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Boom is a terrifying documentary on a problem that you may not be aware of: America has been invaded by hundred of thousands of moving fire bombs—freight trains with old, cheap tanker cars designed to transport corn oil filled with dangerous flammable oil. Logically, accidents are happening, people are dying, and oil is spilling. As…
The first trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road was pretty damn good, but this one has taken everything up to 11. The stunts are truly incredible, the tone feels perfect, and the marriage of retina-bursting imagery and soundtrack makes it all feel like an explosive version of A Clockwork Orange. I’m really looking forward to…
A reader sent us this amazing animated short film he did. It tells the story of a suburban house put up for sale that one day decides to leave everything behind and hit the road to see the world. A quirky story with a heart-melting ending. The film was made by Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz,…
German TV channel Dein Sky Film just posted this cool dashcam video showing a TIE fighter crashed on a highway. I don’t know if this is a viral ad for the new Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens or what, but whatever this is, it’s really cool. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on…
Pixar had some of great original comedy hits. And then they did Cars. And Planes. And Cars 2. Ugh. That’s why I’m so happy to see them getting back to their roots with the Inside Out. Check out the new trailed. It’s great. From what you can see from the two-minute clip, it’s a hilarious…
Canada. Hockey. Poutine. Maple Syrup. All such truly wonderful things! Also wonderful? Toronto. Here’s a hyperlapse from Ryan Emond that shows the sparkling skyline of the lovely city to our north. Emond writes: Toronto Skyline Porn is what its title implies — a full frontal visual journey through Toronto’s growing skyline. The scenes were shot…
Pornhub’s always wonderful statistical analysis crack team looked at their glorious search data to answer one of life’s greatest questions: are you a boobs or a butt person. After finding out which states and which countries like which part, they mapped it all out for the world to see. America, we’re a butt country. Of…
Equal parts cool and eerie with a dash of unique and a sprinkle of out of this world, motorcycle rider Dougie Lampkin toured a hotel made entirely out of ice in Northern Finland on his bike. It’s unlike the dirt hills and race tracks you’re used to seeing motorcycles on and looks a lot more…
Wow. This footage of humpback whales is just stunning. It’s a trailer for an upcoming IMAX 3D documentary about these majestic creatures that’ll be narrated by Ewan McGregor. If I’m impressed with how it looks on my tiny laptop screen, I can’t imagine how much my jaw will drop in IMAX. SPLOID is delicious brain…
I look at this amazing photo by Matthew Short and I can’t help but to be amazed at the amount of brain power humans dedicate to the creation of perfect killing machines. It’s sad and terrifying, yet I can’t help it but to appreciate the genius and the aesthetics—all while I hate myself for wanting…
Are you alive or are you just a bunch of automated goo? What separates life from death? Is death real? These questions have occupied the mind of scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. This video by Kurzgesagt doesn’t try to answer them, but gives you a lot of scientific data that will make you…
Another proof that H1 Unlimited Hydroplane boat racing is insanely dangerous—one wave, one mistake, and you will be launched into the sky with enormous violence. Fortunately, most often nobody dies—although it has happened before. This video of a backflip with multiple loops is spectacular. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Watch this excellent video that New Zealand-based production house Cirkus made for Airbnb. The detail and aesthetics are worthy of a Henry Selick movie or one of those precious vignettes from a Wes Anderson movie. 60 seconds that are pure gold. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Watch this spectacular video of speedrider David Bozon skiing near the edge of a cliff in Charmonix, France, and then taking a leap off to ride the avalanche he just provoked. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
This excerpt from The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness—a new documentary about the legendary Studio Ghibli—shows anime master Hayao Miyazaki drawing the last shot of the last film of his career, The Wind Rises. It was precisely during the shooting of this documentary that Miyazaki decided to retire from filmmaking. You can watch The Kingdom…
The SR-71 Blackbird is, without a doubt, the most advanced airplane ever built in relation to the technology available at the time. It broke all aviation records, it flew incredible missions, and it became the stuff of legend. Lockheed Martin published its history in this collection of high resolution scans of old photos. Above: The…
Yesterday we saw here that famous logos can have hidden meanings, almost like easter eggs designers use to enrich them. But how do those logos come to life? Designer Aaron Draplin explains in this video how his creative process works. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
It’s a little weird to say this but I’ve mostly ignored London as a city to visit. Even though it’s been years since I’ve last been and even though I enjoyed my time there, I never think about it when I get bitten by the travel bug. And I don’t have a legitimate reason why…
Things are not looking good over the Baltic Sea. Poland has announced that Russian naval and air force activity in the Baltic Sea region is “unprecedented,” with Sweden being the most affected country, which have resulted in numerous close encounters. According to the BBC,these are some of the incidents we know about: On Tuesday the…
Do yourself a favor and watch the video below. It’s such a joy to see someone enjoy his job so much. He bakes bread, tosses flour, massages dough, slices open holes and even cleans and takes out the trash with so much energy that he looks like a kid bouncing around in a playground after…
