November 24, 2014 at 1:21 pm

Rare Footage of a Live Anglerfish 2000 ft Underwater

Rare Footage of a Live Anglerfish 2000 ft Underwater

Deep-sea anglerfish are strange and elusive creatures that are very rarely observed in their natural habitat. Fewer than half a dozen have ever been captured on film or video by deep diving research vehicles. This little angler, about 9 cm long, is named Melanocetus. It is also known as the Black Seadevil and it…

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November 24, 2014 at 11:54 am

Heroes and Villains as Flemish Portrait Paintings

Heroes and Villains as Flemish Portrait Paintings

In Super Flemish, French photographer Sacha Goldberger depicts heroes and villains in the style of formal oil paintings from the Flemish school of portraiture. The project was a huge collaboration involving costume designers, make-up artists, stylists and models. The series premiered at the Grand Palais in Paris recently, paying homage to Flemish masters like…

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November 24, 2014 at 9:36 am

How To Cut Rope Without Scissors or a Knife

How To Cut Rope Without Scissors or a Knife

Learn how to cut rope or string in a pinch when you don’t have any scissors or knives handy. A great life hack trick to help you in an emergency! If you enjoyed this video, you can see many more from Dave Hax on YouTube.

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November 23, 2014 at 8:52 pm

Beautiful Ballpoint Pen Drawings by Marite Desaine

Beautiful Ballpoint Pen Drawings by Marite Desaine

Mārīte Desaine is an artist from Latvia. In the series below we explore the artist’s amazing ballpoint pen drawings. Each piece takes approximately 30 hours and the unmistakeable pen strokes create a really interesting drawing style. You can see much more of Desaine’s work (which includes digital illustrations and watercolor paintings) on deviantART. If…

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November 23, 2014 at 5:38 pm

Truck Makes Record Breaking 83 ft Jump Over a Moving F1 Car

Truck Makes Record Breaking 83 ft Jump Over a Moving F1 Car

EMC and Lotus F1 teamed up for a record-breaking stunt, as a giant semi-truck jumped a distance of 83 ft and 7 inches (25.47 meters) while an F1 car drove underneath the airborne big rig. You can find full video and special behind scenes footage at EMC.

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November 23, 2014 at 11:54 am

Visualizing Air Flow Using Schlieren Optics

Visualizing Air Flow Using Schlieren Optics

Harvard’s Department of Natural Sciences demonstrates an optical technique known as Schlieren Optics, that allows us to see small changes in the index of refraction in air. A point source of light is reflected from a concave mirror and focused onto the edge of a razor blade, which is mounted in front of the…

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November 23, 2014 at 11:14 am

Picture of the Day: Best Friends at 10, 17 and 29

Picture of the Day: Best Friends at 10, 17 and 29

Photograph by downwarddawg on reddit In this awesome series of photos we see a group of six guys that have been best friends for nearly two decades. It’s always fascinating to see how people age in these kinds of recreations and it’s even more wonderful that this group has remained friends after all these…

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November 22, 2014 at 2:47 pm

Free Soloing El Sendero Luminoso With Alex Honnold

Free Soloing El Sendero Luminoso With Alex Honnold

On January 15, 2014, Alex Honnold free-soloed El Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) in El Portrero Chico, Mexico in a little over 3 hours. The climb rises 2,500 feet to the summit of El Toro. It could be the most difficult rope-less climb in history.

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November 21, 2014 at 11:26 am

A Typical Day in UK Airspace

A Typical Day in UK Airspace

A fantastic visualization showing an average 24-hour span of activity that occurs in the skies over the United Kingdom. The visual was created by NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services, handling 2.2 million flights and 220 million passengers in UK airspace each year. From the world’s busiest two runway airport,…

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November 21, 2014 at 10:05 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 292

The Shirk Report - Volume 292

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! – Beware…

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