Artist Txe has done over 330 portraits from A Song of Ice and Fire! While some of them are of the same character, Txe has done 300 individual characters alone! Check out his Facebook page for all of them! [via The Mary Sue]
It’s commonly believed that Lorentz contraction makes objects appear flatter along the direction of travel. However, this ignores light travel times. In fact, a fast-moving butt would appear rotated toward the observer but not substantially distorted. Shakira was right. [Source: XKCD]
From Joey Shanks: I try to recreate the classic Star Trek teleport effect using Christmas Lights. Not that tough once you get the hang of it!!! [Joey Shanks]
This week on Distort, we are measuring how slow (and dumb) humans are, in centimeters. Guest Dr. Adam Gazzaley explains reaction time and tells us why our brains are more like plastic, not cement. [Distort | Via]
From Etsy seller DonaldJames77: These are Doctor Who Dalek, TARDIS and K-9 pieces, hand cast by me in lead free high quality american pewter. Made to add on to your monopoly game or just to place on a shelf and admire. [Source: DonaldJames77 | Via Neatorama]
What a brilliant and creative idea! [Nabo / Source: Imgur]
A solitary Knight battles increasingly deadly foes during a VERY brief quest. Animated short by LeeDanielsART. [LeeDanielsART | Via]
Artist Finn Stone took a pair of boring old stilettos and added a little geek chic to them by sticking a bunch of multi-colored LEGO bricks all over them. Unfortunately, these aren’t for sale, but making your own pair should not be all that difficult. [Finn Stone | Via Technabob]
Star Wars fans rejoice! Homemade Movies recreates the climactic ‘Death Star Trench Run’ from Star Wars with the help of Chris Hardwick and Jonah Ray from Nerdist. This is an exact shot-for-shot recreation made entirely at home without fancy CGI or visual effects. Made entirely with trash barrels, cardboard, toys, and love. May the DIY […]
Where is the true North Pole? Is it in Canada? Russia? In the Arctic Ocean? Watch this video from Minute Physics to find out! [Minute Physics]