Sploid: Where awesome, wild, and breathtaking tech moments burst into view.
A woman accidentally crushed her husband against a wall while backing up too far and fast, instantly killing him. She was fatally injured in the same maneuver as her head—which was out the car’s window—hit another wall to the left of the car. Sadly, the accident was witnessed by their 6-year-old daughter.
Entomologist Jonathan Simkins had to remove the largest wasp nest he has ever seen, a “prehistoric nest from the dinosaur ages.” The horrific massive structure—located in a private hunting ground in Central Florida—was inhabited by over one million wasps. He says they could have killed any passerby in an instant. [quicktime http://gawker.com/florida-entomo…] http://gawker.com/florida-entomologist-finds-jurassic-nest-with-over-a-570957249
Watch the right engine of this Airbus A330 exploding as it was about to take off from Manchester Airport, UK, en route to Dominican Republic. Fortunately, the pilot was able to stop the plane and nobody was injured. https://gizmodo.com/holy-crap-its-good-this-airplane-wasnt-flying-when-it-570062797 It’s worth noting that any commercial jetliner is designed and tested to take off and fly…
Accused of specifically targeting Tea Party and other right-wing anti-tax groups, the IRS has now been caught admitting that liberal-progressive and “Occupy” non-profits seeking tax exempt status would also be unfairly hassled. http://gawker.com/irs-head-says-close-scrutiny-wasnt-restricted-to-tea-p-565764457 [Photo by David Shankbone via Flickr.]
Early television sets wanted to be from the future. Designers did the best they could with small, rounded screens behind a long tapering picture tube. This 1957 beauty was designed by Phillippe Charbonneaux and would look great in any modern home today.
The repulsive concoction of chemicals and corn syrup called “Twinkie” will return to stores on July 15, now that all the Hostess unionized workers have lost their jobs and a new non-union Hostess begins shipping the indigestible grease sops. http://gawker.com/5990555/who-should-be-the-new-face-of-twinkies
Lightning strikes aren’t that random after all. A new study shows that 82% of those killed by lightening are men, and most lightning strikes kill people who were doing some kind of “leisure activity.” Stay at work and be a woman, and you should be safe.
I can’t stop watching this informercial for NeverWet, a superhydrophobic spray that will coat anything—clothes, furniture, even your cellphone—to protect it against any liquid imaginable. I don’t know what kind of nanotechnology magic it uses, but Gizmodo says you can now buy it at Home Depot. https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-superhydrophobic-coating-repel-chocolate-syr-5858920
What did famous thinkers think about the future way back in 1987? Some thought computers would be more powerful, others thought about food and disease and transportation. Author Barbara Ehrenreich thought about sex and figured we’d be having more of it, for fun. But what kind of sex?
Actress and Kinja user Spkheller tells a very personal story about how a man harassed her at an acting studio during an audition—and how a group of “many awesome men” stepped in to solve the situation the instant they learned about the creepster’s behavior. Image by Shutterstock
Gross? Perhaps. But you know you want to try this grilled cheese chocolate chip cookie sandwich from hell. A hell populated with heart attack victims.
Albert Burneko at Foodspin: “I want to be able to tell you that the worst thing I ever ate was, like, a wriggling cupful of live centipedes or a bucket of sand or, like, my own tongue.” Actually, it was a durian fruit. What was yours?
Created by Japanese artist Rie Hosokai, this wedding dress made entirely out of Lego bricks is as beautiful as it is impractical and uncomfortable.
What’s that coming after you at the Robot Zoo? Oh, just a brand-new robotic ape that walks on all fours just like the real apes we’ve very nearly annihilated from the Earth. This latest terrifying machine-beast is made by the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, and the goal is to meld the computer brain…
An adorable red panda has vanished from Washington’s National Zoo, with helpless zookeepers taking to Twitter to plead for help in finding the little friend. Have you seen Rusty? He’s about the size of a raccoon, and he’s still a baby. UPDATE: The red panda has been found, zoo officials said this afternoon. https://jezebel.com/emergency-alert-very-adorable-red-panda-missing-from-n-559146640 Red…
An ancient statue of the Egyptian god Nebsenu has begun spinning inside its glass case at the Manchester Museum. This time-lapse video shows the small statue seemingly rotating as oblivious museum visitors walk past—it even moves at night, when the museum is closed. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-this-ancient-egyptian-statue-slowly-turning-by-i-555160231 @ProfBrianCox Here’s that spinning Egyptian statuette you saw @McrMuseum http://t.co/M5rowvT1iY Still…
Exercise isn’t just good for your body. Research proves that physical activity also gives your brain a workout, which is why so many people say they can think much more clearly after exercising. Learning and memory increase when you work up a sweat. [Photo via Shutterstock.]
Like every summer, new parts shots of the next version of the iPhone get leaked in anticipation of its annual fall rebirth. And like every summer, the internet realizes the obvious: it will be quite faster and better than your current iPhone.
One of the coolest things of old stories and legends are the secret passageways that led to hidden labs, escape tunnels, and lairs hiding dark or awesome mysteries. Here’s a collection of these portals to adventure and mischief that keeps growing, as Kinja users add their own favorites.
People keep accusing ex-Food Network’s chef Paula Deen of racist behavior: an African-American cook who worked at one of her restaurants says Deen “just gave us beer and alcohol and I don’t even drink [for payment.] It was insulting and unfair. I was like, ‘Pay me!'”
