Fourth Of July

Make the Most of Your Day Off with These 24 Fourth of July Hacks

We’re celebrating the Fourth of July here in the States, which means a day of outdoor summer fun spent eating, drinking, and partying with friends and family. Make your Independence Day that much better with one of these Fourth-friendly hacks. We’re talking food hacks, simple summertime DIY, better fireworks pics, mosquito and other pest prevention…

Tech News Adam Pash Jul 4

Super Slow-Motion Fireworks Explosions: The Best Way to Love America (Updated)

In the timeless battle between fireworks and food, there’s only ever been one clear winner: those of us who get to watch them meet at a gloriously slowed down 2,000 frames per second. Jell-O! Mayo! Egg! All exploded for our pleasure, compliments of PopSci. The full video below, shot with the same type of Phantom…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 1

The Worst Fireworks Safety Advice You’ll Ever Get

Happy Independence Day! Before doing your constitutionally mandated duty of blowing things up—or watching things get blown up by professionals, if you live in a boring state—make sure you’re caught up on these finer points of fireworks safety. https://jalopnik.com/the-fireworks-laws-of-every-state-5578637 Thank you Back of the Class! You have reaffirmed my love of America and mayhem. [YouTube…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 4

Homemade Fireworks: What Could Be Safer?

Just two more days until normally upstanding citizens take fate into their own hands and start playing with fireworks. Since we’re all about safety here at Gizmodo, we’ve decided to help point y’all in the right direction, everything from finding the necessary chemicals to creating your very own sparklers. Isn’t the Fourth of July great?…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

Stink Up The Neighborhood This July 4th

On this Fourth of July, remind yourself that we were once but colonies of the great Britannia, with this Union Jack Firepit Brazier, constructed from stainless steel and versatile enough to let you use it as a barbecue grill and then gather around it and sing “Kumbaya” afterward. Now you can join the pyromania as…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 30

Pluma, Propane Tank Redesign

Everyone out there has a propane tank sob story. You know, you host a big Fourth of July bash and everyone comes over and catches a glimpse of your ungodly ugly, white propane tank and leaves the party, stealing your dog on the way out. Yeah this has happened to the best of us. Portuguese…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 30

Flavored Food Skewers Take Guesswork Out of BBQ

As real men would know (not that I’ve ever claimed to be one), getting meats to taste just right, infused with a particular flavor, is an absolute nightmare when barbecuing. Sensing a way to make a couple of dollars, Callisons Inc. has come out with pre-seasoned skewers. Once soaked in the liquid of your choice,…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 30

Disposable Camera Made Permanent: Priceless

Who says that camera is disposable? If you’re looking for a digital camera to document those Fourth of July festivities but don’t have the bucks for, say, a digital SLR, spend $10 on a disposable camera and then use the instructions from Elephant Staircase to modify it into one that you can use over and…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 30

Make New iFriends With the iBag Turntable

With the iBag turntable, you could conceivably annoy the living daylights out of your fellow citizens this holiday weekend. Sure, it may look like a child’s toy bag that probably costs $2 to make, but it’s actually a clever, multi-talented iPod-integrated bag (that probably costs $2 to make). Stereo speakers on the outside of the…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 30

Target, Red Cross First Aid Kit

Everyone knows you haven’t lived until a Black Cat has exploded in the palm of your hand, preferable with the fist closed. Sure you can pour water on the wound and try to clean it up before going to the hospital, but this first aid and preparedness kit from Target should do the trick this…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 30

Fireworks Photo Tips

Big holiday weekend coming up, and you might want to take a few pictures of the bang bang on Tuesday night. But that can be tricky. Ed Krimen at Photobird gives us his top five tips for shooting fireworks, which might just make the difference between bringing the shot home to momma and ending up…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 30

Make the Most of Your Day Off with These 24 Fourth of July Hacks

Super Slow-Motion Fireworks Explosions: The Best Way to Love America (Updated)

The Worst Fireworks Safety Advice You’ll Ever Get

Homemade Fireworks: What Could Be Safer?

Stink Up The Neighborhood This July 4th

Pluma, Propane Tank Redesign

Flavored Food Skewers Take Guesswork Out of BBQ

Disposable Camera Made Permanent: Priceless

Make New iFriends With the iBag Turntable

Target, Red Cross First Aid Kit

Fireworks Photo Tips

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