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Astonishing images of a diver swimming on top of great white sharks
Ocean Ramsey doesn’t ride on top of great white sharks for fun or frivolous show. She does it to dispel their image of cruel killing machines, to call attention to the fact that sharks are seriously endangered. Which really sucks, because they’re crucial for the sustainability of the oceans and, therefore, our own species. Like … Continued
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Super Mario World is the key to parallel universes
This has to be the best example of the Many Worlds hypothesis by Hugh Everett, a theory that postulates that an infinite number of parallel universes exist thanks to quantum mechanics, with infinite versions of you doing infinite number of actions with infinite number of outcomes. Just like Mario here: The video shows a superimposition … Continued
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Dancing baby stingrays are super cute but they freak the hell out of me
Awwwww, look at these little alien angels dancing and moving their tiny feet. They are so cute! Too bad they’re really trying to destroy that aquarium glass to rip your throat and suck all your blood through the aorta. OK, so they won’t really do that but they’re totally thinking about it. See what I … Continued
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Pet guide shows what could happen if you actually had a dinosaur
I love John Conway’s dinosaur illustrations, which you can buy on his site. His dinosaur pet guide is a lot of fun too—and you can buy it as a poster for $16. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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The dramatic evolution and 9 obscure facts about The Simpsons
The Simpsons is the longest running sitcom in TV history. Their design, personalities and even their voices have changed dramatically through 25 years on the air. We just didn’t notice day after day, just like we forgot about many obscure and interesting factoids. So obscure that, unless you’re a truly obsessive Simpsons’ fan, you won’t … Continued
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Insane closeup video of the crazy Russian human torch
OK, this stupidly risky stunt seems even more idiotic and suicidal when you watch it up close and from his point of view. That snow mound didn’t seem soft at all. Just look at the painful face of his idiot when he walks away. According to local media, the teenager declared to the police that … Continued
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The ugliest animal in the world has to be this wolf eel
Wolf eels are pretty ugly in general, but this one—this one is the one that the rest of the wolf eels make fun of in school. I’ve seen baboons’ butts that are more attractive than this guy. Look at the complete photo by Chris Wilson and try not to puke all over this thing. Actually, … Continued
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Why the hell don’t all cars have this awesome spare tire parking system
The space tire is sitting useless most of the time in the trunk of all cars, but in the 50s a California inventor thought it could be put to good use to easily park cars in parallel. Why the hell didn’t this invention become standard in every single car? No wonder you went bankrupt, Detroit! … Continued
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Watching 2500 rockets firing up at the same time is a lot of fun
Pyro Boy fired 2500 rockets simultaneously at the 2014 Western Winter Blast in Arizona, which apparently is a really challenging proposition and, obviously, a lot of goddamn fun too. With an effect like this, it’s really hard to get all of the rockets to launch at once. Some of them jam, some of them fall … Continued
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The shocking contrast between the two Koreas as seen from space
No propaganda can hide the stark contrast between South Korea and North Korea as seen from orbit. A buzzing megalopolis and a bright constellation of cities versus a sea of nothingness and a capital that looks miserable despite the fact that it houses 3.26 million people. According to NASA, “the light emission from Pyongyang is … Continued
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Kitten wiggling its ears like a real life gremlin while he eats
Here’s a tiny kitten so happy to eat that he wiggles his ears out of pure enjoyment—or something—like Gizmo the mogwai. Apparently, animals moving their ears when they feel pleasure is a thing. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Before and after the war: The dramatic aging of Abraham Lincoln
On the left, Abraham Lincoln in 1858 during his campaign for the Senate of Illinois, just three years before becoming President of the United States. On the right, President Lincoln in 1865, just before his assassination. It’s only seven years, but it looks like two decades. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join … Continued
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I really wish Harold Ramis would come back like in Groundhog Day
Harold Ramis is dead. He directed and co-wrote Groundhog Day, one of my favorite movies. I’ve seen it so many times that I know most of the dialogs by heart. Rest in peace. https://gizmodo.com/r-i-p-harold-ramis-the-man-who-gave-us-ghostbusters-a-1529839951
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These sausages made with baby poop taste great and they’re superhealthy
The cured pork meat and fat sausages above—a type of thin salchichón called fuet in Catalonia, Spain—are truly delicious, with a wonderfully intense umami flavor. They are also excellent for your health, as good as having a yogurt, because they are full of probiotics. Oh, they are also made with poop. Baby poop. I know, … Continued
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This may be the coolest toy in the world
Believe it or not, this guy is not human. It’s part of what may be the coolest toy in the world, which costs as much as a car. It’s a small robot pilot inside a remote controlled fighter jet, one of the coolest and most realistic models I’ve seen in the most important RC jet … Continued
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I can’t believe this awesome wire bending machine is real
Seriously. Watching this awesome machine bend wires in different shapes puts my brain into deep hipnotoad mode. The manufacturer claims it is the fastest wire bending machine in the world. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but it’s unreal. How the hell does this thing work? SPLOID is a new blog about awesome … Continued
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Insane video: Guy walks slackline over 200-foot pit
Flaviu Cernescu is a daredevil who likes to walk slacklines and tightropes, as well as driving his monocycle on the craziest high places. This video shows one of his fearless antics over a 200-foot-deep reservoir drain in Lake Iovanu, Romania. I feel like passing out every time I look at it. SPLOID is a new … Continued
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Russian teen sets himself on fire and jumps off a building just for fun
We knew that Russian kids were crazy, but things are getting even more insane. Take Sanya, a teen from Barnaul, a city in the West Siberian Plain. He set himself on fire, jumped from the top of a building into the snow below, stood up and said ‘that was cool!’ Of course, the video has … Continued
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The Moon sets behind Earth as a storm of light roars in Australia
Koichi Wakata—a Japanese astronaut now on board the International Space Station—just shared this incredible photo of the “Moon setting on the blue Earth atmosphere.” He just snapped these two awesome shots of auroras over Australia. “It looked like a storm of light,” he said. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on … Continued
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This is the oldest fragment of Earth ever found
You’re looking at the oldest fragment of Earth ever found: a zircon 4.375 billion years old, something that has deep implications in our understanding of the planet’s formation. While some scientists said other samples weren’t genuine, new research just published in the journal Nature Geoscience proves that this is the real McCoy. John Valley—a geochemist … Continued
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