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Scientists are puzzled by a new image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which found two bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. The spots are noticeably brighter than other parts of the surface.

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Gimball is a drone designed by Swiss robotics startup Flyability that is built with a rotating collision-tolerant cage to help protect its inner workings in high-risk areas, such as search and rescue missions after a disaster. The UAV, which features a built-in gyroscope to help it stay right side up even as the cage rotates, won its creators a $1 million grant from the United Arab Emirates Drones for Good program.

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Chicago-based student, actor, and comedian Blake Grigsby (previously) recently surprised a lot of curious folks after they opened a secret door that he set up in the middle of Chicago Union Station‘s Great Hall. The mysterious door, which sat beside a sign reading “What is behind the door?”, released over 2,000 ball pit balls whenever someone decided to take a chance and pull it open.

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Marijuana Is About to Be Legal—and Virtually Unregulated—in Washington, DC

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For the past 11 years, Italian media researcher Albert Frigo has been photographing every item he touches with his right hand as he goes about his everyday life. Frigo has been taking an average of 76 photos a day for the project, which is entitled Images of the artifacts used by the main hand. Now 36 years of age, Frigo intends to continue with the project until he is 60. At that point he expects to have over a million photographs (based on his daily average he has more than 300,000 photos so far.) The project is on display at the exhibition “Lifelogging” at Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland through April 17, 2015.

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Netflix has announced that it will premiere the new Pee-wee Herman film Pee-wee’s Big Holiday starring Paul Reubens as the iconic character. Judd Apatow and Reubens will produce the film, which begins production in March 2015.

In Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, the character of Pee-wee is inspired by a meeting with a mysterious stranger to take his first-ever holiday. The script for the film was written by Reubens and Paul Rust.

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Doni’s Custom Guitars has custom built two fully working Star Wars guitars that look like the iconic Millennium Falcon spacecraft. The Han Solo Guitar combines a standard six-string electric guitar with an original Millennium Falcon model. Doni’s appropriately titled Rebel Bass Guitar merges a four-string bass guitar with a Millennium Falcon model. Both guitars are available to purchase online at the their Etsy store.

The original Millennium Falcon bodies are always in good condition, some even perfect – it varies considering they’re from anywhere between 1979 and 2004. Some also never had any lights included and so plenty of blue LEDs are expertly installed by myself and are run from a handily concealed battery pack that is easy to get to.

A custom built flight case can be added to the order to not only give it a perfect home, but to also safeguard it during shipping.

photos via DoniGuitars

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Attention to detail is something all model builders strive to accomplish when working on their new builds, which is obviously apparent in each of Headquake’s RC vehicles. The hobbyist recreates every minute detail found on real vehicles and transfers the m over to his hand-built RC models.   Headquake’s builds […]

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VinePair (previously) has created “The 20 Most Popular Beers in America,” a colorful infographic that plots the United States’ “favorite” beers in order of popularity, as determined by annual sales.

Big Beer is a big business in America. Total annual sales stand around $100 billion. Craft Beers, as defined by the Brewer’s Association, are booming, yet still only account for around 15% of the beer sold in America. On a volume basis, craft beer’s share of the market is about half of that, due to its premium pricing. So what’s America drinking? A whole lot of light beer, most of which is made by a handful of monstrous macro brewers. America’s most popular beer is Bud Light – by a couple billion dollars. Yes, Bud Light’s U.S. sales alone would lodge it firmly within the Fortune 500.

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After a successful Kickstarter Campaign, the Dandelion Collective has been producing these gorgeous paper weights made from dried out dandelions and clear resin. Each weed is carefully hand selected, dried, and preserved into a perfectly polished sphere of cast polyester resin, with a small flat base so it doesn’t roll […]

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Ro-Bow, the latest kinetic sculpture by retired engineer and artist Seth Goldstein (previously), plays songs on a violin by moving the bow and rotating the instrument based on MIDI music files created by an electronic keyboard.

The horizontally orientated violin is rotated underneath a reciprocating violin bow while four mechanical fingers are moved to make contact, as appropriate, with the (highest) bowed string. Vibrato, pizzicato, legato, note loudness modulation, and some other bowing effects are provided.

