Take a moment to gaze in wonder at the beauty of the Milky Way.

We live in an amazing Universe and all you have to do to see it is look up. But with the pace of modern life being what it is it’s all too easy to overlook the natural wonder that surrounds us every day. It doesn’t help that many of us live in cities and suburbs . . . → Read More: Take a moment to gaze in wonder at the beauty of the Milky Way.

Cella Energy claims breakthrough that would result in $1.50 per gallon gasoline alternative.

Cella Energy Logo

Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions – Gizmag.com UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. Apart from promising a future transportation fuel with a stable price regardless of oil prices, the fuel is hydrogen based and produces no carbon emissions . . . → Read More: Cella Energy claims breakthrough that would result in $1.50 per gallon gasoline alternative.

SEB Random Thought of the Moment.

Pic of spinning stars.

Here’s something to stretch your noodle with: When you go to bed tonight, assuming you sleep for a full 8 hours, you will have traveled roughly 536,496 miles through space. That’s how far the Earth moves in its orbit around the Sun in a mere night’s rest. In case you’re curious that’s roughly 67,062 miles . . . → Read More: SEB Random Thought of the Moment.

Google Zeitgeist 2010

One of the upsides of being the world’s most popular search engine is that you get a good idea of what the world is paying attention to. Which brings us to the Google Zeitgeist 2010. An aggregation of the billions of searches done at Google over the past year which you can browse to see . . . → Read More: Google Zeitgeist 2010

“Insert Coin” looks like CGI, but it’s not.

I don’t even want to think of how long it took to make this stop-motion animation using coins. Check it:

As you can see at the end, the method they used was very clever and the end result is just amazing.

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Pomplamoose in Hyundai ads for the holidays.

One of my favorite independent musical duos are Jack and Natalie of Pomplamoose. I was aware that they had a large following on the Internet, but I didn’t think they were well known outside of that realm. So you can imagine my surprise the other day while I was watching TV when a Hyundai commercial . . . → Read More: Pomplamoose in Hyundai ads for the holidays.

“TimeScapes: Rapture” by Tom Lowe

Hit the HD and Full Screen buttons and be prepared to be blown away:

TimeScapes: Rapture from Tom Lowe @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

This is production footage I shot over the summer for my debut film, “TimeScapes,” a modern portrait of the American Southwest. I used Canon and Red MX . . . → Read More: “TimeScapes: Rapture” by Tom Lowe

“This is Halloween” neighborhood light show.

Over years past I’ve posted video clips of houses decked out in Christmas lights set to music which has become an increasingly popular trend. I should’ve figured someone would apply it to Halloween as well.

This is from last year which means this has been happening for awhile and I’m only just now noticing it:

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Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine works well enough for BP.

So here’s a bit of good news in the morass of bad news coming out of the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf. Turns out that BP did test Kevin Costner’s machine that separates oil from water and it appears to work:

BP says Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine can ‘make a real difference’ | . . . → Read More: Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine works well enough for BP.

Grandma uses her tits in fight against noisy ATVs.

Sometimes in life you’ll find yourself at loggerheads with your neighbors over issues that the cops can’t really address. Marika De Florio of Seeley’s Bay, Ontario found herself in just such a situation and found an equally clever way to deal with it:

Bare breasts vs. neighbour’s ATV – Canada – Canoe.ca.

The 56-year-old says . . . → Read More: Grandma uses her tits in fight against noisy ATVs.