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Look at this terrifying translucent glowing monster floating in the sea, patiently waiting to suck in its prey as soon as it comes near it. Oh my god. Gross. What a horrible disgusting thing. But the honey badger doesn’t care, because he’s not a phytoplankton. And the monster is not a real monster anyway. See,…
This is a very real and current look at one sad parent’s Netflix recommendations. What did this “Ken” watch last? Woody Allen’s very adult, very talky classic Manhattan. But Netflix is making recommendations based on the 50 consecutive superhero cartoons his kids watched last week. Is there finally a way to be free from this…
How big is the new Triple-E cargo ship? The containers from one fully loaded vessel would fill Times Square and rise as high as the skyscrapers. Imagine trying to get that thing in and out of port! And then stop imagining it and watch this actual video of the Mc-Kinney Moller piloted into what looks…
Here’s visual proof that The Simpsons contains references to almost every popular movie ever filmed—if not all of them. And many less popular cult movies too. It’s amazing to watch them all together. https://kotaku.com/every-single-movie-reference-in-the-first-ten-seasons-o-979183991
New York-based journalist Michele Catalano claims that if you search for backpacks and then for pressure cookers, “six agents from a joint terrorist task force” will show up at your door to question you. Update: It wasn’t the NSA, though, but a tip from a local source. [Images by ShutterStock] https://whitenoise.kinja.com/yes-the-fbi-is-tracking-americans-google-searches-981986667
If you are not at work and don’t mind seeing people having sex, go ahead and watch a blonde woman giving oral sex to a young man surrounded by the rest of the public at an international volleyball game. A Brazilian TV channel captured and broadcasted the event live. Despite what you may think, this…
Work is great, if you need the money and also managed to find a job somehow. But there are evil forces dedicated to keeping you at that desk or checkout stand or salt mine forever, with no vacation. And one day you’ll be dead, having never seen where they filmed Twilight in Italy or whatever…
Almost every American loves the video games involving classic characters such as Mario and “the other Mario,” called Wario, and also the female character Zelda. Now the creator of these perfect amusements—Shigeru Miyamoto, the Walt Disney of video games—has made his first new game in years. It’s pretty good! https://kotaku.com/pikmin-3-the-kotaku-review-s-977868068
It’s so futuristic and perfect that it seems unreal, but this is a photo of the first production model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II—America’s newest stealth machine of destruction—with its weapons bay open. Shiny death on two wings. https://gizmodo.com/this-intense-real-life-f-35-picture-looks-like-an-iron-979321874
Actress Jennifer Anniston keeps trying to get pregnant, but as the years and decades pass, it looks increasingly unlikely that the former TV star will win her race with Time. Celebrity magazines have been following this news closely for the past 20 years or so, and today there are shocking new updates. https://jezebel.com/this-week-in-tabloids-first-pix-of-jennifer-anistons-976845645
If you’ve seen Labyrinth—Jim Henson’s terrifying movie about a mad goblin king who falls in love with a teenage girl—you’ll probably love this incredible fan backstory explaining why Bowie’s character kidnaps young Jennifer Connelly’s baby brother. If you never watched it, do it. You’ll love it—and the story too. https://gizmodo.com/this-amazing-labyrinth-fan-created-backstory-just-blew-978028657
Like most things in Florida—and especially Tampa—the Tampa Bay Buccaneers suck big time. It’s not an arbitrary opinion—Deadspin’s Drew Magary has plenty of good reasons to slam them hard in this edition of “Why your team sucks.” https://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2013-tampa-bay-buccaneers-974600962
Check out Jalopnik’s ten awesome secret car hacks. It includes a complete guide to add secret compartments to your car—which is useful for criminals and innocent people pretending to be criminals. https://jalopnik.com/ten-awesome-secret-car-hacks-975213289
Travel Kinja Roadtrippers has a great road trip across horror film locations in the United States. It includes the hotel from The Shining, the house from Poltergeist, and the beach from Jaws. https://roadtrippers.kinja.com/fuck-this-one-is-great-im-loving-this-kinja-972809570 https://roadtrippers.kinja.com/americas-most-iconic-horror-movie-filming-locations-956464494
Theoretically, the next Playstation will be 50% faster than the next Xbox. But according to this simulated graphics comparison test, you shouldn’t care. At the end of the day, games will pretty much feel the same, says Sam Gibbs at Gizmodo: “whichever next-gen console you buy at launch you’ll probably be fine.” https://gizmodo.com/in-theory-this-is-how-the-xbox-one-compares-to-the-ps4-974197622
Want to be as productive as Alan Turing, the genius who actually made the first computer happen and help beat the Nazis breaking their encryption codes? Follow his three productivity tricks. https://lifehacker.com/alan-turings-best-productivity-tricks-966630884
It sounds as crazy as the space elevator, but the physics work: a group of engineers want to build a slingshot-like machine to launch payloads to space at 1/100 the cost of rockets. The acceleration would be so high that it could only launch fuel and building materials, which is crucial for interplanetary travel. https://gizmodo.com/japan-will-have-a-space-elevator-by-2050-5887210…
In the 1970s, a sporty disco-white car that turned into a submarine was the kind of hybrid required by James Bond. In those pre-computer movie days, filming a submariner car required a real submarine car, which was built for The Spy Who Loved Me but then lost for decades. https://jalopnik.com/how-a-guy-found-a-1-million-james-bond-car-in-a-100-s-965516125
Sure is tough to finish a bottle of wine! Why, there must be about four glasses of wine in a bottle. If you’re having dinner with more than one person, it’s basically impossible to imagine not finishing a bottle of wine. This new $300 device solves a problem no-one has ever had. [Photo via Shutterstock.]…
Most people think Lego is a toy for kids, but many adults love to create their own models. In fact, architects and designers use it to sketch concepts in 3D. The Lego Architecture Studio is for them: it contains 1,200 monochromatic bricks selected by and for architects—and architecture lovers. https://gizmodo.com/unleash-your-inner-frank-lloyd-wright-with-lego-952041035
