Silly and Cruel Beauty Gadgets That Were Destined for Failure
You are ugly, and if you didn’t notice, perusing a history of American cosmetic marketing will point out all of your…
Remember the Delightful Messenger-Only Gadgets That Failed to Conquer the World?
Once upon a time, instant messaging was king. Before social media apps and smartphones rose to prominence, these…
What Today's Kangaroo Fighters Can Learn From the Great Emu War of 1932
In recent years, Australia has been embroiled in an effort to cull kangaroos—this year alone, it’s expected to kill…
Someone Is Trying to Scrub Trump's Name From the Wikipedia Page of Lieberman's Law Firm
There’s a Wikipedia edit war going on right now on the page of the law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman.…
North Korea Shows It's Not Ready for Primetime
On Saturday morning, the front pages of American news outlets were plastered with photos of North Korean “Frankenmissile…
The Secret iPhone 7 Weaknesses Apple Doesn't Want You to Know
While consumers can learn a lot about a product by reviewing specs and features, it takes hands-on experience to know…
A List of Terrible Story Ideas My Editor Won’t Let Me Write
Ugh! Me so stupid! All I had to do was come up with some good ideas for Gizmodo’s Senior Week, and I went and fucked…
Why My New Year's Yorkshire Pudding Fell Flat
For most British folks, it’s just not the holiday season without a classic Yorkshire pudding: an eggy,…
8 crazy vehicles that no longer exist because they were too crazy
Cars, motorcycles, trucks, airplanes, mopeds, tanks, fighter jets, ships, trains, big rigs and so on. We’ve figured out…
How far are we from Terminator's killing robots? DARPA has the answer
Movies like the Terminator series have convinced us that robots are eventually going to kill us all. That’s still…
Video: Super Mario Bros. edited into real life to ruin people's lives
I'm a horrible person who always laughs when people fail in YouTube videos. This collection of fails made me laugh even…
Skydivers fail to open parachute on time and almost crash on the ground
These two guys were enjoying their skydiving so much that they lost track on their altitude meters failing to open the…
Catching lobsters with your bare hands looks hilariously impossible
Because my only experiences with live lobsters are when they're on display in tanks at restaurants or used for poses in…
Motorcyclist misses his superman seat grab trick and flies into the air
Whoa. This is crazy. A motorcyclist jumped off a ramp and missed his grab of the motorcycle seat for the superman seat…
Haha, watch Portugal launch a drone and immediately fail by crashing it
Well, hmph. That's not how drones work guys. Supposedly, this video shows Portugal attempting to launch a naval drone…
This video compilation of hilarious military fails is comedic gold
I'm sorry. People who serve in the army make incredible sacrifices for their countries and I am incredibly thankful for…
The Chinese government is really really bad at Photoshop
What was supposed to be a nice, heartwarming picture of four Chinese government officials visiting an elderly woman in…
NYC pedestrians ignore art worth millions being sold for $60 a piece
These black on white canvasses are signed Banksy originals, each of them worth tens of thousands of dollars. Yesterday,…
Can you think of worse movie car chases than these stupid car chases?
Hollywood, please never stop making painful movies like Escape from L.A. and Speed. The world would be a better place…
Today's School Kids As Dumb As Ever
Despite all the iPads and Internet porn, America's school kids are just as dumb as their parents—high school test…