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Watch a Single Day on the London Tube in Two Minutes

If you live in a city, you’ve probably experienced stepping onto a crowded train platform and feeling like a fish in a school, with everyone trying to swim the same direction. That’s a pretty accurate image, according to this new visualization of commuters on the London Tube. The video below, created by coder Will Gallia,…

Tech News Maddie Stone Mar 21 '15

Here’s Your Chance To Own The Cybernetic Dolphin From Johnny Mnemonic

Beginning March 23, a collection of movie props sculpted by the FXSMITH Studio hits the auction block, including the cybernetic dolphin from Johnny Mnemonic! And the suggested prices are eminently reasonable! The FXSMITH team, lead by Gordon Smith and a collection of Canada’s most-talented sculptors (including the amazing Evan Penny) are jettisoning old stock through…

io9 Gordon Jackson Mar 21 '15

These Structurally Absurd Homes Look Straight Out of Harry Potter

If you’re a Potter fan who would’ve liked to see more impossible, Burrow-like homes in the movies, then you’ll love the fantasy world of German designer Matthias Jung, whose surreal houses look like they ought to be kept hidden from our Muggle eyes. Jung’s creations, which he calls small “architectural poems,” are actually collages of…

Tech News Maddie Stone Mar 21 '15

Insane Smokey Bear PSAs Starring David Lynch and the TMNT

Today, March 21st marks the U.N.’s International Day of Forests. This annual event hopes to raise awareness of the importance of forests and trees, which provide shelter, jobs and security for people around the world, and held slow the ravages of climate change. Forest protection has long been a favorite for science-fiction programs and PSA’s.…

io9 Gordon Jackson Mar 21 '15

This Simple Smartwatch Claims a 30-Day Battery Life

If all the talk of weak battery life has left you lukewarm about the idea of a smartwatch, or if you’re interested but still prefer the look of an analog timepiece, you’ll want to keep an eye on Vector, the company that swooped onto the smartwatch scene out of nowhere this week. http://www.vectorwatch.com/ At this…

Tech News Maddie Stone Mar 21 '15

When Viewing An Eclipse, Safety Is Important

Unfortunately, it was too cloudy in London for this carefully (and, might we say, rather snappily) attired canine to observe yesterday’s eclipse. AP Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 21 '15

This Aquaman Fan Film Cost $10,000

In 1984, UCLA students Thomas Farr and Jeff Klein pooled $10,000 of their own money to create the world’s first Aquaman fan film: the DC-sanctioned Aquaman: Cast of the Angler. Taking creative liberties with the character’s origin story — which now includes an assist from Jacques Cousteau — the film pits Aquaman against “The Angler”,…

io9 Gordon Jackson Mar 21 '15

Here’s Why Forests Should Matter to All of Us

Today is International Day of Forests, a global celebration of the importance of trees in our everyday lives. You’re a techie who spends all day in front of your computer and you haven’t cracked a window recently? Forests still matter, a lot. This year’s theme, “Forests and Climate Change,” is intended to raise awareness of…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Mar 21 '15

Parasites Cause Irish Shrimp to Eat Their Young

Gammarus duebeni celticus, a species of shrimp native to Northern Ireland, has been found to display severe, cannibalistic tendencies when infected with the parasite Pleistophora mulleri. After the parasite is introduced, it makes its home inside the shrimp’s muscles (just one is about the size of a red blood cell), where it can easily multiply…

io9 Gordon Jackson Mar 21 '15

Behold, the Stellar Explosion that Could Spawn Up to 7,000 Earths

Exploding stars are always a sight to behold, but not all supernovae are created equal: Some, for instance, may give birth to thousands of Earth-like worlds. Shown above is a false-color image of the interstellar dust cloud Sagittarius A East, located 26,000 light years away toward our Galactic center. It’s the remains an core-collapse supernova…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Mar 21 '15

Everyone Finally Starts Getting Stuff Done On Sailor Moon Crystal

Although I’ve enjoyed the past few episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal a lot more than anything from the show’s first half, it would be hard to acknowledge that anything has really actively been done by the dwindling Sailor Senshi. But not this week: It’s time to get things done! Sort of. Yes, character agency is…

Anime James Whitbrook Mar 21 '15

If You Try the HTML5 Drum Machine, It’s All You’ll Do for the Next Hour

This dead simple drum machine that runs in your browser is so much fun. The HTML5 Drum Machine borrows its aesthetics from classic beat boxes like the TR-808 Rhythm Composer. It’s got five different sound banks: Hip hop, electro, house, techno, and acoustic. Each bank has 13 different sounds for which you can tweak the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 21 '15

