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The funniest, creepiest, and most original io9 videos of the year

Did you miss io9’s 1980s-style Firefly intro, (now with more awesome), or Simon Tam’s new TV-doctor drama? Don’t worry — we’ve got the best of 2010’s original video content, tributes, and the most deranged collection of Found Footage right here. io9 Originals from Garrison Dean: Here are the best of the best of Garrison Dean’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 31 '10

25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted

While science has the power to improve our lives and cure disease, it can also be used to torture, murder, and brainwash. Here are 25 scary experiments that destroyed lives, or have the potential to unleash doomsday. Creepy animal experiments Pig Powder From the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, comes regenerative powder.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 31 '10

Shooting on Film Is One of the Most Frustrating Experiences, Yet I Won’t Stop

I got three rolls of film processed today, and have been sobbing ever since. Why? Because only 17% of the shots came out. You might say it’s my own fault for using film in a digital world, but you’re wrong. I guess it is my fault, though. While I’ve been using Lomography’s toy cameras for…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 31 '10

Stay Connected In Over 200 Countries

DROID PRO by Motorola, the first Android™-based smartphone optimized for business use, is global-ready, allowing you and your employees to enjoy wireless voice service and data coverage in more than 200 countries. The built-in connectivity features of the DROID PRO from Motorola include a 3G Mobile HotSpot which lets you connect up to five other…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 31 '10

Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for a Star Trek movie in 1976-1977

Around the same time Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art was helping make Star Wars a reality, he was designing a new Enterprise for a Star Trek movie that didn’t get off the ground. Check out his radically different, Imperial Destroyer-esque starship. Reading through the articles at Memory Alpha and Forgotten Trek, it sounds like Star Trek:…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 31 '10

The ultimate New Year’s Eve party favor: the bendy-straw shrimp!

This little guy might look like a bio-luminescent creature from the ocean floor, or perhaps a super-advanced form of nanotechnology. But the truth is far simpler (and awesomer): this is a bendy-straw shrimp, and here’s how to make one. Admittedly, any illusion that this shrimp comes from the bottom of the ocean or a nanotech…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 31 '10

The Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2010

In a year full of major advances, over-hyped findings and controversial studies, it was tough to choose which breakthroughs were the biggest in 2010. So we’ve collected the ones that stood out the most to us. From synthetic life and three-parent embryos to the possibility of a new human ancestor and a habitable exoplanet, here…

Space & Spaceflight Wired Science Staff Dec 31 '10

Which British show will be the next one to get Doctor Who-style popularity in the U.S.?

Doctor Who has taken America by storm — and, amazingly enough, hasn’t gotten an American remake. (Unless you count that 1996 TV movie.) What other British shows could find an appreciative audience across the pond? Recently I was arguing with a friend of mine about whether or not Doctor Who would get an American remake.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 31 '10

Extreme close-ups of human eyes look like craters on Mars

Look at this weird, forbidding landscape — it’s not a newly discovered cave system on Mars, it’s a microscope image of a human eye. Suren Manvelyan’s arresting photographs will make you never want to stare into someone’s eyes again. Manvelyan, a physics teacher from Yerevan, Armenia, took these microscope pictures of the eyes of his…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 31 '10

Device may stop dengue fever by slaughtering pregnant mosquitos

Put this one in the “We’d feel bad about it if they were mammals” files. With dengue fever infections on the rise and two fifths of the world’s population at risk, scientists devise a scent trap that kills pregnant mosquitos. There are dangers to navigating the world using scent. These dangers are multiplied when living…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 31 '10

World’s Most Needlessly Complex Timekeeping Device

[Workers test the Times Square New Years Eve Ball—the one that drops right before you blackout and wake up the next morning naked, straddling one of the lions in front of the Central Library. Image via Getty.]

Tech News Adrian Chen Dec 31 '10

Thor will hint at the Marvel Universe’s cosmic side, plus two possible contenders for the main role in The Dark Tower!

