Sploid: Where awesome, wild, and breathtaking tech moments burst into view.
Swedish aircraft mechanic Kalle Centergren took this video of a Sun halo display when he was skiing in the Austrian Alps a few days ago. Even though some people think Sun halos are extremely weird, they are quite frequent. This is one of the best I’ve ever seen. This video explains what causes such a…
Filmmaker and visual effects specialist Michael Shanks created this surreal video showing ATP’s number one Novak Djokovic playing a crazy tennis match against a computer generated M1 Abrams tank. It’s a shame the video it’s only 58 seconds long, I would happily watch the entire match. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook…
The BBC flew a drone over the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp today to show off what it looks like and it’s absolutely haunting. Over a million people died in this concentration camp from 1940 to 1945. It’s been 70 years since the Soviets liberated the camp and it’s still so tragic to see. The BBC writes:…
This short animation Mr. Selfie by We Are Seventeen totally nails everyone’s over reliance on their phones. We use it in bed to fall asleep, we use it in bed when we can’t fall asleep, we have our phone in the bathroom, on our commutes, on the sidewalk, through live events, through nature and basically…
Super Bowl Sunday is only a few days away and all anyone really wants to talk about is deflated footballs. We don’t care about any of that. We just like to see how things get made. Here’s a NY Times video that shows you the inside of a Wilson Football Factory. They get sewed together,…
All those fantastic special effects in Marvel’s and other sci-fi movies are child play compared to something real like the Advanced Test Reactor core at the Idaho National Laboratory. The blue glow is caused by something called the Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation: Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle (such as an electron) passes…
Someone posted this photo on Reddit with this title: “So I got a glimpse of the future this morning…” And indeed, we are going to see this more and more in a near future. I am a big fan of virtual reality that can really fool your brain. I want to live in other worlds,…
“If we’re eating an animal, we’re eating it from head to toe so nothing is wasted,” says our friend Anna Péter—from the Hungarian food blog Malackaraj—in this video that shows how to cook with caul fat, “a layer of fat that surrounds the innards of pigs, cows and sheep.” It looks gross when raw but…
Breathing is not only the most crucial part of our existence but an expression of ourselves at the most basic level. It is the most crucial part of our existence but we rarely think about it—especially in Western civilizations. This short film is a good reminder of the power of breathing and how it marks…
This amazing place is Monemvasia, a fortified town that resisted a siege of more than three years located on a tiny island in the Peloponnese sea connected to continental Greece through a bridge. I want to be in one of those terraces, eating black olives and seafood. The city’s main square The city from the…
Grant Thomson, the King of Random, just posted this video showing how to make a blowgun with a laser sight using household objects. The precision and power of this thing is extraordinary so be careful if you’re planning to play with it. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Considered by some the best restaurant in the world, Noma has moved temporarily from its Copenhagen, Denmark, home to the Tokyo’s Mandarin Oriental, in Japan. From January 9 to February 14, they will serve a new menu based on local products, completely different from its original menu. Check it out: The fixed menu at Noma,…
This hilarious ad for French network Canal+—promoting their film production division—tells the story of why unicorns disappeared from the surface of the Earth. I’m not going to tell you more about it so I don’t spoil it—just make sure you watch it until the very end. Canal+ has produced memorable commercials in recent years using…
Following to a similar marketing stunt—a plane transformed into a cool loft—Airbnb just listed this fake ad giving anyone the chance to spend a night in a beautifully refurbished cable car 9,000 feet above Courchevel, in the French Alps. If you aren’t afraid of heights and want to enjoy the stunning views this place has…
If you look at anything closely, you’ll begin to see things you never saw before. That’s why it’s super fun to look at really common objects up close because it reveals a whole ‘nother side, the world is both beautifully detailed and disgusting from up close. Pyanek did that in the series Amazing Worlds Within…
This movie poster by Silenzio actually shows 35 different movies coming out in 2015, all represented with just one icon. Can you tell which movie is which? Some are easy because the sequel numbers are listed while others are just a little bit tougher. How many can you recognize? I can easily spot Star Wars,…
Some guys essentially weaponized a drone by strapping Roman Candles onto the flying machine and making it fly around and shoot fireworks at people (themselves). The video made by PIEROGRAM is totally crude but is also a preview of how the world will end. Death by laser shooting drones and human stupidity. SPLOID is delicious…
Despite the 80s hard rock soundtrack—or maybe because of it—SpaceX’s new 3D animation showing their future Falcon Heavy in action, complete with the landing of three of its stages back on Earth, is freaking cool. I can’t wait for Elon Musk’s bandits to solve all problems and see this happening in real time. SPLOID is…
The USAF Air Combat Command just tweeted this photo: “Today in 1991, US-backed coalition air forces attained air supremacy over the Iraqis.” Aside from any geopolitical consideration, there’s something unsettling about it. It is simultaneously imposing for what it shows and terrible for what it doesn’t. Above: Formation of three F-15 Strike Eagles and two…
Steve McCurry took some of the most iconic images of our time. He spent his whole life traveling the World, meeting people, and telling compelling stories with his stunning pictures. In these series of videos he shares some of the lessons he learnt on that exciting journey. A lifetime in photography Following your passion The…
