Sony is trying to sell their new Nex e-mount camera by telling most DSLR users that they are dumb and stupid and clueless. According to their data, two thirds of all DSLRs users never take their camera out of the full-auto mode. More »
Sea tornados off the coast of Australia are not new. But this one is particularly striking and huge. It was filmed this Sunday at Batemans Bay, in New South Wales. More »
Look at this doofus talking about the Israel crisis while shuffling cards on a giant touchscreen. I don’t speak French, but Mario Aguilar says he does and, at the end, this guy says “I am a complete piece of shit, I hate myself.” Well, he doesn’t really say that, but he’s probably thinking it. [The Next Web] More »
NASA Makes the Most Realistic Simulation of All Moon Phases Through an Entire Year
Posted in: Today's Chili Using new terrain maps obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has created the most realistic simulation of all the moon phases through an entire year—2013. It’s mesmerizing. More »
Watch This Wedding Photographer’s Hair Catch on Fire (Because Apparently It’s Fun)
Posted in: Today's Chili Photographer Jacki Bruniquel’s hair got too close to a candle and caught fire while shooting Murray and Emma Burton’s wedding ceremony. Thankfully, one of the groomsmen quickly ran after her to extinguish the flames and everyone started to laugh. Because, let’s admit it, people burning is fun. At least in South Africa. More »
Video of Earth Painted by Atmospheric Particles Looks Like a Trippy van Gogh
Posted in: Today's Chili We saw a still earlier this week, but this NASA visualization video is truly awesome. It shows how aerosols—fine particles suspended in air—travel around the world in a van Gogh-ish dance of color. This is what you are seeing here: More »