The level of craftsmanship in Akira (1988) is insane. They created 50 entirely new colors for the film’s unique palette, and every frame was painstakingly painted by hand. Peak 2D animation.
The Silver Swan Automaton (1773). No motors, no electricity, just pure clockwork genius. Built over 250 years ago and it still works flawlessly.
A piglet rescued from an industrial farm in South Africa in 2016 was put in a stall with various objects to keep her busy. She ate or destroyed every single one of them except the paintbrushes. The woman who’d rescued her, a former pro golfer named Joanne
Photographer Phil Thurston captured this wave, then slowed few seconds of time to make 40 seconds of slow motion water movement.