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Space station cosmonauts find life in the vacuum of space
The Russian press agency ITAR-TASS is reporting something so surprising that I’m having a hard time believing it: Cosmonauts have found microorganisms on the exterior of the International Space Station. Russian scientists are shocked by this discovery and can’t really explain how it is possible. According to the chief of the Russian ISS orbital mission, … Continued
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Cool history of evolution turns lifeforms into robots
This ad for the German technology store Saturn makes as much sense as a Transformers movie: Zero. But I like how it tells the evolution of life on Earth making a parallel with the evolution of human technology. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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The futuristic jets, humans, and Star Wars designs of Stephen Chang
Stephen Chang tells me he loves to think about how the future will weave technology into humans. He has done a lot of cool art so far and I’m sure he’ll get far. If he doesn’t, that’s fine: He got his design for the Rogue Shadow ship—from the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed—turned into … Continued
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This short with Alan Rickman just destroyed one of my childhood memories
I don’t know if the short Dust—written and directed by Ben Ockrent and Jake Russell—is a fairy tale or a horror tale. Let’s just say that I didn’t expect the end at all. This is very disturbing but worth watching, and not only because I love Alan Rickman in the role of… of… you just … Continued
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And now just some pizzas coming out of an oven again and again and again
Behold this video of pizza—one of the most addictive substances known to humans—coming out of the oven from the perspective of a pan. That’s all. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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The beautiful animated 3D watercolors of Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker worked as a concept designer for Disney and Lucasfilm until he happily decided to do his own thing. He created his wonderful Journey using traditional watercolors combined with 3D software Maya. Quest is his next book and it’s full of gorgeous illustrations of dream worlds. Here’s the trailer for the new book: Some … Continued
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A car crash has never looked as beautiful as in this music video
Manchester Orchestra’s drummer Timothy Very sent us the band’s music video for Simple Math, the single that gives its title to their third album. It’s from 2011, but I had never seen it and it’s filmed beautifully, so here it is. Some of the scene transitions are really clever and visually impressive. My name is … Continued
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I wish these magically animated drawing journals existed in real life
Spanish illustrator Luis Pastor draws one vignette per day in his pocket-sized Moleskin journal. He put together a video that shows his tiny illustrations so far in 2014, making subtle animations using different digital tools. I wish there was a way to magically do this to my sketches in real life. Luis Pastor is a … Continued
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This classic beauty is one of the most powerful electric cars ever made
Jalopnik will be trying the Renovo Coupé at Pebble Beach, California. I just wanted to post it here because it’s a glorious thing: A modified Shelby powered by an electrical engine capable of developing an insane 1,000 lb-ft of torque, pushing the car from 0 to 60mph in under 3.4 seconds. It’s gorgeous. SPLOID is … Continued
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Crystal clear photo of the fiery reentry and destruction of a spaceship
German astronaut Alexander Gerst took this crystal clear photo of the Cygnus-class resupply ship Janice Voss entering the Earth’s atmosphere on August 17. I wish they could attach a thermal-safe pod with a camera inside to send along these ships—I want see video of the reentry from a close distance. SPLOID is a new blog … Continued
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How dating can really suck
Love is hard and, for some, dating is even harder. Especially when you are new to that game. Friend zones, disastrous dates, mismatched expectations, awkwardness… Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou asked some twentysomethings about their experiences and animated them. Fun to watch—and as real as it gets. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. … Continued
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The Spread Eagle burger looks so yummy it makes me spread my mouth wide
Pornburger is back with the Spread Eagle Burger, with a patty made of “13th Street Meat’s half smoke grind, Gordy’s pickle relish, and a DC Brau battered, french fry bun drizzled in mumbo sauce.” My level of saliva has increased 550% after looking at that picture and reading the ingredients. SPLOID is a new blog … Continued
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The strange and beautiful sensuality of Chet Faker’s Gold
Who the hell is Chet Faker, you ask? I didn’t know until I came across the video for the first single of his first album, Built on Glass. The song is called Gold and it’s officially going straight into Sploid’s soundtrack—yes, there’s one. We just started it. And I’m the DJ and I’m going to … Continued
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The present and future of the US Navy’s aircraft force in one GIF
For the first time, the US Navy is showing how its manned and unmanned jets can seamlessly work together aboard its aircraft carriers. This video filmed on the supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt shows a manned F-18 and an unmanned X-47B taking off one right after the other, like any other jets would do. SPLOID is … Continued
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The weirdest aircraft I’ve ever seen
Its design reminds me of the B-Wing but the gyroptère—or monocopter—is even weirder than the beloved starfighter from Star Wars. It had a single blade—the long wing you can see in white—which rotated to lift it to the skies. Try to picture that, because I really couldn’t until I saw this video: Unlike this model, … Continued
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The gigantic futuristic metropolis of Halo 5
I don’t know much about Halo 5: Guardians but, looking at the scale and detail of these new environment concepts, I know that I would really like to play it. Give me an Oculus Rift and I will get lost in those city streets forever. This one is from earlier this year, but worth reposting … Continued
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The new stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars Episode VII
The new Star Wars hardware keeps trickling out. This is the new stormtrooper helmet, an updated model that looks way more modern but also less menacing than the original one. The left one is an actual unit in a warehouse. The right one is a render. They look nice but I have a question for … Continued
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New comet photo shows fascinating textures and landscapes
Every time I see a new image of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, I just get lost searching through all the detail, marveling at the variation of textures, and mostly watching in awe thinking about the chain of events that took the spaceship Rosetta to where it is today, 500 million miles from Earth. From NASA: In … Continued
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It’s impossible not to crave cake after watching these videos
If robots ever destroy humanity, I hope I get killed by one of these cake decorator bots. I’ve been trapped in a recursive cake video dimension for the last 30 minutes and now I just want to lie down under one of them and have it decorate my face until I die. Everywhere. While I … Continued
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The making of Futurama 3D is even cooler than the original video
If you were wowed by thestunning version of the Futurama intro inphotorealistic3D, you will be equally amazed by the incredible amount of work that artist Alexy Sakharov put into it using 3ds Max, Nuke, Photoshop and After Effects. The amount of detail that you can barely see in the final product is stunning. SPLOID is … Continued
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