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Physics Girl demonstrates a neat trick with a stack of balls. [via]

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© Ramil Gilvanov/Rimma Gilvanova, Russia, Shortlist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Saeed Barikani, Iran, Shortlist, Smile, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

Ukrainian protester plays piano on a barricade in front of the riot police line during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine on October 2, 2014. © Vladyslav Musiienko / UNIAN, Ukraine, Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Simon Morris, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Smile, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Melissa Little, Australia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

The images were shot from a light aircraft flying at between 4,000 & 5,000ft. The height was crucial in order to flatten perspective by using long focal lengths. Time of day and cloud cover were also critical, the abstract effect being heightened by complete lack of signifying shadow. © Simon Butterworth, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Landscape, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Award

© Jonathan Yeap Chin Tiong, Singapore, Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alexander Klebe, Germany, Shortlist, Panormaic, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

West Bengal, India. October 21, 2013. Blind girls Sonia, 12, and Anita Singh, 5, are born into poverty with congenital cataract blindness. They must accompany their parents everywhere as they cannot be left alone without risk. The surgery to cure this is simple and takes 15 minutes but because of the level of poverty in this family they have been unable to pursue the necessary operation. India has more than 12 million blind, the majority of which suffer from cataract blindness. Poverty is the main reason these millions of people are trapped in this condition. Donor funding has recently enabled both sisters to finally go for this operation. This essay is an attempt to tell the story of their lives before surgery, during the operation to regain their sight and after as they begin to discover light. © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Shortlist, Contemporary Issues, Professional, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

The World Photography Organization just announced the shortlist for the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Creating a shortlist was no small feat. This year submissions swelled to a record 173,444 photographs from 171 countries. Shortlisted images will be on view at Somerset House in London from April 24th through May 10th, and Winners are announced April 23rd. You can see all shortlisted photos online in three categories: Professional, Open, and Youth.

HBO has created a second compilation of bloopers and character breaks from the terribly serious fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Here’s the first Game of Thrones blooper compilation from June 2014.

A Nexy USA table tennis player scores against his opponent with a seemingly effortless behind-the-back shot in a recent video. In addition to being incredibly smooth, the shot was apparently unexpected as his opponent responds with both incredulity and playful anger.

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Leicas are prestigious on their own. But if you want to stand out (or blend in, depending on the location) even more, the Leica M-P 240 Safari Edition Camera is...

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In a video posted by UK online cooking community The Chef House, an extremely skilled chef creates intricate latticework by making a series of cuts on a carrot using a cleaver. The payoff comes at the end when the vegetable is unfurled to reveal a sort of carrot net.

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After receiving a new round of funding from Chinese research and development investor KuangChi Science, New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company is scheduled to release a personal jetpack aimed at consumers some time in 2017. The company’s namesake Glenn Martin began researching jetpack technology in 1981, and over the years has developed prototypes and even products aimed at first responders and the military. The latest model, the P12, can carry a 264-pound payload for up to 30 minutes and brings the team a step closer to reality.

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This video of an octopus leaping out of water to snatch up a delicious crab and wrestling with it for a bit on dry land before dragging it to its death back in some dark, submarine nook comes from Western Australia, where the elements blend together and chaos reigns.

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New Balance pays homage to the sport of cricket with this upcoming “Test Match” collection, comprised of three individual colorways of the classic 577 silhouette. Manufactured in the brand’s esteemed Flimby factory in the UK, each of the three pairs is inspired by a specific aspect of the game: green for the playing field, blue for the stadium seats, and full-grain red leather standing in for the actual cricket ball. Look for the New Balance 577 “Test Match” collection to hit select NB retailers beginning March 21.

Release Date: 3/21/2015

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Draven Rodriguez, a senior at Schenectady High School in New York, whose proposed yearbook photo of him, his cat, and lasers was widely celebrated across the Internet this fall, died on Thursday at the age of 17. The Times Union reports that the cause of death was suicide.

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In March, Nike will be celebrating one of their most hallowed silhouettes – the Air Max. Among the fantastic releases coming from the legendary Swoosh brand will be the Air Max 1 V SP “Monotone Pack”. This long awaited drop features three tonal iterations of the Nike Air Max 1 featuring a sturdy canvas upper with a matching sole unit, giving it a minimal and modern look. The Nike Air Max 1 V SP “Monotone Pack” will come in light beige, black and green colorways and will become available at select NikeLab stores starting in March. Take a look below.

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