By Rollin Bishop on Aug 18, 2014 01:42 pm The Renovo Coupe is an all-electric car by Renovo Motors that uses a Shelby American chassis based on the classic Shelby Daytona Coupe racer. The car features three lithium ion battery packs, and it can go from zero to sixty in 3.4 seconds. More on the Renovo Coupe is available on Renovo Motors’ website. The limited series production in Silicon Valley is scheduled to start being delivered in 2015. images via Renovo Motors via Chris Messina Read in browser » By Lori Dorn on Aug 18, 2014 01:02 pm The site Total Sorority Move has hilariously imagined different kinds of liquor with labels that truly reflect the what the night has in store. It's time to set the record straight. The drink you choose holds the fate of your evening–or maybe your day, I'm not judging. I think it's time we look beyond the façade of carefully marketed labeling and discover what our favorite alcohol is really trying to tell us. via reddit Read in browser » By Rollin Bishop on Aug 18, 2014 12:58 pm “Our Curiosity” is a video by Caltech that celebrates NASA’s Curiosity rover and the mission to Mars with narration by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and actress Felicia Day. Composer Austin Wintory also provided an original score for the video. The Curiosity Mars Rover is one of the most complex machines ever built, a fully equipped analytical laboratory rolling around on the surface of another planet. “Our Curiosity” celebrates the mission’s exploratory spirit and scientific prowess with narration from Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Felicia Day, and an original score from Austin Wintory. Read in browser » By Lori Dorn on Aug 18, 2014 12:31 pm Nerdcore hip hop artist MC Frontalot‘s new CD, “Question Bedtime“, is now available for pre-order with access to the digital download immediately. PRE-ORDERS LIVE! Get it here…and instantly receive full download, in MP3, AAC, and lossless versions including ultra-hi-fi 88.2KHz / 24bit FLAC. Your CD is in the mail 8/26! Or pre-order on iTunes or Bandcamp for digital-only, avail 8/26. The tour begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 19, 2014 Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 11:57 am Southern California company MotoArt creates furniture from recycled plane parts, including a particularly stunning round office conference table built from the engine of an old Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. The brightly polished 12-foot-wide piece of furniture features external LED lighting for effect. images via MotoArt via Core77, Nerdcore Read in browser » By Justin Page on Aug 18, 2014 11:55 am In the latest episode of their Kids React series (see previously), Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Brothers show a group of kids a series of popular cat videos. The children then discuss what makes the cute feline videos so popular. The Fine Brothers also uploaded a few minutes of bonus footage: Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 11:40 am Los Angeles-based filmmaker Joe Capra traveled to Gold Coast, Australia to capture some stunning time-lapse video of the Queensland city. The popular tourist destination is a mix of city and nature with beaches, forests, and skyscrapers. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Read in browser » By Lori Dorn on Aug 18, 2014 11:26 am A tiny blonde tortoise scrambles to get a foothold on a slippery wood floor while scurrying after a remote-control toy truck. video via John Walkenbach via Nothing To Do With Arbroath Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 11:08 am BuzzFeedYellow pitted two couples — one together for 10 years, and one just recently dating — against one another to see who could put together an IKEA desk the fastest. Both couples come out of the experience having learned some important lessons about working together, but only one actually built a finished desk. Ikea is like love. The instructions aren't always clear, sometimes you think you're doing it wrong. But at the end of the day, you built a desk together. Read in browser » By Justin Page on Aug 18, 2014 11:02 am Pianist Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox recently played a beautiful cover of the song “Friend Like Me” from Disney’s 1992 animated film Aladdin in memory of late actor and comedian Robin Williams. The song was originally performed by Robin Williams in his role as the Genie. The scene as it appeared in the film for the sake of comparison: Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 10:52 am Recent Harvard University graduate Nuseir Yassin traveled the world with a Rubik's Cube in tow, creating a video of 84 people (and one monkey) in locations like Bangkok, Moscow, and Egypt helping him solve the puzzle one turn at a time. via Time Read in browser » By Rollin Bishop on Aug 18, 2014 10:45 am Tony Zhou (see previously) of Every Frame a Painting explores how texting and the Internet are shown on television and in films. Zhou specifically explores the various ways in which the medium has been experimenting with how to show the experiences associated with both texting and the Internet, and points to Sherlock as a particularly good presentation of texting. Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we're well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form. Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 10:20 am Smarter Every Day traveled to James Cook University in Australia to capture some microscopic high-speed video of a sea anemone releasing toxins from the nematocysts that extend from their tentacles for predatory and defensive purposes. Toxicologist Dr. Jamie Seymour is noticeably excited to capture the small, high-speed process is such detail. I've got goose bumps all over me from this sort of thing. It's just great. It's exactly why I do this sort of stuff. Read in browser » By Justin Page on Aug 18, 2014 10:09 am Film and music producer Manfred Hanberg recently pulled a trick on his cellphone-obsessed friend by repeatedly imitating his notification sounds. Hanberg was able to pull off the prank numerous times before being caught and scolded. via reddit Read in browser » By Brian Heater on Aug 18, 2014 09:54 am The Japan Channel offers some insight into Japanese driving etiquette with video of drivers using their hazard lights to 'thank' or 'apologize' to fellow motorists for allowing them to pull in front of them. In 99-percent of Japan, the drivers are so considerate and so polite, if you hear a car horn, it's usually because they're letting you in. via reddit Read in browser » Recent Articles:
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