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A Thonesfographic by Fishfinger, detailing the cruel fate of main characters in the course of season’s 1-4 of Game of Thrones.

See also: the Game Of Thrones Season Chronology, and the Game of Thrones Interactive Character Map.

Gigantic spoiler alert (unless you’ve already seen Seasons 1 to 4 in their entirety) – graphic after the jump.

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Bunch O Balloons – a garden hose attachment invented by Texas-based dad of eight Josh Malone.

It splits the hose’s water stream into 37 miniature pipes, each feeding pre-tied, self-sealing water balloons that detach with a light shake when full.

A work of evil genius currently massively overfunded on Kickstarter and almost certainly a thing you can buy soon.

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The prototype QUANT e-sportslimousine debuted at the Geneva motor show last March – a four-seat roadster with four electric motors (one per wheel) drawing power from redox flowcell technology developed by NASA in the 1970s.

912bhp, 900km range, 0-100km/h in 2.8s, 380km/h –  approved this month for use on European roads, so no mere concept.

All generated by nothing more than salt water.

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The ‘CJ5 House’ – an innovative, inward-looking residence maximising the Floor Area Ratio (FAR = 1.0) of a 5m x 35m side on the outskirts of Vienna by filling the entire site.

Designed by Caramel Architekten, the peaks and troughs of the roofline  create a series of levels and voids for the interlocking rooms and enclosed courtyard beneath. Heavy insulation, heat pump and photovoltaics make the house virtually independent from the grid.

And the neighbours.

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