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Random Stuff
Best Buy CMO Responds With ‘The One Type Of Gizmodo Blogger’
5:20AM Adam Frucci | Yesterday, I did a fun post describing the Seven Types of Employees You Meet at Best Buy, complete with illustrations by Dan Meth. And now, Best Buy has responded. And they’ve been spying on me. More »
Gadgets
Fear the Pant Zipper
5:20AM Jack Loftus | My childhood was active enough. I was as fearless as any toddler. I frolicked in the mud and climbed on now-banned metal jungle gyms. I was rambunctious. Then I met the pajamas with the feet. More »
Games
Lawn Darts Are Back, Deadlier Than Ever
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Lawn Darts were a game from a simpler, more naive time. Sure, they could embed themselves in your little sister’s head just as easily as the lawn, but they were fun. Now they’re back. More »
Random Stuff
Saber Saw Sex Toy Incident: DIY Gone Very, Very Wrong (NSFW)
3:40AM Sean Fallon | A 27-year old woman was rushed to the hospital after a kinky encounter with her partner resulted in injuries that I would rather not contemplate. Sufficed to say, dildos and saber saws don’t mix. More »
Gadgets
Japanese Beauty Products Use Brute Force to Make You Fabulous
8:30AM Jack Loftus | If you think parts of your face are out of proportion, like some Japanese people apparently do, there are tools available today that can help correct your ugliness. No, not plastic surgery. Too messy. Too obvious. I’m talking about tools like Kogao Meiku Beruto (small face make belt), which wrap your misshapen melon in gentle fabric, and bind those unsightly bulges and that caveman forehead into oblivion. The Tex Mex men’s mouth narrower, on the other hand, is straight out of a Saw movie. More »
Random Stuff
NASA Tests Orion Parachute (Result: Spectacular Failure)
5:10AM John Mahoney | Filed under the “good thing we tried it out first” department is this recent test of Shuttle-replacement Orion’s parachute re-entry system. Based on the same system used for Apollo, the group of eight parachutes deploys after re-entry, ensuring the Orion capsule glides down back to terra firma for a pillow-soft landing. That’s what’s supposed to happen, anyway. More »
Gadgets
Epic Blob Jump Proves That Fun and Adventure Aren’t Without Consequences
4:00AM Adam Frucci | This video shows a girl getting absolutely launched into the air from an inflatable “blob” on a lake. She lies on one end, while what has got to be a much larger man jumps down onto the other. It looks like both the most fun thing ever as well as one of the most painful when she lands. Where can I get me one of these? Seriously, holy crap. More »
Press
Guy Who Uses Stun Gun on Son to Toughen Him Up Jailed, Unsurprisingly
12:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | The father of an 18-month-old child is off to jail for four years after being found guilty of using a stun gun on the boy. His reason for using the 100,000-volt Dragonfire, which resulted in muscle damage to the kid’s heart, was because he wanted his son to be “the toughest cage fighter ever.” Yeah, the toughest heart-damaged, cage-fighting 18-month-old ever.
Science
Radio Controlled Implant for a Reversible Vasectomy: Uh, No!
11:20AM Sean Fallon | Scientists in Australia are developing a radio-controlled contraceptive implant that would control the flow of a man’s sperm at the flick of a switch. The valve would be “push-fit” inside the vas deferens (duct that carries sperm from the testicles to the penis) and could be opened or closed remotely depending on the baby making needs of the user. This is making me a bit nauseous, but I will forge ahead… More »
Phones