Some Thor Easter eggs may include items that hint at even crazier Marvel movies in future. Are producers looking at two actors in particular for The Dark Tower? Plus a massive preview of of Britain’s other time-traveling show, Primeval! Spoilerama! Thor Along with a possible Hawkeye cameo, Thor may feature some much more subtle hints…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Dec 31 '10

The Year In Illegal Downloads

Whether you disapprove of illegal downloading, or are happily BitTorrenting Hot Tub Time Machine right now, there’s no debating that BitTorrent’s Zeitgeist 2010 makes for an interesting read. Find out what the 100 most searched-for phrases and keywords were, below. It’s worth noting this list might not be entirely accurate, as there are literally hundreds…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 31 '10

How Do You Weigh Wild Penguins?

This clip is a brilliant way to round out a year in cute animal videos. Scientists built a special bridge to weigh wild Adelie penguins, so their feeding habits can be studied. Watch as the penguins wait their turn, below: Three scales were disguised as bridges on popular Adelie penguin routes in Antarctica, weighing each…

Biology Kat Hannaford Dec 31 '10

The Charming Story Behind IMDb

I love a “man done good” story, particularly when it’s about one of our favorite websites. IMDb supposedly began with founder Colin Needham watching over 1,000 films a year in the ’90s, writing down the end-credits himself. [Telegraph]

Movies Kat Hannaford Dec 31 '10

HTC’s 4G Thunderbolt Phone Could Be Dual-Core With 1080p

If these specs are to be believed, the Thunderbolt will be HTC’s first dual-core phone (with a 1.2GHz MSM8960 processor), and will contain an 8MP rear-facing camera and 5MP forward-facing camera. https://gizmodo.com/htc-thunderbolt-coming-to-verizon-lte-5720771 The leaks supposedly came from a German retailer’s system, and suggest the phone will be stocked by O2, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. If…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 31 '10

Bill Murray’s Great Big Anti-Tech Rant

My-oh-my! Bill Murray has quite a few issues with technology, trends, and innovation. Just listen to him go on and on in this little rant from a TV promo filmed in the 1980s! [BoingBoing]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 30 '10

Images From Bell Labs in the Sixties—It’s Like Nerdy Mad Men

Beehives, flower power, and really, really large computers. Looking at these photos taken at Bell Labs in the 1960s is like traveling back in time. Was working at Bell Labs totally “groovy”? Although I always imagined Bell Labs dominated by men, the photographer sure did manage to capture a lot of the ladies. More photos…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Dec 30 '10

The second greatest zombie penis scene of all time (maybe NSFW)

There’s so much wrongness — and so much greatness — in this scene from Planet Terror. Quentin Tarantino proves, once again, he’s willing to go places most actors would steer clear of… culminating in history’s second-best zombie-penis scene. Possibly NSFW? You have to love Sayid’s deadpan attitude at the impending explosion of Quentin. The best…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 30 '10

Robbery with a Giant Stick Is Way Funnier Than It Should Be

If you were a convenience store clerk faced with a robber wielding a comically large stick as a weapon, you probably wouldn’t think it was too comical. But after the fact, the security camera footage is pretty ridiculous. Click to view So, this robber has apparently decided to use an entire tree as a weapon.…

Tech News Adrian Chen Dec 30 '10

The funniest, creepiest, and most original io9 videos of the year

25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted

Shooting on Film Is One of the Most Frustrating Experiences, Yet I Won’t Stop

Stay Connected In Over 200 Countries

Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for a Star Trek movie in 1976-1977

The ultimate New Year’s Eve party favor: the bendy-straw shrimp!

The Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2010

Which British show will be the next one to get Doctor Who-style popularity in the U.S.?

Extreme close-ups of human eyes look like craters on Mars

Device may stop dengue fever by slaughtering pregnant mosquitos

World’s Most Needlessly Complex Timekeeping Device

Thor will hint at the Marvel Universe’s cosmic side, plus two possible contenders for the main role in The Dark Tower!

The Year In Illegal Downloads

How Do You Weigh Wild Penguins?

The Charming Story Behind IMDb

HTC’s 4G Thunderbolt Phone Could Be Dual-Core With 1080p

Bill Murray’s Great Big Anti-Tech Rant

Images From Bell Labs in the Sixties—It’s Like Nerdy Mad Men

The second greatest zombie penis scene of all time (maybe NSFW)

Robbery with a Giant Stick Is Way Funnier Than It Should Be

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