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    Bootknife-Jackson: io9: i volunteer my time to build and test a prototype from these designs if you fund it. for journalism! more »
    TheBirthOfCool: I'm stuck on page 7. Fold tab C into slot F, sliding plasma solenoid into reactor D. It looks like I've got two extra inertial dampeners and no door ... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: So... this guy can build a fusion reactor for $60K, and all he can think to do with it is build a flying saucer? -Kle. more »
    Purple Dave: Why? I'm pretty sure it's because I have absolutely no interest in abducting rednecks. more »
    fudgenuts002: "Oil prospecting on Jupiter's moons" ...So that's where the dinosaurs went? more »
    extra: Bah. I built one few years ago but the constant spinning gave me a headache. Plus the smell was really bad. I made mine from cheese. more »
    5AMfrenchtoast: I would love an episode of mythbusters dedicated to them building a bunch of the bullshit online blueprints that are floating around like this one. more »
    Dirk Anger: This is a joke, right? I'd never let anyone who says "G-forces are simply not a factor with this shielding" build anything that moves and has people ... more »
    Im_your_Huckleberry: I am making a UFO also, everbody who wants one can just wire $60,000 to my offshore Caman account and I will send you "real working plans." Oh, by the... more »
    omnibus_spiritus: Well so much for my UFO idea. Back to my plan of building a time machine out of a telephone booth! more »
    PistachioWildebeest: I for one welcome our Average Joe antigravity overlords. more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: Man, it sure would be nice if this really worked. more »
    ParryLost: And yet, oddly, the person who wrote all this is not riding around in a UFO of their own... Now why might that be. :P more »
    GodofMonkeys: This is how I'm able to maintain a summer home on Altair-6. Of course, now every Mulder out there is going to build his or her own and go tromping al... more »
    EdificeComplex: I am. I'm just waiting for Paul Reubens to become available for voice recordings. more »
    goldfarb: ok... 1 - Electrogravitics is interesting but no one has ever built anything with it... 2 - Average Joe is the asshole that ran over my foot a few yea... more »
    Roklimber: "Pilots and cargo are shielded from gravity and inertia. Right angle or sharper maneuvers are can be made without danger of damage to cargo or pilot b... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: I am. the government is paying for it. They think I'm developing a Truncheon Bomber for them. more »
    ManchuCandidate: You see, I would build one but for some reason I don't have a fusion reactor and they seem to be unavailable at this time. I'll check with my neighbo... more »
    Hamslicer: Somebody get me a hammer! more »
  • #diy

    Why Aren't You Building Your Own UFO Yet?

    Do you know why Richard Branson was in such a hurry to unveil SpaceShipTwo last week? It's not because he loves cool toys — it's because he was worried an inventor who's created a personal UFO would steal his thunder. More »
  • #ufos

    Up Next on the Denver Ballot, a Council for Human-Alien Relations

    Jeff Peckman, the indefatigable UFO hobbyist and lobbyist, has secured a place on next year's ballot for Denver citizens to approve his Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission. Will Denver become known as the city that opened its doors to the universe? More »
  • #mysteryspiral

    Norway Light Spiral Was a Failed Missile Launch, Says Scientist [Updated]

    New Scientist is reporting that the strange spiral of light that Norwegians saw in the sky two nights ago was in fact a failed Russian missile launch. More »
  • #mysteryspiral

    Mysterious Light Spiral Appears Over Norway

    Is it an alien signal? An interdimensional portal? A supervillainous hypnosis ray? This mysterious spiral burst into the night sky over Northern Norway, leaving witnesses wondering just what caused it. More »
  • #ufos

    Cigar-Shaped "Mothership" Plunges Argentinian Town Into A Blackout

    In the Saltan province of Argentina, hundreds of residents of a small town witnessed the arrival of a massive UFO, which hovered over the local power station. And then all the town's electricity and phones went out for several hours. More »
  • #poll

    Are There Any Truly Scary Alien Abduction Movies?

