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Sure a baby has a swimming reflex but that doesn't mean watching them swim isn't absolutely terrifying.
posted by Foci for Analysis on Aug 27, 2011 - 63 comments

BEAR Robot Overview. (SLYT).
posted by nathancaswell on Sep 3, 2010 - 14 comments

Terrifying Nixon-era children's books Don't worry, comes pre-snarked. [more inside]
posted by emilyd22222 on Jun 5, 2010 - 61 comments

The sublime fractal-based short film Gestalt (previously) has been re-rendered in high definition. Go forth and iterate.

Also, don't miss Fleischfilm's newer, and similarly unnerving Energie! - also in HD. In case you lose patience, it really starts to blow up around the minute mark. [more inside]
posted by BlackLeotardFront on Sep 1, 2009 - 24 comments

FaceStat, a new startup from crowdsourcing consultants at Delores Labs bills itself as "market research for the individual." You upload a photo of yourself, and "within a couple hours, you will have detailed statistics about how people feel about the picture you provide." Oh, and it's powered by creepers like you, using Amazon's Mechanical Turk (previously posted about here). [more inside]
posted by thisjax on May 7, 2008 - 37 comments

Today, in Japan, divers swam with a live frilled shark. Let the abject terror commence (embedded video). What does it eat? OTHER SHARKS.
posted by nathancaswell on Jan 24, 2007 - 39 comments

Aibo-Life : a page for people who love their Aibos way too much. Linked is the media page with photo galleries, videos of tricks, and terrifying visions of expressionless robo-raves. (shades of the furby-bending chorus)
posted by BlackLeotardFront on Oct 26, 2005 - 7 comments

Terrifying gallery of fish from the deep, DEEP seas.
posted by jonson on Mar 1, 2004 - 71 comments