Another side-by-side size comparison by Alvaro Gracia Montoya: In this case, elements of the Star Wars universe from a lightsaber handle to the planet Yavin Prime (in whose orbit the original Death Star was destroyed). Sez he:
Only movies from episode I to VIII, Rogue One and Solo. Obviously not everything appears, only the most representative.
Previously: Know Your Monsters
Freediver Petr Kapaun swims back and forth under the ice of Lake Milada in the Liberec region of the Czech Republic.
What he says at the end is: ‘I’m okay’.
If you insist, Frosty Boy.
If you’re watching the final season of Broad City, you may care for this episode of YouTube spice-challenge series Hot Ones in which stars and creators Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer exchange banter over a feed of incrementally hotter and spicier cauliflower wings.
A surreal, weirdly plausible short by H1 Films and Stephan Ziotescu telling the story of genetically engineered product mascots, their inevitable exploitation and mistreatment and the ultimate consequence of that.
An After Skool whiteboard illustration featuring a the words of the late British philosopher and writer Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973). To wit:
…best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, his philosophies seem to transcend ego, politics and limitations. His monologues have a powerful way of connecting distant abstract ideas with the present moment and his words have a unique way of putting life into perspective. Life is a gift.
The concept of ‘Warp Drive’ featured in Star Trek (and other science fiction) can be a little tricky to visualise, given that Warp 1 is the speed of light and Warp 6 is 392 times the speed of light.
Trekkie EC Henry compares the relative speeds of various ships from the Star Trek canon including the original Enterprise NX-01, subsequent Enterprises, Voyager and Defiant, racing them from Earth to the edge of the solar system,.
Autonomous vehicular grocery stores, anyone?
Oh go on then.
On trial with the US supermarket chain Stop&Shop this year.
F1/NASCAR commentary and famous movies lines – two of many literally interpreted animated vignettes based by Nick Murray Wills.
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