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Artist Uses Neural Network Tool to Realistically Depict Ancient Roman Emperors as They Might Have Looked
Artist Daniel Voshart has created the Roman Emperor Project, a manipulated photo series that focuses on bringing life to images of ancient Roman emperors. Voshart…
Amazing HD Remastered and Colorized 1902 Footage of a Suspended Railway Ride Through a German Town
Video editor Denis Shiryaev has remastered and colorized “The Flying Train”, amazing vintage footage shot in 1902 of a suspended railway in a German town,…
Hummingbird Emits High Pitched Snores While Asleep
In a clip from the BBC series Super Cute Animals, a tiny hummingbird emitted the most adorable high-pitched snores while taking a nap.
Whimsical 3D Embroidery of Women Whose Long Hair, Dresses and Tactile Clothing Flow Right Off the Hoop
Fiber artist Ceren of Kayra Handmade creates wonderfully whimsical 3D embroideries of women whose long hair, long skirts, and tactile clothing flow right off the…
A Homeless Woman Has a Profound Encounter With a Dead Fish in a Surreal Stop-Motion Animated Short
“Waste Away” by Elly Stern is a profound, surreal stop-motion animated short about a homeless woman who discovers a dead fish amongst the garbage strewn…
An Experimental Band That Plays Recycled Object Instruments With Electromagnetic Force Fields
Oscillatorial Binnage is a British experimental band that makes their own instruments from recycled, repurposed objects. Sound is extracted from these objects with electromagnetic force…
Finding the Faux Building Façades of Paris
Travel vlogger The Tim Traveler toured the streets of Paris in order to locate the many faux building façades that exist within the city. Like…
Colorful Public Restrooms in Tokyo With Transparent Glass Walls That Become Opaque When Locked
The Nippon Foundation put out a call to 16 famous Japanese architects to renovate 17 public bathrooms for The Tokyo Toilet project. Each architect re-designed…
A Traditional Japanese Textile Art That Requires Specially Filed Fingernails to Properly Line Up Threads
A traditional Japanese textile art requires workers to specifically file their nails in a particular way so as to use them as a tool.
The Surprising Ethereal Beauty of Insects Spreading Their Wings to Take Flight In Ultra Slow Motion
Adrian Smith of Ant Lab, who is also a scientist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, posted a fascinating ultra slow motion video…