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Nasa’s Hubble telescope captures ‘face of God’ in plumes of space dust
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The bearded face of the deity appears to shine out of the space dust of distant galaxy NGC 1316 in this image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Medieval Christians believed heaven was a physical place above the clouds – but Hubble seems to have pinpointed ‘Cloud Nine’ a little further off, in an elliptical galaxy 75 million light years from Earth.
If the ghostly face is in fact the Heavenly Father, he may be trying to communicate with his children on Earth – NGC 1316 is one of the most powerful radio sources in the sky.
A 32 MPH all-terrain electric skateboard steered with a kinect
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One of the most fun Kinect hacks we’ve seen in a while gives the idea of motion capture a whole new meaning. Behold the Board of Awesomeness, an all-terrain motorized longboard wired to a Kinect and a Samsung tablet running Windows 8. To roll ahead, the rider simply pushes his hand forward.
Spanish engineer crafts "world’s smallest" V-12 engine
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Anyone who appreciates the precision art of engine design ought to get a kick out of this offering from a Spanish engineer named Patelo. Starting with hunks of aluminum, bronze and stainless steel, he spent over 1200 hours designing, milling, turning and drilling what he claims is "probably" the world’s smallest V12 engine.
Only in Africa: bicycle vs antelope
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Johannesburg, South Africa — A video showing a South African mountain biker getting hit by an antelope.
Evan Van Der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa is taken out by a Red Hartebees in a race at Albert Falls Dam. The video was captured on a Go Pro by teammate Travis Walker.
Despite the shocking collision between mountain biker and buck, both van der Spuy and the Red Hartebeest appear to emerge relatively intact.