Yearly Archives: 2014

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Curious about the behaviour of water in microgravity, ISS astronauts Steve Swanson, Reid Wiseman, and Alexander Gerst suspend a GoPro camera inside a bubble.

It’s all about surface tension, apparently.

If you have the appropriate eyewear, you can also watch it in 3D.

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(H/T: Graeme Kelly)

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A comprehensive varietal guide by Pop Chart Lab, available as a 100 x 70cm print. To wit:

A genealogical investigation into the connections between every major variety of wine, this family tree of grapes decants and demystifies the ancestry of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Riesling and many, many more. Whether you’re an inveterate viticulturalist or an armchair oenophile, this color-coded chart will help fill in the blancs, pinpointing countries of origin and tracing the long and winding roads between hundreds of varieties of vino.

No Bucky, sadly.

Giant scrollable version here.