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How Do Greenhouse Gases Work?

How Do Greenhouse Gases Work?

The always informative Minute Earth teamed up with the animators at Kurzgesagt to explain the importance of Earth’s atmosphere, and the problems that greenhouse gases cause for the stability of our oh-so-important solar shield.

HolyOOPS Aluminum Keycaps

HolyOOPS Aluminum Keycaps
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Class up your keyboard with these awesome aluminum keycaps from HolyOOPS. They fit any Cherry MX keyboard, and come in a variety of cool designs. Our personal fave is the tiny Nintendo controller on a single key. More here.

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Double-Barrel Pistol Slow-Mo

Double-Barrel Pistol Slow-Mo

Weapons expert Jerry Miculek shows off what happens when you simultaneously fire two stainless steel .45 ACP 1911 pistols, each one capable of unloading 10 bullets in under 1.5 seconds in Jerry’s able hands.

Taking the First Step

Taking the First Step

Action and sports filmmaker Devin Supertramp takes a break from his usual antics to tell the stories of young amputees and the volunteer efforts of organizations like Ford and Mobility Mission to help them obtain prosthetics.

1999 Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster

1999 Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster
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A barely used road legal variant of the GT1 and Le Mans racer. It has a 6.9L V12 engine that produces up to 604hp and 572lb.ft. of torque. This is one of only six CLK GTR roadsters made. It goes up for bidding on 6/26/15.

The Universe Explained

The Universe Explained

(PG-13 Language) Inside Amy Schumer and Bill Nye explain the universe’s purpose: to send you signs, free you from accountability, and to destroy the concept of coincidence because we just can’t accept that that’s a thing.

Nike Air Trainer 3 White/Gum

Nike Air Trainer 3 White/Gum
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Bo Jackson helped make the Air Trainer 3 (aka Air Trainer SC) popular, but it’s also a comfy shoe with a timeless design. Nike keeps it fresh with a new all-white upper and light brown gum sole combo. Top image by Wish.

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It Was a Good Day in Los Santos

It Was a Good Day in Los Santos

(PG-13 Language) “Today I didn’t even have to use my A.K. I got to say it was a good day.” YouTuber nekocekoBiH recreated the music video for Ice Cube’s It Was a Good Day in Grand Theft Auto V. Watch them side-by-side here.

The Book Rollercoaster

The Book Rollercoaster

Gizmodo writer Attila Nagy takes us behind the scenes of a 3.7 mile-long conveyor system that shuttles books to reading rooms around the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, Hungary. Here’s a video of a similar system in action.

The Dangers of Selfie Sticks

The Dangers of Selfie Sticks

Pizza Hut warns us of the effects of selfie stick abuse. Narcissists who used to be distracted only by their own faces, meals and outfits are being overwhelmed by the realization that they can take wider shots.

Halo vs. Call of Duty

Halo vs. Call of Duty

(PG-13 Language) All hell breaks loose when a bunch of PlayStation fanboys invoke the wrath of Master Chief. YouTuber RackaRacka and his crew wreck a house in yet another ridiculously over the top geeky battle.

Emissary Camera Bag

Emissary Camera Bag

Town 30’s stylish camera bag has a locking mechanism that works like a film advance lever. It also has a lens cap holder and removable padded divider and pockets. It’s made of water-resistant, rubber-backed nylon. Also available in leather.

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Rotor

Rotor

A lone security guard on the night shift at a mysterious facility sees an intruder and proceeds to investigate. Not since The Usual Suspects has a coffee cup been so crucial to the plot as in this archetypal sci-fi thriller.

Mad Max: Savage Road Trailer

Mad Max: Savage Road Trailer

Riding on the coattails of Fury Road, Warner Bros. Interactive and Avalanche Studios have taken wraps of the “story” trailer for its upcoming combat/racing hybrid. Seems like way more action than plot, and we’re good with that.

GTA IV Frictionless Cars 2

GTA IV Frictionless Cars 2

The great thing about PC games is all the fun hacks that can be applied to them. Here, we yet again learn what happens when you dial the friction down to -9 on all of the car tires in GTA IV. Like all things, it’s better with Yakety Sax.

Nerf Zombie Strike FlipFury Blaster

Nerf Zombie Strike FlipFury Blaster

This awesome Nerf weapon is ready to take on the undead horde with the ability to fire a dozen foam darts without reloading. Each of its rotating drums works like a jumbo revolver chamber, and you can flip from one to the other as needed.

The Sandwich Knife

The Sandwich Knife

This special dual-blade serrated knife solves a truly first world problem – slicing two perfectly even, thick pieces of bread to just the right depth to keep guts of your sandwich from falling out. To sweeten the deal, its price is now just ~$20.

Shipping a Truck

Shipping a Truck

An incredibly daring and/or stupid pickup driver uses the most dangerous possible way to get his truck onto a cargo ship – driving it across a pair of precarious planks which look ready to snap about any second. (Thanks Paul!)

Meijs Motorman Electric Moped

Meijs Motorman Electric Moped

An electric moped with a minimalist and classic design. It has a 2000W brushless hub motor and a 30Ah battery. It comes in two variants: 16mph top speed with 62mi range and 28mph top speed with 43mi range.

The Steampunk World’s Fair 2015

The Steampunk World’s Fair 2015

Cosplay filmmakers BeatdownBoogie show off some of the awesome and offbeat costumes, props and mechanical creations that surfaced at the Steampunk World’s Fair – an event we never heard of but must attend next year.

Incredible LEGO Ball Contraption

Incredible LEGO Ball Contraption

This record-setting LEGO machine was on display at the Brick show last year in London. Made by Maico Arts and Ben Jonkman, the insanely complex build used 88 interconnected modules to shuttle balls from one end to the other.

1964 Honda S600 Hot Rod

1964 Honda S600 Hot Rod

Jay Leno’s Garage checks out a half-motorcycle, half-car hybrid. Matt Brown turned a dilapidated ’64 Honda S600 into a little bundle of joy using a 160hp 1000cc Honda CBR 1000RR engine, BMW differential, Miata brakes, and Yamaha shocks.

Black Mass (Trailer 2)

Black Mass (Trailer 2)

A 6-year-old kid receives some shady advice, and a stereotypically benign and clueless grandma is happy to have a mobster out of prison in our latest look at Benjamin Button 2 Johnny Depp as a Weirdo 6 Black Mass.

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