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By Apr 20, 2016
Entertainment

Watch An Animated Titanic Sink In Real Time

161 minutes to wonder why Rose didn't let Jack on that floating plank

By Dec 01, 2015
Space

Watch Hundreds Of Exoplanets Twirl Around Their Stars In This Mesmerizing Animation

You are getting verrry sleeepy

By Dec 31, 2013
Science

Video: Rush Of Gas From A Champagne Bottle

This is a cork popping out of a champagne bottle, as imaged by a high-speed infrared camera. The infrared light...

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By Nov 20, 2013
Gadgets

A Hand-Crank GIF Player

On-demand motion pictures!

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By Nov 13, 2013
Technology

Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago

Filled with idyllic lakes and clouds!

By Nov 04, 2013
Science

Watch An Adorable Animated Exploration Of The Microbiome

So. Many. Bacteria.

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By Jan 09, 2013
DIY

Make A Zoetrope Out Of A Turntable

Legos come to life with this classic animation trick.

By Aug 01, 2012
Gadgets

Turn Animated Characters From Games Into Movable 3-D Printed Beasts

Imaginary creatures rule the universes of various video games, maybe none more notably than the fantastical beasts you can create...

By Jun 20, 2012
Science

Video: The Magnificent Power of Earth’s Magnetosphere Showcased in NASA Video

When the roused and active sun flings its energetic particles at Earth, we get to see beautiful aurorae, even in...

By Jun 04, 2011
Technology

Video: An Automatic Text-To-Sign-Language Translation System

Japanese researchers at NHK Science & Technology Research laboratories are developing an animated sign language translation system that automatically converts...