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Gorgeous 4K Time-Lapse Video of the Earth From Orbit Over Several Days
James Tyrwhitt-Drake from Infinity Imagined has compiled a gorgeous 4K time-lapse video of the Earth from orbit, taken by the stationary Electro-L weather satellite. The video pulls together…
What the First Thanksgiving Meal in 1621 Might Have Looked Like
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually consists of (at the very least) a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, however, as Guardian…
Time-Lapse Video of Emirates Airlines Overhauling an Airbus A380, The World’s Largest Passenger Plane
Emirates Airlines has posted time-lapse video of a maintenance check on an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane. The process is the largest maintenance…
A Three-Minute Recap of the First Two ‘Hunger Games’ Films
Vulture has created a three-minute recap of the first two Hunger Games films in anticipation of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the upcoming…
A Handy Seven-Stage Guide to Pooping at Work
Fast Company has created a handy seven-stage guide to pooping at work. The advice presented includes tips on how to help a person pooping at work…
The Ambulance Drone, An Emergency UAV Concept With a Built-In Defibrillator
The Ambulance Drone is a concept by Dutch industrial design student Alec Momont, developed for a Delft University of Technology thesis project, that aims to…
The Moon, A Topographically Accurate LED Light Based on the Supermoon
The Moon is an LED light by Eisuke Tachikawa, founder of the design firm NOSIGNER, that is a topographically accurate representation of a supermoon occurrence…
VetiGel, A Plant-Based Gel That Can Stop Bleeding in 20 Seconds When Applied to a Wound
VetiGel is a gel created by Brooklyn-based biotech startup Suneris that is made from plant-based polymers that are able to stop bleeding in 20 seconds…
Drone Footage of Suburban Upstate New York Streets During a Massive Snowstorm
Filmmaker James Grimaldi sent a drone out from a garage in West Seneca, New York — a suburb of Buffalo — to capture the quiet…
How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Should Have Ended
The latest animated episode of How It Should Have Ended (previously) features several alternate endings for Marvel’s superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy. Character art…