From high five fails to chainsaw mishaps, a few things didn’t make it into the first season of Battle Damage. Go behind the scenes with hosts Justin and Erik to see the hilarious outtakes, including a new “spin-off” called #BattleTampon.

Love is in the air—literally, 15 feet in the air. Erik and Justin get in the Valentine's Day spirit by doing what they do best—smashing stuff, in this case a box of chocolates, a vase of roses, and a bottle of wine.

Hosts Justin and Erik smashed a lot of stuff in season 1. Check out the best highlights, including never-before-seen footage, and get ready because season 2 is going to be bigger and more destructive than ever before.

In the new series “Agent Carter” Marvel expands its universe to the small screen with help from Industrial Light & Magic. Creating high-quality visual effects was nothing new for the the award-winning team, but working against grueling weekly delivery dates proved to be a monstrous challenge. Mike Seymour finds out how they did it.

It’s one of the biggest tech rivalries of all time and we finally put it to the test. See which portable device comes out on top: Apple’s MacBook Air or Microsoft's Surface Pro 3.

We’ve rounded up every generation of iPhone for the ultimate smartphone face-off. From the iPhone 6 to the original devices that are so old they pre-date numbering, we put each one to the test, including a 2-gallon coffee dunk.

Go inside Erik’s workshop to find out how he created a drop-o-matic device for the iPhone Battle Royale challenge using a 3D printer and a whole lot of creativity.

We gave tech writer Brent Rose $500 to stress-test Silicon Valley’s overnight sensation, Magic. From meatballs to medicinal cannabis to Mexican wrestling, see what unfolds when he pushes the new text message-based delivery service.

Justin and Erik are equal opportunity destroyers. So after testing every generation of the iPhone it only made sense to see how android devices hold up. See what happens when Samsung’s Galaxy S series gets put to the test.

You’re either #TeamiPhone or #TeamGalaxy but at the end of the day only one of the devices can be named the toughest. Find out which phablet comes out on top when Erik and Justin put them up against a toilet.

From Sega Genesis to Playstation 3, Justin and Erik rounded up the most beloved video game consoles of our youth. Everyone has a favorite, but which one is the toughest when it comes to Sega, Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox?

We stack up four popular iPhone cases, including the OtterBox Defender, the Lunatik TAKTIK Extreme, the Griffin Survivor + Catalyst (note: corrected), and the Lifeproof Fre to see which design will actually keep your smartphone safe.

What better way to celebrate Easter than by destroying a basket of candy, painted eggs, and a giant chocolate bunny? Experience the holiday the Battle Damage way.

Action cams can handle a lot—or so they say. See which camera comes out on top when we put the GoPro Hero4 Silver, Sony HDRAS20/B, and Contour Roam3 up against one another.

Publicly traded U.S. tech companies have stashed as much as $530 billion in offshore tax havens. How’d they do it? Find out what magic tricks companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft have up their sleeves.

Some virtual reality headsets are better than others. But which one is actually the toughest? Find out as we give the Oculus Rift DK2, Samsung Gear VR, and Nintendo Virtual Boy a dose of real-world damage.

Go behind the scenes to see how Justin and Erik used nine cameras to film 36 gadgets over two days for season two’s total destruction.

The Avengers return in Age of Ultron. Mike Seymour sat down with the men behind the special effects.

What better way to celebrate the upcoming Star Wars Day than by watching a Super Star Destroyer shatter in slow-motion?

Elite Beat Agents is based off a Japanese video game for Nintendo DS. But instead of male cheerleaders and Japanese pop songs, the U.S. version relies on “Men In Black”-like agents and good ol’ fashioned American hits from the Jackson 5 and Madonna. Chris Kohler explains why the stateside edition is the best music game of all time.

Instagram wants to make it easier for users to find what they want. Mike Krieger acknowledged that the discovery opportunities for finding new stuff on Instagram is still somewhat limited, but they're developing their search functionality (and explore tab) with Facebook to help users.

