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Petition to Release the Cast of CSI: Cyber So They Can Reboot ER 

The late ‘90s were the undisputed golden years for three things: Crushed velvet outfits, Beanie Baby hobbyists, and TV crossovers. Cosmo Kramer popped up on Mad About You, characters flitted from Ally McBeal to The Practice, Detective Munch leapt from Homicide: Life on the Street to Law and Order: SVU, Scully and Mulder went on…

Why Is Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway Shaped Like That?

Visitors to the coast of Northern Ireland have always marveled at the so-called Giant’s Causeway — a field of some 40,000 interlocking basalt columns arranged in a tidy hexagonal pattern. German physicists have devised a new model to help explain just how those neat geometric patterns emerge through natural processes. Sir Richard Bulkeley, then the…

An International Pop Culture Art Scavenger Hunt Starts Right Now

All this week, all over the world, you have a chance to own a free, original painting from some one of your favorite movies of all time. In 19 cities across five different countries, artist Scott Campbell is kicking off what he calls The Great, Great Showdowns Hunt. Campbell is celebrating the release of his…

These Tiny Antennas Will Help Map Big Bang’s Afterglow 

This awesome piece of scientific equipment is a South Pole Telescope detector wafer at Fermilab’s silicon detector facility. Those swirly figures on its surface that resemble a neotribal tattoo are tiny antennas. But what does the entire instrument do? Fermilab explains the rest: Down at the South Pole, […] the South Pole Telescope (SPT) searches…

Awesome slow motion footage of bullets piercing random objects

Ever wanted to see a bullet shoot through a banana? A hamburger? An apple? A lightbulb? A jug of water? Milk? Ham? A single playing card? You got your wish then. Vickers Tactical shot bullets at totally random objects in slow motions and the results are pretty damn incredible. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow…

We Just Met the Real Hero of The Walking Dead

Ever wondered how the character Morgan turned from the homicidal lunatic of season 3 into the bo-wielding, philosophical badass of peace that arrived at Alexandria? Of course you have. Tonight’s extra-sized episode was basically a big origin story for Morgan 2.0, and revealed the most important character in the entirety of The Walking Dead may…

Watch a Taco Bell Exec Beat Up His Uber Driver Because Everything Is Terrible [Updated]

Being an Uber driver sucks. Being an Uber passenger sucks. Uber, as a company, sucks. So the recently uploaded video of a dumb drunk Uber passenger pummeling his driver with fists is hardly surprising. It is disturbing, however. Uber driver Edward Caban was politely trying to get directions to his passenger’s destination, but the passenger…

You Can Finally Drink From a Wookiee (Hooray?)

If you like the thought of picking tiny hairs and fibers out of your mouth after every sip of a refreshing beverage, then by all means this Chewbacca can koozie is right up your alley. The rest of us, however, will stick with the foam ones they give away at baseball games. This original ThinkGeek…

Fossil With Preserved Tail Feathers and Skin Reveals Dinosaur Plumage Patterns

An undergraduate student from the University of Alberta has uncovered the fossilized remains of an Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue. The remarkable specimen is offering important insights into the plumage patterns of these ancient creatures, while tightening the linkages between dinosaurs and birds. The 75-million-year-old fossil, discovered by paleontologist Aaron J.…

How Manhattan Narrowly Avoided Being Sliced In Half

Robert Moses changed New York forever, razing neighborhoods to build the gargantuan Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. But did you know he dreamt of doing the same to Manhattan? It was called the Lower Manhattan Expressway, or LOMEX, and while we’ve looked at the ill-fated project before, a new exhibit is a chance to look back at how…

Holy Crap, They Are Officially Making a New Star Trek TV Series

It’s only logical it would come to this. The rejuvenation of Star Trek on the big screen, eventually, had to do the same for the franchise’s native medium, television. And after months of rumors and speculation, it’s actually happening—Star Trek is coming back to TV. Multiple outlets are reporting that Alex Kurtzman, co-writer of 2009’s…

T-Mobile Upgrades Its Wifi CellSpot With 4G LTE

T-Mobile is still a few days away from its big Uncarrier X announcement, but that didn’t keep CEO John Legere from dropping a bit of news on Twitter Monday morning. T-Mobile is upgrading its wifi CellSpots to 4G LTE and still free for customers with a Simple Choice mobile plan. What is a CellSpot? Well,…

Plastic Cthulhu Goes On A Rampage in Warpo’s Final Retro Legends of Cthulhu Advert

Over the past few months, Warpo has been teasing their Legends of Cthulhu toys in some pretty radretro-style adverts. But they’ve saved the best for last, as the monstrous 12-inch Cthulhu himself goes to town on a bunch of poor Deep One figures. Just as the retro movement has swept across collectible action figures recently,…

Spectre is already doing very well in Mr. Bond’s home country. THR is reporting that the movie has broken a bunch of records in the UK following a successful release. It’s the biggest seven-day opening in the UK ever with $68 million in ticket sales, and the largest opening to boot, showing at 2,500 screens.

This Airport Gallery Shows Off Japan’s Freakin’ Fantastic Hi-Tech Toilets

You may think toilets aren’t very exciting. That’s where you’re wrong, my friend. Because in Japan, toilets can be self-cleaning wonder thrones that are energy efficient and even keep your buns nice and toasty. A design gallery at one of the country’s major airports shows off Japan’s restroom innovation. It’s called Gallery Toto, and it…

The New Captain America Comic Reveals the Big Difference Between Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers

The new Captain America comic, starring Sam Wilson as Captain America, has already drawn some heat for the way it’s shown Sam taking an active role in the politics of the modern day U.S. This is something Steve Rogers himself did throughout his career as Cap—but the second issue goes a long way in highlighting…

Cheering Loudly for Your Sports Team Won’t Help Them Win

Bad news, diehard sports fans: all that raucous cheering during games doesn’t really help your team win. The good news is that it doesn’t seem to interfere with players’ performance either. That was the conclusion of Brenna Boyd, an undergraduate in architectural engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Omaha. Shepresented measurements she made of…

Computer-Controlled Spray Paint Lets You Print Graffiti 

Have you always wanted to leave your mark on buildings, box cars, and overpasses but were too self-conscious of your non-existent graffiti skills? The SprayPrinter is a clip-on accessory that turns cans of spray paint into handheld dot matrix printers that can perfectly reproduce almost any design. The hardware is actually made of two key…

Here’s What This Insanely Catchy 1970s Song Can Tell You About How You Talk

Here’s something fun to brighten your Monday. It’s a song by Adriano Celentano, called “Prisencolinensinainciusol,” and it can, in equal parts, improve your work-out play list and tell you about how you’re perceived. The song played between 1:39 and 4:55 was released on November 3, 1972, and quickly became a massive hit. If you listen…

Why Captain America: Civil War Could Turn The Vision Into Marvel’s Most Important Hero

Gwendoline Christie compares her Force Awakens character to a beloved Star Wars villain. Mark Ruffalo teases Thor: Ragnarok. Lucy Lawless has a bizarre idea for the Xena reboot. Plus, Gotham casts another comic character, mystery casting for Powers and Twin Peaks, and Steven Moffat on Doctor Who’s future. Spoilers Get! Captain America: Civil War The…