Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

These incredible aerial views of San Francisco are just jaw dropping

My God, take a look at these photos. Master photographer Vincent LaForet captured San Francisco in such incredible detail and in such a fascinating perspective that it’s truly breathtaking. You can see the entire city—all 7 miles by 7 miles—stamped on the Earth with its beautiful bridges stretched across the sea. Click on the magnifying…

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This dancer in a light suit is totally breaking reality

Damn. This video of a dancer in a light suit is like staring into a future that us humans chained to the present aren’t supposed to see. The dancing is fun to watch, of course, but there’s something about that black and white light up suit moving in those ways that is just jarring and…

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The perfection of jet takeoffs from aircraft carriers in one photo

Fighter jets and aircraft carriers and fighter jets taking off of aircraft carriers are some of our favorite things in the world for so many reasons. One of them is just how perfect each launch has to be. Just look at how the wheels of the jet reach the end of the aircraft carrier as…

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The tallest buildings on each continent throughout history, visualized

I love these fantastic charts from Halcyon Maps that show which skyscrapers or churches or temples or mounds of dirt or other structures that have been the tallest buildings on each continent throughout history. You can see the ridiculous skyscraper arms race that develop in each area over the years and see what outdid who.…

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Map shows the location of popular animated movies across the world

Though most of the real world lives in China and India and other parts of Asia, the fake animated world is almost exclusively set in the USA and Europe. Obviously that’s because many popular animation movies are made by Western shops for Western audiences but hey, can the rest of the world get some animated…

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Stunning footage of molten lava proves that volcanoes are hell monsters

This is the most terrifying thing I’ve seen in a long time. Like, monsters are real and the apocalypse is nigh terrifying. And yet I can’t look away because the footage of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is so stunning that I can smell my fear burning as the molten lava rock starts taking over the Earth.…

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This celestial music video was made with household goods

Forgive me for being enchanted with this beautiful music video for Jack and the Giant’s song A Love Like Pi. I feel like I’m following orbs with unique personalities traveling through space. Or like watching comets burn as they complete their journey to different planets. In reality though, I’m just watching soap and food coloring…

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8-bit video game version of The Walking Dead is still gory as hell

CineFix animated the first two seasons of The Walking Dead in the classic 8-bit video game style and somehow, the blood, guts, gore and zombies of the TV show still translate over. It’s a pretty decent summary of Rick and the gang’s journey and how many damn walkers they needed to kill. SPLOID is delicious…

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An electric green sky for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is debaucherous and sloppy and filled with drunkards decked in green. The Northern Lights are beautiful and stunning and light up the sky in a wonderful hue of green. Naturally, they’re made for each other. Or if not, they should be. Ignore the noise today and just watch this Northern Lights time…

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Video: The beauty and hard work of making handmade boots

Listening to George Ziermann talk about his life and how he got to making boots while watching him work at his craft is a true treat. Ziermann has been hand making boots for over 40 years and seeing the care that goes into each pair makes me think that his boots will last a lifetime.…

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Gorgeous silk lamps bloom like flowers when you turn them on

Studio DRIFT made these lovely lamps that feel alive because they’ve been designed to bloom like a flower. It’s a beautiful idea that’s even more gorgeous when you see it happen, I would love to walk into my living room and have these ethereal lights dance for me as they descend and shine up the…

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This video about space and life is so inspiring

Supersymmetry is a short film made by Trent Jaklitsch as an ode to his father. But really, it’s an inspirational tale for all of us. Using personal footage from his childhood along with NASA archival footage and other publicly available clips, he stitches together a story about how the universe created us and how we…

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Awesome liquid 3D printer oozes out things from goo

This new Carbon3D printer totally looks like the science fiction future but it’s real. The liquid 3D printing method uses liquid resin, laser light and oxygen to print out things up to 25-100 times faster than traditional 3D printers. It’s fascinating technology and it looks like things are just magically rising from the gooey liquid,…

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This jet-powered boat is going impossibly fast

Yowza. I think if I hopped on this jet-powered boat in New Zealand my hair would fall out, my neck would get stretched out and my face would be permanently smushed in. It goes fast. Like a runaway roller coaster that’s off its track fast. I mean, look how quickly it zips in and around…

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9 simple photography tips that will make your pictures look better

Here are 9 rules about basic photography composition from famed photographer Steve McCurry that will instantly make your pictures look better. You know some of them already—rule of thirds, etc.—but it’s nice to see them illustrated with great pictures and be reminded of the most important rule of all: that you can—and should—break them. Here…

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Compare a movie’s first scene with its last scene, side-by-side

Film editor Jacob T. Swinney put together this interesting edit showing 55 movies side-by-side, putting each film’s first scene right next to the final scene. Sometimes you get a story that comes completely full circle, sometimes you get a finished story with coherent imaging and other times you get something else. Swinney writes: What can…

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This car parade of DeLoreans is the coolest thing

A prediction about the future that I’m pretty confident in making: this picture will be the best thing to come out of St Patrick’s Day 2015. The photo, showing a line up of DeLoreans and a BTTF DeLorean caboose, was taken by BruceK and shows the DeLorean portion of the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade…

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Awesomely cute 9-month-old baby surfs with his dad for the first time

Before you sic the No Fun Federation of Parenting onto Jorge Tirado, an awesome dad and surfer, just look at how much fun his 9-month-old baby who was apparently born for the thirst of the ocean is having. And just think about how awesome he’s going to be when he grows up after having such…

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Epic aerial footage of mountain hiking reminds me of how tiny we are

Whatever you’re stressing about right now, try to clear your head by watching this epic video of a mountain climber attacking the Ledge Route of Ben Nevis, Scotland. We’re just a small part of this world, it stretches beyond what we can see. Winter is ending, adventures are beginning. Enjoy it! Rob Johnson, who filmed…

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Rare video captures volcanic lightning from an exploding volcano

Volcanic lightning is one of those crazy, Old Testament-type phenomenons that makes you think that maybe hell is hidden under Earth. We’ve seen crazy photos before but here it’s captured on video by Marc Szeglat. He was chasing down the Sakurajima volcano as it was erupting in Japan and got this awesome footage. SPLOID is…

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These incredible aerial views of San Francisco are just jaw dropping

This dancer in a light suit is totally breaking reality

The perfection of jet takeoffs from aircraft carriers in one photo

The tallest buildings on each continent throughout history, visualized

Map shows the location of popular animated movies across the world

Stunning footage of molten lava proves that volcanoes are hell monsters

This celestial music video was made with household goods

8-bit video game version of The Walking Dead is still gory as hell

An electric green sky for St. Patrick’s Day

Video: The beauty and hard work of making handmade boots

Gorgeous silk lamps bloom like flowers when you turn them on

This video about space and life is so inspiring

Awesome liquid 3D printer oozes out things from goo

This jet-powered boat is going impossibly fast

9 simple photography tips that will make your pictures look better

Compare a movie’s first scene with its last scene, side-by-side

This car parade of DeLoreans is the coolest thing

Awesomely cute 9-month-old baby surfs with his dad for the first time

Epic aerial footage of mountain hiking reminds me of how tiny we are

Rare video captures volcanic lightning from an exploding volcano

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