Massimo

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Engineer. Selecting and curating pictures and videos trying to awaken your sense of wonder since 2014. Science, tech, art, weather, space, the unusual around us

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Chinese street vendors cook meat in rotating steel ‘cannons,’ sealing in heat and flavor for a fast, intense cook.

You may have missed this, but quadrobics is a full-body exercise trend that involves moving on all fours, mimicking the quadrupedal movements of animals. This lady has been practicing it for 3 years [📹 alexias. film]

Painter uses elastic rubber pads to print out fake bricks for house pillars [📹ofc_courteous007]

A proton therapy machine rotating around a patient for cancer treatment. Proton therapy revolutionizes cancer treatment with proton beams that stop precisely at the tumor.

Fun fact. Horses like to go for a dip when it’s too hot.

I was today years old when I discovered Eider Ducks and their sounds

Laser hair removing technique

Jumping spider molt with lens intact gives a glimpse of spider's POV

Chinese scientists created a metal–polymer conductor that stays conductive even when twisted, stretched, or folded, solving the problem of wires breaking under repeated bending.

The effect of water pressure shown on a wooden log

Juvenile kestrels surprised by a butterfly.

When you understand physics

Fun fact: adult scorpions glow under UV light. There are at least 3 fluorescent compounds in scorpions’ exoskeleton: a phthalate ester, β-carboline and 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin. [📹 kotb.0]

The arapaima is a massive, fast-feeding fish that can swallow its prey in seconds.

In Chinese schools, artificial intelligence now reviews homework by scanning notebooks, grading assignments automatically, and printing feedback that highlights errors.

Innovative Japanese engineers created a wearable robotic tail designed to provide perfect balance for the elderly population.

Itaipu Dam on the Paraná River between Paraguay and Brazil, one of the largest dams in the world

Deep in the Amazon forest, is the world's largest single drop waterfall, Guyana

These are an example of what in China is called a 'nail house' (dingzihu). Buildings like this represent those who, like stubborn nails, defy state-ordered evictions and demolitions by refusing to vacate their properties.

A study at Northumbria University found that this type of dancing is what females find the most attractive.

Videos

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Why burn a cactus [🌵 wildheart_500]

How to extract a cork accidentally fallen inside a bottle. [📹 vector_]

This steak is a product from Israeli company Redefine Meat, made out of vegetable protein and oil and formed with a 3D printing process.

A compilation of turtles and tortoises

The “3 Finger Test” that instantly exposes deepfake scammers.

Folding croissants with chocolate filling.

Hero dog instinct. In a split second, this pup leapt to protect his kid from a sudden blitz attack.

This lady tells 1 year of studying quantum physics in under 60 seconds: Quantum physics isn't just science; it's logical spirituality.

Newborn twins think they're still in the womb

An easy way to remove a wasp nest

In 1954, a U.S. Air Force B-57B Canberra captured footage of Castle Bravo — the most powerful nuclear test ever conducted by the United States. The detonation at Bikini Atoll yielded 15 megatons, 1,000× stronger than Hiroshima.

The Victorian Era skirt lifter [📹 vineandbranchantiques]

This guy cancelled his backflip mid air

Interesting inventions

How in 1966 the Soviet Union used a 30-kiloton nuclear weapon to extinguish an out of control natural gas well fire.

4-year-old girl dresses up as a flower to meet hummingbird. [📹 Holly Herlitzke] [📍 Wisconsin]

«In a world where you can be anything, be kind»

The better you drift, the faster you go This technical roller coaster at Suzuka Circuit in Japan, is part thrill, part skill. [📹 suzukacircuit_official]

Did you know? Sampuru refers to the hyper-realistic food replicas displayed outside restaurants in Japan. Fake cabbage is one of the most famous and difficult pieces to make in this art form.

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