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Skydiving elephants and other animals doing crazy stunts

Watch a bunch of elephants, giraffes, turtles and ostriches doing extreme human stunts like skydiving, riding roller coasters, walking a tightrope, skateboarding a half pipe and so forth—thanks to the magic of computers, of course. It’s okay, there’s no need to call PETA. The elephants are not real. For an old ad campaign for France…

Sploid Casey Chan

Golf trick shot activates Rube Goldberg machine to cook hot dogs

You would think that you could only do so much with golf trick shots but David Kalb, trick shot extraordinaire, takes it to another level. He rigs his trick shots so they have to be absolutely perfect because they eventually turn into Rube Goldberg machines that can make hot dogs and create flaming watermelon heads.…

Sploid Casey Chan

Jaguar designs windscreen that turns real racing into cool videogame

I would love to use this Jaguar augmented reality windscreen. It’s like turning your entire driving experience into a video game (I don’t know if that is a good idea or not but it sure looks like fun.) The concept shows optimum racing paths, braking guidance and fastest lap times, as well as virtual cars…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

How they made the most famous exploding head in internet’s history

If you have been on the internet for at least a few months, you probably came across a version of the animated GIF above. You may be wondering a) where the hell does this exploding head come from or b) how the hell did they do it. The answer to a) is David Cronenberg’s Scanners—and…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Tiny Explores One Man’s Quest to Live In a Shoebox

Most of us are forced to live small: In small apartments in small buildings with small windows and small closets and cat piss-scented roommates on meth. Others willingly choose to live out their days in homes no larger than a parking space, and now you can watch a movie about their electively cramped style. The…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Why were so many people shot in Chicago last weekend? Does today’s earthquake in Japan mean another Fukushima meltdown? And why does Winnipeg want to fine people $100 for singing in public? These are the questions we address in this week’s edition of What’s Ruining Our Cities. Murders are ruining Chicago Chicago’s murder rate has…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Sorry UberFacts, Chicago hasn’t officially been “deemed a war zone”

UberFacts is full of lies. Every time we’ve fact-checked their tweets we’ve found them to be embarrassingly unreliable. But with 7 million followers and counting, they continue to spread all kinds of misinformation with impunity — like the lie that Chicago has “officially been deemed a war zone.” https://gizmodo.com/uberfacts-is-full-of-lies-1541956164 https://gizmodo.com/uberfacts-is-still-uberwrong-1586707710 Chicago has seen more than…

Tech News Matt Novak

Massive school of anchovies looks like a hungry giant alien oil blob

This big black blob that recently appeared off the San Diego coast looks like the fallout from an oil spill, or an undersea plague coming to haunt humans and probably steal their souls. In reality, it’s a massive school of anchovies—harmless enough that people are actually snorkeling through the dark mass of fishies. Apparently the…

Sploid Jordan Kushins

Reframe Roundup: This Week’s Best Photography Posts

Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It’s called Reframe, and it’s where you’ll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography. After Ansel Adams, Photographers Breathe New Life Into an…

Tech News Michael Hession

Who Recorded the Best Ever Cover of “Summertime”?

We’ve recently seen some serious contenders emerge for title of official jam of this, the sweatiest season of the year. Grimes, Dodger Stadium, and, uh, Usher with his boys Lil Jon and Luda have all wooed Giz staff with their vocal talents. Well, forget about those fools. Today is the time to make your case…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Well hey there, weekend. You sure are lookin’ good. I brought you a gift. I brought you the best apps of the week. I hope you like them. Multi-Platform Updates Tunnel X Want to really make sure your private text messages stay private? Tunnel X links its users in a direct, 100-percent private, encrypted conversation.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

This Ad for a Homeless Shelter Turns Into a Mini Homeless Shelter

A curious ad campaign recently popped up in Vancouver. The backs of park benches have become billboards for Raincity Housing, a nonprofit that helps the homeless. But they’re not just advertisements for a homeless shelter. Some of the ads actually transform into little shelters. “Find Shelter Here” reads the convertible billboard. When you flip it…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Topographic Calendar Turns Your To-Do List Into an Actual Mountain

