November 18, 2014 at 6:51 pm

Huge Fiery Flash in the Sky Seen in Russia

Huge Fiery Flash in the Sky Seen in Russia

Residents in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia witnessed a huge fiery flash in the sky on 14 November 2014 around 6:39 pm local time. Thankfully the prevalence of dash cams meant there was plenty of amateur footage to capture the event. I’ve included a second video below for another view of the fiery phenomenon.…

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November 18, 2014 at 6:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Wind Farm from Above

Picture of the Day: Wind Farm from Above

Photograph by Erard Swannet Seen here is one of the many wind farms located in the North Sea. The photo was taken by Erard Swannet who was flying from Edinburgh, Scotland to Brussels, Belgium. Judging from the 80+ turbines visible in this image and given the likely flight path from Edinburgh to Brussels, I…

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November 18, 2014 at 4:39 pm

Dad Dresses as Spider-Man to Surprise 5-Year-Old Son Battling Cancer

Dad Dresses as Spider-Man to Surprise 5-Year-Old Son Battling Cancer

Mike Wilson had a replica Spider-Man suit made so he could surprise his son Jayden on his 5th Birthday. Unfortunately Jayden has been diagnosed with a Grade 4 Brain Stem Tumor with an average of 1 year to live. Jayden has been incredibly brave and is still fighting each day. You can see his…

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November 18, 2014 at 1:11 pm

The Moscow Metro Has Some Beautiful Stations

The Moscow Metro Has Some Beautiful Stations

As of 2014, the Moscow Metro has 195 stations and its route length is 325.4 km (202.2 mi). Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 74 metres (243 ft)…

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November 18, 2014 at 10:42 am

Small Town Turns a Neo-Nazi March Against Itself in a Clever and Peaceful Way

Small Town Turns a Neo-Nazi March Against Itself in a Clever and Peaceful Way

For the last 25 years, Neo-Nazis have marched through the streets of a small town called Wunsiedel. Although the town cannot stop them they could make them walk for something meaningful. The community got together and turned the march into a charity walk and the ‘participants’ had no idea until they were already marching.…

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November 17, 2014 at 6:21 pm

Amazing Animated Flipbooks from Japan

Amazing Animated Flipbooks from Japan

British travel blogger Francesca recently spotted these amazing animated flipbooks at the Hyper Japan cultural event, which took place in London this past weekend. These little books are so neat!

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November 17, 2014 at 5:17 pm

Lady Gaga’s Keyboard Player Built an Awesome 360 Keyboard

Lady Gaga's Keyboard Player Built an Awesome 360 Keyboard

PianoArc is a circular keyboard featuring 294 Keys with 3 contiguous eighty-eight note keyboards and 1 thirty note control section with a 3 pitch bend/mod per full keyboard section. The unique instrument is the brainchild of Brockett Parsons, who is currently on tour with Lady Gaga as her main keyboard player. To…

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November 17, 2014 at 2:13 pm

Ken Block Returns in Custom 845 hp AWD ’65 Mustang

Ken Block Returns in Custom 845 hp AWD '65 Mustang

Ken Block is back with Gymkhana 7, tearing through the streets of Los Angeles in a custom Hoonigan 845 hp, all-wheel drive, 1965 Mustang. The budget for this video must have been massive to shut down entire areas of LA like that. Impressive driving as always and the production value just keeps rising with…

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November 17, 2014 at 11:16 am

Squirrel Nabs GoPro, Carries It Up a Tree and Drops It

Squirrel Nabs GoPro, Carries It Up a Tree and Drops It

Some great close-up footage of a squirrel nabbing a GoPro and carrying it up a tree before ultimately dropping it. The video description said he was trying to get close-up footage by attaching a piece of bread to the GoPro, but he wasn’t expecting the little guy to take the camera up the tree…

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November 17, 2014 at 8:38 am

Artist Only Uses 12 Inch Nails to Create Sculptures

Artist Only Uses 12 Inch Nails to Create Sculptures

“Only nails, always different”, explains artist John Bisbee to American Craft (pg 45). For the last 30 years the artist has been exclusively welding nails together and for the last decade he has only worked with 12-inch ‘bright common spikes’, which are the largest and most commercially available nails. As an art student Bisbee…

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