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1001 movies you must watch before you die in one 10-minute video
This 10-minute supercut video includes all films listed in Steven Jay Schneider’s 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die—plus 215 extra motion pictures. It took its creator—Jonathan Keogh—one year to finish. Can you recognize all of them? SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Why Pi is a stupid number and people are dumb to celebrate it
Recreational mathemusician Victoria Hart—aka Vi Hart—gives overwhelming (and fun!) evidence that clearly demonstrates that Pi is a stupidly common number and the fascination of people with this number is just dumb. You know she’s right. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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This broken hydrant is so powerful it keeps a car floating in the air
I thought these things only happened in the movies, but it actually happened for real in San Diego, California. Watch the video. https://jalopnik.com/watch-a-broken-hydrant-lift-half-a-car-straight-off-the-1544996919
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Flying with a drone into an incredibly huge ice abyss in Alaska
This sequence feels computer generated but it was shot in Alaska using a GoPro HERO3+ on the DJI Phantom quadrotor helicopter. It feels like a tiny ice tunnel until you notice the two guys standing inside and you realize that this hole is huge. The entire video is beautiful. The behind the scene video is … Continued
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Amazing Houdini cat escapes cages by opening locks
This is Marshmallow—the incredible Houdini cat who can escape any cell at a veterinary clinic in Marseille, France, just by unlocking the door. The veterinary calls him the “king of evasion.” I just love this Steve McQueen of a cat—he just wants to be free! Run Marshmallow, run! Screw the oppression! Liberté! Free Marshmallow! We … Continued
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I want to work and live in these awesome spaceships
Isaac Hannaford’s does amazing concept work for games like Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Destiny. His designs feel really solid and so elegant. My brain can buy into them. I can imagine and believe a future like this.
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Can you imagine the day when this is a common scene around Earth?
“The Patrol cutter Hercules and two rescue boats over Nu Sera,” reads the caption by concept designer Isaac Hannaford. I really like Isaac’s work because the design and the finish is not only beautiful—it feels solid. I see the above image and it seems as real as NASA photo of the space solid. In fact, … Continued
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Guy perfectly sings Frozen’s Let It Go as 21 classic Disney characters
Everyone is doing Disney’sFrozen videos and covers lately, but this has to be the best yet: Watch Brian Hull singing Let It Go impersonating 21 classic Disney and Pixar (which is now Disney too) characters, which is extremely hard to do while singing. Really amazing talent. He really nailed it. The list of characters: Captain … Continued
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Ball of fire illuminates Earth in unbelievable photo taken from space
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth’s clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable shot. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Watching adorable dogs kissing for the first ti—ok, that’s enough
OK, folks, we started this whole strangers kissing viral craze and we have had enough of it. This video of dogs kissing for the first time is the end of this stupid trend. They are not models and they like to sniff each other’s butts and that’s all we need. Enough is enough, people. Carry … Continued
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I want to drive all these fantastic vehicles through a hundred worlds
I’m a huge fan of the work of Daniel Simon, the design wizard behind the spectacular vehicle design in Tron Legacy, Oblivion, the Lotus C-01 motorbike, and countless other machines—like his outstanding Cosmic Motors series. Whenever I look at that his Cosmic Motors book I can’t stop myself from imagining driving his creations in alien … Continued
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I can’t believe that everyone survived these close calls with death
If you don’t cringe and close your eyes a few times watching this seven-minute compilation of close calls with death, you’re probably a robot. I just can’t believe all these people survived these accidents, sometimes by only an inch. And I just can’t believe how some of the people who were almost killed just kept … Continued
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These incredible close-up photos of eyes are actually pencil drawings
Check out these hyperrealistic pencil drawings by Redoskin—spotted by Illusion. It’s hard to believe that they are not photos. A close up of the above: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Photo: Russia deploys armed jets in response to NATO fighters in Poland
Following the deployment of American F-16 Falcon fighters and AWACS surveillance airplanes to Poland, the Russians have sent six Su-27 Flanker jets armed with live missiles to Belarus. Two of them are reportedly shown in this photo. Belarus offered its territory to Russia to deploy warplanes two days ago. SPLOID is a new blog about … Continued
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Is Google Glass the future of home cooking?
I know I will never use Google Glassuntil it becomes an invisible part of my eyeglasses but I just realized that teaching people how to cook may be a great application for it. Imagine it: Instead of having to look at your tablet or laptop, you can follow recipes without taking your eyes from your … Continued
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Scientists create system that shows your brain activity in 3D
University of California researchers have created a system that shows how the brain works in real time, allowing users to navigate right inside their own heads and see their neuronal activity firing in three dimensions, showing “real-time source-localized activity from electroencephalographic signals.” They created a high resolution 3D brain model using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, complete … Continued
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I just can’t believe how insanely crazy this skier is
Watch Mickael Bimboes launching “off a massive cliff in his 3rd place run for the Swatch Freeride World Tour at Aiguille Pourrie, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France.” And remember, folks—this guy got the third place. Seriously, watch it all because you are not going to believe how nuts and/or suicidal this dude is. SPLOID is a new blog … Continued
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The most amazing swimming pools on Earth
I’m so sick of this damn cold weather that I just spent the last two hours going through summer vacation porn and collected my favorite swimming pools on Earth from our own articles and some other sources. Watch, dream, and post your own favorite in the comments. Shawn house, Vancouver Ubud Hanging Gardens Resort, Bali … Continued
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Believe the hype: Titanfall is an incredibly fun game
Tina Amini writes the Kotaku review for Titanfall, the game that everyone is talking about. Her verdict: Believe the hype. It’s really awesome and fun and awesomely fun. I love the idea of being in a post-apocalyptic world driving a giant robot—and having infinite lives.
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