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Don’t be surprised if in the future crazy scientists will have tampered with genetics so much that they’ll create insane animal hybrid mashups. And not just designer dogs but psycho frigs, horsquirrels, eagluanas and chinchillapotamuses. They’ll probably look a lot like these excellent photoshopped animals. The photoshop jobs are done by QuebecTango and they make…
You’ve probably seen the mysterious giant hole that was discovered in Siberia, which appears to lead into a large cave. We don’t know its origin yet, but it isn’t the only hole like that on Earth. Or the Moon: NASA found these formations there too, which are perfect for future human outposts. Or current alien/Nazi…
General Atomics has a new cockpit for their MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers, two of the most common hunt-and-kill drones used by the USAF, capable of destroying basically any ground—and some air—targets. It looks like a dream gaming setup. Heck, it even includes a gamepad (check out that guy’s lap.) According to General Atomics’ Christopher…
We’re tired of seeing people sending crap to space in weather balloons, but this Walter White bobblehead is fun enough to get a pass. * Get it? GET IT? I’ll get my coat. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Emojis. Love them or hate them, they snuck into our daily lives and they are here to stay. This fun mockumentary shows how everyone has come to accept, live with and even depend on these silly graphics to express feelings and emotions through Facebook, Instagram and text messaging (as sad as that can be.) SPLOID…
It’s true that the word random is commonly used in English, but do we know what it actually means? Vsause explains it in this video. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
This video captures photographer Chris Burkard’s journey to the Arctic Circle to film professional surfers braving sub-zero temperatures. The cold really hurts, but there are moments of raw and aching beauty despite the harsh unforgiving environment. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
This point of view video shows what it is like to climb to the top of the main mast of the Charles W. Morgan—the world’s oldest surviving merchant vessel, built in the 19th century. When I watched this a cascade of images from old pirate movies came into my mind. SPLOID is a new blog…
Watch new footage of the mysterious giant hole that opened up in Siberia as a scientific expedition—with the country’s Emergencies Ministry represented—reaches the remote site and looks inside. An explosion below the ground is currently thought to be the most probable explanation—but the date and cause remain unknown. If a Russian speaking reader could help…
This guy in India must be a superhero because he has superhuman strength and gravity breaking balance. Just check out this video of him carrying a motorcycle on top of his head and then climbing ladder so he can put the bike on top of the bus. I don’t know how they’re going to get…
The Forest Man of India—that’s his official title. Just a regular dude who, one day of 1979, decided to transform a barren land into a forest with an extension of 1,359 acres and counting. One tiny baby tree at a time, seed by seed he created a paradise that is now home for elephants, rhinos,…
I think it’s safe to say that this picture is better than most Michael Bay movies. Taken by Cpl Neil Bryden of the British Army, it shows an Apache attack helicopter flying away from a gigantic fiery Godzilla smoke monster explosion. So damn cool. The Army Air Corps explains what’s happening at the Royal International…
Next time you do laundry, don’t just walk away after you put the load in. You’ll miss the monsters. Because if you stare through the looking glass, you’ll discover terrifying creatures that look like they come from Guillermo del Toro’s imagination trapped inside. Slate pointed to the work of photographer Yvette Meltzer and her photo…
Deep under Grand Central Terminal, beyond basements and subway lines and through 10 stories of bedrock lays a secret underground chamber that’s almost as big as Grand Central Terminal itself. What’s inside the room? A machine the Nazis wanted to destroy in World War II. More specifically, the machines were rotary converters. There were 9…
Avoid Russia. It’s not the human rights situation, their maniac president, or even all those crazy drivers trying to kill you. It’s just that this unholy land will destroy you on its own, without any human intervention: Screaming meteors,massive fires,giant holes, and now living lakes hungry for human bodies. I bet you put a 2-mile-long…
This is one of the most amazing and terrifying things I’ve seen in a long time: Watch Ueli Steck speed climbing the 5,900-foot (1,800-meter) north face of the Eiger—a mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. No ropes and solo—just him, his crampons, and his ice tools, risking a fatal fall at every single step. A…
I love the 3D concept art by Neil Maccormack because it doesn’t look like 3D at all. His renders—which he finishes in Photoshop—feel like acrylics painted with real brushes. His palette—which sometimes reminds me of Ralph McQuarrie’s—is crucial for the painterly feel of his creations. Neil Maccormack is a freelance 3d artist based in Geneva,…
After three years in the making, the Minecraft version of Star Wars: A New Hope is almost done. According to the fans making the movie, the individual sets alone took six months to build—”no mods have been used, just custom textures and art.” Here’s their version of the original movie trailer, released in 1977: The…
Photographer Brendan Fitzpatrick uses both chest X-ray and mammogram machines in his photography, a technique he learned when he had to develop an X-ray like look for a client—it turned out the best way was to use actual X-rays. He told us about his work. I’ve been working on the X-ray project for about three…
A mysterious giant hole and crater have suddenly appeared in Siberia, Russia. There are not many details right now, but the video captured from a helicopter shows a weird configuration with debris and signs of combustion around it. What the hell is this? Update: New pictures and video show the interior of the hole in…
