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How to Use Basic Chemistry to Scare the Hell Out of Your Neighbors

As far as Halloween pranks go, soaping up windows, throwing toilet paper in trees, smashing pumpkins—it’s all passé. This is the second decade of the 21st century. It’s time to use modern science to really make Halloween horrifying. Here are five ways to use a little DIY chemistry to really freak out the neighborhood. Actually,…

The Internet Archive Has Now Saved a Whopping 10,000,000,000,000,000 Bytes of Data

If you try to think about how big the Internet is, and how much data it contains, the results are mind-boggling. That hasn’t stopped the Internet Archive from trying to collect it all though, and now they’ve hit a big milestone: 10 petabytes. That’s 10,000 terabytes, or 10,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. It’s a bit. What are they…

These Projectors Reveal The Creepy Gargoyle Face Hiding in Every Tree

On a dark night, there can be something malevolent and looming about the trees. They rustle suspiciously behind you. It’s like they’re hiding some invisible monster. Turns out they are, or it least it looks that way when you shine a projector at them. These creepy tree-faces are the result of an art project by…

Watch This Mind Melting Time Lapse That Combines Night and Day in the Same Frame

Here’s a wonderful tweak on the always reliable time lapse: splicing night shots and day shots into one single frame. Meaning, you’ll sometimes see the buildings at night and the people in the day time or cars at night while the buildings are lit by the sun. It’s a visual mind melter. Created by Philip…

The Stoner Channel: Defusing Stash Jars, Fluting Cosplayers, and Feeding Lorises

Anti-Pot Propaganda from the Golden Age of Disco I almost wish weed made me freak out as hard as this film suggests it does—always being giggly, sleepy, and hungry is no way to go through life. Oh wait, yes it is. A Cosplayer Ocarina-ing the Legend of Zelda Theme—Because Why the Fuck Not Seriously people,…

How to Make DIY Flaming Pumpkins for Halloween

Everybody knows that everything is much more impressive when you add fire to it. Especially Halloween decorations. If you want to add some burning heat to your Haunted House and/or burn some costumes off, watch this video that shows you how to make a flaming pumpkin. It’s really easy. Like shockingly easy. [YouTube via Neatorama]

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Drunk Girl Therapist

She might not be licensed, or intelligent, or remotely sober, but dammit if the drunk girl therapist won’t cut straight to the heart of the matter. Assuming “the matter” is another midori sour. Full video below: The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including a viral deconstruction, a realist candidate, and a tit cup,…

Amazon Sold the Most Kindle Fire HDs since Launch the Day After the iPad Mini Was Announced

If you’re wondering if the iPad Mini had an effect on its competitors, it did. Just not the one you were thinking. The Kindle Fire HD actually had its biggest day of sales since its launch, the day after the iPad Mini was announced. In a statement sent to AllThingsD, Amazon said: “Wednesday was the…

Giant Working Instagram Camera Is This Year’s Costume To Beat

Last year a working Nikon DSLR costume wowed us, but with the continued rise of smartphone photography, who wants to wear a clunky dedicated camera this Halloween? Not Eric Micotto, who totally one-ups last year’s effort with a working Instagram camera getup. https://gizmodo.com/working-dslr-costume-will-easily-win-every-contest-this-5853159 The heart of the costume is a Nikon D800 with an Eye-Fi…

Our Armed Forces Have Run Out of Shit To Kill

What do you do during a time of looming military budget cuts, war drawdown, and the ascension of robotic warfare? Make stupid viral video meme parodies, of course. Your. Tax. Dollars. At. Work. The military Gagnam Style videos are all pretty much the same—the dance, the token guy who looks sort of like Psy (Asian),…

Google Lost the Nexus 4 in a Bar

In a very, heh, familiar story, Google apparently lost the upcoming Nexus 4 in a bar last month. Yes, the LG Nexus phone we expect to be unveiled next week. Yes, the phone that’s probably going to take the crown as the best Android phone available when it comes out. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-lost-the-iphone-4-5520438 The phone, which was…

The Best F*cking Ad Ever for the Samsung Galaxy F*cking Note

Someone in Canada got one of those f*cking ridiculous Samsung Galaxy Notes and then decided it was too f*cking big, so he decided to sell it. Which is great, because his Craigslist ad is f*cking hilarious. Sadly it was flagged and removed.

Dragon Mobile Assistant, Doodle Joy, and More

It’s time to batten down the hatches for a possible frankenstorm. So you should probably download some new apps in the event you’re stranded in your house for a few days. In this round of the best Android apps of the week, there’s plenty to occupy you, from a drawing app to a photo mashup…

Netflix, Hulu, and More

This week was a Microsoft bonanza. A new operating system and new hardware means new apps. So joining the best apps of the week roster is a new batch of titles meant for RT. Inside, you’ll find a lot of apps you know and love, all ready for your new Surface tablet. Netflix: Obviously the…

Letterpress, Atlas by Collins, and More

Did you preorder a new iPad today? You’re going to need some new apps for it. In this round of the best iPad apps of the week, we’ve got a remarkable retelling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a colorful word game, and much more. To The Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis: History is…

Mojo Masks, Chefs Feed, and More

Happy Halloweekend! Time to celebrate—obviously with the week’s best iPhone apps. Enjoy one that puts a mask on your face, another that gives you some crazy makeup ideas, and more. Mojo Masks: It’s basically Halloween (this weekend counts!), and I’ve been playing around with this app all week and probably annoying my friends (mostly Kyle…

Hackers Just Stole Over 3 Million Social Security Numbers

If you’ve filed tax returns in South Carolina sometime since 1998, you might be in a little bit of hot water. An unidentified, foreign hacker has gotten into the state’s Department of Revenue, pilfering around 3.6 million social security numbers, and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers. In other words, no small haul. It’s a…

Smartglass for Android is here, only for those running Ice Cream Sandwich and higher. [The Verge]

Don’t Buy an iPhone 5 Dock Because It’s a Chinese Scam

Apple doesn’t make a standup dock for the iPhone 5, which sucks. Normally we’d turn to our friends in China to do what Apple can’t (or won’t), but in this case, no: purported Lightning docks are complete broken fakery. Our connector maven pal Peter from Double Helix Cables just got a copy of a purported…

How To Rapidly Flavor any Booze Using Whip-Its

Infusing liquor is the secret to a lot of great cocktails. You can add rosemary to rum. You can add beef to rye whiskey. The possibilities are endless, but one thing is constant. It takes a long time. Days—even weeks—sealed in a jar. https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-jmfb-beef-infused-rye-and-a-whole-lot-of-fir-5907762 But there’s a trick used by infusion masters. It takes mere…