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The Planets, A Year-Long Project of Short Animations Featuring Illustrated Aliens and Their Strange Societies
Animator and illustrator Andy Martin has completed “The Planets,” a 12-part series of animations featuring colorful aliens. To complete the series, Martin has created Planet…
Water Bomber Planes Refilling at a California Reservoir in High Speed Passes To Help Fight Colby Fire
video by Steve Galloway Last week water bombers refilled their tanks at the Santa Fe Dam in Southern California in impressive low-altitude passes captured on…
Things You Do In Video Games That Would Be Creepy If You Did Them In Real Life
In this video, BuzzFeed demonstrates how creepy it would be if you did some of the things you do in video games in real life.…
RoboSimian, NASA’s Disaster Relief Robot Designed After Primates
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has created RoboSimian, a four-footed disaster relief robot that can also stand on two feet, similar to primates. The robot, affectionately…
Highly-Detailed Plaster Busts of Walter White, Larry David, and Louis C.K.
Bust of Breaking Bad’s Heisenberg Artist Christopher Genovese has sculpted an awesome collection of highly-detailed plaster busts depicting Walter White (Heisenberg) of Breaking Bad, Larry…
BevShots, Microscope Images of Crystalized Alcoholic Beverages Turned Into Vibrant Modern Art
BevShots, microphotographs of crystalized beverages, translates beloved drinks into vibrant modern art. The 1992 brainchild of Michael Davidson, a research scientist at Florida State University,…
Can Video Games Make You Smarter? by AsapScience
In this video, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explore whether or not video games can make you smarter when played in moderation.
Literal ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Four Trailer by Tobuscus
Los Angeles actor Toby Turner (aka “Tobuscus“) has released a literal trailer for Game of Thrones season four. Toby musically breaks down each scene from…
A Map of What Each US State Wants According to Google Autocomplete
(larger) Mashable has created a map showing what each US state wants according to Google Autocomplete. New York apparently wants “your guns,” California wants “to…
#NoShittyPhotos, A Movement That Aims to Help Tourists Take Better Pictures
Miami Ad School graduates Mimi Chan and Utsavi Jhaveri have started #NoShittyPhotos, a movement that aims to stamp out bad tourist photos of well-known landmarks.…