Archive for April, 2013
An Interactive Representation of Time
By Ben | art, infographics, scienceGetting a sense of how long various lengths of time, especially the really big [&hellip
The Mona Lisa of Baseball GIFs
By Ben | sportsWhat you're looking at are 5 different pitches by Yu Darvish: 97 mph 4 seam [&hellip
Wringing out Water from a Washcloth in Zero G
By Ben | science, space[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TssbmY-GM] My initial thoughts on what would happen were pretty wrong- though once I [&hellip
Things I've Said to My Children
By Ben | art, funny, quotes"This is a collection of posters featuring phrases that have left my mouth only because [&hellip
Discarded Images: A collection of bizarre medieval images
By Ben | art, historyMaybe there's something cultural that's lost in translation, but it turns out the illustrators of [&hellip
Incredible Wingsuit Flight Through a Narrow Cave
By Ben | adventure, sports"Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a [&hellip
Streamlines Visualize Gravitational Fields
By Ben | infographics, science, spaceFrom matthen: "Streamlines exposing the structure of a gravitational field surrounding multiple masses. Streamlines run in the direction [&hellip
Reasonably Dressed Superheroines
By Ben | art, pop cultureThese have been getting some attention (and criticism, it sounds like). As a result the [&hellip
Slow Motion Rattling- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
By Ben | animals, natureRattlesnakes can vibrate their tails with a frequency of 90 cycles per second. Try wiggling [&hellip
Love & the Strong Nuclear Force
By Ben | funny, scienceby
The NorthEastern United States at Night
By Ben | photography, spaceby ISS Expedition 30, NASA via
Visualizing All the Gold Ever
By Ben | economics, infographicsEvery wonder how much gold has been mined since the beginning of known time? [&hellip
Wikimedia Commons Pictures of the Year: 2012
By Ben | animals, art, nature, photographyOut of the 988 featured pictures on Wikimedia Commons in 2012, the five below were [&hellip
A Slower Speed of Light - Relativistic Gaming
By Ben | education, games, scienceIf you've every wondered what it'd be like to travel near the speed, of light, [&hellip
If the Earth Were 100px Wide, How Far Away is Mars?
By Ben | infographics, spaceA fun little interactive website that gives you a sense of the vastness of space. [&hellip
A Skull's Butterfly Eye
By Ben | art, photographyby Marko Popadic, via Neatorama
Murder Cats- An Infographic
By Ben | animals, funny, infographics, scienceBelow: A highlight from Oatmeal's summary of actual research on the predatory patterns of domesticated [&hellip
How Money Flows- A New Map of the USA
By Ben | economics, mapsUsing WheresGeorge.com, a site where users mark and track the movement of paper money, theoretical [&hellip
Well, Hello There Penguin
By Ben | animalsvia Head Like an Orange
The Great Biotic Debate
By Ben | funny, sciencevia reddit
Atticus Finch on Courage
By Ben | quotes"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that [&hellip
Insect Portraits
By Ben | animals, naturevia the Flickr Blog, where they have links to even more insect portraiture
Yomico Moreno's Impressive Terminator Tattoos
By Ben | artSee more of Yomico Moreno's tattoo art on his Facebook page. via Neatorama
A Child-Eating Sasquatch Explains Dopamine
By Ben | art, scienceFrom the video's description: "A Rutgers Neuroscience graduate student briefly elaborates on dopamine in terms [&hellip
Opening Day! Who's on First? (Kinetic Typography)
By Ben | funny, sportsIn honor of the Detroit Tigers 2013 Season Opener (and the return of all everyday, [&hellip
Nancy Wake- WWII Special Agent
By Ben | amazing tales, historyNancy Grace Augusta Wake AC GM served as a British agent during the later part [&hellip