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There’s something hypnotic about watching vehicles crash and roll, especially knowing that only the test dummies are in danger. However, in this image-stabilized clip, the car doesn’t seem to be the one rolling, but rather the entire world around it. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Sports Illustrated had a wonderful idea: Demonstrate how zero gravity works on muscular and fat body masses by putting Kate Upton in a bikini and taking her in a parabolic flight. I have to admit that I like her better with gravity. Like Kate, you can also enjoy zero gravity—you only need to pay for…
I love Janet Echelman’s floating alien sculptures. I want them to be everywhere, like otherworldly guardians of the night. Urban skies—devoid of stars thanks to light pollution—are a lot more beautiful with these stunning nebulae in them. There’s a Kickstarter campaign to collect funds to build a new 700-foot long floating sculpture in Vancouver, her…
I don’t care what they say about Guardians of the Galaxy. I wanted to see this movie before this teaser trailer, talking raccoons and whatnot, but now I want to see this space opera even more. It’s really going to be some serious sci-fi eye candy. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…
The world’s largest solar plant is awesome—unless you’re a bird like the one in this image published by the corporation BrightSource Energy. This bird flew over the plant and was killed by its deadly heat levels, which can reach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (537C). Apparently, this was expected. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-largest-solar-plant-started-creating-electr-1521998493 The Wall Street Journal and a Ivanpah…
Beautiful image of virgin snow covering Central Park just taken by New York Habitat. New York is truly beautiful covered in snow—until you have to go to the office and have to deal with the sludge of pollution mud and frozen slush that piles up in every single corner. In the words of Erin Gloria…
The Indonesian volcano Kelud exploded with a powerful eruption on February 13, killing three people and prompting the evacuation of 100,000 people. The eruption sent a large plume of ash 10 miles (17 kilometers) high into the sky, drifting west across Java and over the Indian Ocean, causing the shutdown of several airports. Satellite image:…
Here’s an adorably clever animation about famous movie characters called Cinematics by Pier Paolo. How many of these classic movies and characters do you recognize? It’s fun to see famous films animated like this, you’re staring at Charlie Chaplin and eventually it becomes Freddy Kreuger and you’re wondering just how the hell did you get…
Few legal substances are as addicting and therapeutic as popping bubble wrap. It’s catnip, eucalyptus leaves, coca leaves, maple syrup, honey and coconut water combined into a transparent, air filled plastic sheet. Humans lose hours to get the quick fix of popping every last air bubble. It turns out animals, like this raccoon, do the…
This is great. Artist Jake Lockett reveals his progression as an artist from a wee 2-year-old to now at 24 years young in a fantastic collection of his own work. You can see the simple drawings he made at 2 and 3 to the addition of color and imagination a few years later to more…
Your eyes can paint colors onto blank objects. I swear! Just stare at the red dot in the optical illusion above for 10 seconds and you’ll see the black and white cityscape be transformed into a brand new colorful world. Each building will have its own nuanced color. Magic! It’s the powerful effect of afterimages.…
Were you expecting anything else? The silliest of silly games is impossible to beat because a familiar friend has gone villain and acts as the final boss. He’s sick and tired of letting little Flappy fly around in what is clearly his world. Die bird, die. The video is obviously but wonderfully doctored by the…
Here’s the effect of one entire year of drought in California, going from February 15, 2013, to February 16, 2014, as seen from NASA’s Terra satellite. It’s really scary to see the land die like this—especially after you read what NASA has to say about it. Note: The white spots at the bottom of the…
Leave it to the Italians to take something as utilitarian as base jumping and turn it into an elegant fashion cat walk, starting with the gorgeous/crazy Roberta Mancino base jumping in high heels and a sequin dress. From the description: Roberta Mancino expresses her passion for fashion and her love of base jumping in this…
You must watch this fascinating four-minute video on the effects of the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Not only they affected the entire live of the park—increasing the number of species in it!—but actually changed the geography of the park itself, affecting the rivers in a way that positively affected everything. SPLOID is…
This video of a rabbit stampede is freaking the hell out of me. They may be inoffensive but it seems they are about to attack and eat Yu Yu Lam Lam, the woman who’s walking with the bags (which obviously contain food.) SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French photographer who loves Hong Kong. These stunning photos are from his latest book, Vertical Horizon, “a deep immersion into the city’s thick atmospheres and a visual record of its wildly diverse built environment.” Some of the buildings seem to go on forever. When I look at them, I feel like…
Sad and Useless has a collection of ridiculous pictures of figure ice skaters deformed by their crazy pirouettes at Sochi. Look at their beautiful motion getting frozen into a horrible derpy freak show, all thanks to physics. It’s a derp festival! Thank you, physics, for giving us centrifugal forces and inertia. SPLOID is a new…
Utah is an outstandingly beautiful monumental state, with some of the most incredible landscapes I’ve ever seen in my life. Monument Valley, the Valley of the Gods, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Capitol Reef, and of course Arches and Canyonlands, which you can see in this timelapse. They look great here but trust me: No videos or…
NASA is committed to grab an asteroid and put it into lunar orbit in the next decade, using a robotic system to put a 40-foot (12-meter) rock into a space shopping bag, and then tow it to the Moon. This apparently useless mission is actually crucial to the survival of humankind. The space agency calls…
