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It’s hard to turn an optimistic movie as full of light and absurd humor as Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou into a dark horror movie that tells the story of a man turned mad-man in the style of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining—but Iván Róbert did it. Check it out: I would like…
If you’re not convinced that the ocean isn’t just one giant sea monster, here is some evidence for your fantasy theory: this video of surfers surfing at 1000 FPS. Come on, the ocean totally looks like a monster here! More reasonable view: it’s a really amazing surfing video captured gloriously in beautiful slow motion. SPLOID…
We all carve pumpkins these days. But not many (none?) get to the level of detail and perfection as Marc Evan, from Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, who in this time-lapse video turns an illustration by artist Tara McPherson into a low relief sculpture on a pumpkin. Beautiful final result. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome…
This week’s Pornburger is a French inspired sandwich with a parmesan cronut in lieu of the classic bun, beef marrow french onion dip—which I’m sure is to die for—cornichon relish, and black peppered bacon. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Lithuanian mineral water Vytautas has a long-lasting love story with unorthodox director Tadas Vidmantas, the creator of some of the brand’s most viral and bizarre commercials. So when they decided to make a Halloween themed ad, they knew Tadas was the right guy for the job. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…
Pygmy seahorses are super tiny creatures that have the awesome ability to camouflage. They attach themselves to colorful corals and blend in so seamlessly that I have a hard time picking them out. What’s cool is that even if the pygmy seahorses are descendants of orange seahorses, they can adapt and become purple if that’s…
Oysters are fun to eat because they’re delicious and celebratory and remind you of the ocean. Turns out that last part is especially true because those suckers are just fantastic at filtering out dirty water. Watch these oysters slurp up the dirty water in the tank in this time lapse and make it all clean.…
These series of statistical graphics show that, while there’s still plenty of war, hunger, sickness, and poverty in the world, things are much better than what they were only a few decades ago—not to talk about centuries ago. We are still far from utopia, but the data is stubborn: We are getting there. Fast. Check…
In a random hallway inside the KFC headquarters, inside their legal department, across from a copy machine, next to a shelf that stores three stacks of paper and possibly the saddest Keurig machine in existence is… a broom closet. Or well, that’s what it looks like. It’s actually the vault that hides KFC’s biggest secret:…
Five dry martinis and Tiga’s Bugatti track on repeat. That’s all I need to work and play today. [NSFW for bare breasts and absurd 1980s hipsterfest overload full of old Macintosh computer, phones, arcades, and people in funny clothing.] Also, I’m not sure if he says Bugatti or bukkake, but that may just be my…
China’s National Space Agency has released this stunning image of the Earth and the Moon from an extraordinary vantage point. Taken yesterday by their Chang’e 5 spacecraft on, the photo shows the far side of the moon with the Earth on the background. The spacecraft will return to Earth on October 31 (using the American…
This branded short film follows the journey of a single piece of wool in pursuit of its family. The creators—London-based studio Neon—did such a great job with it that I ended up empathizing with the poor piece of fleece and seriously caring for its life. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us…
Greg Kennedy is an award-winning juggler and former Cirque du Soleil member capable of juggling with almost any object. But watching him doing it with nine light balls inside a cone really impressed me. The light and the sound repetitive patterns put me immediately into a state of trance. SPLOID is a new blog about…
Hasraf Dulull is a master of digital visual effects with an uncanny vision of our near future: A tech company creates an army of badass android data couriers to fight against cyber-terrorism. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Getting braces for crooked teeth is one of our society’s accepted forms of self torture for the sake of vanity. It’s completely painful and done in a terribly awkward stage in life but it’s worth it in the end, not just for the sight of straight teeth but for the pure functionality of improving the…
I’m not exaggerating the tiniest bit when I say I want to fly to Japan right now and park myself right in front of this man’s hand made wooden doll shop in Japan and just watch him work. Imagine the earnest smell of the woodworking, the sound of the lathe spinning and the beauty of…
Sure, you’re not supposed to play with fire but what about painting with fire? That’s what artist Steve Spazuk does. He uses flames and smoke to create beautiful artwork with images that are literally burned in. Spazuk employs other tools like feather brushes and x-acto knives but his artwork begins with fire. Pretty neat. You…
The Head of the Catholic Church has spoken: The Big Bang and evolution are real—God is not “a magician, complete with a magic wand that can do all things,” Pope Francis said at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences yesterday. He was surprisingly clear where his immediate predecessors were muddier. The beginning of the world is…
In anticipation of Halloween, Brooklyn-based artist Yuliya Tsukerman made this neat stop motion recreating the iconic shower scene in Psycho using only carved pumpkins. It might not be as scary as the original but it’s a solid source of nightmares nonetheless. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
We’ve seen beyond the greasy curtain of fast food and discovered how KFC actually makes fried chicken from the raw animal to the final product that gets put into buckets and double downs at their stores. It’s basically like how your grandma would do it—except they use an infernal magic machine called “pressure frier.” Disclosure:…
