October 1, 2014 at 1:56 pm

The Sifter’s Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

The Sifter's Top 75 '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). We’re now in the home stretch of 2014 with only three months left! I can’t wait to see what treasures…

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October 1, 2014 at 10:59 am

GoPro vs Real Life

GoPro vs Real Life

We can’t all lead a life of adrenaline-filled adventure… even if you have a GoPro. But that doesn’t mean your life can’t be fun and fulfilling! You just may not BASE jump off a cliff any time soon.

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October 1, 2014 at 9:12 am

Baby Owls Find Camera Near Their Nest and Try to Eat It

Baby Owls Find Camera Near Their Nest and Try to Eat It

Two curious (and adorable) baby owls find a camera near their nest and attempt to eat it. Even the mother drops by to make an appearance. Their eyes are so piercing, what an amazing animal! Filmed by AS Goprod.

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September 30, 2014 at 6:03 pm

This Guy Can’t Stop Photoshopping Mr Bean Into Famous Paintings

This Guy Can't Stop Photoshopping Mr Bean Into Famous Paintings

Rodney Pike is an artist, illustrator and Photoshop ninja. The artist specializes in caricature, photo manipulation and political satire and his work has been featured in countless publications both printed and online. In an ongoing series of hilarious photoshops, Pike skillfully blends Mr Bean/Rowan Atkinson’s face into famous paintings by artists like Da Vinci,…

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September 30, 2014 at 2:29 pm

GoPro Announces Hero 4 with Jaw-Dropping 4K Video

GoPro Announces Hero 4 with Jaw-Dropping 4K Video

What better way to announce their newest product, HERO4, than with a video shot entirely on their latest camera? The HERO4 features ultra high resolution quality of 4K at 30 frames per second. Visit GoPro for more info. Audio is “Run Boy Run” by Woodkid. TOMORROWLAND (Boom, Belgium): Erin Edenholm, Joanna Piotrowska, Krewella…

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September 30, 2014 at 1:47 pm

18 Conversation Pits Worth Talking About

18 Conversation Pits Worth Talking About

A conversation pit is an architectural features that incorporates built-in seating into a depressed section of flooring within a larger room. It is sometimes referred to as a ‘sunken living room’ and was a popular design style from the 1950s to 1970s across Europe and North America. [source] Modernist architects Eero Saarinen and Alexander…

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September 30, 2014 at 10:11 am

Teenage ‘Hyperpolyglot’ Breezes Through 20 Languages in Single Take

Teenage 'Hyperpolyglot' Breezes Through 20 Languages in Single Take

Timothy Doner is a teenage ‘hyperpolyglot’ with conversational proficiency in over 20 different languages. While he only considers himself fluent in about five or six tongues, the linguist clearly has a knack (and keen interest) for learning new languages. In the video above (which was actually filmed in 2012 when he was only 16),…

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September 29, 2014 at 10:41 pm

What It’s Like to Have a Train Pass Overhead at 75 Mph

What It's Like to Have a Train Pass Overhead at 75 Mph

A perfectly placed GoPro (it barely moves!) captures what it’s like to have a train pass directly overhead at 75 mph (120 km/h). Hint: It’s pretty terrifying. If you’re feeling impatient you can skip to the 0:56 mark 🙂

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September 29, 2014 at 6:10 pm

Picture of the Day: Hong Kong Stands Up

Picture of the Day: Hong Kong Stands Up

Photograph by LI JIAHAO via Apple Daily In a watershed moment for Hong Kong, tens of thousands of citizens protested across the city on Monday; blocking roadways, prompting closures and disrupting daily life. According to The Guardian: Hong Kong enjoys considerable autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework and has long been promised…

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September 29, 2014 at 5:29 pm

This is What The Beatles Look Like as Pancakes

This is What The Beatles Look Like as Pancakes

Nathan Shields is an illustrator, math teacher and self-proclaimed ‘professional dad’ to two wonderful kids. As a way to entertain them he began creating pancake art. It’s creative, delicious and fun for the kids, what more could you want? Here’s the Beatles as pancakes set to an instrumental cover of “Something” by The Beatles…

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