Afghanistan veteran Sam Arnold uploaded this spine-chilling video of a US Marine getting a direct headshot from a Taliban sniper—only to be saved by his kevlar helmet. It’s incredible to watch, especially the face of relief and disbelief of the impact victim. That was a really close call. Read more…
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Video: Marine survives Taliban sniper headshot thanks to helmet
This is the interior of an invention that could change civilization as we know it: A compact fusion reactor developed by Skunk Works, the stealthy experimental technology division of Lockheed Martin. It is the size of a jet engine and they say it will be operative in only 10 years. Read more…
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Lockheed Martin’s new fusion reactor design can change humanity forever
No two humans type alike. Some of us jab our fingers precisely into the right spots on a screen, while others are slightly less accurate. Now, a Swedish security startup is using this behavior to add an extra layer of security to our cellphones. Read more…
This serpent-like hotel, coiled around the glacial outcroppings of Norway’s gorgeous Lofoten Islands north of the Arctic Circle, has been proposed by the architecture firm Snøhetta . The building’s central loop will enclose a courtyard, offering a “spectacular view and the feeling of being ‘in the middle’ of the elements, ” according to the architects. [ Dezeen ] Read more…
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This serpent-like hotel, coiled around the glacial outcroppings of Norway’s gorgeous Lofoten Islands
We’re smack-dab in the middle of winter and baby, it’s cold outside (or so I’ve heard; I live over in LOL ). I imagine that it might be tough to find the beauty in yet another day of sub-zero temperatures, but for some enterprising creative types, bone-chilling frost is more than a major nuisance—it’s the stuff that musical dreams are made of. Read more…
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8 Otherworldly Songs Performed On Instruments Made Of Ice
An anonymous reader writes “Norway is the latest country to consider the legal implications of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Norway’s director general of taxation has come out and said ‘[Bitcoin] doesn’t fall under the usual definition of money, ‘ which means that it will be considered as assets and charged under capital gains laws. This sentiment was echoed last week by the European banking authority as well, where citizens were warned of using the cyrptocurrency.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Norway Rejects Bitcoin As Currency; Taxes As Asset, Instead
De Rotterdam, a massive tower designed by Rotterdam darling Rem Koolhaas, has opened. It is the city’s largest building—a little bit of Manhattan, in Rotterdam. It’s also, in an odd way, a tribute to the original World Trade Center. Read more…
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The Netherlands’ Biggest Building Opens 16 Years After It Was Designed
A new airport complex is taking shape in Abu Dhabi, where roughly 12, 000 construction workers are on-site daily to finish the massive structure, whose floor area is larger than that of the Pentagon. According to UAE paper The National , it will take 84, 000 tons of steel to build the structure’s dramatic arches, designed by New York-based KPF . Read more…
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Abu Dhabi’s Massive New Airport Terminal Rises In the Desert
Endurance athlete, polar explorer, and motivational speaker Ben Saunders is on his way to Antarctica. Recreating Robert Scott’s heroic but ultimately doomed “Terra Nova” expedition from 1910-1912, Saunders has launched his own Scott Expedition to reach the South Pole on foot—and, more importantly, to walk back to the coast alive. If successful, this will make him and his co-traveler, Tarka L’Herpiniere, the first human beings ever to have done so. Read more…
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Walking To The South Pole (And Returning Alive)
It doesn’t matter how efficient we make their engines or how many solar panels we install on their decks, the world’s largest cargo ships—those water-bound leviathans on which international trade depends—will require massive amounts of fuel for the foreseeable future. However, this conceptual super-carrier could potentially save billions of barrels of petrol every year just by harnessing the wind. Read more…
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This Massive Cargo Ship Will Harness the Wind With Its Hull