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And Now, A Fully Functioning R/C SHIELD Helicarrier

Why yes, that is an R/C plane launching off a working, flying R/C Helicarrier. What a marvellous world we live in. This incredible feat of R/C vehicle-stroke-comic-book madness comes from the fine folks at FliteTest, who have been working on their Helicarrier build for a while now – but judging by their latest youtube video,…

This Toaster Turns Tortillas Into Tasty Taco Shells

As far as kitchen unitaskers go, Alton Brown would be horrified at this toaster that’s actually only able to turn fresh home-made flour or corn tortillas into hard-shelled tacos. You cram a piece of bread in there and you’ll probably be getting a (much appreciated) visit from your local fire department. But since soft tortillas…

This 3D-Printed Vase Shows Different People’s Faces As You Turn It

You may be familiar with the “vase or two faces” images (known as Rubin’s vase), where a single image looks like both a vase and two faces in profile. This oddly shaped vase goes much farther than that. It shows two profiles at a time, but those profiles change as the vase spins around. Gif…

Oculus Rift Could Make Music Software Way Easier to Use

Design student Bryon Mallett might be onto something with this impressive virtual realty rig for playing and composing music. Finally somebody’s building something actually useful for Oculus Rift that’s not just a damn advertisement. Music production software can be really complicated to use, which is why most people attach all kinds of external control surfaces.…

What did we do to deserve this? Whatever it is, we’re really, really sorry. We swear we won’t do it again. But our remorse is as naught, for lo — they are making a sequelto the shittastic Ouija movie.

The Most Common Misconceptions About Getting Sick, Debunked

In the latest installment of Mental Floss’ debunk-tastic series Misconceptions, Elliott Morgan serves up factual counterpoints to ten of the most common misconceptions about getting sick. It’s all in here – from food poisoning myths to false notions about the common cold. For my money, the most interesting myth on this list is the one…

This Is a Tripod Desk. And Yes, You Need One Too.

This is my tripod desk. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Actually, that’s a lie: I’ve never seen anyone else with a tripod desk, and that’s crazy to me. Do you want a standing desk that improves your posture, or maybe that you just can’t stop forcing into casual conversation? This…

Ernie Cline Is Writing Another Ready Player One Novel

We still don’t know when Armada, Ernie Cline’s next book, is coming out. But now we have something else to look forward to — he’s writing a followup to his novel about people in a dark future who are obsessed with 80s video games, Ready Player One. Top image: Ready Player One movie promo artwork…

Chuck‘s Zach Levi Joins Heroes Reborn In Attempt To Make It Watchable

Zachary Levi is returning to NBC, but not as the super-spy Chuck. This time he’ll be the lead of the upcoming Heroes sequel series, which is possibly the only casting announcement the show could have made that makes me slightly less apprehensive about this probably trainwreck. Levi is an intensely likable lead, which is not…

The Most Ingeniously Cheapskate Props And Sets From Classic Movies

Some of the best TV shows were made for a song — but did you know that some of your favorite movies have featured ridiculously cheap scenery and props, as well? We’re not just talking 1950s “B” movies, but more recent stuff. Here are some of the most wonderfully cheap sets and props from classic…

Every State Should Make the Bold Internet Investment New York Just Did

Good news if you live in New York! Your internet is about to get faster and cheaper, and all it took was the shuffling of funds from big corporate banks to companies working hard to improve infrastructure for the good of the people—if you live in New York. Good job, New York. Your turn, every…

Everything You Need To Know About Cyberterrorism In One Chart

I don’t know how we missed this chart on its first go-around (it was created by Eli Dourado in May 2014, using data extrapolated from a 2013 op-ed by Jon Mooallem, who spent the summer of that year keeping track of power outages caused by squirrels), but it is everything, and you deserve to know…

I Hope Miley Cyrus Made Entirely Out of Emojis Is What I See When I Die

Emojis have hijacked our words, our social networks, and the general literacy of our nation’s youth. So while it feels like I should hate rapper Yung Jake’s absurdly skilled emoji-based portraits on principle alone—I can’t. They are grotesque, they are obscene, and they are incredible. The “internet anti-socialite’s” artwork comes courtesy of emoji.ink, a site…

Seth Rogen Shares The Films That Inspired His Preacher Series 

In case you didn’t know, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are making the Preacher comics into a television series for AMC. And yesterday, Rogen revealed a giant stack of “inspirational” DVDs. We like what we see. We don’t know a lot about the Preacher TV series, because it’s still got a long ways to go.…

The Eyes On This 2001 Dave Bowman Figure Will Haunt Your Dreams

There’s a good reason Stanley Kubrick chose actor Keir Dullea to play astronaut Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The actor obviously delivered a brilliant performance, but there was also something a bit unsettling about him, just like the film, and this one-sixth scale Keir Dullea figure from Executive Replicas. Even HAL comes across…

What Blackhat Gets Right: A Chat With Former Hacker Kevin Poulsen  

Back in Kevin Poulsen’s hacker days, before he became writer and Wired editor, he pulled stunts like taking over the phone lines in a radio contest to win himself a Porsche, or breaking into the FBI’s computer system when he ended up on the agency’s Most Wanted list to change his physical description. He served…

What If Justice League Meetings Operated Like A Dilbert Comic?

On this week’s installment of the comics illustration challenge The Line It Is Drawn, artists mashed superhero comics up with different newspaper comics. Starfire became Luann, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. went Peanuts, and we got this perfect blend of Dilbert and the Justice League of America. Cartoonist and illustrator Rob Peters (creator of the webcomic…

Vice Is The Least Subtle Dystopia Ever, And That’s Saying Something

There’s nothing subtle about Vice, an astonishingly unoriginal thriller that plays off familiar fears that violent video games will turn players into real-world trigger-happy sociopaths. The movie is now viewable on demand; some spoilers ahead. Top-billed Bruce Willis smirks his way through what’s decidedly more of a supporting role, playing Julian Michaels (not to be…

Game Of Thrones Will Come To IMAX With Glorious, Gorgeous Posters

It’s almost tradition that a new IMAX release comes with a snazzy poster, and Game of Thrones’ IMAX début definitely continues that tradition with the latest in Robert Ball‘s Beautiful Death series. Warning: Considering these posters highlight iconic deaths from the episodes they’re about, there are spoilers for both Episodes 9 and 10 of Game…

A Fake Vibrating Bar of Soap Promises To Hand-Wash Your Clothes For You

Is there anything worse than having to waste an evening hand-washing your clothes in a sink while on vacation? Absolutely not. So the creators of the Dolfi want their little contraption to do most of the work for you, passively scrubbing clothes clean using ultrasonic vibrations while you’re sipping Mai Tais on a beach. It…