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NASA already has a long history of compositing images of the earth (front and back).

Now the Russians have gone one better with their geostationary Electro-L weather satellite: its 121 megapixel images (1 km per pixel) were used to create the above timelapse video of the phases of Gaia.

This requires nothing less than full screen and 1080p for the required effect.

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Apparently, a ‘first-time-ever’ moment for you here.

Lucas di Grassi, Pirelli’s official test driver, straps an eye-level camera to his helmet and does a lap of the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Sez he (with not a little understatement):

‘I had to drive with only one eye open as the camera was blocking my other eye, quite tricky”

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Vy_YzhwHE

A few weeks ago, we posted on the final construction of the world’s steepest rollercoaster: the €26.3 million Takabisha (meaning ‘dominant’) at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland Amusement park. The ride opens this weekend, but here’s a first person POV of the entire 112 second, 100kph experience.

Lose your chips for just €8.80.

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