A simple crop dramatically changes the tone of this popular gif.

felistella:

I’m so worried that I might actually do this someday.

tbridge:

physicsphysics:

An interesting model of our solar system’s path as it travels through space in the Milky Way.

Certainly a departure from usual models that show the Sun as a static object, which it certainly isn’t

This is badass.

This is perfect. I wish I knew where I could find the original video. It looks like it could be a NOVA animation, as it is very high quality.

Thinking of the solar system in this way is very satisfying for me. I can’t really explain it, but staring at this just makes me feel calm. We’re all just along for the ride.

Here. Have a silly animated version, too.

misschasse:

Homeward. (Taken with Cinemagram)

This is well done.

Congrats to Ashley for creating the only Cinemagram that’s ever actually looked good to me.

And suddenly it became strikingly clear what spawned Steve’s love of super-contrasty eye-makeup.

steelopus:

These shots were painful, but rewarding.

Click-through for the full size GIF.

STPR is only 5 days away!

I’ve been staring at this for somewhere between 3 minutes and 3 days.

For Cary.

(via globochem)