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Here’s one horrible nightmare: Sitting on your airplane and seeing one of the engines on fire. That’s what happened to Brad McCoy’s BAE 146 airliner on his way to Barrow Island, Australia, the guy who took this video. Fortunately, the pilot was able to make a successful emergency landing at Perth. Asked if it was…
An impressive image of surfer Sean Woolnough on top of a wave, taken by Stuart Gibson in Namotu Island, Fiji, for the Red Bull Illume photo contest. Frozen in time, it looks like a comfy place to lie down and enjoy the sun. Looking for airplane tickets right now. SPLOID is a new blog about…
Maybe we won’t suck up all of Earth’s resources and destroy our planet just yet. Scientists say that they have created solar jet fuel using just sunlight, water and carbon dioxide for the very first time. That’s basically creating fuel from thin air. It’s a damn impressive feat and puts us closer to the dream…
The formula is simple: take one or more already successful intellectual properties, shamelessly rip off some sick beats remix the soundtrack using an existing Kanye West joint, then just sit back and wait for the shitstorm of Kanye fanbois and haters to eviscerate one another’s musical tastes in the discussion section. Hairless cats and maniacal…
There is art in everything. Value in trash. Millions in the tiniest of things. Take this stamp. Known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana, it’s 158 years old, hasn’t been seen in public since the mid 1980’s and is considered to be the Mona Lisa of stamps. Oh and Sotheby’s expects it to sell…
Another verdict has been reached in another Apple vs Samsung patent battle in the courts. This time Samsung was found to have infringed on two Apple patents and owes nearly $120 million to Apple. Apple, on the other hand, infringed on one Samsung patent but only owes Samsung $158,000.
Well, that’s not how it’s supposed to work. A guy cutting down a tree branch gets caught in a gnarly spill when the branch he was cutting down falls and takes him down with it. Nature isn’t too kind when you’re chopping her off, I guess. His co-worker Kurt Stepp, who posted the video (because…
Thanks to frequent film and television location shoots, Angelenos can walk the streets of far-off cities without ever setting foot on a plane. As a resident of downtown Los Angeles, I often turn the corner and suddenly find myself transported to Manhattan. Cabs bearing the “NYC TAXI” logo wait at the curb. Actors in NYPD…
Everyone with wrinkles on their brains knows that the book is almost always better than the movie. The book can do so much more! Your personal vision is only limited by your imagination! The little details and subtleties are allowed to breath better! These ads explain it rather perfectly saying, “a big part of the…
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. 10 Amazing Photos From the Museum of Natural History’s…
In the hallowed halls of our nation’s capital, a shadow war that pits conventional, imported flower arrangements against a powerful cadre of American floral tycoons who just won’t take “no” for an answer is being waged. As The New York Times reports today, a number of lobbyists representing the domestic flower industry have succeeded in…
It’s the weekend. And it’s getting spring-ish out there! You worked hard all week, and so did your smartphone. Time to kick back and relax, and treat yourself—with apps. Multi-Platform Updates SmartAsset You’re probably using some kind of budgeting app to keep tabs on your daily/weekly/monthly expenses, so why not use one to help with…
There was an interesting infographic making the rounds yesterday tracking the number of years it took for different sci-fi dreams to become reality. It looks beautiful, but unfortunately there are quite a few problems with it. Anytime you’re dealing with claims to “first!” —whether in fiction or reality — you’re just asking for a spirited…
Cigarette butts are the bane of a city’s existence: you can find them almost everywhere, smashed flat on the sidewalks, stubbed into planter boxes, drifting into the gutters like tube-shaped snow. While some public spaces offer ways to dispose of those lipstick-rimmed filters, most smokers simply use the street as an open ashtray. The Dutch…
I’m still pretty smitten since trying out this pair of bike lights that mount permanently to the headset and seatpost—but I still gotta remember to charge them. So I’m dying to try out Pixio by Rydon; these little illuminators are solar-powered, meaning every time you go for a daytime ride you’re powering up for after…
For less than $50, I’ve built a keychain toolkit that’s fixed cars, motorcycles and once kept me out of jail. It’s even legal on airplanes. Here’s how you can build yours. All this might be legal on airplanes, but it will raise the TSA’s eyebrows. As I pass through security, I put it in the…
Cinco de Mayo is a gringo holiday anyway, so I’m not going to judge you if you choose to celebrate with a frozen margarita and a plate of cheesy nachos. But I am here to tell you that you can do better—much, much better. Here’s how to drink Mexican in style. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve…
How does it make you feel to read Electronic Arts and Comcast in the same sentence? Frustrated? Apprehensive? Well for once two bads might make a good. Reuters reports that EA and Comcast are working on a deal that could bring games to your cable box. What games in particular is a matter that’s apparently…
Turns out that all you rock-paper-scissors champions who chalk it up to skill over luck may be on to something. Because according to science, there might actually be a winning strategy to this greatest of metacarpal match-ups. The bold claim comes from a collective of Chinese researchers who recently took 360 students, broke them into…
Some people will never learn the basic rules of airline safety.
