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With astronauts becoming bonafide Instagram celebrities and new high-tech satellites blasting into orbit, it was a tremendous year for planetary imagery. From the Bahamas to the Sahara to the far side of the Moon, our Blue Marble never ceased to dazzle us. There was too much great Earth art this year to include it all,…

It was a day for quake, rattle, and roll on the west coast when small earthquakes hit both Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday. While the pair shared common characteristics, the stories behind why they happened reveal dramatically different Worst Case Scenarios for future earthquakes. The Earthquakes At 5:48pm local time on Tuesday,…

It isn’t just the US that’s getting walloped with bizarre weather. This week, temperatures around the North Pole were fifty degrees higher than usual for this time of year—and today, they rose above the freezing point. That’s right: In the middle of what’s supposed to be winter, the NORTH POLE was registering temperatures you’d expect…

Worried that genetically-modified foods could be quietly, secretly, making their furtive way towards your plate even as we speak? Don’t be—you’ve already been eating them for a long time now. A lot of the consternation over GMOs—particularly amongst those calling for wide-spread labeling—has centered around the idea that GMOs are something brand new and unknown.…

Ford Focus RS [320+ hp]: this is him! [updated] Posted on 03-02-2015 at 8:18 by sir_smokalot – 68 Comments” Sapperdeflap, what a thick vierwielaandrijver! Just leaked via a dead bomenblaadje that are embargobeleid’t had (still. but. again.), the 350 hp AWD Ford Focus RS! Under the hood is the new 2.3 EcoBoost in the new…

Video compilation: sound of the F1 engines from 2015 [updated] Posted on 03-02-2015 13:54 by sir_smokalot – 22 Comments” The blown 1.6 will go their second year in Formula 1. And, they sound all that masculine? Judge for yourself. On the circuit of Jerez de la Frontera, these days the first tests for the 2015…

Seat SUV coming in 2016 Posted on 26-03-2014 at 13:19 by sir_smokalot – 7 Comments” It’s been 3 years since we last something about heard of it, but now it’s going to really happen: from 2016 has Seat SUV in the range, so reported the Spanish group just. Woo! Just about anything from VAG gets…

This is the most bizarre BMW today will see Posted on 26-03-2014 at 14:59 by sir_smokalot – 39 Comments” Hey BMW, we have a new niche for you found: the OMGWTF2-niche! May we present to you: the 2000 Gatsby BMW Cabriolet Custom, a creation where Mitsuoka is still a thing can suck. This unique creature…

This is the story behind Renault Sport Posted on 30-12-2015 at 20:04 by RubenPriest – 54 Comments” Renault will back next year in Formula 1. The carmaker is known for his many years of experience in motorsport, but also to build straatlegale hot lead. How are those ambitions actually come from? Renault Sport Technologies S.…

Save your 13th month piece on this wonderful Lancia Stratos Posted on 30-12-2015 at 21:02 by RubenPriest – 41 Comments” Christmas bonus or the 13th month? Beautiful, format trade. Your annual bonus will probably just not enough for this beautiful Stratos. An original copy from 1976. The icon has 43.000 km walked and the provider…