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Holy F, this is the craziest GoPro video I’ve ever seen

When I started watching the latest Ken Blocks’ Gymkhana—filmed from every angle with a billion GoPro cameras—I was thinking “oh, this is neat.” By the middle of it I was “oh, wait, what? WHAT?” And at the end I was “what the hell did I just watch?” If there’s any video that realizes the potential…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

How a 1940s Gangster Film Foresaw the Surveillance Tech of Today

White Heat is a classic gangster film from 1949, starring James Cagney. It is a thoroughly Los Angeles flick, filmed almost exclusively in the Greater Los Angeles region, including scenes shot at Warner Brother Studios in Burbank. The film is considered a classic for many reasons—but what’s interesting in terms of Gizmodo is its depiction…

Tech News Jeremy Delgado

These drawings are actually photos

These photos are actually pastel drawings, but these drawings are actually photos of real objects. Created by Cynthia Greig, they use no digital manipulation whatsoever. Just white paint and black pencil. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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These Staged Pictures Are Perfect Visions of Imperfect Public Spaces

It may seem, at first glance, like a typical summer scene. But the photographs of busy beaches, airports and public buildings by Alex Prager are actually elaborately choreographed images. A new exhibition, Alex Prager: Face in the Crowd, features large-scale color photographs that capture her glorified versions of simple human interaction. For Prager, a photograph…

Tech News Alissa Walker

14 Frozen Photos Of The Polar Vortex

The good news: We’ve survived. And the even better news: We’ve got photos. WINNER: Snow Flake Nikon P510 with DCR-250 snap on macro lens. Snowflake caught on glass with LED backlight. f/4.9, ISO 100 – Jennifer Perdue Times Square I have the misfortune of working in Times Square, which may seem like fun, but most…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Oculus Rift Put Me In Game of Thrones and It Made My Stomach Drop

Game of Thrones might be fantasy, but the characters are so deep and the betrayals so gripping that it feels real. And thanks to Oculus Rift, I just experienced a brief slice of life in the Seven Kingdoms. It was awesome—but I’m glad to be back in our reality. For the second year in a…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

I want to study in this awesome high school

I wish I could be 16 again to enroll in the futuristic Island School in Hong Kong, a 28,000-square-meter building that merges into the landscape. From the inside, it looks like a spaceship. From the outside, its structure seems to defy gravity: According to ArchDaily, “the design is formed by an atrium, which doubles as…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

What Causes Motion Sickness?

If the motion of the ocean leaves you queasy, the open road makes you dry heave, or the floating feeling at taking off makes your head spin, you’re not alone. Motion sickness is a common occurrence among travelers—and one not easily remedied. That’s why you have to stop motion sickness before it starts. What Is…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Time Traveling Scientists Were Going to Save Liquor After Prohibition

After alcohol prohibition was repealed in 1933, many American distillers had a problem: they didn’t have enough old booze lying around. It’s possible to churn out a barrel of whiskey in just a few days, but you need at least 3 years of aging for many people to consider it any good. The “time traveling”…

Tech News Matt Novak

Did you know you can take photos of the Sun across the Earth?

This picture isn’t new, but it’s nonetheless, amazing. You’re looking at an image of the Sun taken at night through 8,000 miles of Earth’s rocky matter. How is this wizardry possible? Because the Sun’s neutrinos can pass through anything. About 65 billion (6.5×1010) solar neutrinos per second pass through every square centimeter perpendicular to the…

Sploid Leslie Horn

Why Google Might Just Kill the Nexus Dead

Since its inception, Google’s Nexus line has been a showcase for pure, untouched Android in some of the finest hardware available. It’s produced probably the best Android phone yet. And Google would be crazy not to kill it. Yesterday, Russian blogger Eldar Murdazin sparked a rumor that the Nexus line will in fact die out…

Tech News Eric Limer

The True Literature of California Is Science Fiction

Kim Stanley Robinson is the author of many works of science fiction, including The Three Californias, a trilogy of novels about southern California; the Mars Trilogy; 2312, a novel about climate change; and his most recent novel, Shaman. Robinson is one of California’s best-known and well-loved, living science fiction writers. A prolific writer, author of…

