3D Replicas of 7 Historic Photos

The Best of the Web Sifted. Sorted. Summarized.   3D Replicas of 7 Historic Photos   In an ongoing series entitled “Icons”, Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger build miniature 3D replicas of historic photographs. The project began in 2012 and the duo have recreated 15 famous images to date which you can find on their website: Every field has its icons, guiding stars, which reflect the spirit of time in…   Read more »   How Astronauts Wash Their Hair in Space     Astronauts Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano demonstrate how they wash their hair while aboard the International Space Station. Two distinct approaches with the same outcome :) Space is the coolest!       Read more »   If You Spin a CD Fast Enough it Will Explode. Here's What That Looks Like at 170,000 FPS   The critical ‘spin rate’ for a CD is 23,000 RPM. Anything more and the CD will shatter and explode into hundreds of pieces. The Slow Mo Guys decided to film this phenomenon with a Phantom v2511, which—at its lowest resolution—is capable of filming at an incomprehensible 1 million frames per second (FPS). For this…   Read more »   Rover Completes First Ever "Mars Marathon" with Time of 11 Years, 2 Months   [NASA JPL] NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, working on Mars since January 2004, passed marathon distance in total driving on March 24, 2015, during the mission’s 3,968th Martian day, or sol. A drive of 153 feet (46.5 meters) on Sol 3968 brought Opportunity’s total odometry to 26.221 miles (42.198 kilometers). Olympic marathon distance is…   Read more »   Too many emails? Switch to our weekly newsletter!

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