A giant, heavy hammer seems like an easy weapon to wield, but if you’re not Thor, it turns out that it can be a little tough. Still, that hasn’t stopped slingshot virtuoso Joerg Sprave from using one—and a few of the slingshots from his collection—to utterly destroy a car with some help from a friend. Sure, you can spend lots of a time building impressive slingshot gadgets, but every now and then you’ve got to take some time off to just destroy. [YouTube] More »
So you’ve got a new iPhone 5, but what are you going to do with it. Well, you could destroy it, or just use it. Or, if you’re feeling particularly mischevious, you could glue it to the ground in a public square. That’s what iPhone5.nl did with (what they claim to be) the first one in the Netherlands. The results are pretty amusing. [The Next Web] More »
Famed cinematographer and Gizmodo friend Vincent Laforet went to Los Angeles International Airport to capture the last flight of space shuttle Endeavour using a RED Epic camera at 5K resolution with Canon 800mm 5.6 lens in slow motion—-96 frames per second. More »
The Space Shuttle Endeavour just completed its final flight around California today and if you were wondering how a freaking space shuttle ends up on top of a 747, well, watch the video above. It’s a mounting process that’s not unlike strapping a few bikes to your car’s roof (only a wee bit more complicated). More »
We’ve got a dad of the year nominee, folks! Meet Ron Fugelseth, a guy who gave his son’s favorite train, Stanley, a trip to space. We’ve seen stuff hit space before but nothing has been as touching and aww-inducing as this. More »
Vince Hannemann is the junk king, which means he has a whole lotta junk. Being the junk king is different from hoarding though, because instead of living in a cesspool of outdated crap and worthless technology, Hannemann actually created a cathedral with… outdated crap and worthless technology. It’s sort of beautiful. More »
When it comes to phone cameras, the Lumia 920’s PureView is proving to be pretty awesome at low-light shots, but how good is that Optical Image Stabilization? A couple of Russians with a 920, a Galaxy S III, and an RC car ran a little experiment to find out. Turns out it’s nothing to sneeze at. More »
You might be longing to fondle your new iPhone 5 lovingly, but there are people out there who just want to break them—as a public service, of course. The first iPhone 5 drop tests are starting to come in, and as painful as they may be to watch, the new iPhone holds up remarkably well against punishment, notably better than its predecessor. More »
It’s hard to believe The Simpsons have been on the air for almost a quarter of a century, but season 24 is just around the corner and Fox has just released this teaser for the season premiere airing September 30. More »
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