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Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Is So Damned Big It Has to Hang Out With Oil Tankers

The Amazon founder has contributed to the world’s wave of shipping pollution, but it’s currently unclear if he sees the irony.

Tech News Kyle Barr Nov 28

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Over, and We Have Very Mixed Feelings About It

All 6 episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars show starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen are now available.

Television Germain Lussier Jun 22

Boats, Ranked

A careful review of the pros and cons of various watercraft.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Oct 1

Hundreds of Thousands of Animals Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

The Ever Given is no longer stuck in the Suez Canal, but we’re still dealing with the fallout of the near-weeklong blockage. One of the saddest effects is that thousands of animals will die untimely deaths. When the 312-foot-long (400-meter-long) Ever Given first got lodged in the canal last week, it prevented some 100 other…

Conservation Dharna Noor Apr 1

Screenshot: Brian Kahn (Gizmodo) / Ever Given Ever Ywhere

The Boat in the Suez Canal Is Still Stuck, But You Can Now Stick It Anywhere You Want With This App

For all who have been captivated by the Ever Given, the ginormous shipping container boat that has been stuck in the Suez Canal for days, we have some good news. Before you get excited, no, the boat’s still stuck. But you can now stick the Ever Given anywhere you please thanks to the clever people…

Tech News Jody Serrano Mar 28

One Man’s Quest To Surf Berlin

Berlin lies hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean. But, that didn’t stop one determined man from discovering a rare local break, then teaching himself to surf it. This is his story. Ira Mowen is an American artist living in the German city. He’s creating a documentary film about his experience finding and eventually surfing…

Tech News Wes Siler Dec 18

I thought this was a photoshop but it’s the weirdest ship I’ve ever seen

When I first saw this image I thought that some industrious Photoshop user had put together an oil tanker and a power station for the fun of it. Then I discovered she is a real thing: A full thermal power plant on top of a hull. One of these ships is now on its way…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 9

Cool photo of an amphibious assault vehicle launched from its mothership

Cool US Navy photo of an amphibious assault vehicle being launched from the the USS Bataan. If the Battlestar Galactica were an earthbound aircraft carrier, this photo would be equivalent of a Raptor launching from one of its belly. Picture by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 28

US Navy warships are really starting to look like Star Destroyers

The USS Montgomery, the second of the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship made for the United States Navy. Out of the water, it looks like this 127.4-meter (418-foot) this high-speed trimaran (47 knots on sprint!) could have been designed at an Imperial Navy shipyard. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 7

Scientists reveal the secrets of mysterious ship found under 9/11 ruins

Scientists have found the secrets of the old ship unearthed in 2010 under the ruins of the Twin Towers. First, the large vessel—buried under 22 feet (6.7 meters) of soil and wreckage—was built around the same time the Declaration of Independence was signed. There’s more—but there’s also one big mystery left unsolved. By comparing the…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jul 29

Cool new X-Wing Mark II revealed in new Star Wars VII video

A new J. J. Abrams’ Star Wars VII video shows a new version of the X-Wing starfighter. It may look like a Z-95 Headhunter because it doesn’t appear to have the classic s-foils that open to give it it’s X attack shape, but this official tweet says it’s the real thing. So, ladies and gentlenerds,…

Sploid James Baker Jul 21

Ship causes explosion when trying to pass through a bridge

Boom. What an explosion. Even though it’s a tight fit to get through, you totally don’t expect the overhead line to blow up the way it did when you’re watching this ship try to pass through this railway bridge in the Netherlands. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Casey Chan May 1

Watch a large ship getting deformed from the inside in a heavy storm

On the left, a ship in a heavy storm as seen from the deck, going through giant waves. On the right, a ship in a heavy storm seen from a level deep inside, going through the same stress forces. I really don’t know which perspective is scarier. The ship on the left is the liquid…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 26

Watch this endless ship crawling by like an Imperial Star Destroyer

Watching this gigantic cargo ship passing right under your feet is mighty impressive—like watching Darth Vader’s Imperial Star Destroyer zooming by in the opening scene of Star Wars, but from the top. However, despite the impressive display, the 93496-ton S-Class cargo ship Arnold Maersk is not the largest cargo ship in the world. She is…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 5

This is the now the largest ship in the world

Behold the Prelude! She’s now floating in the sea after leaving its South Korean dry dock for the first time. The ship is larger than the Empire State Building and it will be used for Shell’s liquified natural gas operations in Western Australia.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 4

The salvage of the Costa Concordia condensed in a 50-second video

It’s been almost two years since the 984-foot-long cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground on the island of Giglio, Italy, killing 32 and injuring 64. Its carcass remained there until now. Watch the rescue operation in this time lapse. https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-costa-concordia-flip-upright-for-the-first-ti-1333436510

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 17

This Walking Lego Steampunk Ship is Terrifying!

As far as post-apocalyptic, steampunk-themed trading ships go, this MOC build is pretty impressive. Jason Allemann’s landship, Amagosa, is based on the “Strandbeest,” a badass kinetic sculpture created by Theo Jansen. It’s mesmerizing to watch this Lego machine in action, but the tarantula-esque movements of the walker sorta freak me out (in the sense that…

Tech News Tatiana Danger Jun 22

This century-old abandoned ship now hosts a floating forest

Sydney’s Homebush Bay is home to many a broken and forgotten ship, but at least one of those derelict boats still houses a bit of life. The SS Ayrfield, long decommissioned, has a mangrove forest growing from its corpse. Originally launched as the SS Corrimal, the Ayrfield was built in the UK in 1911 and…

io9 Lauren Davis May 18

This Fish Sailed From Japan to Washington on an Unmanned Tsunami Boat

On an epic two-year journey across the Pacific, a bait box in a Japanese boat turned into an aquarium when five striped beakfish made it their home. The 6-metre fibreglass boat probably started off from Japan when the tsunami hit in March 2011. For some time, debris disloged by the giant wave has been turning…

Tech News Sandhya Sekar - New Scientist Apr 10

Japanese Tanker Goes Godzilla On US Destroyer

This is what happens when a US Navy guided-missile destroyer collides with a Japanese oil tanker. Or gets attacked by Godzilla. It can happen either way. The steel hull just turns into crumpled paper. The Navy hasn’t released any explanation of the accident yet. No injuries were registered in the incident, which happened at night,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 13

Ship

Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Is So Damned Big It Has to Hang Out With Oil Tankers

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Over, and We Have Very Mixed Feelings About It

Boats, Ranked

Hundreds of Thousands of Animals Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

The Boat in the Suez Canal Is Still Stuck, But You Can Now Stick It Anywhere You Want With This App

One Man’s Quest To Surf Berlin

I thought this was a photoshop but it’s the weirdest ship I’ve ever seen

Cool photo of an amphibious assault vehicle launched from its mothership

US Navy warships are really starting to look like Star Destroyers

Scientists reveal the secrets of mysterious ship found under 9/11 ruins

Cool new X-Wing Mark II revealed in new Star Wars VII video

Ship causes explosion when trying to pass through a bridge

Watch a large ship getting deformed from the inside in a heavy storm

Watch this endless ship crawling by like an Imperial Star Destroyer

This is the now the largest ship in the world

The salvage of the Costa Concordia condensed in a 50-second video

This Walking Lego Steampunk Ship is Terrifying!

This century-old abandoned ship now hosts a floating forest

This Fish Sailed From Japan to Washington on an Unmanned Tsunami Boat

Japanese Tanker Goes Godzilla On US Destroyer

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