Matthew Broderick Is Prince Charming In The Strangest Cinderella Of All

Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella was pleasingly silly, and boasted a completely insane cast. But it just can’t compete with this 1985 version. See for yourself: That’s Matthew Broderick, pre-Ferris Bueller, as Prince Charming. Plus Flashdance’s Jennifer Beals as Cinderella, and All in the Family’s Jean Stapleton as the Fairy Godmother. This treasure for the ages was…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 21 '15

Lego Jurassic Park Is Everything We Wanted It To Be, And More

A father and his eight-year-old daughter worked together (with a lot of dad’s friends) on this three-minute homage to Jurassic Park, which used some $100,000 worth of Legos to recreate the dino classic (the real movie cost $63 million, so …). See the fruits of their labors below, followed by a making-of video. Clearly, these…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 20 '15

Watch Seed Fluff Burn While The Grass Remains Untouched

I don’t recommend doing this, but I do recommend watching it. A couple of people set fire to one edge of a drift of cottonwood seeds. The fire travels slowly from one side of the drift to the other, leaving the grass underneath it unburned. I guess you could take a few scientific lessons from…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 20 '15

The best solar eclipse videos

A perfect recipe to enjoy the weekend: just watch these videos of today’s solar eclipse over and over again from different locations across our planet and even around the universe. We’ve collected videos from space, from a place that looks like Hoth on Earth and so many more. Even if you missed it earlier, you’ll…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 20 '15

These Sets From Scary Movies Are Even Creepier When They’re Abandoned

Sometimes, horror movies and action-thrillers are filmed in long-abandoned buildings; sometimes new sets are built for the movies and then abandoned after they wrap. Either way, when the cameras stop rolling, these places remain spooky all on their own. Top image of Six Flags New Orleans (where Jurassic World was filmed) by Keoni Cabral (CC…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 20 '15

The Best of Gizmodo This Week

This week on Giz, we filmed the destruction of e-waste, explored the neuroscience of virtual reality and the curious cult of gadget destruction porn, and called out the troubling consequence of police body cameras. Here’s a taste of our favorite stories. The Secret Lives of the Tiny People In Architectural Renderings Selling a big urban…

Tech News Meg Neal Mar 20 '15

Where Are All The Close-Up Photos Of Ceres?

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived in orbit around Ceres on March 6th – so why haven’t we seen any close-up photos of the dwarf planet? Above: Ceres, as photographed by Dawn on March 1 from a distance of 30,000 miles (About 48,000 km) | Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA If you’re the kind of person who puts stock…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 20 '15

CISA Bill Promises Safety, But Actually Expands Government Surveillance

Remember when everyone freaked about CISPA, the cybersecurity bill with scary privacy implications? CISA, a similarly-named cybersecurity bill, is here to take its place. Even after adding fifteen amendments, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is a dangerous piece of legislation. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) was the only Senate Intelligence Committee member to vote against CISA,…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs Mar 20 '15

Watch a Single Day on the London Tube in Two Minutes

Here’s Your Chance To Own The Cybernetic Dolphin From Johnny Mnemonic

These Structurally Absurd Homes Look Straight Out of Harry Potter

Insane Smokey Bear PSAs Starring David Lynch and the TMNT

This Simple Smartwatch Claims a 30-Day Battery Life

When Viewing An Eclipse, Safety Is Important

This Aquaman Fan Film Cost $10,000

Here’s Why Forests Should Matter to All of Us

Parasites Cause Irish Shrimp to Eat Their Young

Behold, the Stellar Explosion that Could Spawn Up to 7,000 Earths

Everyone Finally Starts Getting Stuff Done On Sailor Moon Crystal

If You Try the HTML5 Drum Machine, It’s All You’ll Do for the Next Hour

Matthew Broderick Is Prince Charming In The Strangest Cinderella Of All

Lego Jurassic Park Is Everything We Wanted It To Be, And More

Watch Seed Fluff Burn While The Grass Remains Untouched

The best solar eclipse videos

These Sets From Scary Movies Are Even Creepier When They’re Abandoned

The Best of Gizmodo This Week

Where Are All The Close-Up Photos Of Ceres?

CISA Bill Promises Safety, But Actually Expands Government Surveillance

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