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I’m fairly certain that the idea of jumping over an island has never crossed my mind in all my years of thinking. But if you’re a champion kitesurfer like Youri Zoon and you stumble across a small enough island, well, that’s just another day on the beach for you. Jumping the damn thing and nailing…
I noticed that this article was being passed around again, so I watched the video once more. I forgot how amazingly good it is—so here it is again for your viewing pleasure: The definitive proof of why the moon landings could have never been faked: This video is so good, so incredibly brilliant, solid and…
Not native to the east coast and with no predators there, coyotes have cross-bred with wolves and spread down the eastern sea board. Now, they even inhabit Washington DC’s Rock Creek Park. https://gizmodo.com/the-national-park-service-doesnt-know-its-coyotes-1583465537 “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all!” The cry of a barred owl, deep and mournful, goes out into the…
I think I’ve seen the magic kingdom and it’s in India. The architecture, the animals, the colors, the life, the people, they all add up to create one of the most visually spectacular places in the entire world. Jacob and Katie Schwartz captured parts of northern India in this video and it’s a joy to…
After an eight-hour dance in microgravity, Dextre and the Canadarm became the first self-repairing robotic system in space, replacing a faulty camera without leaving orbit or relying on pesky astronauts. Dextre admiring the view from the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA The Canadarm, Dextre, and mobile base stations work together as a robotic system…
I’ve seen them firing many times, but I’ve to confess that I’ve never seen one of these missiles systems getting loaded. It seems as easy as inserting a cartridge in a Nintendo Entertainment system. ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 20, 2014) Sailors assigned to the combat systems department of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)…
1964-65: “Let’s Go To The Fair and Futurama” brochure cover from the New York Historical Society via X-Ray Delta
There is something seriously satisfying about watching someone with steady hands drag a paint-laden brush along a smooth surface to make a picture-perfect letter. Sign Painters is a new documentary that offers that—so much of that—and profiles people in the in-flux industry who continue to make the way-finders and place-markers in our cities truly beautiful.…
Remember the great “pink slime” panic of 2012? Well, it’s back—both pink slime and the ridiculous panic surrounding it. Finely textured beef (or “pink slime”) is essentially just beef that’s been processed from the cuts of meat that Americans find less desirable, and then treated to kill any possible bacteria present. The technology for making…
It’s hard to even believe people would consider something so ridiculous, but the theory that Tarzan’s parents are the same as Elsa and Anna’s got enough traction to earn the attention of Chanel Frederator’s “Cartoon Conspiracy” segment. At the same time, Emily (the host) clearly understands the implausibility of this theory. But where does all…
Hey friends, it’s the weekend—and not just any weekend, but a holiday weekend. For a lot of you, that means an extra day off work, and therefore an extra day to idly play around with your smartphone. Make it a great one with these, our favorite new apps. Android Gmail A few nice updates arrived…
After a long wait, Pendleton Ward’s Bravest Warriors is finally back on Cartoon Hangover. “The Parasox Pub,” the 10th episode of the second season, shows main character Chris Kirkman confronting the entirety of his future selves — the Emotion Lords. It’s a decently funny episode, but the series is getting to the point where the…
Get ready, my friends. Get ready to feel all kinds of emotions. Get ready to love, to cry, to hate, to look away, to stop this video in disgust only to start playing it again because you can’t resist keep looking at it. Get ready for every single Nicolas Cage laugh ever compiled in one…
Dr. John All was taking snow samples on his own on Mount Himlung—in Nepal’s Himalayas—when the glacier broke under his feet. He fell into a 70-foot crevasse and suffered multiple injuries, but he managed to escape using an ice pick, filming himself during an agonizing adventure that lasted six hours. John is a geography lecturer…
Now that we all have pocket computers with camera flashes, the need for a good flashlight just isn’t what it used to be. But if you’re lost in the woods at midnight, that little LED is not going to cut it. The Maelstrom Regen MMR-X will. This lightweight, pocket-sized flashlight is simply terrific. Not only…
The Camelopardalids are having their debut meteor shower tonight. Will it be awesome, or a total fizzle? We have no way of knowing, we just know that we’re encountering a fresh batch of dust in space we’ve never ran into before. So head out tonight, take a look, and report back! https://gizmodo.com/a-never-before-seen-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-heres-1580724695
Vampires and zombies, ruined castles and gloomy dungeons: the scary tropes of Gothic horror, which first terrorized the world 250 years ago with the publication of Horace Walpole’s Castle of Otranto, still colonize our imaginations today. What better way to celebrate the anniversary than by mixing yourself a Silver Bullet or Nosferatini and settling in…
Staying hydrated is essential while camping, hiking or just spending time outside. Here’s how to find the best water sources, then ensure their water is safe to drink. You can survive for weeks without food, but only a day or two without water. It also helps regulate body temperature, making it the second most important…
It doesn’t matter if it comes from a book, a movie or a friend: Conflict is what triggers the majority of the stories we know and love. And the essence of that conflict has changed a lot throughout history influenced by how society evolved. Illustrator Grant Snider sums up this evolution in just one clever…
Rejoice, humans: According to io9’s Charlie Jane Anders, the new X-Men movie is really good. Not only as a superhero movie, but simply a good movie on its own right, from the script to the direction to the actors—everything clicks into a great production full of suspense and good storytelling. Days of Future Past is…
