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The Weirdest Aircraft I’ve Ever Seen
Its design reminds me of the B-Wing but the gyroptère — or monocopter — is even weirder than the beloved starfighter from Star Wars. It had a single blade — the long wing you can see in white — which rotated to lift it to the skies. Try to picture that, because I really couldn’t…
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The Panama Canal Is 100 Years Old, Just In Time For Its Makeover
One hundred years ago today, the SS Ancon became the first ship to officially pass through the Panama Canal. Because of the outbreak of World War I, there wasn’t a big party for the grand opening. The waterway would go on change the history of transportation, and now it’s time to change the canal itself.
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Visualised Bird Songs From Aussie Artist Are An Awesome Acid Trip
Videos: Australian artist Andy Thomas recently built a visualiser for bird songs, the latest in his fascinating line up of so-called “audio life forms”. As the term implies, these gorgeous creations look like the sounds they represent and react accordingly. The end result is an acid trip of an experience.
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This Industrial Paper-Cutter Sounds Like A Star Wars Blaster
Video: Just listen to this thing. YouTuber Michael Asher’s dad has a print shop, equipped with this very scary but totally mesmerising paper cutter. It zips through a ream of paper like a hot Storm Trooper Blaster through the air around Han Solo.