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The Doomsday Svalbard Seed Vault looks like a magic portal at night
I didn’t know that the Svalbard Seed Vault—the doomsday ark that will keep safe the seeds for 820,619 plants in case of nuclear war, massive natural catastrophes, or asteroid impacts—looked this amazing at night. It clearly looks the part. High five, architects. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
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The guts of Gromit, the dog from Wallace and Gromit
According to Nick Park’s answer to this Redditor’s question,the manufacturing cost for the original models of Wallace and Gromit is $20,000 a pop. It’s hard to believe looking at Gromit’s guts here, but knowing that every single part—including the plasticine—is custom made, it seems like a reasonable price. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us … Continued
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How all Apple patents connect to Steve Jobs visualized
Like a game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, these interactive maps show the relationship between all the inventors listed in Apple’s patents and its Wizard of Oz: Steve Jobs—the big red dot. He’s connected to almost every patent and team, from industrial design to hardware to user interfaces to music to security. Kenedict’s André … Continued
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The amazing Star Wars vehicles and location cutaways by Hans Jenssen
If you have the book Incredible Cross-Sections of Star Wars you already know the amazing work of Hans Jenssen, a genius technical illustrator based in the United Kingdom. His work, done using classic drawing techniques and no computer aid whatsoever, is a pure joy to zoom in and explore. His non-Star Wars work is equally … Continued
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The craziest Russian climber is back with more gonad-shriveling photos
Our favorite Crazy Ivanis back with more photos: Kirill Oreshkinis one of the few people who can make me panic by just looking at his photos climbing onto any building or structure without any safety measures whatsoever. And then hanging there all calm, as if he were just having tea and biscuits. SPLOID is delicious … Continued
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Holy crap, I never realized bowling balls had this weird stuff inside
I’m sure that professional and semi-professional bowlers know that high end bowling balls are not solid but contain weird-looking cores that are supposed to make your game better. I don’t know how much science is there, but you can listen to the explanation on this marketing video by ball manufacturer Storm. Any bowling pros would … Continued
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Insane picture of an insane guy jumping over an insane abyss
Redditor and adventurer Orenishamtook this amazing photo climbing up Ridjim Assaf on Jebel Rum, Jordan. It reminds me of the The Word of God, the second challenge of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: “Only in the footsteps of God, shall he proceed.” He explains that the local call this siq jump: A ‘siq’ is … Continued
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Cool picture of five airplanes ready to take off feels like CGI
It may be the weird combination of airplanes, their colors, or the texture of the runway, but this photo of two Bangladesh F-7BG Defenders, a BAF C-130B Hercules and two U.S. Air Force C-130H Herculesas they prepare to take off from BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, feels like a 3D render to me. SPLOID is delicious … Continued
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This T-Rex fossil is the first dinosaur ever to fly to space*
Lockheed Martin has published a surprising listof all the stuff that flew to space in the first Orion test. You are looking at one of the items: A Tyrannosaurus Rex’s tooth fossil sent by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Here’s another one: A Cookie Monster’s cookie and Ernie’s original rubber duckie. More items: … Continued
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Photo: New Dragon crew spaceship almost ready for test flight
From SpaceX: “America’s next gen crewed spacecraft is almost ready for a test flight. Pad abort vehicle shipping to FL shortly.” The pad and in-flight abort test were projected for January 2015 but it seems to be delayed. SpaceX says the first manned test will be on December 2017 at the latest. SPLOID is delicious … Continued
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Expect this kind of giant drone gunship in the next decade
Feast your eyes on the beautiful concept design work of John Liberto. Cruisers, fighters, or mechas, I like all his work. The Osprey-ish drone gunship above really struck me because it feels so real that I can imagine it coming to a war near you in the next decade. The rest of his designs belong … Continued
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Skydivers dance gracefully as they fall at 120mph
Watching skydivers Aleksander and Mikhael gracefully dancing as they fall over Dubai’s Palm Islands gives me a weird sensation, one of awe and longing for freedom. They make it look so easy. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Every single trick to make the best paper airplane in the world
John Collins made the farthest-flying paper airplane in the recorded history of paper airplanes. He published a video on how to fold it in November, but that missed the key elements that made his airplane the very best in the world. He sent us this video that contains all the tricks you need to match … Continued
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Stunning Alpine prototype is the only car I would ever want
I always loved the Alpine,the classic French roadster with Renault engine. It was my favorite car along with the 911 since I was a little kid. This Alpine Vision prototype—made to celebrate the brand’s 60th anniversar—is a dream. I want to drive it all across Europe, from Andalusia to Finland. Check it out from all … Continued
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Extraordinary sky view shows orientation of our galactic magnetic field
It may have not found the Big Bang’s smoking gun, but the Planck mission in the South Pole has detected something important: The orientation of the galactic magnetic field—”this image represents the emission from dust, a minor but crucial component that pervades our Milky Way galaxy.” The texture indicates the orientation of the galactic magnetic … Continued
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Rare video of an Airbus A380 cutting through clouds
Sometimes you get a unique combination of circumstances that produces a rare look into a common event, like this Emirates’ Airbus A380 arriving to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport at the perfect time and the perfect angle to produce a few seconds of beautiful cinematography, cutting a cloud in two. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us … Continued
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Woman with most extreme body modifications just got even more extreme
This is María José Cristerna also known as The Vampire Woman, in a photo just taken at the Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, Venezuela. She was considered the woman with the most tattooing and body modifications in the world,but that hasn’t stopped her from getting even more. Don’t get deceived by appearances: María José … Continued
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Secret message found in WW2 bullet tells the story of some stupid Nazis
August, 13, 1944. The British 8th Army occupies Florence. The Allies finally break out of Normandy. Meanwhile, somewhere in the south of Tuscany, a soldier writes this encrypted message and hides it inside a bullet. In 2015, someone found it and deciphered it. It was the end of a hilariously absurd story. Many people all … Continued
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A fascinating view into one of the most violent years in NYC’s history
NYC had 328 murder victims in 2014, its lowest figure ever. For those who live or visit it’s hard to believe that this was one of the world’s most violent cities. 1990 was the pinnacle of a spiral of crime that started in the 1960s and exploded in the 1980s. Listen to some of the … Continued
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