This year, Industrial Light & Magic celebrates 40 years of creating the impossible. In WIRED's June issue, we present an oral history of ILM, and look at how George Lucas’ little DIY effects shop changed movies forever. Also this month: Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht's journey from drug kingpin to convicted criminal, Senator Cory Booker's attempt to drag the Senate into the 21st century, the global battle over one of Earth’s most plentiful resources, and much more. #WIRED2306 #WIRED

Super Hexagon is not a video game for the easily discouraged. You die early and often until eventually (hopefully) you get into the swing of things. WIRED editor Chris Kohler explains why it’s the most difficult video game of all time.

If you hate GoPro's rectangular shape, your prayers have been answered! Sort of. We took the new Hero4 Session into rivers, lakes, and surf, off cliffs and platforms, through trees and go kart courses. Our full review will tell you everything you need to know.

Ocean Currents Create Garbage Patches.

Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs?

What did we really find out from the Ashley Madison hack? For starters, there were only three zip codes in the U.S. with no registered users, plus the company netted $1.7 million from a full-delete feature (that didn’t actually delete). Find out what else was revealed in the hack, as told by bad stock footage.

Do you get 8.7 hours of sleep every night? Spend a daily total of 30 minutes in the bathroom? Use Facebook for 40 minutes (and Tinder for 77 minutes) each day? If so, you just might be the most average person in the U.S.

But they do have fleas! Researchers at Boise State University are trying to figure out how burrowing owls manage to host the plague-carrying fleas but don't get infected.

No longer just for aerial photography and stunt aerobatics, hobbyists have found a new use for drones: making them fight.

To test the image quality and picture stability of the Q500's 4K camera, we flew the drone around in Athens, Georgia.

Both Instagram and VSCO have new GIF apps out---so which one deserves your download? We tested them by recording lightsabers, drones, and cute dogs, of course!

In the future, NFL teams won't play in sterile concrete bowls. Instead, they will play in multi-use spaces near the urban core, redefining our idea of what a stadium is.

It might seem like we've been watching the same Star Wars: The Force Awakens clips for months, but new clues emerge each time a new trailer, clip or teaser is released.

the NFL made no secret of its desire to bring American football to a new international stage.

Visualization specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Robert Hurt, tells us how he balances scientific accuracy and creativity when creating stunning pieces of art that double as realistic depictions of space.

As Super Bowl 100 played out in all its enormity last night, Super Bowl 50 looked tiny by comparison, the way the Earth now looks to our colonists in space. And yet it’s instructive to look back on that long-ago spectacle in the San Francisco Bay Area to see just how far the game has come, and society with it.

What if you could raise awareness of the oceans’ trash problem by throwing a message in a bottle into the sea? That’s one artist’s mission.

There's a terrifying hunter lurking on the bottom of tropical seas. It's called the bobbit worm, and it can destroy.

We go behind the scenes to show you how visual effects company Double Negative created the dark energy Zero Matter in ABC's "Agent Carter."

Herschel makes cool backpacks and now the company has a new line of bags that they say is rip-proof. How rip-proof? We put it through a battery of tests.

Three years after that first devkit came out it’s showing up at people’s houses starting now. The Oculus Rift proves that this is not a phase. This is the first real step into the world of VR.

An exclusive WIRED clip of what daily computing with Magic Leap technology could be like. Recorded directly through Magic Leap technology.

The age of virtual realty is here but augmented reality and its cousin mixed reality are making strides. WIRED senior editor Peter Rubin breaks down the new platforms.

The world's hottest startup isn't located in Silicon Valley–it's in suburban Florida. WIRED explores what Magic Leap's mind-bending technology tells us about the future of virtual reality.

WIRED gets a first look at the brand new Ninjago section of Legoland’s California park. Ninjago at Legoland opens May 5th.

You probably don’t give your lamp much thought when you switch it on. But the San Francisco design firm Box Clever recently spent two years thinking about a lamp perfect for designers.

Film director J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda surprised people waiting for tickets to see Miranda's Broadway hit 'Hamilton' with an acoustic version of the new Star Wars cantina song, 'Jabba Flow.'

Hyperloop One successfully tested its propulsion system in the Nevada desert. It's an important step, but the journey to making the Hyperloop a reality has just begun.

When Google's AI beat the world's Go champion 4-1, it stirred a certain sadness in many people. But the reality is the technologies at the heart of AlphaGo are the future. So it's a time to be excited not scared.