Fifteen years ago, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Since its deployment on July 23, 1999, Chandra has helped revolutionize our understanding of the universe through its unrivaled X-ray vision. Chandra, one of NASA’s current “Great Observatories,” along with the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope,…
Banksy is one of the today’s most prolific artists yet his identity remains unknown. Best known for his satirical street art, the artist debuted his first film, Exit Through the Gift Shop in 2010. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature the following year. Banksy’s work has been thoroughly…
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 hard to believe we’re already half way through 2014, I can’t wait to see what treasures rest of the…
A light-hearted compilation that shows a number of people attempting to throw rocks with their opposite hand. A simple premise set to a calming soundtrack makes for a video that will put a smile on your face. Filmed by Juan Etchegaray Song is La noyeé by Carla Bruni
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 (check out the ‘Top 100 POTDs for 2013‘!). It’s hard to believe we’re already 1/4 of the way through 2014. I can’t wait to see what…
After last night’s unbelievable Wheel of Fortune guess, I was inspired to compile a list of some of the most amazing moments in game show history. From improbable comebacks to million dollar answers; these are five of the greatest moments you’ll ever see in television game show history. Roger Craig’s Double Daily…
With great editing and creative ideas, Zach King has become a major sensation on Vine, amassing nearly 600K followers in the process. According to his bio, he uses Final Cut to create his head-scratching illusions.
How do you improve on something that is already awesome? By adding sound of course! There’s an amazing community on reddit called r/gifsound where they add audio to your favourite animated gifs. You can even make your own at gifsound.com. The video above is a compilation of the top-rated gifs with sound on reddit…
Thirty glorious minutes of news bloopers from 2013. It’s live television, what could possibly go wrong? Let us know your favourite news blooper of the year in the comments below!
I compiled this video way back in 2010 (long before Felix Baumgartner’s record jump from space). To date it has been watched over 25 million times and remains the most viewed piece of content that the sifter has compiled 🙂 Feels appropriate that this be the second video in the newest section on TwistedSifter!…