    After my disappointment over cheestastic alien abduction flick The Fourth Kind, I wracked my brain to come up with alien abduction movies that are actually scary. I made a short list - vote on these or add your own! More »
  • #ufodesign

    A Lamp That Celebrates Alien Cow Abductions Everywhere

    With the Argentinian cow abduction still fresh in everybody's minds, it's time to consider redecorating your home using cow abduction chic. This amazing lamp shows exactly how the cow abduction happens, and even has glowing aliens in its windows! More »
  • #doomsday

    Has Moscow Been FlashForwarded?

    A strange cloud formed above Moscow last Wednesday which "scientists" dismissed as an"optical illusion" - about one BS excuse step below the "swamp gas reflected the light from Venus." We, however, think otherwise: Moscow's been FlashForwarded. More »
  • #ufos

    More Proof That Aliens Want Our Beef

    Friday, we showed you incontrovertible proof that a UFO abducted a poor, defenseless cow. Still not convinced? Well, UFOlogists have analyzed the photos, and they're seeing hooves. More »
  • #ufos

    Utterly Compelling Evidence That A Cow Was Abducted By A UFO

    I'm usually suspicious of alien abduction reports. But you have to believe it when somebody says they saw a cow zooming through the sky for a UFO rendezvous. It's just too weird to be fake - as these pictures prove! More »
  • #ufos

    When UFOs Cozy Up With Airplanes

    It seemed like it was just an ordinary day at the airport in Costa Rica, but apparently something else was flying among the airplanes. Could it be a UFO? Let's consider the evidence. More »
  • #alientechno

    Greatest Hits of Hudson Valley UFO Sightings, 1982-2008

    Hudson Valley, New York, has always had more than its fair share of bizarre UFO sightings, many of which have been captured on (fuzzy) tape. Now you can experience the best of these sightings, set to ambient music. [via LeSpock]
  • #chartporn

    British UFOs Choose Their Times And Places With Great Care

    Britain's National Archives disclosed every reported UFO sighting from 1959 through 1992. This chart shows the prevalence, by year, and the locations of the sightings in 1990-1992. Can you spot the pattern in this chart from the Guardian newspaper? More »
  • #ufos

    "I Touched A Crop-Circle-Making UFO," Says Investigator

    Today's UFO mystery comes to you from Barbury Castle, UK, where two crop circle investigators earlier this summer got kicked out of a cornfield. But then they touched a mysterious craft near the circles. And got it on film! More »
  • #unexplained

    A Wave of Cattle Mutilations and "Strange Lights" in Argentina

    Last week, seven cows were found mutilated on a farm in Southwestern La Pampa, Argentina. These were just the latest in a wave of such mutilations, which locals say occur on a cyclical basis. More »
  • #signsandportents

    Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?

    Discovered last month in a UK barley field, this crop circle appears to be a jellyfish. But intrepid crop circle analysts have discovered that it predicts a devastating solar storm on July 7. And they have diagrams to prove it. More »
  • #ufos

    A Rash of Bizarre UFO Abductions in Australia

    The inter-webs are buzzing with reports that countless people in Australia are claiming aliens abducted them and took them to some kind of medical facility over the Blue Mountains. More »
  • #scienterrific

    Scientists Seeking Money To Finish Syfy's Roswell Investigation

    Three scientists are seeking money to finish the analysis of some items from Roswell they feel certain could be connected to aliens. And it's all linked to a Syfy Channel series that got canceled before it could find answers. More »
  • #ufos

    Will the US Government Finally Admit There Are Aliens?

    A whole batch of videos are circulating on YouTube from NASA - they show UFOs zooming around the space shuttle and space station. Is this the beginning of the alien renaissance? More »
  • #ufos

    Last Week's UFO Sighting at Giza Pyramid Set to Hippie Music

    Really, doesn't cliched music from the 1960s make every UFO sighting more believable? The bright green lettering, helpfully explaining the blob you're seeing, enhances the realism too. via Real UFOs
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