The father of Kristoffer Örstadius discovered a lost GoPro in a field in Gringelstad, Sweden. When the pair checked out the memory card, they discovered video of the camera’s rapid, spinning descent to the ground after falling off a skydiver at around 10,000 feet up. Örstadius posted the downright dizzying footage online, which eventually helped…
‘Glean’, The First Album of Songs From the 2015 They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Project
In the midst of their year-long Dial-A-Song experiment (previously), Brooklyn nerd rockers They Might Be Giants have announced the release of Glean, the first album to collect tracks from the ongoing song-a-week project. The album, which is set for an April 21, 2015 digital release, promises the sort of musical diversity TMBG fans have become…
A Visualization of 562,145 Journeys Projected Onto a Map of the London Underground
UK programmer Will Gallia has created an engaging visualization of 562,145 rides on the London Underground, projected on a map of the Tube. The data visualization was created using a sample of journeys from 2009 and was completed over a three-year period. Gallia offers an in-depth breakdown of how the project was created. via Coudal…
A Stuntman Hits 138.75 Miles Per Hour Riding a Mountain Bike Down the Snowy French Alps
French stuntman Eric Barone broke his own mountain bike speed record by shooting down a snowy mountain at Vars, France in the French Alps, traveling at 138.75 miles per hour. Barone was decked out in a special jumpsuit and helmet for the ride, battling rough weather atop the mountain. images via Freerider Mountain Bike Magazine…
A Production Team Captures Stunning 4K Footage By Attaching a Phantom Camera to Heavy Duty Drone
Jackson, Wyoming production team Brain Farm realized a five-year dream of capturing some truly stunning drone footage by attaching a super high-end Phantom Flex4K camera to an Aerigon drone–a UAV capable of lifting the heavy camera. The total system weighs about 30-pound, which is real heavy for a drone system. The real challenge lies in…
An Autonomous Car Successfully Completes a 3,400-Mile Trip Across the United States in Nine Days
The Roadrunner autonomous car (a modified 2014 Audi SQ5) created by English auto technology company Delphi, has finished a 3,400 mile trip across the continent United States from California to New York City in nine days. The trip was the longest completed by an autonomous car, the Roadrunner doing roughly 99% of the driving itself,…
JBL Pulse, A Portable Bluetooth Speaker Covered in a Programmable LED Light Show
The Pulse is a portable Bluetooth speaker created by JBL that is covered in LED lights that can flash to the music or move in custom patterns programmable via the JBL Music app. The speaker offers up to five hours of music on a charge and is currently available through ThinkGeek. images via ThinkGeek
Kboard, A Simple Keyboard App Designed to End Conversations as Quickly as Possible
Kboard is a simple keyboard app for Android (iOS is coming soon) designed by developer #13point7 for the express purpose of ending conversations as quickly as possible. The keys feature such pithy responses as “lol,” “k.” and a handful of simple emojis. Do you hate people as much as I do? Do you find yourself…