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A brief history of bears fighting lions

Tens of thousands of years ago, the caves of central Europe were full of two species: the aptly named cave bears and cave lions. Even bigger than their modern counterparts, these ancient monsters were locked in deadly battle for survival. Cave lions were particularly huge, about 25% bigger than modern African lions. While modern bears…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins May 24

Fighting With Electrified Swords Will Always End In Fire

Who are these brave Russian gladiators? And why have they electrified two swords with which to fight? The world may never know their names, but we will know what to call them: heroes. Dear, sweat, idiot heroes. [Buzzfeed]

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 23

How MMA Fighters Use Plastic Surgery to Bleed Less

For many MMA fighters, surgeon Frank Stile offers the ultimate combo: more fighting and less bleeding. Watching the blood drive known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship one evening in 2007, Las Vegas plastic surgeon Frank Stile sat talking to his guests about the unfortunate nature of cuts. Eventually, the question was posed: Wouldn’t it be…

Tech News Jake Rossen - Wired Mar 12

There’s a Silicon Valley Fight Club for Nerds

The Silicon Valley Fight Club has been around for quite a while now, but this documentary shows the grown up nerds actually fighting. They smash keyboards on each other, use vacuums in fights, anything really. It sounds like a joke, I know, but watch the documentary, this club really exists and means a lot to…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 10

PS Move Ultimate Boxing Gloves Will Make You a Safer Virtual Brawler

As much fun as it will be unleashing your motion-detected fists of fury via PlayStation Move, nothing will ruin the illusion faster than hurling your controller through your TV screen. CTA Digital’s glove peripheral will help keep the peace. Even though stronger television screens are on their way, the safety-minded fighting game enthusiast doesn’t want…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 2

Hyper Stylized Samurai-In-Space Film Is A Gorgeous Kick To The Throat

Cup of Tears’ trailer is teaching Hollywood how to put together a sleek green-screen martial arts flick properly, even in outer space. This sick trailer should make everyone who worked on The Spirit blush. Quiet Earth has pointed out the super sleek The Cup of Tears from Gary Shore. which was all shot on Red…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 27

Light Saber Jousting With Segways

Vice TV, going where no other news outlets dare: This time, it’s Segway instruction from an NYC weirdo named Itsy, then stage combat light saber lessons with the NYC Jedi Academy in Brooklyn. Then, fight! I must say the results are kind of unimpressive. Nothing like heading to North Korea. But hey, it’s May Fourth.…

Tech News John Mahoney May 4

Radio Shack Employee Punches Out Customer Over Return

If you frequent Radio Shack, here is a tip for you—they take their return policy (or lack thereof) very seriously. Apparently, trying to return something can get you punched in the face. At least, that’s how one Radio Shack employee in Eau Claire Wisconsin handled an irate customer trying to make a return. How the…

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 29

Cat vs. Printer: The War of the Ages

In round 2 of Cat vs. Printer, we have to raise the electronic fist of the printer in victory. The cat takes (invisible) punch after punch, only striking back rarely and feebly. [via Geekologie] https://gizmodo.com/cat-kos-printer-in-vicious-boxing-match-5048489

Biology Dan Nosowitz Apr 25

Budget Cuts Push Back Future Military Systems

As the current Middle East conflict continues on, futuristic military systems might be further away because of a new enemy: congressional budgets. Earlier today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced sweeping changes to the United States defense budget, putting the Pentagon on a track to mount counter-insurgency attacks, as opposed to fighting conventional military forces. Included…

io9 AndrewLiptak Apr 6

Current Dangers to American Families: Al Qaeda, The Econopocalypse, and Netflix Queues

Renting a movie used to mean a quiet night in with your significant other, or a significant amount of alcohol. But these days, virtual warfare has broken out over Netflix queues, threatening to destroy relationships. The New York Times did some hard-hitting investigative reporting and found out that women like movies with Hugh Grant and…

Movies Dan Nosowitz Mar 28

Punching Bag Changes Color Just Like a Video Game Boss

Remember playing something like TMNT arcade, and Bebop and Rocksteady would grow increasingly red, tempting you to throw in quarter after quarter because every moment seemed like the moment they would be defeated? This punching bag works under the same philosophy, though it turns from red to a sickly yellow, as if your opponent is…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 30

Two-Legged Robot Wars: Kung Fu Fighting and Floating Head Smackdowns

Who has the strongest two-legged robot in the world? The Robo-One ground championships currently being held in Japan aims to find out. Twenty-five competitors are duking it out in "a spectacle strikes a close resemblance to a real boxing or mixed martial arts match as robots trade jabs, dodge punches and eventually knock out opponents…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 3

Japanese Ultimate Fighting Robots League

FansNerds of the Robot Fighting League—the one that was on Comedy Central—are proud of their metal creations. But in the end, they’re just Roombas with hammers and saws attached. https://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-frogger-challenge-160980 Our tech-inclined friends over in Japan, however, have taken it to the next step. We’ve never lost money by overestimating their love of humanoid robots,…

Gadgets Jason Chen May 7

A brief history of bears fighting lions

Fighting With Electrified Swords Will Always End In Fire

How MMA Fighters Use Plastic Surgery to Bleed Less

There’s a Silicon Valley Fight Club for Nerds

PS Move Ultimate Boxing Gloves Will Make You a Safer Virtual Brawler

Hyper Stylized Samurai-In-Space Film Is A Gorgeous Kick To The Throat

Light Saber Jousting With Segways

Radio Shack Employee Punches Out Customer Over Return

Cat vs. Printer: The War of the Ages

Budget Cuts Push Back Future Military Systems

Current Dangers to American Families: Al Qaeda, The Econopocalypse, and Netflix Queues

Punching Bag Changes Color Just Like a Video Game Boss

Two-Legged Robot Wars: Kung Fu Fighting and Floating Head Smackdowns

Japanese Ultimate Fighting Robots League

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