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European Space Agency’s Rosetta Spacecraft Arrives at Comet Destination After 10 Years
The European Space Agency‘s Rosetta spacecraft has arrived at its comet destination after a journey of 10 years. Rosetta was launched in 2004 with the…
Some of the Most Annoying People You’ll Play Against in Multiplayer Video Games by Dorkly
Illustrator Julia Lepetit of Dorkly has created a funny series of comics that identify some of the most annoying people you’ll play against in multiplayer…
Epic Frequency, Artwork Created From Visual Waveform Representations of Classic Recordings
Epic Frequency is an artwork collection based on the waveform visual rendering of classic recordings. The collection includes historical voice recordings like “One Small Step”…
Guardians of the Galaxy Star Chris Pratt Gives an MTV Cribs Style Tour of Star-Lord’s Milano Spaceship
Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt gives an MTV Cribs style tour of the Milano spaceship piloted by Star-Lord. After showing off all of…
Postmodern Jukebox and Singer Karen Marie Perform ‘Creep’ by Radiohead as a Classic Soul Song
Pop song re-interpreters Postmodern Jukebox and Illinois-based jazz singer Karen Marie have reimagined Radiohead’s debut single “Creep” as a classic soul number. The song is…
Daewoo Begins Testing Robotic Exoskeletons for Shipyard Workers in South Korea
The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering facility in Okpo-dong, South Korea has begun testing a prototype version of a robotic exoskeleton that will let dock…
Sounds From a Fight Scene in ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ Replaced With Old School 8-Bit Video Game Sounds
Actor and video editor Phillip Raupach took a fight scene from the 2003 sci-fi action film, The Matrix Reloaded, and replaced all of the sounds…
Veritasium Offers Five Physics-Based Tricks That Can Be Performed With Everyday Objects
Veritasium host Derek Muller presents a quintet of tricks anyone can perform with household items like canes, teabags, and smartphones that cause objects to behave…
The Entire ‘X-Men’ Film Series Summed Up in Under Three Animated Minutes
Max Knoblauch and Bob Al-Greene of Mashable do a great job of summing up the entire X-Men film series in under three minutes in a…
‘Ultimate Close Call Compilation’, A Tense Video Collection of Near Collisions
“Ultimate Close Call Compilation” from FailArmy is three-and-a-half minutes of nail-biting close collisions between pedestrians and cars, cars and motorcycles, skiers and dogs, and a…