Watch the Construction of a NASA Rocket Fuel Tank in 60 Seconds

If you are a fan of Amercia’s space program, get ready to watch an amazing video. Here is some cool time-lapse footage released by NASA that shows the construction of a rocket fuel tank for the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket.

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It took a long time for them to construct this fuel tank, but you can watch it happen in just 60 seconds. The 212-foot tank was constructed at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

It is pretty amazing to see it all come together. And keep in mind that every tiny detail needs to be as precise and perfect as they can make it. If anything is even a tad off, it could blow up.

[via Laughing Squid]

Your Personal Time Lapse Tool

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Unleash your creativity with Hobie, the phone accessory designed to make awesome time lapses! All you have to do is pick your perspective, insert your smartphone inside and start filming. You can also choose if you want keep a fixed or moving point of view, because Hobie allows you to record moving videos from a 360 degree POV. Its small dimensions make it easy to bring it with you every day, without the need for bulky tripods… but if you want, it can also be equipped on your tripod, multiplying the ways you can use it!

Designer: Overlab

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Watch a Man Turn into an Ape in Three Minutes

If you want to see man evolve into apes like the ones in the original Planet of the Apes, check out this time-lapse video, in which Emily Van Tassel transforms an ordinary man into an ape. Damn dirty apes! Damn dirty makeup artists.

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What is amazing is how good it looks and that Emily isn’t even a professional makeup artist. She should be. That is some talented ape-making. This makes me look forward to more ape movies. The makeup in Tim Burton’s stupid Planet of the Apes movie was good, and the CGI in the recent flicks is impressive, but this is closer to the original movies, in that more of the person underneath shows through, and that gives more personality to the apes.

Awesome job, Emily!

[via Mashable via Fashionably Geek]

Awesome Time-Lapse Video Of Things Being Sanded Down

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Maybe the title doesn’t sound that appealing, but you have to watch this video. It’s a fascinating piece by Laurin Döpfner, where he sands down various objects 0.5mm at a time and takes a picture, stitching them together into fascinating footage. There’s really not much more to it than that, so if you have 2 minutes to spare, check it out.

VIA [ BoingBoing ]

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Review: Motrr Galileo Robotic iPhone Camera Stand

The Motrr Galileo is a nifty device for those who want to get more out of their smartphone’s camera. This compact gadget provides iPhone users with the ability to capture motion-control video effects, as well as other types of remote camera capabilities.

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The Galileo is about the size of a thick hockey puck, but it’s actually quite powerful. The device works in concert with a variety of apps which can do everything from motion time-lapse video, to remote-controlled teleconferencing. It can be set on a tabletop or attached to a standard screw-thread tripod for optimal stability in the field.

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Using the Galileo is easy. Simply choose the proper device insert for your iPhone or iPod Touch, and plug it into a USB charger to wake it up the first time, then load the Motrr app onto your smartphone to pair it and learn about compatible apps. Once you’ve selected an app to use with the Galileo, just twist the device, and it will ask to connect within the app. The Galileo is available in either a 30-pin ($99.95) or Bluetooth version ($149.95) – which is the model I’m using.

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There are a wide variety of apps available, which you can check out on the Motrr website. My two favorites (so far) are TimeLapse, and Sphere. TimeLapse does what you’d expect, automatically capturing time-lapse video from still images, but making it really easy with pre-sets for common time-lapse scenarios. By combining this with the motion-control aspect of the Galileo, you can create sophisticated time-lapse which usually require much more expensive equipment. One thing to keep in mind with time-lapse footage is that you’ll want to make sure both your camera and the Galileo have enough battery charge, and you’ve temporarily disabled notifications.

Sphere is really cool too. It can capture a 360° panoramic image in under a minute. All you need to do is set your iPhone in the Galileo’s dock, and press the touchscreen. Sphere works in concert with the Galileo to capture all of the images needed, then stitch them together into a panorama you can view directly on your phone or share on the Internet. You can see a sample Sphere I shot below. It’s not perfect with aligning horizontal lines like the ones in the siding, but it’s still pretty nifty.

One thing that’s tricky to do with the iPhone is capture a perfectly smooth panoramic image. Using the DMD Panorama app with Galileo, you can capture foolproof circular panoramas in full photo resolution. Click the icon in the upper right corner of the image below to pop open a full-res panorama captured with the Galileo and this app, or click here for the original hi-res image.

One other app I tested with the Galileo was Videography. This app is great for shooting HD video of motion or faces, since it can automatically track these and pan and tilt the camera accordingly, though the motion tracking has a tendency to be a bit jerky compared to the face and color tracking, which seemed to offer smoother movements.

There are a number of other apps I didn’t get a chance to try, but it’s clear that the Galileo offers much more versatility than its simple premise might suggest. For instance, I wouldn’t have thought about using the Galileo’s platform to create a motorized alarm clock. You can also use it for automated home monitoring – assuming you have a spare iPhone or iPod Touch to use.

While not everyone will find a daily use for the Motrr Galileo, anyone who enjoys photography or has a need for remote telepresence will get plenty of value for the price.

Watch the LEGO Simpsons House Being Built

Fans have been waiting for the first LEGO Simpsons set and now you can watch it being built. It’s an expensive set, so maybe this is the next best thing to owning it.

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Mike, also known as “Bricks Nerd” got his hands on the LEGO Simpsons House and is sharing some videos of the set being constructed. This isn’t just a simple project either since this $200 set features 2,532 pieces in all. The speed-build video is about six minutes-long and there is also an 18-minute video that is basically a review of the set.

They are definitely worth watching if you are thinking about buying this set.

[via Geekologie]