Astronomers at Germany’s Ruhr-Universität Bochum have created the largest astronomical image of space to date. The image is composted from some 268 individual shots captured over the past five years and spans a staggering 46 billion pixels, or 46 gigapixels. That’s 855,000 by 54,000 pixels. The university has created an online viewer to explore the… Continue reading Astronomers Unveil a 46-Gigapixel Image of Space
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365-Gigapixel Panoramic Image of Mont Blanc
An international team led by Italian photographer Filippo Blengin publishes an enormous 365 gigapixel panoramic photograph of Europe’s highest mountain setting a new record for the world’s largest photo. The team Used a Canon 70D DSLR, a Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 II IS, and a Canon Extender 2X III on a special robotic mount, they… Continue reading 365-Gigapixel Panoramic Image of Mont Blanc
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse “La Finale”
Bugatti rolled out the number 450 of a production run of the last ever Veyron model. The fastest supercar in the world whose performance has captivated legions of fans around the world since its launch in 2005. The Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse will have “La Finale” with chassis number 450 printed on the body of the… Continue reading Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse “La Finale”
The World’s First Beer Bottle to Play Music
Beck’s came up with a very creative idea to promote its new record label based on Thomas Edison’s original cylindrical phonograph, to create what it claims to be the world’s first playable beer bottle. Check out the video below. via: Laughing Squid
60,000 Dominoes
60,000 stacked dominoes topple over each other to create a chain reaction, there are 60 big dominoes each containing 990 pieces, and a small field of 600 dominoes to bring the total up to 60,000 dominos used. The big dominoes span about 14 feet across. It took approximately 65.5 hours to complete over 8 days. In the setup… Continue reading 60,000 Dominoes
The World’s Largest Photo 152 Gigapixels
I saw this amazing photo of Dubai a couple of months ago tweeted from the official Tweets by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He wanted to share the 45 gigapixels photo of Dubai which sets a new record for the world’s largest photo. Since then, there were many groups of photographers who have broken the… Continue reading The World’s Largest Photo 152 Gigapixels
Bugatti Veyron Entered Guinness Book Of Records
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4 is officially the fastest supercar in the world. The Veyron broke the record by hitting 431 km/h (267 mph), which is a record for a production car. With representatives of the Guinness book of records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV). The Veyron is officially in the Guinness book of records.