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Tech NewsSploidEvery frame in this stop-motion music video is embroidered
This sci-fi themed music video combines heavy metal, embroidery and stop-motion animation to produce something quite unusual. In fact it is the first frame-by-frame embroidered music video and it took 45 million stitches to tell the story of the band’s journey to mars to terraform the planet. The video was inspired by traditional band patches … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidGiant metal cylinder of unknown origin appears in Siberia
This 16-foot-long metal cylinder of unknown origin recently washed up in a Siberian village following severe flooding. Nobody knows where it came from but Aleksey Yaskin, a professor of aerospace engineering at Biysk Technology University, told Reuters that it may be the first stage of a rocket. This looks like the first stage [of a … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatching the world’s last ocean swimming elephant is a real delight
This video features the remarkable 65-year old Rajan, the world’s last ocean swimming elephant who lives on a beautiful archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. Rajan, who weighs around four tons, once worked hard carrying lumber between islands but is now retired—although he still takes the occasional swim for fun. It takes ten years to … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWhy powdered alcohol is a very bad idea
Back in April a form of powdered alcohol was briefly approved for sale in the US—and many claims and counter claims ensued about convenience versus risks. But as this video explains, powdered alcohol is a stupid idea, offering no advantages over strong spirits based on volume, weight or ability to be concealed. Because is not … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidFirst-person point of view video recorded by a wild polar bear
US Geological Survey’s biologists attached cameras and radio collars to four free-ranging female Alaskan polar bears last April. One of the resulting videos shows one of the bears in action in the Beaufort Sea, checking out a potential mate, swimming below ice, and trying to eat a frozen seal (which is kind of gross.) Female … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThese robot warehouse workers are really fun to watch
These robot workers scuttle across warehouses in Europe collecting and delivering goods from containers stacked tens of feet high. Part Cube and part Fraggle Rock they are designed to be efficient and maximise space—but are also really fun to watch. Here is a video explaining how the overall concept works: SPLOID is a new blog … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidScientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark
Scientists in Australia tagged a healthy 9-foot great white shark as part of program to track these animals. Four months later they found the tracking device washed up on a beach. Something—something really big—had eaten this apex predator. But what creature could dine on such ferocious prey? The recovered tracking device showed a rapid temperature … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidUsing a helicopter to trim trees next to a power line looks insane
Watch this helicopter pilot trim trees with a giant 10-blade saw right by a power line. Apparently, it is the only practical way to cut back vegetation in isolated, hard-to-access locations. Amazing skills and courage. Apparently, these machines are used by Bond villains too: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidAre you alone in the Universe?
Are you alone in the Universe? Yes—and no. This video shows that every human is on a journey, growing from a single cell to 50 trillion, carrying DNA that connects us to every living and dead animal that ever existed on Earth, made of atoms that connects us to the Universe itself. These atoms may … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis song is made up of samples from people with Tourette syndrome
This video was made in Belgium to promote awareness and understanding of Tourette syndrome. It features a song entirely made up of sampled involuntary sounds from people with the disorder, built up into rhythms. Tourette’s is characterized by physical and verbal tics, but contrary to the common belief, obscene words and socially inappropriate remarks are … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatch this 9,259-ton oil platform launch in less than a minute
This video of a 9,259-ton steel structure—part of an oil platform—shows how it was launched in the Danish North Sea in under a minute, after a hell of a lot of preparation. It is 305-feet long by 197-feet wide, so about the size of a football pitch. The trick was to fill the barge carrying … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidYou really have to be crazy to get in and out of this lighthouse
You won’t believe what these keepers have to do to get in and out this lighthouse in the middle of the sea. It is absolutely terrifying. Really, it defies belief. If you thought that your daily subway commute was hell, watch this video and be grateful. The video is titled “La Jument” Lighthouse – keeper … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidEvery single word in Star Wars sorted alphabetically in one video
Some crazy/amazing person has sorted every single word in Star Wars alphabetically in one 43-minute-long video. And here’s one surprising fact: The movie only features the word “lightsaber” once. How weird is that? SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Tech NewsSploidFake murder on Google Street View attracts attention of real police
On August 2012, a man and his friend spotted a Google Street View car around the corner and decided to simulate a murder to prank everyone on the internet. The police found about it and investigated—more than a year later. He tells his story to the BBC: It is not the first time a gruesome … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidAnimated GIFs make buildings do impossible things
Architect Axel de Stampa used animated GIFs to dismantle and reconstruct many of the world’s most famous contemporary buildings. The results of his tinkerings with time, space and form are like a mixture of Tetris, Transformers and mind altering drugs. Axel de Stampa is co-publisher of the 1 Week 1 Project blog about spontaneous architecture. … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidRoller coaster ride looks like a trip out of this planet
Ignacio Ferrando got into a roller coaster with six Go Pro cameras. The cameras filmed a 360-degree view as the roller coaster zoomed through twists and loops. Then he inverted the resulting panorama into an spherical projection that makes it look as if you are leaving Earth. Or ate some mushrooms. SPLOID is a new … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis video explains why solar roadways won’t work anytime soon
These people claim their solar roadways technology is the future. They have raised over $1.8 million from people who are too gullible and decide to ignore simple physics and economics in favor of nice dreams of green energy. This video shows why their invention doesn’t make any sense. Concerns don’t just stem from the unsuitability … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidAmateurs demolish 100-foot tower using power tool, almost get crushed
This pair of insane amateurs decided to demolish a 100-foot high brick tower in Belarus with a handheld power tool—because everyone wants to win Darwin awards these days. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Tech NewsSploidAdult women react to seeing their own vagina for the first time
A video maker put an ad in Craigslist looking for women who had never seen their own vaginas—astoundingly people responded and agreed to be filmed as they examined themselves for the first time. It may seem just like a bizarre situation but there are a variety of complex reasons and issues which they bravely confront … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid9-year-old skater tries 75 times before landing an aerial trick
This 9-year old skater tried 75-times to land a 540—an aerial spin that involves one and a half midair rotations. Each time, the stubborn kid picked herself up and used the fail as motivation to get it right next time. Fun fact: She says she cannot yet ride a bike. Of course everything worthwhile does … Continued
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