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From SpaceX: “America’s next gen crewed spacecraft is almost ready for a test flight. Pad abort vehicle shipping to FL shortly.” The pad and in-flight abort test were projected for January 2015 but it seems to be delayed. SpaceX says the first manned test will be on December 2017 at the latest. SPLOID is delicious…
Feast your eyes on the beautiful concept design work of John Liberto. Cruisers, fighters, or mechas, I like all his work. The Osprey-ish drone gunship above really struck me because it feels so real that I can imagine it coming to a war near you in the next decade. The rest of his designs belong…
Watching skydivers Aleksander and Mikhael gracefully dancing as they fall over Dubai’s Palm Islands gives me a weird sensation, one of awe and longing for freedom. They make it look so easy. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
British artist Nick Smith recreates classic paintings from Vincent Van Gogh, Warhol, or Rene Magritte, using Pantone color chips. If you look at it up close—clicking on the expand button— you will only see the color chips, but if you step back—or zoom out—you’ll see a pixel-art version of the original paintings. Marilyn Monroe by…
These cool pictures of food and kitchen supplies cut in half come from The Photography of Modernist Cuisine—a giant book published in 2013 featuring impressive photos of food taken from unexpected and weird perspectives. Here’s the video: You can buy The Photography of Modernist Cuisinehere. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or…
Dogs have an extraordinary sense of smell—a complex nasal architecture that lets them pick up scents and distinguish the chemical composition of hormones released by other animals. Alexandra Horowitz explains how this happens in an interesting TedEd lesson. Check it out: SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
The animation of this short film, Le Gouffre, is beautiful but the story might be even better. It tells a tale of two friends who decide to build a bridge where there is none in order to cross a wide chasm and how a village unites behind the two pals and how the two pals…
Somehow, it’s almost scarier to watch a GoPro video of a roller coaster than to ride the roller coaster itself in real life. I don’t know why that works but it’s like you get none of the thrills and all of the fear when you see the first person point of view, it’s just terrifying…
I just came back from a trip around Southeast Asia and did a (very) brief moped ride around Thailand. It was one of the coolest things I’ve done and it was absolutely beautiful to cruise by and see the greenery set against the backdrop of a perfectly blue sky. But after watching this video, I…
Here’s one way to make you nostalgically love The Simpsons even more: add more nostalgia by recreating the entire opening sequence in pixel animation. Animated by Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon, this 16-bit pixelated rendition of The Simpsons completely nails it. It should totally be an official couch gag for a future episode. SPLOID is…
Even as a kid, Barney never made sense to me. I always wondered why this purple dinosaur was so friendly, like he had done something terrible in a previous life and was atoning for his sins. And he totally was! As ADHD’s scientifically accurate Barney shows, he’s a monster that you do not want to…
John Collins made the farthest-flying paper airplane in the recorded history of paper airplanes. He published a video on how to fold it in November, but that missed the key elements that made his airplane the very best in the world. He sent us this video that contains all the tricks you need to match…
I always loved the Alpine,the classic French roadster with Renault engine. It was my favorite car along with the 911 since I was a little kid. This Alpine Vision prototype—made to celebrate the brand’s 60th anniversar—is a dream. I want to drive it all across Europe, from Andalusia to Finland. Check it out from all…
It may have not found the Big Bang’s smoking gun, but the Planck mission in the South Pole has detected something important: The orientation of the galactic magnetic field—”this image represents the emission from dust, a minor but crucial component that pervades our Milky Way galaxy.” The texture indicates the orientation of the galactic magnetic…
Sometimes you get a unique combination of circumstances that produces a rare look into a common event, like this Emirates’ Airbus A380 arriving to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport at the perfect time and the perfect angle to produce a few seconds of beautiful cinematography, cutting a cloud in two. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…
This is María José Cristerna also known as The Vampire Woman, in a photo just taken at the Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, Venezuela. She was considered the woman with the most tattooing and body modifications in the world,but that hasn’t stopped her from getting even more. Don’t get deceived by appearances: María José…
This new Pornburger has some unexpected ingredients: The bun is an upside down pineapple cake and the patty is made with beef and ground Spam. Add crispy jalapeño-rubbed bacon and sharp cheddar Riesling cheese and I’m ready to stuff my mouth with it. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
A surreal video shot by director Julie Gautier featuring free diver Guillaume Néry running under the waterat an impossible speed thanks to the powerful currents of the Tiputa Pass, near Tahiti. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Apart from the razor-sharp dialogues, Tarantino’s movies are famous for their glossy visuals. But those visuals wouldn’t be so impressive without good sound design. Editor Jacob T. Swinney put together this mashup showcasing the importance of sound effects in Tarantino’s films. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Photographer Mike Hollingshead takes beautiful pictures of supercell thunderstorms, transforming some of them into animated GIFsthat show this powerful weather in perpetual motion. These are his best. Mike Hollingshead loved watching storms since he was a kid. He didn’t start chasing them until 1999. In 2002 he bought his first still camera an he has…
