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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Gizmodo Australia


Gizmodo Australia Podcast Episode 3: Using Tech To Cheat, Plus Sex In Games 

We discuss the good and terrible of sex in videogames, the viability of Pornhub gambling, using tech to cheat at sports (or anything, really) and what to do if your Facebook is hacked. 
We also answer your question: What gadgets might be lurking in Chewbacca’s bandoleer?

Pope Says Contraception May Be Permitted In Regions Hit By Zika 

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Pope Francis said it might be OK for women exposed to the Zika virus to use contraceptives to avoid pregnancy. His Holiness also reiterated the Vatican’s stance on abortion, which he described as an “absolute evil”.

Now We Know How Many Ways We Can Arrange 128 Tennis Balls 

Here’s a question worthy of the ball boy at Wimbledon: if you have 128 tennis balls packed into a container, how many different ways can you arrange them? Answer: 10250 — more than the entire number of subatomic particles in the universe.

Cambits Lets You Build A Camera Like Lego 

Many companies, including Alphabet’s Project Ara, promise us that the future is modular, pieces of hardware added individually to create the exact gadget you need. Although Ara is still toiling away on its piecemeal smartphone, research from Columbia University’s computer vision laboratory is making that promise a reality for cameras.

The Porn House From The Big Lebowski Has Been Donated To A Museum 

For design nerds, the Sheats-Goldstein residence is well-known as one of the most triumphant works of renowned architect John Lautner. For hard-core basketball fans, it’s the home of James Goldstein, the flamboyant courtside fixture at Laker games. And for everybody else, it’s known as Jackie Treehorn’s house.

Power Wheels' Wild Thing Is A Tiny Version Of Disneyland's Spinning Tea Cups Ride 

Fisher Price’s Power Wheels line is best known for its miniature drivable versions of real-life cars, like the Porsche 911 GT3. But one of its more original and unique creations, the Wild Thing, is being brought back with a more rugged design so kids can now take it off-road.

Here's How This Magical See-Through Wine Rack Actually Works 

For just shy of $US300 ($418), Harlequin Illusions is selling a seemingly magical red oak wine rack that always looks empty when viewed from the side, despite there obviously being bottles stored in it. But the secret behind this trick isn’t wormholes or holograms, it’s a magician’s most faithful assistant.

Here's Every Single Oscar Award Winner For Visual Effects  

Video: The 2016 Oscars have some of the staunchest VFX competition in the award show’s history. (Either Star Wars or Mad Max better win, I swear to God.) But the entire 87-year history of silver screen special effects is equally stunning.

Celebrate Gravitational Waves With This Spiral-Patterned Soup Bowl 

Last week physicists finally succeeded in directly detecting gravitational waves, 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted them. Even before then, the phenomenon inspired modernist chef Nathan Myhrvold to design a unique soup bowl mimicking the pretty spiral patterns of these elusive ripples in the fabric of spacetime.

These Images Of Sound Waves In Water Are Hypnotic 

Image Cache: It’s natural to think of sound as an exclusively auditory experience. But if you were to see a sound wave, what would it look like? Science photographer Linden Gledhill decided to find out using water and neon lights. And the result is some psychedelic synaesthesia.

A T. Rex Riding A Horse Kicking A Soccer Ball Is Everything Wonderful About The Internet 

Video: The internet has some dark corners, there’s no denying that. But how could humanity ever carry on without a tool that lets us share a brilliant video of a man in an inflatable T. rex costume riding a horse kicking a giant soccer ball? Lets make sure we never do anything to endanger the world wide web, because how else could we possibly survive Thursday nights without it?
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