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The Rockets Of The World In One Cool Graphic
Briefly: I’m a sucker for rockets and technical illustrations, which is why I love this poster of rockets of the world drawn to scale by Tyler Skrabek, a clean, updated version of a 1995 classic by professor Peter Alway, published in the book Rockets of the World.
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New Amazing Metal Is So Hydrophobic It Makes Water Bounce Like Magic
Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a metal that is so extremely hydrophobic that the water bounces on it as if it were repelled by a magic force field. Instead of using chemical coatings they used lasers to etch a nanostructure on the metal itself. It will not wear off, like current less…
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Video: Real Time 3D Face Mapping Is So Frighteningly Awesome
I’m both completely terrified and absolutely impressed by this amazing real-time face tracking and 3D projection mapping system that can digitally impose masks onto people’s faces. It works amazingly well, like their faces have been completely replaced with new ones.
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Insane Backflip Of A Racing Hydroplane Boat Captured On GoPro
Video: Another proof that H1 Unlimited Hydroplane boat racing is insanely dangerous — one wave, one mistake, and you will be launched into the sky with enormous violence. Fortunately, most often nobody dies — although it has happened before. This video of a backflip with multiple loops is spectacular.