This is a screenshot from Max Payne 3. It was filled with slow motion ultra-violence within a ballet of bullets and death. If you played it, it made you a better person…. so says science. Smart people doing research published…
Giant rubber band balls are a thing. And an even better thing, is what happens when you cut them in half. Also interesting, is where one actually GETS 15 pound balls of rubber bands. Anytime I’m looking for ONE I…
That is a bald eagle taking out a drone in mid-flight. Dutch police have joined forces with Guard From Above, a raptor-training security firm based in The Hague, Netherlands to train bald eagles to rain unholy death upon unwanted drones.…
This is Andreas Wahl, a Norwegian physicist and professional communicator of science and defier of death. He uses science to taunt the grim reaper in physics experiments designed to entertain spoiled kids who can’t learn by reading a book. Whatever his…
It is a common known fact lighting and trees are natural enemies. Here is the proof: BONUS: Lighting striking a river. Impressive.
This is an automatic sentry turret equipped with paintball weaponry. Squirrels and other small creatures are absolutely terrified. It’s only a matter of time before some redneck modifies one of these to shoot real bullets, gets drunk, forgets about his…
This is the Mashpi Lodge, located on a ridge at 3,100 feet above sea level with sweeping views of a 3,000-acre private reserve in the northwestern foothills of Ecuador. The visionary conservationist former mayor of Quito, Roque Sevilla, and Metropolitan Touring, opened…
Are you ready for driver-less vehicles? I am. Because you are most likely a terribly driver. Anyone who drives faster than me is an idiot and anyone who drives slower than me is a moron. But between alcohol and human…
This is Nick Pourfard. He is a luthier…or someone who makes stringed instruments, in this case, guitars. Out of old skateboard decks. Nick is a self-taught woodworker and industrial design student based out of San Francisco, CA. All guitars are built using…
Today’s word of the day is ‘Photomicrography’. Which is exactly what it sounds like… pictures taken with microscopes. The Nikon Small World competition is put on by Nikon Instruments, and it exists to shed a light on this little known…