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Alien life may be thriving in purple planets

New Scientists reports on a new planetary model that describes the most probable color signature of worlds thriving with life: purple. We would be able to detect these planets in 2018, once the James Webb Space Telescope is in orbit. According to the model developed by scientists at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary…

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Six things you must NEVER do when watching TV shows with others

You can summarize io9’s list of things you must never do when watching TV to one simple rule: shut up and watch the bloody movie or leave. However, let’s get specific because you really don’t want to be a douchebag and be hated by everyone, right? https://gizmodo.com/im-trying-to-watch-my-tv-show-and-youre-being-a-war-c-1462776424

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Incredible video of the magic morphing table that lets you touch things

Remember the morphing table that can replicate your body and movements in real time? It’s name is inForm. Daniel Leithinger—from the Tangible Group at MIT Medialab—just told Sploid about their first official video. This thing is so damn awesome. https://gizmodo.com/this-morphing-table-can-create-a-virtual-version-of-you-1458375473 They added a screen in portrait mode so you can see the person who is…

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This is what a McRib really looks like before cooking it

DJDanaK has a friend who works at McDonalds and took this photo of some raw frozen McRibs. They look gross, like frozen pink snowmobile tracks. But I don’t care. They’re delicious. This pork patty is the core ingredient of this scarce trash gourmet delicacy—made with processed pork meat compressed and pre-cooked in a mold to…

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Watch this man create 3D “holograms” with layers of paint and acrylic

Maybe you didn’t find those layered fish paintings as impressive as I did but, after you watch this video showing how Riusuke Fukahori makes them, I think you will change your opinion. This guy is a perfect human 3D printer. Impressive skills. https://gizmodo.com/these-fish-are-not-real-but-incredible-layered-painting-1462561864 From the video description: Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints three-dimensional goldfish using…

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The definitive photo of Saturn

I thought it was going to be impossible to best the Saturn eclipse image taken by Cassini on September 15, 2006, but I was wrong. This one, taken on July 19, 2013, it’s even more impressive—the shadows and highlights, the halo, the exquisite details and gradients. A true planetary photographic masterpiece. This was taken the…

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Behold the gigantic 98-foot-high horse heads just completed in Scotland

This amazing photo by Brian Smith shows one of the two gigantic 98.2-foot (30 meters) high horse heads that have just been completed in Scotland. They call them The Kelpies, and one day Hobbits and Elves will pass by them en route to drop some ring somewhere. They were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and…

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America’s next hypersonic missile seems designed by ACME and the Coyote

This is Lockheed Martin’s concept for a High Speed Strike Weapon that will enable the United States to strike anywhere in the world within hours. They claim it’s been designed by Skunk Works—their advanced research division—but it looks like they ordered it from an ACME catalog. According to the aerospace and weapons manufacturer, “this is…

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Watch this airplane land vertically on a cargo ship

I’m glad the world is full of insane people so we can see another seemingly-impossible airplane landing and takeoff: Watch this man stop in midair and touching down on top of a moving ship in the English Channel. At one point it seems like the he’s just floating there. https://gizmodo.com/look-at-this-madman-landing-a-plane-on-the-top-of-a-mou-1462485637 In reality, it just seems…

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I really hope they build lots of these forest bridges everywhere

“Should London build a forest bridge across the Thames?” asks Geoff Manaugh in Gizmodo. Should bangers and mash come with onion gravy? (But of course.) https://gizmodo.com/should-london-build-a-forest-bridge-across-the-thames-1462235473

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These fish are not real but incredible layered paintings

These are the paintings of masterful artist Keng Lye, who paints 3D objects using layer after layer of clear resin painted with acrylic. Kind of like a human 3D printer. The results are so realistic that anyone can believe there are real fish and octopi inside some of these plates and bowls. This red octopus…

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Proof that Princess Leia actually used her bikini on a real beach

