Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

A photo of NYC on a recent summer night, taken from the Space Station about 220 miles above earth…I love New York:

-via @NewYorkology

You might not be geeky enough to notice or care, but the SS Enterprise’s warp drive has really evolved throughout the years. Check out this video which shows the warp effects from the first ‘Star Trek’ movies all the way to the most recent. Oddly enough, it’s been a boring evolution, starting out as a sparkly rainbow disco-tunnel in 1979 and ending up as a bland, undramatic blip in JJ Abram’s latest film. Engage:

-via Geeks Are Sexy

Check out this breathtaking footage of the :30 sec Apollo 11 launch slowed down to just over 8 minutes.  I’m dreaming of Space Camp all over again…

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo. / via @GeekAmI