October 8, 2014 at 5:50 pm

Picture of the Day: SHAAAARRRK!

Picture of the Day: SHAAAARRRK!

Photograph by Amanda Brewer In this incredible GoPro capture by Amanda Brewer, we get up close and personal with a female Great White Shark off the coast of Seal Island in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Brewer, who is an elementary school art teacher, snapped the photo this summer while interning at White Shark Africa,…

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October 8, 2014 at 4:29 pm

5 Brilliant Captures of the October 8 ‘Blood Moon’

5 Brilliant Captures of the October 8 'Blood Moon'

On the morning of October 8 the full moon took on an eerie reddish hue that people have dubbed the ‘Blood Moon’. According to Space.com: “The total lunar eclipse of Oct. 8 was visible to observers in North America, western South America, parts of East Asia, Australia and other parts of the Pacific, weather…

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October 8, 2014 at 2:54 pm

Guy Builds Machine Gun that Folds and Shoots Paper Airplanes

Guy Builds Machine Gun that Folds and Shoots Paper Airplanes

This homemade contraption was built from mostly 3D printed parts and is powered by a motor from a cordless drill. While at first it seems a little underwhelming, it becomes more impressive when you realize it is folding and shooting paper airplanes from flat pieces of paper in real time!

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October 8, 2014 at 1:31 pm

Bass Guitarist Shreds Guitar Solo. Face Melts

Bass Guitarist Shreds Guitar Solo. Face Melts

Watch bass guitarist Larry Williams of the Mike Wheeler Band absolutely shred his guitar solo at the Taste of Westmont in Illinois on 7 July 2012. The face melting starts at 4:18.

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October 8, 2014 at 11:56 am

In Sweden You’ll Find the World’s Largest Scale Model of the Solar System

In Sweden You'll Find the World's Largest Scale Model of the Solar System

Did you know the Sweden Solar System is the largest permanent scale model of the Solar System in the world? The Sun, represented by the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, is the largest hemispherical building in the world. The inner planets can also be found in Stockholm but the outer planets are situated northward in…

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October 7, 2014 at 7:56 pm

Meanwhile in Australia, a Kangaroo Street Fight

Meanwhile in Australia, a Kangaroo Street Fight

If your knowledge of kangaroos is limited, the way they use their extremely muscular tail may surprise you. According to The Guardian, the tail acts as a ‘third leg’ propelling kangaroos forward, “with as much force as its front and hind legs combined.” [source] During fighting, combatants adopt a high standing posture and paw…

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October 7, 2014 at 4:57 pm

Picture of the Day: Cloud City Chicago

Picture of the Day: Cloud City Chicago

Photograph by Brandon (@sharpmagunda on Instagram) In this fantastic capture by @sharpmagunda on Instagram, we see Chicago from high above with skyscrapers soaring above the clouds. Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States after New York and Los Angeles. This is just another reason to always get the window seat…

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October 7, 2014 at 3:06 pm

Stop Motion Parkour

Stop Motion Parkour

YouTube VFX gurus Corridor Digital spent a day at the park making a stop-motion Parkour video. Fellow park patrons must have been puzzled by what was going on during filming! I found the blurriness a little distracting but what a creative concept!

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October 7, 2014 at 2:16 pm

3D Sand Piano Beach Art by Jamie Harkins

3D Sand Piano Beach Art by Jamie Harkins

Sand artist Jamie Harkins (featured previously) is back with a new temporary artwork, a sand piano etched into the beach. The anamorphic land art plays with perspective, elongating lines and distorting the image so it appears 3-dimensional when viewed from a specific angle. For more, check out Jamie’s website and Facebook page. Artwork…

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October 7, 2014 at 12:58 pm

15 Anamorphic Graffiti Murals that Leap Off the Wall

15 Anamorphic Graffiti Murals that Leap Off the Wall

Odeith is an artist currently based in Lisbon, Portugal. Born in 1976 in Damaia, Odeith showed an early interest in perspective and shading. From 1999 to 2008 Odeith owned and operated a tattoo studio however he has since returned to spray painting, doing large-scale graffiti murals personally and for major brands. The artist is…

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