We’re all alive right now to know what 2013 is like. Some of us can tell stories about life 30 years ago. But most of us have no clue what life was like 60 years ago. This fantastic video by the BBC compares that whole timespan. It shows the same exact train ride filmed in 1953, 1983 and 2013, to reveal the difference of 60 years.
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If you’re familiar with architect Richard Rogers, it’s likely through buildings like the Pompidou Center and the London Shard, where the guts of the structure—from elevators to plumbing—are put on display. But did you know Rogers is also pioneering a new generation of flatpack prefab housing?
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If you live in New York you know how unbelievably frustrating it is to try to walk through Times Square when you have somewhere to be. Peeps be all up in your way. If you don’t live in New York, you’re either part of the problem when you visit or you just generally know to move to the side when you’re looking at a map/smartphone/landmark. Regardless, all of us contribute to the madness in that tiny space and Drew Geraci from District 7 Media has captured it beautifully.
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It is a truth universally acknolwedged that anyone and everyone loves a good timelapse video
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It’s hard to believe it, but Curiosity has been out there roving the Red Planet for almost a year already
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This video is pretty bizarre but hey who doesn’t like dinosaurs, mammoths, dragons, giant bugs and timelapse videos? The timelapse video was shot at Borrego Springs, California, a small town that fiercely protects the darkness of the night sky by regulating outdoor lighting. It’s apparently 1 of 4 communities in the world that are considered an official ‘Dark Sky Community’.
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It’s easy to forget plants are "alive" because they hardly move on their own. No more. This timelapse of plants growing and blooming and shooting up and blossoming shows plants move like aliens. Every time you see a new plant, you think it’s a new species from outer space. It’s not until you see the familiar green, that you become calm.
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My music taste can be regarded as anywhere from generally untrustworthy to unforgivingly mainstream. So if you don’t enjoy this soundtrack selection, I don’t blame ya. Put it on mute. This ain’t about the music. What’s awesome about this music video is that it’s a 24 hour timelapse video. As in it was created in one entire day on top of a roof in Paris. One frame every 16 seconds from 11AM to 11AM.
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Photographer Michael Shainblum shot video footage in a bunch of cities: Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. They’re all famous cities that people photograph and explore every day so he wanted to do something different. And kind of out there. He moves from simple reflections to crazy kaleidoscopic effects to create a completely trippy and amazing sequence. It took about four months to put this video together, and hopefully Shainblum thinks it was worth it. Because it was totally worth it. [Colossal]
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Today, a fraction of the world’s population celebrates its independence with shockingly expensive displays involving thousands of pounds of potassium nitrate and sulphur (and many more gallons of beer). But if you’re a member of the other 6.7 billion people on Earth, fireworks aren’t synonymous with a particular event or celebration.
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