shot

Just days after revealing that he was working on a 100-per-cent 3D-printed weapon, Cody Wilson appears to have successfully test-fired the Liberator pistol, a gun made entirely out of plastic. Great. The Liberator is a fairly wonky-looking pistol, constructed entirely out of plastic — the only metal working component is the firing pin, which is…

Tech News Chris Mills - Gizmodo UK May 6 '13

You Can Now Get a Nook HD For $150

Following last week’s decision to make its tablet actually useful with the addition of Google Apps, Barnes & Noble has now slashed the price of its Nook HD range. Until the 12th May—yes, this is a Mother’s Day offer—the price of the Nook HD line is cut both online and in-store. So, a 8GB 7-inch…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 6 '13

Rumor: YouTube to Launch Pay-For Channel Subscriptions

The Financial Times is reporting that YouTube will launch a paid subscription model for specific, specialist video channels—as soon as this week. The report, which cites an anonymous source, suggests that the site has been developing the system for months, in order to help channels fund more content. Rumors suggest that 50 YouTube channels will…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 6 '13

Hiromi: I’ve Got Rhythm

Hiromi is a big deal Japanese jazz pianist who’s getting pretty famous in the U.S. now, too. She’s been touring around the world for awhile and her compositions are really great. Oh and her playing is totally badass. People always talk about Hiromi’s energy as the thing that draws them in, and it’s definitely a…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman May 5 '13

A Coat Rack That Just Makes Good Sense

Sometimes when people try to push design forward it takes more of a step backward. Things get more complicated without seeming worth the hassle. But I could really get on board with this coat rack, reCOVER, from Italian houseware designer Teracrea. Sure, you would need to keep the pot from leaking as with any indoor…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman May 5 '13

19 Real-Life Protective Suits Worthy of Iron Man

How to Open 24 Beer Bottles at Once

Gwen Stacy is wearing a major spoiler on the Spider-Man 2 set

Weaponized Toilet Brushes Wipe Out Zombies and Hard Water Stains

Fetching minimalist prints honor mathematicians and their contributions

Astronomers Witness An Extraordinarily Bright Stellar Explosion

A new actor for The Crow has been plucked out

Watch how mercury completely flips out when it’s blasted by sound

This Early Lunar Rover Prototype Was Almost Forgotten

What’s Your Grubbiest Tech Confession?

Marvel’s got the Blade, Punisher and Ghost Rider movie rights back

More than half of the world’s population lives inside this circle

The Rat Park experiment

Amazon Leaks the World’s First Small-Screen Windows 8 Tablet

Benedict Cumberbatch says you might root for his Star Trek villain

The World’s First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun Fires Its First Shot

You Can Now Get a Nook HD For $150

Rumor: YouTube to Launch Pay-For Channel Subscriptions

Hiromi: I’ve Got Rhythm

A Coat Rack That Just Makes Good Sense

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