Because space is totally nuts (I know because I’ve been there), this is a timelapse video of the aurora borealis as viewed from the International Space Station. FUN FACT: did you know the Northern Lights are actually the souls of everyone who died recently escaping the planet? Thanks for coming

Note: The picture above shouldn’t be moving. If it is, your microdose may have been an actual dose. Actual illusion is below. This is a color-changing optical illusion of a bunch of stick figures that appear to be riding up an escalator and jumping off the top. They aren’t moving

Using remastered images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera, Seán Doran created this absolutely breathtaking 8K trip across some craters on Mars. I just watched it on an 8K television and it was stunning. Granted I don’t own an 8K television and had

This is a phenakistiscope drawn by artist and musician Yohei Kisanuki featuring a bunch of stick figures climbing up a large set of steps. Or, when played counterclockwise, climbing down the same steps. Are you a climbing up or climbing down kind of person? I’m a sit and take a

This is a video of object manipulator and prop designer SHAO performing a routine using a morphing cube prop developed by fellow prop designer Thomas Foyk. It was pretty fun to watch. How about all those faces he has though?! I’ve heard of people being two-faced, but four? That’s a

Because soon our backpacks won’t carry anything but video messages, this is a clip from Yihong Technology demonstrating their persistence of vision backpack, that uses a spinning 4-rotor fan with 510 rapidly blinking LEDs to display video. In this case, everyone’s favorite plumber, Mario. WHY he’s everyone’s favorite plumber is

These are several video examples of artist Damien Beneteau’s Spherical Variations, chrome and matte black balls on a pendulum that pass through a lit portal, producing some pretty trippy visuals in the process. And you know how I feel about trippy visuals! “They scare you.” They’re absolutely terrifying. Isn’t life

Because this is why the internet was invented (“It’s true.” — Al Gore), here’s a video of pet otters Kotaro and Hana (previously) reacting to a machine that makes water drops appear to drip backwards. I think it’s safe to say their little minds were blown. Honestly, my big mind