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Can You Burn a Photo On Your Skin Using Sunlight?

If you take a negative, slap it on your forearm and sunbathe, will the image burn on your skin? This is a question Petapixel asked of its readers and the video above is the first attempt at an answer. Sadly, sunlight is not a way to make a temporary forearm tattoo using negatives. The combination…

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Video: Hackney Woman Stands Up To London Rioters In Stirring Speech (NSFW)

A Hackney woman stood up to rioters and gave them a piece of her mind in a video shot by Matthew Moore. In her own way, she told the small crowd to get off the streets and stop the rioting. [Matthew Moore via Good]

Beard Measuring T-Shirt For The Hairy Man

Got a beard and want to see how you compare to the ZZ Tops of the world? Then you must get your hands on this beard measuring t-shirt from The Beardly. Yes, you could use a ruler and record your beard length on a piece of paper, but that’s no fun. Wouldn’t you rather earn…

Mysterious Minnesota Roadkill Identified

Found dead in the road, this unusual white creature captured the hearts and mind of Alexandria, Minnesota. Everyone had a theory about the origins of this mysterious animal. https://gizmodo.com/chupacabra-like-roadkill-flummoxes-minnesota-town-5828505 Unfortunately, the puzzling story has come to a predictable end. Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources examined images of the roadkill and pegged the animal as a…

The Jell-O Pudding Man Smiles or Frowns On Manhattan

If you live in Manhattan and want to see a sight you’ll never forget, then travel to West Broadway and Grand Street. Look up and you’ll see the disturbing 3D face of the Jell-O pudding man. The countenance is part of a promotion by Jell-O and ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The agency designed…

io9 Roundup: August 8, 2011

WELL MET BY MOONSLIGHT | “Empire Falls” by *kire1987 on DeviantArt https://gizmodo.com/chainmail-bikinis-and-warhammer-40k-inquisitors-the-co-5828304 Chainmail Bikinis and Warhammer 40K Inquisitors: The Coolest Cosplay from GenCon 2011! GenCon 2011 was a mass of costumes from every area of pop culture. Video games, movies, anime, RPGs, and comic characters brushed shoulders with tens of thousands of attendees. More » How…

Forget Transformers. Watch the real horrifying truth about intelligent transforming cars!

Transformers lied to you — an intelligent car that can transform itself only has one idea in mind: Pure, delicious slaughter. The new film Super Hybrid tells the truth about smart cars. Check out an exclusive clip from Super Hybrid, which comes out on DVD in a couple of weeks, above. Poor Al. And here’s…

You Could Be Eating Genetically Modified Corn—and Not Even Know It

Monsanto, the oft-vilified company known for hawking genetically modified seeds and suing farmers, is putting genetically modified sweet corn on supermarket shelves this fall. Monsanto’s corn will look like any regular corn on the shelf, but it will be genetically altered to carry Bt toxin, which messes with insect’s digestive systems and kills them, allowing…

Falling Skies‘ Big Cliffhanger: the Ultimate WTF

We pretty much knew that Falling Skies was going to end with some kind of game-changing cliffhanger — it’s in the nature of this kind of show, plus the final episodes were clearly leading up to it. But we definitely did not expect that. And we’re really not sure what to make of it. Spoilers…

Creepy In-Vitro fertilization Could Use Eggs From a Dead Teenager

A desperate Israeli family won a court decision that lets them extract and freeze the eggs from their dead daughter. The teenage girl died unexpectedly after a recent car crash. The parents wanted her eggs to be fertilized before storage, but that request was denied by the court. If the parents prove their daughter expressed…

True Blood tells you to Go Silver Yourself

Dear vampire God, last night’s True Blood was a whole lotta nothing for a long damn time. There were about 45 minutes of important vampire meetings and then five minutes of vampire screaming into the wind. But let’s break it down pro/con style, shall we? Spoilers ahead… Con: Once again a security guard at King…

Tech Stocks A Bright Spot on a Bad Day. Sort Of.

Stocks took a huge hit today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 5.5 percent. The Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index went a little further than that, sliding 5.8. But overall, the tech sector was, well, not completely horrifying. There were a few bright spots. Or at least, less dim. Apple, which had more cash on…

The Nascent Days of CG Animation

Computer-generated animations have come a long way in a relatively short time span. Starting as a series of rudimentary renders in the late ’70s, it’s amusing to think these animations left people in awe. But they probably did. The earliest traces of CG Animation can be traced back to the film Westworld and its sequel…

New Rewritable E-Paper Could Someday Save Trees

Researchers from Taiwan have developed an eco-friendly type of electronic paper. The rewritable i2R e-paper uses heat to store images, isn’t backlit and does not consume electricity. The e-paper can be used up to 260 times and can be erased by passing it through a thermal writing device. It’s a perfect replacement for notebooks or…

The Sordid History of Autofellatio AKA Sucking One’s Own Peen

Slate has an in-depth and comprehensive history of autofellatio, which means, um, giving one’s self a blowjob. If you haven’t tried, know that only two or three males out of a 1,000 can do such a thing. It’s a rare feat to accomplish because of our ribcage and spine—most of us just aren’t equipped to…

Five Reasons Why You Should Join Facebook

Yes, Facebook has its problems, but you may want to reconsider turning your back on the social network. Facebook’s not just a place companies go to dredge up embarrassing information, it can be used to your advantage. https://gizmodo.com/top-ten-reasons-you-should-quit-facebook-5530178 Here are five reasons why you should become more active on Facebook, not less. You never know,…

Dungeons and Dragons Wants To Take You Back To Neverwinter

Most people are probably familiar with the Forgotten Realms setting of Neverwinter, from the hugely successful Neverwinter Nights game from 2002 — but it’s actually a well-established city inside that universe, and Ground Zero of Wizard of the Coast’s big push at Gen Con 2011. We talked to WoTC at GenCon, and got some of…

A Map of Every London Riot Zone

Bad things are happening in England. Angry kids are smashing, burning, and bottle-throwin’ their way through London and its suburbs. Right now. Are you in London? Are you near London? Are you worried about London? See where the trouble’s percolating. This special edition Google Map is being updated live with reports of looting, rioting, arrests,…

Squirrels Continue to Be Awful By Wrecking People’s Internet

Level 3 Communications, a major ISP, has a serious beef with squirrels. It turns out the little rodents have a penchant for chewing through their fiber optic lines. They actually account for 17% of the damages to their 84,000 mile network this year. And they don’t even know why! In a blog post, company VP…