December 30, 2014 at 9:00 am

This Time-Lapse Shows the Incredible Effort Behind Stop Motion Animation

This Time-Lapse Shows the Incredible Effort Behind Stop Motion Animation

At the end of the credits for the animated film, The Boxtrolls, there is bonus footage that shows the painstaking process of stop motion animation. Through time-lapse photography we get to see just how much work is required to bring the characters to life.

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December 29, 2014 at 3:21 pm

Disassembling and Reassembling a Rolex Submariner

Disassembling and Reassembling a Rolex Submariner

WF&Co. head watchmaker Tony Williams shows you how this famous movement is taken apart and reassembled, demonstrating the intricacies of the Rolex calibre 3135.

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December 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

The Top 100 'Pictures of the Day' for 2014

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (see last year’s top 100 here). It’s been an eventful year and I can’t wait to see what treasures next year will bring! Below you will…

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December 29, 2014 at 10:56 am

Engineers Retrofit a Tank with Jet Engines to Fight Oil Fires

Engineers Retrofit a Tank with Jet Engines to Fight Oil Fires

Hungarian engineers have created the ultimate fire extinguisher from a decommissioned Russian tank combined with the jets from a MiG-21 fighter jet. Known as the Big Wind, it’s capable of blowing powerful shots of water to stop oil fires in an instant.

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December 28, 2014 at 5:37 pm

Scenes from The Wire: Then and Now

Scenes from The Wire: Then and Now

In honor of HBO’s re-release of The Wire—completely remastered in 16×9 full-frame HD—Baltimore Sun crime reporter Justin Fenton has been taking requests from people on Twitter and taking photos of present-day locations from the critically acclaimed television show. In honor of this #TheWireMarathon, tell me a filming location you'd like to see present…

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December 27, 2014 at 2:40 pm

This is the Coolest Christmas Card Ever

This is the Coolest Christmas Card Ever

Birdbox Studio is an award-winning animation house based in London, England. For their clients and friends this year they created an incredible animated Christmas card with a neat little surprise at the end. What an awesome card design!

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December 27, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Son Brings Parents to Tears, Pays Off Their Mortgage for Christmas

Son Brings Parents to Tears, Pays Off Their Mortgage for Christmas

Watch Joe Riquelme, an iPhone app developer from New York, surprise his parents by paying off their entire mortgage for Christmas. The thoughtful gesture brought his parents to tears; it was his way of saying ‘thank you’ for raising him and his siblings and putting them through school. You can see their genuine reaction…

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December 26, 2014 at 2:14 pm

The Shirk Report – Volume 297

The Shirk Report - Volume 297

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday 😉 –…

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December 24, 2014 at 2:39 pm

Picture of the Day: Merry Christmas from The Rock

Picture of the Day: Merry Christmas from The Rock

Photograph by @therock on Instagram Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson tweeted and Instagrammed the photo above earlier this week, wishing everyone a happy holidays. The popular action star first tweeted the original photo this past July and the image quickly went viral. Happy Holidays everyone! via Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on Instagram …

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December 24, 2014 at 1:47 pm

Artist Carves Amazing Sculptures out of the Blades of Knives

Artist Carves Amazing Sculptures out of the Blades of Knives

Contemporary by Angela Li recently presented Li Hongbo’s solo exhibition – Shadow of Knives, a brand new series of metal sculpture and installation works by the Beijing-based artist. The initial concept of this metal series came to Li back in 2007, the same time as he developed his extremely successful expandable paper sculptures series,…

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