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The United States from the sky in restored 1980s aerial film footage
Harrison Sanborn found a whole lot of beautiful aerial footage shot by his dad in the late 1980s—using an Arri IIC camera with Eastman Kodak 5247 film. He scanned it at 2K resolution and made this little piece “for fun.” Looking at the Twin Towers still standing makes me sad and nostalgic. SPLOID is a … Continued
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The new Jupiter Ascending trailer is an eye candy orgy
I don’t know if Jupiter Ascending—the new movie from the creators of The Matrix—is going to be incredibly good or impossibly bad, but one thing is sure: The amount of sci-fi visual porn in this trailer alone has sent my brain into overdrive. The design seems phenomenal. I’m really hoping for the movie to be … Continued
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This time collapse of a skater is so freaking cool
Professional pool skater Cory Juneau did more than 60 takes around this skate park to create this time collapse: A video in which every version of himself across time is put into the same space thanks to the magic of video editing. This is how they did it: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome … Continued
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The world would be a much better place if God were this little girl
If the entity known as “God” is not a figment of our collective imagination—product of our desire to find solace from the nonsense that is life—he actually did a pretty horrible job. Maybe things would have been a lot different if he left everything to the little girl in this short animated film. SPLOID is … Continued
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These burgers taste of human flesh
These burgers are not made of human flesh—but they taste like human flesh. That’s what chef James Tomlinson and food inventor Miss Cakehead say. They developed the recipe using the description from cannibals like William Seabrook—a journalist who cooked human meat provided by a hospital intern at the Sorbonne. From the Daily Telegraph: Thankfully, the … Continued
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I want to spend my days flying like this golden eagle
Mongolians love their golden eagles. They use them to hunt on the steppes of Western Mongolia, riding on their horses at the same time—an art known as “Horse Riding Falconry.” David De Vleeschauwer and Debbie Pappyn went to Mongolia to put a camera on one of these winged beasts of the Altai Mountains. They should … Continued
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This could be the beginning of a new Steven Spielberg movie
Cute kid: Check. Handsome older brother: Check. Charming dog: Check. Long(ish) take of a mysterious corn field: Check. Lost alien that looks evil but it’s actually friendly: Check. Merciless military trying to hunt it down: Check. It feels like 1980s Spielberg published this short film using a time machine. Except it’s not Steven Spielberg. The … Continued
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Hello again, New York
After two months of traveling across Europe, I’m back in New York. Right now, it kind of sucks—all rainy, gritty, and foggy after all these sunny days in Budapest, Vienna, Madrid, Cádiz, Göteborg—even London! I needed a reminder about why I love this city so much, and here it is, fresh out of the time-lapse … Continued
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Short film: The tale of a 13-year-old drug mule across the deadly desert
This is the story of Manny, a 13 year old boy from Tijuana who has to pay the bills for his family. Weak, poor, desperate, Manny is ripe prey for the merciless Mexican drug lords who sent him into the Arizona desert as a mule. But things are not what they seem. The reality is … Continued
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Short film: The alleged story of the cosmonaut who burned in space
The brothers Achille and Giovanni Judica-Cordiglia claim they recorded the voice of a Russian cosmonaut as her capsule burned in re-entry on November 1963. This short film contains that recording and dramatizes the events. No matter if it’s true or not, the short film is terrifying. This is the translation of the audio allegedly captured … Continued
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The shrinking of the Arctic ice in one simple graphic
NASA’s Greg Shirah made this great grid graphic using images of the north pole sea ice extent from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. From left to right you go from 1979 to 2014. From top to bottom you can see the months. You can see how the spots are smaller every year. Zoom … Continued
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These burgers are made of dragon hearts and unicorn blood*
*OK, not really, but that’s what they look like to me. In reality, PornBurger’s Fugazim is not made of dragon or unicorn parts. Not even meat, it’s just “crispy brussel sprouts, shallot confit, and black garlic aioli.” But they seem delicious, even if they are a vegan burger sacrilege. SPLOID is a new blog about … Continued
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Videos: US Navy launches Tomahawk missiles against ISIS in Syria
The attack against ISIS in Syria has begun, according to the Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby: “US military & partner nation forces have begun striking ISIL targets in Syria using mix of fighters, bombers and Tomahawk missiles.” The US Navy has released these videos to prove it. Here are some F-18 and Growlers … Continued
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Watching the iPhone 6 Plus being pulverized by a bullet is so satisfying
RatedRR continues with its six days of torture for the iPhone 6 Plus. And being RatedRR, at one point they had to take out the guns and shoot at it. And being a dedicated hater of gigantic phones like this or the Samsung Note, it’s a real pleasure to watch it being pulverized by a … Continued
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The hollow shell of a human head can get really trippy from the inside
There’s nothing special about Dmitry Zakharov‘s idea of rendering 3D scans of his body from the inside. Except there is, because he used color and lighting in a way that makes it look beautiful—and fantastically trippy too. Dmitry Zakharov is a Russian visual artist living in Cologne, Germany. He specializes in video and animation, often … Continued
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Badass photo of an F-15 refueling
So the US Air Force is on Instagram and sometimes they post some nice shots. This one is not just nice. This one really kicks ass. It reminds me of Macross for some reason. The F-15 is still so damn cool. Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing refuel an F-15E Strike Eagle using a … Continued
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Escape from demolishing fire proves that cats have nine lives
Legend says that cats have nine lives. Science says that’s superstition based on uncanny reflexes and amazing flexibility. Whatever. Looking at this video of the fire of the Towers Hotel—a historic hotel in Dauphin, Manitoba—I’m saying nine damn lives and scientists can go poop in a litter box for all I care. Such a lucky … Continued
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I really want to play Destiny after reading Kotaku’s review
The Destiny review is out at Kotaku and Kirk Hamilton loves it. And hates it. But mostly loves it. But then he really hates it and he can’t stop playing. I read the review and I want to put on an Oculus Rift and play it forever while being fed with Soylent Green through an … Continued
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Is this the most ridiculously looking scientific discovery of all time?
This is Gary Dryfoos demonstrating one of the 2014 Ig Noble prizes: Use bacon “to stop uncontrollable, life-threatening nosebleeds.” Seriously, it’s a real research paper and it has already saved lives. Watch the ceremony to see the most ridiculous—but sometimes crucial and enlightening—scientific research of 2014. Here’s a list, linking to the original peer-reviewed research … Continued
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