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New X-Men trailer shows the awesome Sentinels from the future
I read Days of Future Past—the X-Men two-book-saga by writer Chris Claremont, penciler John Byrne and inker Terry Austin—back when it first came out in the 1980s. Based on the new trailer, it seems that is has some key moments from it. Like when Storm gets killed? At least, that looks awfully similar to her … Continued
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NASA astronomer finds first Earth-sized planet in habitable zone
The search for a new Earth outside the solar system seems to be nearing its end. NASA’s Ames Research Center astronomer Thomas Barclay has found a planet nearly the size of Earth in the habitable zone of a star in the Milky Way. Barclay’s announcement at the Search for Life Beyond the Solar System conference … Continued
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Woman risks life dancing over a cliff entangled in fabric
Aerial silk—dancing in the air suspended only by a piece of fabric but not tied to it—is always fascinating to watch. This video of Ashley Smith hanging from a solitary monolith over a cliff, however, has left me speechless—especially since she’s not using a safety harness. Fast forward to 6:30 to see her in action. … Continued
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Marvel at this magic mahjong table again and again and again
A table with a hole that will suck all your mahjong pieces and returns them perfectly stacked, ready to play. Obviously, it’s powered by SORCERY… …or some clever machinery: I wish the same existed with normal tables: Throw in all the dishes and have them returned to you perfectly cleaned and ordered in seconds. SPLOID … Continued
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Clever bus stop ad makes people believe meteors are striking the street
If we have to get advertising everywhere, is should all be as fun as this bus shelter ad in London, where they used augmented reality to make passengers believe that meteors were striking the city or a tiger was freely roaming through the street. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on … Continued
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Watching these dogs confused by a magic trick is hilariously cute
Dogs can be incredibly smart but—when it comes to trusting humans—they are as naive as a little kid who doesn’t know what a lie means yet. Watching these dogs getting completely confused when magician Jose Ahonen mades a treat disappear right in front of their eyes (and noses) makes me laugh and awwww at the … Continued
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Watch a ball breaking glass filmed at 10 million frames per second
Check out the incredible footage of a ball breaking a glass filmed at an uncanny 10 million frames per second by the HyperVision HPV-X Camera of Shimadzu, a Japanese corporation that makes precision instruments, measuring instruments and medical equipment. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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The best and most influential special effects in recent film history
You can agree or disagree with the selection of films in this compilation of the most influential special effects since the 1980s, but your brain will be on a sensory overload from beginning to end. Its author, Roger Serrabassa, sent it to us through Sploid’s Facebook page. He also made a 10-minute version, so pop … Continued
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This video is so insane that I had to stop watching
About a third into this video of Russian Ukranian kids doing their usual thing—climbing onto buildings, towers, and bridges with absolute disregard to their own life—I had to stop. I’ve seen things like this before, but this was too much. Seriously. I’m not exaggerating and I may be too impressionable, but I couldn’t take it … Continued
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NASA’s prettiest spaceship yet will take actual photos of alien worlds
PlanetQuest is NASA’s effort to search for new Earths, exoplanets like ours that would probably contain life too. They’re doing some really cool stuff, like this sunflower-telescope combo spaceship—”a cutting-edge effort to take pictures of planets orbiting stars far from the sun.” Imagine that—seeing the actual planets! It’s a simple concept: In order to be … Continued
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This has to be one of the coolest car pranks ever
Apart from Jeff Gordon’s insane prank on Jalopnik’s Travis Okulski, this has to be the coolest car prank ever: A car company convinces two guys that they are racing in a simulator, but they’re actually zooming through a real life obstacle course in a port. https://jalopnik.com/these-two-guys-think-theyre-in-a-simulator-theyre-1548662257
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I can’t believe this is not a real forest but a game engine
If you’re a hardcore gamer, you probably know Snowdrop, the new game engine used in the new Tom Clancy’s The Division. I’m not, so I learned about Snowdrop through this new video just released for the Game Developers Conference 2014. It’s unbelievable. In the words of one of the artists who used it to create … Continued
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The awesome spaceship and vehicle concepts of Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson is one of my favorite concept designers of all time, a true master (both figuratively and literally). Anyone who loves science fiction and space and cars and mechs and any kind of awesome vehicle should own at least Blast and Drive. Here’s a tiny sample of his extraordinary work. Scott Robertson is a … Continued
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Plant spores turn into freaky critters when placed on a subwoofer
This is Colossal highlights this mesmerizing video by Susie Sie: The Essence Of Sound. She put some lycopodium powder* on a surface on top of a subwoofer and filmed it in slow motion with some exquisite lighting. Some of the sequences remind me of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Others of herds of critters moving around. * Lycopodium … Continued
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CNN host speculates flight 370 may have been swallowed by a black hole
Either CNN anchor Don Lemon is one of the stupidest people on the planet or he doesn’t have any scruples. Watch him speculating about the completely idiotic ideas sent by imbeciles on Twitter—asking if it could be possible that Malaysia Flight 370 was swallowed by a black hole or maybe the island from Lost took … Continued
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I want to stuff my face with these three Lolita burgers
Sliders. They’re made so you can eat different burgers with different recipes instead of a big monolith. But I want to eat these three Lolita burgers: “potato chip encrusted, foie gras pâte à choux, a sultry sweet onion jam, bacon peanut butter, pan seared foie gras, and a grass-fed beef patty.” SPLOID is a new … Continued
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The winners of the 2014 World Photography Awards
The World Photography Organization has announced the winners of the 2014 World Photography Awards. I love this one by Michael Nordqvist, a Swedish skydiver and base jumper who won the 1st Place Nordics National Award. Captain Sweden! The picture is a self portrait taken half a second after exiting the aircraft. I held the camera … Continued
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The funny faces of professional skiers when they’re racing down a slope
This video is awesome for two reasons. One, because it’s awesome to see three-time International Ski Federation overall World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher going down a hill in such detail. The other one: It shows he’s human. I thought these guys were like Batman, but just look at his face. It’s hilarious to see his … Continued
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I can’t wait to fly through alien worlds with the new Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift is the only technology that truly excites me today—a device that can actually make me feel in a different world. Not even for gaming. Just be there, jump into my spaceship and explore worlds. According to Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton, the new developer version of Oculus Rift is that. Come on Oculus, get … Continued
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