The Leia Bikini—one of the sexiest garments in the nerdverse along with Ripley’s panties and Sean Connery’s underpants in Zardov. I knew she sunbathed wearing it, waiting between takes in the middle of the desert with her stunt double. I didn’t know that she actually used her bikini on a beach. https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-bikini-princess-leias-you-are-looking-for-5397774 With Darth Vader…

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Look at this madman landing a plane on the very top of a mountain

Jason Kottke says this is a “crazy plane landing on a mountain.” It seems like an understatement to me. Watch this mad pilot landing a Piper PA-18 Super Cub on the very top of a mountain—no landing strip, just raw terrain. Only 15,000 of this birds were manufactured by Piper Aircraft. From the wiki: The…

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The Titanic was ridiculously tiny compared to modern cruise ships

James Sexton posted this comparison image of the Titanic and a modern cruise ship. After watching so many movies and seeing so many photographs, I’m disappointed. And kind of amazed, too. Of course, the Titanic was a beautiful ship and, if you had the money, it was an amazing ride (until you died). Modern cruise…

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This must be the most dangerous wingsuit flight ever

I’ve seen many crazy wingsuit flights, but this video of Wingsuit Scotty-Bob flying through a canyon at the Beehive Line is absolutely insane. The first time I saw him passing by that tree my heart froze.

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Watch Lady Gaga floating around in a flying dress like a freaking drone

Here’s Lady Gaga floating over a stage in a ridiculously cool and absurd flying dress made with fiberglass and six propellers. It’s a world’s first—just like her steak dress. She calls it Volantis. According to Deezeen, the dress was designed by “London company Studio XO and TechHaus, the technology division of the star’s Haus of…

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Enjoy the delicious eye candy in this cool sci-fi short

Azarkant—a 3D short by Andrey Klimov—doesn’t have much of a plot, but it’s delicious computer generated eye candy for lovers of spaceships, robots, dead cosmonauts and Haloesque things in general.

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I just got myself this awesome instant water purifier

If it works as advertised, the Whirlpool Every Drop is going to be one of my favorite gadgets ever. It purifies water as fast as it flows out of the faucet, making bottles of purified or spring water completely pointless. I’ve been looking for this all my adult life—and I just got one for $20.…

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Watch America’s new missile defense system destroying an enemy fighter

You’re seeing America’s new ground-to-air missile defense system in action, destroying an enemy QF-4 Phantom fighter jet. In fact, it simultaneously destroyed two airborne enemies during a stress test last Wednesday. Its name is MEADS and it will replace the famous Patriot missile interceptors. The test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico…

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Invisible helmet deploys instantly to save bikers’ lives

The wonderful Swedes and their obsession for road safety have struck gold once again: behold the invisible bike helmet that magically appears over a biker’s head whenever there’s a potentially dangerous accident. Genius. https://jalopnik.com/swedes-develop-invisible-bike-helmet-1460189477

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Alien life may be thriving in purple planets

Six things you must NEVER do when watching TV shows with others

Incredible video of the magic morphing table that lets you touch things

This is what a McRib really looks like before cooking it

Watch this man create 3D “holograms” with layers of paint and acrylic

The definitive photo of Saturn

Behold the gigantic 98-foot-high horse heads just completed in Scotland

America’s next hypersonic missile seems designed by ACME and the Coyote

Watch this airplane land vertically on a cargo ship

I really hope they build lots of these forest bridges everywhere

These fish are not real but incredible layered paintings

Proof that Princess Leia actually used her bikini on a real beach

Look at this madman landing a plane on the very top of a mountain

The Titanic was ridiculously tiny compared to modern cruise ships

This must be the most dangerous wingsuit flight ever

Watch Lady Gaga floating around in a flying dress like a freaking drone

Enjoy the delicious eye candy in this cool sci-fi short

I just got myself this awesome instant water purifier

Watch America’s new missile defense system destroying an enemy fighter

Invisible helmet deploys instantly to save bikers’ lives

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