Tech News Boom

The first ever Porsche car

Over a century after it first hit the highway, Porsche has finally unveiled the first car its founder ever designed. And guess what? It’s electric. When you think of Porsches, you undoubtedly imagine smooth lines, purring engines, and blistering speeds. The Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model (a.k.a. the P1), designed by Ferdinand Porsche, has…

Sploid Adam Clark Estes

Plague DNA Found in Ancient Tooth Suggests Black Death Isn’t Dead Yet

You’ve undoubtedly heard about the Bubonic plague, but the chances of you knowing next to anything about the Justinian plague are significantly slimmer. That’s because no one really knew anything about the Justinian plague—until recently, that is. Now, two ancient, plague-ridden teeth are finally teaching us a little more about one of the worst pandemics…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

L.A. Weather Isn’t Always Perfect: Snow & Hurricanes in the Southland

How many people has climate lured to the Southland? Idyllic images of a sun-drenched region—packaged into travel narratives, citrus crate labels, and surf-rock songs—attracted millions to the Los Angeles area. As early as the 1870s, tubercular invalids were moving to the region for its dry air and mild temperatures. Weather has been an essential part…

Tech News Nathan Masters

Aphex Twin SAW2 Countdown: Track 17 (“Z Twig”)

I am going to do this track-by-track countdown to the release, on February 13, 2014, the day prior to Valentine’s Day, of my book in the estimable 33 1/3 series. It is a love letter to Aphex Twin’s album Selected Ambient Works Volume II, which will mark its 20th anniversary this year, less than a…

Tech News Marc Weidenbaum

Discounts On iPads, iPhones, MacBooks Pros, And Nexus 5s [Deals]

Today on eBay, you can take advantage of one of the first deals we’ve seen on the Retina iPad Mini, or scoop up some leftover iPad 4 inventory at deep discounts. Gizmodo loved the new Mini, and the iPad 4 deals are tempting if you need a ton of storage space or LTE. https://gizmodo.com/retina-ipad-mini-review-a-sight-for-sore-eyes-1465237647 Retina…

Tech News Shane Roberts

The Classic Bic Pen Now Works On Your Smartphone Display Too

Writing implements aren’t going to be supplanted by touchscreen devices anytime soon. But that isn’t stopping Bic from hedging its bets and ensuring its classic see-through plastic pens remain relevant. The company’s new Cristal Stylus features a rubber tip on the bottom letting you jot notes on a touchscreen device, while the business end still…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

These bizarre snow rolls were actually created by the wind

Earlier this week, Pennsylvanians woke up to backyards full of curious snow formations. The hollow cylinders varied in shape and size from doughnuts to hay bales to rolled-up carpet. They are snow rollers, making their first appearance in Pennsylvania in 10 years. If you’ve ever made a snowman, you pretty much know how this works,…

Sploid Sarah Zhang

They gave their lives to Humanity’s greatest adventure

The Challenger crew died in a fatal explosion 28 years ago today. Left to right: Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith A. Resnik, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Ronald E. McNair, Mike J. Smith, and Ellison S. Onizuka. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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Holy F, this is the craziest GoPro video I’ve ever seen

How a 1940s Gangster Film Foresaw the Surveillance Tech of Today

These drawings are actually photos

These Staged Pictures Are Perfect Visions of Imperfect Public Spaces

14 Frozen Photos Of The Polar Vortex

The Oculus Rift Put Me In Game of Thrones and It Made My Stomach Drop

I want to study in this awesome high school

What Causes Motion Sickness?

Time Traveling Scientists Were Going to Save Liquor After Prohibition

Did you know you can take photos of the Sun across the Earth?

Why Google Might Just Kill the Nexus Dead

The True Literature of California Is Science Fiction

The first ever Porsche car

Plague DNA Found in Ancient Tooth Suggests Black Death Isn’t Dead Yet

L.A. Weather Isn’t Always Perfect: Snow & Hurricanes in the Southland

Aphex Twin SAW2 Countdown: Track 17 (“Z Twig”)

Discounts On iPads, iPhones, MacBooks Pros, And Nexus 5s [Deals]

The Classic Bic Pen Now Works On Your Smartphone Display Too

These bizarre snow rolls were actually created by the wind

They gave their lives to Humanity’s greatest adventure

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

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VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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