If you’re finding yourself overwhelmed with all the work on your plate, it’s probably a bad idea to keep track of it all on this lovely calendar Land Rover has made. Using the topography elevation lines you’d find on a 2D map as inspiration, this calendar ends up looking like a genuine miniature mountain on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Dusting the Exterior of Skylab

In 1973, astronaut Owen Garriott clambered around outside of Skylab to collect interplanetary dust particles. Because dusting isn’t just a household chore when you’re in space; it’s an opportunity to collect samples for science. Skylab was the first American space station. The list of mishaps that plagued the station is a story for another day,…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

We Went to Scotland To See How Real Scotch Is Born

Among connoisseurs, scotch whisky is heralded as a complex delicacy. Listen in on a tasting: You’ll swear they’re describing an entire dinner entree, not a sip of booze. But scotch distillers need only three ingredients—and a barrel-full of technique—to make that magical elixir, as I learned while touring the Aberlour distillery in Scotland. The folks…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Why Medium Format Is So Gorgeous (It’s About More Than Resolution)

One of the biggest reasons to shoot film nowadays is medium format, an option that yields gorgeous results but whose digital counterpart is wildly expensive. It’s well known that medium format offers an increase in resolution and print size, but there are other advantages that make it a unique tool in a photographer’s repertoire. The…

Tech News Michael Hession

I want to spend summer and my entire life in this awesome house

I want to move to any of these Villae Minimae—small villas—a collection of five isolated single-family houses perched in beautiful, hard to access places created by theItalian studio LAD. Then I want to become a Bond villain. The projects have in common a provocative and utopian approach. All projects are based on the distortion of…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

U-Boats, Spies, and White Magic: The Invention of Wireless Cryptography

The wireless telegraph station in Sayville, New York was one of the most powerful in the world. Constructed by the German company Telefunken in 1912, it served as a transatlantic relay point for diplomatic messages and business communications. It was a beacon among amateur wireless enthusiasts around the United States who could tune their home-made…

Tech News Grant Wythoff - The Appendix

Wombat poop is cube-shaped

Wombats are adorable. These wonderful marsupials are native to Australia and it seems all they want in life is some good food and a nice cuddle. Oh, and they also have cubic poo. Which is a fun fact™. From Learning About Animal Behavior: Wombats have a long digestive process which takes about 14-18 days (Philip…

Tech News Matt Novak

MIT Thinks Lighting Drones Could Be the Perfect Photography Assistants

If you’ve ever been to a photography set, you’ve probably noticed how much time the photographer and their assistants take to perfectly position the lighting—only to have their efforts foiled when the model moves. That’s why researchers at MIT are proposing using drones as lighting, as they can constantly ensure they’re always in the perfect…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Skydiving elephants and other animals doing crazy stunts

Golf trick shot activates Rube Goldberg machine to cook hot dogs

Jaguar designs windscreen that turns real racing into cool videogame

How they made the most famous exploding head in internet’s history

Tiny Explores One Man’s Quest to Live In a Shoebox

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Sorry UberFacts, Chicago hasn’t officially been “deemed a war zone”

Massive school of anchovies looks like a hungry giant alien oil blob

Reframe Roundup: This Week’s Best Photography Posts

Who Recorded the Best Ever Cover of “Summertime”?

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This Ad for a Homeless Shelter Turns Into a Mini Homeless Shelter

This Topographic Calendar Turns Your To-Do List Into an Actual Mountain

Dusting the Exterior of Skylab

We Went to Scotland To See How Real Scotch Is Born

Why Medium Format Is So Gorgeous (It’s About More Than Resolution)

I want to spend summer and my entire life in this awesome house

U-Boats, Spies, and White Magic: The Invention of Wireless Cryptography

Wombat poop is cube-shaped

MIT Thinks Lighting Drones Could Be the Perfect Photography Assistants

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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