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A First-Person View of a Thrill Ride at Skyline Queenstown Luge in New Zealand
Thrill-seeker Lewis Knights brought a GoPro camera aboard a go kart and rode down the Skyline Queenstown Luge in Queenstown, New Zealand. The result is…
Benjamin Von Wong Creates a Fairy Tale Fashion Shoot at the Admont Abbey Library in Austria
Photographer Benjamin Von Wong (previously) recently shot this fairy tale fashion photo series at the remarkably ornate 18th century library in Admont Abbey in Austria.…
Interview With White House Photographer Pete Souza
Journalist Al Hunt interviews Pete Souza (previously), the official White House photographer, in this interview segment from Charlie Rose. Souza’s photos of President Barack Obama…
The Nerdwriter Takes a Look Back at Slow-Motion Footage Used in Movies, Television, and Music Videos in 2014
In a recent video, Evan Puschak–known also as The Nerdwriter (previously)–takes a look back at some of the best slow-motion footage used in movies, television,…
A Detailed Analysis of the Animation and Gameplay in the Video Game ‘Punch-Out!!’ for the Nintendo Wii
Daniel Floyd analyzes the animation and gameplay in the 2009 video game Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Wii video game console.
A Clock Web App That Translates the Current Time Into the Corresponding Hex Color
Artist and designer James E. Murphy has created What colour is it?, a clock web app that translates the current time into the corresponding hexadecimal…
‘Prediction or Influence?’, Books of the Past That Forecast the Future
Printer Inks created a compelling infographic illustrating futuristic ideas in books of the past that came true, as well as the time difference between each…
‘Space Oddity Game Program’, Illustrated Mashups of Video Games and Lyrics From David Bowie’s Song ‘Space Oddity’
Brazilian artist Butcher Billy (previously) has created Space Oddity Game Program, a series of illustrated mashups that merge classic video games with lyrics from David…
Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Recreates Photos of the Earth Taken From Space With Simple Objects on Earth
In a recent video by At-Bristol, Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield (previously) discusses photography in space and tries to recreate some views of the Earth from…
An Extremely Nerdy Book Detailing Some of the Strangest Deviations by Superhero Video Games From the Source Material
WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes!: Awesomely Nerdy Nitpicks on Nearly 80 Games is an extremely nerdy book by author Chris…