This makes the special effects from the Matrix look like they were done 10 years ago. Oh, wait…

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I’m speechless…you must watch this in fullscreen.
Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Timescapes

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i think i shared a “view from the revolving sushi conveyor” video before, but this has the added bonus of having a shrift soundtrack. god i miss japan!

Anyone who’s spent any time in Shibuya, Japan, will instant recognize one of the busiest intersections in the world…but with…grass??? The Green Island project, in a series of faux photographs that replace Tokyo asphalt with something a bit…greener, aims to remind us that we do not live apart from nature, even in a dense city like Tokyo.

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I’ve always loved this short video. I remember watching it for the first time in junior high, I think, and being completely blown away by “the powers of 10.”

I want–no, I need to see this movie! The title says it all: “High Kick Girl.” The best part? Star Rina Takeda can really fight. I mean really fight!

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Sorry for embedding such a large picture, but this is just breathtaking. Click through for more astounding pictures of the sun.

Maybe it’s because I’m already suffering from Battlestar Galactica withdrawl…or maybe it’s because I’m a bimmer fan…this new concept car is both mindblowingly amazing and creeps me out a bit at the same time. Is the fifth cylon a BMW GINA? The part of the video where the hood slowly peels itself open reminds me just a bit too much of all the medical surgery shows, and the last part of the video where the headlights open and close…shiver…all we need now is for the car to have a soft, soothing voice…”Hello, Dave. Would you like to go for a ride today, Dave?

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weird al does bob dylan! and the…erm…”special” sentences almost make sense! (trying not to spoil it…)

Ever seen six rainbows at one time? Well, now you have. Click to read more about this amazing picture, and to see a larger version.

Heita3 is a Japanese man who’s apparently a master at making musical instruments out of fruits and vegetables!

Some of the instruments are hit or miss, but the carrot sliding ocarina is pretty good too.

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The world chessboxing championship took place in Berlin a few weeks ago. What the heck is “chessboxing?” It’s exactly what it sounds like: “Six rounds of speed chess, five rounds in the ring.”

Read all about it here.

I gotta get one of these! Anyone know where these are sold?

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