what is this

Design

What Is This?

12:20PM Mark Wilson | What could this be? Did Pac-Man dye himself in chrome? Did the power of my goatee split a rounded mirror in half? If you can make out the logo in the top right corner, you’ll have a hint… More »
Design

What Is This?

3:47AM Brian Barrett | What could this be? A futuristic mood ring? The view from inside a wormhole? Nah. Those are too abstract. This is based on something all too real and totally inescapable. More »
Music

What Is This?

5:20AM Brian Barrett | So what on earth is this? Some dried-up riverbed somewhere? A black and white shot from the Mars Rover? The real answer might leave you spinning. More »
Design

What Is This?

4:20AM Mark Wilson | What could this be? A crashed, miniature spaceship? An alien device that burrows in through the back of your skull to control your every thought?? More »
Science

What Is This?

8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Although this is how I imagine it, this is not a macro shot of my skin after a night packed with deliciously fatty foods and good whiskey. But even after knowing what it is, I find it just as gross. More »
Science

What Is This?

5:00AM Adam Frucci | Hint: it’s not from space and it’s not from inside your body. But it does represent something you’re totally reliant on. More »
Random Stuff

What Is This? The Year’s Most Mysterious Images

2:00AM Don Nguyen | It’s been a great year in pictures – some more identifiable than others. Here is a retrospective of 2009’s best mystery shots. Care to take another guess? More »
Science

What Is This?

10:00AM Jesus Diaz | When I first saw this abstract image, I thought I was looking at some weird crystals, or maybe some snowflakes under the microscope using polarised light. The answer was much more amazingerest and surprising than that. More »
Online

What Is This?

8:44PM Jesus Diaz | It was bound to happen sooner or later: Here’s an inter-dimensional spaceship, breaking through the planet Xkyrzee 3, finally caught in Google’s Street View. At least, that’s what I believe it is. More »