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Slow Dance: A frame that makes things move in slow motion

“Slow dance” is a picture frame that makes real objects appear to move in slow motion. By taking advantage of the limits of human visual perception, this optical illusion sculpture appears to be make objects move in slow motion. Created by Jeff Lieberman, a designer and engineer, the frame is available on Kickstarter. Sep 4, 2016

Massive 14ft cattle-eating crocodile caught by Australian police

Australian police captured a 4.33m crocodile after it was taking cattle in the Northern Territory. Police and rangers trapped the crocodile in a waterhole and then snared its jaw shut. The huge monster will be assessed at a local farm to see whether it is suitable to be a part of a breeding program. Sep 1, 2016

Extraterrestrial radio signals investigated

A curious radio signal picked up by a Russian telescope is probably not a transmission from an extraterrestrial civilisation, but astronomers in California are taking a second look anyway, the SETI Institute said. A group of Russian astronomers last year detected what appeared to be a non-naturally occurring radio signal in the general location of a star system 94 light-years from Earth. SETI astronomers have spent the last two nights using an array of radio telescopes in California to study the suspect star, HD 164595, which has one known planet in orbit. Aug 31, 2016
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