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more about #weirdscience joetato: Too bad we can't have a motion clip. Sounds really cool. #art more » twDarkflame: So, wait, it dosnt do anything? Its just a fancy light fitting? #art more » capnrob: Man, doesn't that look *exactly* like it was built by that SF cover artist from ...um ... the fifties? Did a big chunk of those non-realistic covers w... more » bluehinter: No, no, no! You put it together wrong. It's supposed to look like this! #art more » Althestane: Thank you, Bauhaus, for continuing to give the world beautiful objects for beautiful purposes, long after you had to close your doors. If I could, I ... more » TemporalSword: That Earth creature has stolen my modulator! #art more » ManchuCandidate: The Nazis would have ruled the world through Laser Floyd. #art more » Starwatcher: Sorry about the double post. #fridaycatblogging more » Starwatcher: Meow. more » Starwatcher: As soon as I saw the pic I knew we were in for the obligatory lolcat jokes. I was not disappointed. #fridaycatblogging more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: The cat with ears that pick up radio waves is the description of the evil Coeurl in Van Vogt's "Black Destroyer"/Voyage of the Space Beagle. (which gr... more » russdanger: Doesn't matter what kind of ears it has. It's a cat. It's not going to listen to you. #fridaycatblogging more » The Curse of Millhaven: Breeding a cat like this seems like a lot of trouble as opposed to just mangling a preexisting cat. You know, like they do with dobermans. Or you cou... more » Blue_Thark: So THAT'S why cats purr-- oscillator circuits! #fridaycatblogging more » Grey_Area: Okay people, one last time: there is nothing more science-fictional than funny pictures of cats. That's what science fiction is all about. #fridaycatb... more » EugeniaBSG: What? No one has heard of Cordwainer Smith? "The Game of Rat and Dragon" or "The Crime and Glory of Commander Suzdal"? #fridaycatblogging more » firstanointed: io9 should team up with ICanHazCheezburger and do a Sci Fi themed Lolcat Friday blog. DOOOO ITTT. #fridaycatblogging more » Chuck: Cats don't get radio? Then what are they listening to when they startle and stare at the blank spot on the wall? #fridaycatblogging more » AshThePirate: This title is misleading, my had high hopes for real Lasercats have been dashed. more » eliterrell: My cat looks a lot like that. She had frostbite. #fridaycatblogging more » -
#retrofuturism
The Inventor Of The Light-Space Modulator Couldn't Let The Nazis Get Their Hands On It
When Laszlo Moholy-Nagy fled the Nazis in the 1930s, he lugged this bizarre contraption through customs in country after country. The Light-Space Modulator looks like a mad-science experiment and sounds like a time machine, but it helped pioneer digital design. More » -
#weirdscience
A Genetically-Engineered Cat With Antenna Dishes In Its Ears
This kitten is a rare genetic/cyborg experiment that poses a simple question. What would happen if cats could hear radio waves and receive data via microwave in their ears? More » -
#rfidtags
Your Fast Pass Leaves Slow Data Trails, The Ghosts Of City Life
These glowing images look like a kind of luminescent jellyfish at the bottom of the ocean, but they're actually the trails left by an LED attached to a RFID tag. These tags create invisible patterns as they move through cities. More » -
#doomsdaymachine
Russia's Doomsday Machine: Still Activated?
Remember the "Doomsday Machine" from Doctor Strangelove? The Soviets built it in 1984: a device that would automatically launch missile strikes against the United States in the event of an attack on Russia. And it's still active, says Wired Magazine. More » -
#ghostshark
New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
A new species related to the shark has been discovered in Southern California. Not only does this bad boy have a venomous spine and retractable sexual appendages on the forehead, but it's got one bad ass name: meet Ghostshark. More » -
#bloodtears
Real Life Blood Crying Vampire Boy Discovered
A 15-year-old boy named Calvino Inman cries real tears of blood, and they burn — because he is a vampire. See the entire CNN video report. More » -
#supermonkeys
Monkeys Born Of Three Parents Usher In The Age Of The Super-Baby
Four baby monkeys each have three parents — proving that you could have more than two, but also that that mitochondrial swapping can breed out genetic diseases once and for all. But why stop at three parents? More » -
#naturespurifier
Purify Your Dirty Bathwater With An In-House Marsh
Who needs the city's purification system, when you can just build a eco-friendly filtering system right in your bathroom? Water full of mosquito eggs not included. More » -
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#weirdscience
A "Blunt Puncture" Machine That Precisely Measures Condom Reliability
How do condom manufacturers do scientific tests on their wares? Using this machine, apparently, which imitates the circumstances under which "breakage" might occur. More » -
#weirdscience
Scientists Create Method Of Uploading Your Entire Body To A Computer
Not simply content with developing technology to one day allow you to upload your brain, scientists are working to upload and re-create your entire anatomy into a computer. Who needs this "real life" stuff, anyway? More » -
#languageskills
Scientists Discover Bats Use Language to Recognize Each Other
German scientists in Tübingen and Konstanz have discovered that, high above our heads, bats are not only using echolocation to find food — they're using it to talk amongst themselves. And they could even be calling each other by name. More » -
#beauty
Beauty Rays Bombard A Woman's Face, While Her Mind Receives New Instructions
This looks like an android receiving an energy blast and new personality protocols, but it's actually a woman being bombarded with high-energy light-emitting diodes, the latest skin treatment. (And her personality is getting reprogrammed, too.) More » -
#killerchip
Germans Deny Patent For GPS/Poison Microchip
A Saudi inventor filed a patent for a "killer chip" which, once implanted, would monitor "undesirables" using a GPS. Oh, and it also comes with an extra feature: a remote-controlled cyanide dispenser, for murder. More » -
#springmatingseason
Most Embarrassing Alien Mating Scenes Of All Time [NSFW]
In this scene from the movie Decoys 2, an evil alien transforms into a sassy dominatrix so she can mate with a young guy. It's just one of the most embarrassing alien mating scenes ever. More » -
#giantrobotbaby
Giant Robot Baby Will End In Tear-Filled Kaiju Battle
Japan has debuted a giant robot baby that can mimic infantile behavior without being told what to do, and the video will send chills up your spine. More » -
#onebunnytwonoses
The Two Nosed Bunny Double-Twitches Straight Into My Heart
Two-headed cats and cows are last year's mutant-animal news, thanks to this revolutionary bunny and his two bitty noses. The nameless fella was discovered by a pet shop in Milford, Connecticut. More » -
#hondasarmyofbraincontrolledbots
Honda Links Your Dirty Thoughts Directly To ASIMO Robot
Honda has found a way to connect your brain directly to its ASIMO bot, by directing the patterns of electric currents and cerebral blood flow. What's next: hands-free driving? More » -
#evilclones
Obama Keeps The Planet Safe From Clone Wars
Even though President Barack Obama signed an executive order that will allow federal spending on stem cell research, he's still very aware that cloning humans can only lead to the eventual evil-twin/clone revolution. More » -
#catboy
The Boy Whose Glowing Eyes Give Him Night Vision
Evolution at its finest: A Chinese boy by the name of Nong You-hui has cat eyes that glow and help him see in the dark. At least, according to Britain's reliably trashy Sun newspaper. More »
