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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…
I love picnics—one of those precious little pleasures of life. Eating good food, drinking good wine, lazying on the grass, perhaps next to a big tree, feeling the sun on your belly, its light glimmering through the leaves, and a light breeze taking you into a perfect siesta. This image—however—is my picnic nightmare. The above…
Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia‘s documentary, Saving South Sudan is now on YouTube in 1080p. Watch it and understand why wars in Africa take place and how they impact the civilians caught in the middle. https://gizmodo.com/robert-young-pelton-on-surviving-south-sudan-1575895489 https://gizmodo.com/how-to-shoot-a-documentary-in-a-war-zone-1577598878
Mounting projectors near the ceiling of a conference room keeps them out of the way, but it also means you’re almost completely dependent on a remote if you need to tweak any settings. If it goes missing, it’s time to find a ladder. Or, switch to Epson’s new EB-595WT short-throw projector which features built-in touchscreen…
Last year, a church congregation in Grand Ledge, Michigan cracked open a time capsule from 1912 filled with all the usual suspects: photos, newspapers, and newsletters. Basically, it had all the boring stuff you’d expect a church to put in their time capsule in 1912. But there was one single mystery item: a neat little…
The ellipsis in the title of the track “e for …” can be read as referring to several things, among them both the operational status of the work itself, and the means by which it accomplishes its goals. The track in question is less a finished work than it is a step toward something. As…
PhonoPaper is one of those apps that is useless but so cool that it feels like magic from the future when you’re using them: It scans printed sound waves, turning them back into music, messages, or any other kind of sounds as you move your iPhone or iPad across the paper. Watch—and listen: To use…
This diagram showing a medical cross-section of Godzilla was created in 1967 by Shogo Endo for a book called An Anatomical Guide to Monsters. Apart from Godzilla it contains a variety of anatomical drawings of many other kaijus, including Mothra, Gamera and Agurius. Godzilla Mothra Agurius Gamera I don’t know the names of the rest…
Wired just published a in-depth piece on how Darpa is “weaponizing” the Oculus Rift for cyberwar. But does this mean that soldiers are about to start firing at each other in virtual reality? No, of course not. But it’s an interesting development for a piece of technology dreamt up for games (in which you often…
Berlin’s “walking men” found at every crosswalk are too manly for some local feminists. And Portland has yet another issue with water contamination. It’s What’s Ruining Our Cities! A crossing signal is ruining Berlin The little “walking man” who greets pedestrians at Berlin crosswalks has become a beloved icon of the German city. But feminists…
Looks like the new Star Wars film is really comin’ together!
Since Amazon Coins are so in vogue right now, here’s another way to score some freebies. Amazon is giving away $10 in Appstore credit with the purchase of select gift cards. Options include Subway, Starbucks, cinema chains, Whole Foods, and a ton more, so chances are you’ll find one that you’ll use anyway. [$10 Amazon…
Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes spends an outsized amount of time hanging out of the open door of a twin-engine helicopter. Your nightmare is his living—he’s been shooting from the sky since 1991. And over on Sploid, he shares some of his latest work, including images from London’s Shard and NYC’s New York Times building. https://gizmodo.com/the-incredible-aerial-photography-of-jason-hawkes-1580670812
The infinity mirror trick is as old as time, but the folks at ThinkGeek have come up with a fun new application that will appeal to Dungeons & Dragons fans who find themselves stuck at a -10 desk job during the day. Peering down the seemingly unending hallway of this miniature Infinite Dungeon Corridor leaves…
Psychedelic artwork, or the surface of the moon? Why choose when you can have both at the same time? The Lunar Reconnoissance Orbiter team collected the most artistic, abstract data from the Moon, and I’m loving it. This is true Moon Art, loaded with science. I’m perpetually confused by people who claim art and science…
Our old friend Jason Hawkes just sent us his new aerial work. New York and London always look different through his lenses. The perfection and sheer beauty of his landscapes always leave me in awe—especially knowing how hard is to capture these crystal-clear images hanging out the door of a twin-engine helicopter. Jason Hawkes specializes…
Forget those crazy Russians, this American kid crawling across the railway tracks while a train is still running above his head is the most insane video I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks to a bit of agility and a lot of luck he is not crushed like a bug. Skip to the 2:10 mark…
Short of solving world hunger, there doesn’t seem to be much LEDs aren’t good at. They’re a far superior alternative to incandescent and even fluorescent lights, and given they’re so small and indestructible, they can be used in incredibly unique lighting products like these flexible, roll-up studio lights. But the RagLites aren’t just designed for…
