Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

Woah.

-via Kottke

I’ll live vicariously through this video and just pretend I’ve been shockingly close to a lightning strike.  Woah.

-via Buzzfeed

And now for something completely different…say hello to the Glasswing Butterfly, most commonly found in Central America and Mexico.

And…some videos:

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This stunning photo of a Sei Whale skull was taken on Byron island in Chile.

These mesmerizing time-lapse videos show Mother Nature doing her thing -

The music is the best part of this Shroom video…it’s like porno music from another dimension (not that I would know what that’s like)

-From Wired Science via @9swords

Get this…I just found out there’s actually a new epidemic called “Post-Pandora Depression”.   People are getting the blues after realizing that Pandora, the utopian touchy-feely planet from “Avatar”, doesn’t exist and there ain’t nothing even close to it on our planet.  Seriously – there are entire blogs devoted to this and serious articles written about it in legitimate publications like Psychology Today!

Anyway, if you’ve seen the movie (and you probably have considering it just surpassed “Titanic” as the highest grossing film worldwide with currently $1.859 billion), you’ll remember those huge blue plants that disappear lightning-fast into the ground when they’re touched.  Well, right here on our depressing planet, there’s a type of coral called Sea Pen that’s very similar.  If you happen to know someone with “Post-Pandora Depression”, send them this video and talk them off the ledge.

-via Neatorama

Without being too metaphysically cheesy, there are times in life when we suddenly see something that makes us feel at peace…we can’t explain it, but it just feels right. (OK, maybe that was cheesy, but you know what I mean.)

I saw these sprinklers in Central Park this morning, and had to share them. Take a quick break from your hectic day and enjoy some unexpected zen…

Rainbow Generator

Spotlights

Aurora Borealis