A demonstration by Tim Nolan, a professional juggler and basketball entertain...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Performance Art With A Difference
Dangling horizontally out of a skyscraper, this hovering figure looks set to fall to his doom. But Chinese artist Li Wei hasn't just lost it all on a game of chance - this is performance art with a difference. Li Wei has produced an unsettling series...
The History Of The Cathars
High on a sacred mountain in Southern France, the whitened ruins of Montségur are a reminder of the last actively visible gnostic school in the West, the Cathari. Below Montségur lies a peaceful meadow, its name, 'Field of the Burned', the only indication...
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The Mended Spiderweb Series
The Mended Spiderweb Series came about during a six-week period in June and July in 1998 which Californian artist Nina Katchadourian spent on Pörtö. In the forest and around the house where she was living, she searched for broken spiderwebs which she...
16 Abandoned And Decaying Hotels From Around The World
Around the world stand empty hotels that symbolise the loss of prosperity and the death of dreams. Lavish resorts and small hotels which were once filled with life and activity are now abandoned and filled only with decay.Abandoned hotels range from...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The Neo Cube
The Neo Cube is composed of 216 individual high-energy sphere magnets, which can be formed into billions of shapes and patterns.(via redd...
Living Lights
Mosquito Bay in Puerto Rico is one of the most bioluminescent bodies of water in the world.Any movement in the water sends a billow of bright blue-green light spinning and undulating in fractal beauty, until it eventually diffuses back into the dark...
Mmk Kabayashi's Photostream
Mmk Kobayashi's Photostream. A series of beautiful, funny and weird photos on Flic...
Quest For The Crown
Quest for the Crown is a Role Playing Game parody. It's not very hard to play. As a matter of fact, you may find it too easy. And you'll probably be disappointed. Very disappointed. But that's because it's a parody. And don't forget to take a look at...
I Wish There Was...
Do you have a practical problem, and do you wish it could be solved? Place your wish on 'I Wish There Was...' so others can see it, and suggest solutions.The main goal of the website is to share wishes worldwide and learn from one another. A problem might have been solved in one country but not in another,...
Joshua Hoffine Photography
When you were a child, were you afraid of the dark? Scared of the monsters hiding under your bed? Fearful of the shadows on the wall?Joshua Hoffine made a series of photos bringing back those childhood fears.(via Neatora...
The Price Of A Pint
Pint Price is a database of World Beer Prices. Use this site to find the best watering nation. It seems beer is cheapest in Congo. You'll get a pint for only 20 cents. Most expensive is Monaco where you'll pay $ 15 for a pint.The price of beer in 178...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Workers' Memorial Day
Today is Workers' Memorial Day, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. According to the International Labour Organisation, across the world each year, more than two million women...
New OGC Logo Turns Faces Red
The Office of Government Commerce, a department of Her Majesty's Treasury in England, unveiled their new logo. It was intended to signify a bold commitment to the body's aim of 'improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement.'...
How to Access Google's Filter By Date Dropdown Box
Filtering Google searches by time periods has been one of the most frequently requested features. By manipulating the search URL, you can trigger Google's 'filter by data dropdown box' to appear. With this drop down box, you can easily select what time...
Orangutan Hunts Fish With Spear
A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish. It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt.The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken...
Coffin Couches
Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffins which we collected from local funeral homes primarily in Southern California. It is a health and safety law that funeral homes cannot resell used coffins to the general public. We approached funeral directors...
They Do It With... - Chez Goodman
Animators do it 24 times a second. Firemen do it with a big hose. Optometrists do it face-to-face. Introverts do it alone. Scientists do it experimentally.A long 'do it with...' list with maybe some questionable content but some of these may actually make you lau...
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.Co-writing by Silas Jackson.The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.Home Schooled...
Dog To Unicorn Transformation Kit
This is not a costume. This is a kit to completely transform your beloved dog from a cute canine to the ultimate unicorn.It includes screw-in horn, hoof attachments, medical grade glue, peroxide, mane fur, a tail and a handful of glitter. Not legal in...
Vespa Volkswagen Scooter
Funny idea. A Vespa Lambretta scooter with a Volkswagen campervan sidecar.(via LikeCO...
Continuum Crowds
A computer simulated crowd model based on continuum dynamics. A dynamic potential field simultaneously integrates global navigation with moving obstacles such as other people, efficiently solving for the motion of large crowds without the need for explicit collision avoidan...
Reserve A Spot In Heaven
Reserve a Spot in Heaven claims to be 'the only licensed and registered distributor of reservations in heaven.'The site offers two packages: The 'Essential Travel Kit' for $12.79, and an 'All Access Travel Kit' for $24.95 that comes with an additional...
Judy Dunaway - Mother Of Balloon Music
Judy Dunaway is a composer, improvisor and conceptual artist who is primarily known for her sound works for latex balloons. Since 1990 Judy Dunaway has composed over thirty works for balloons as instruments and has also made this her main instrument...
How To Get That Last Drop Of Toothpaste
Some creative ways to get the last iota of toothpaste out of the tube. Anyone who's dedicated time to this activity discovers a shocking amount of extra brushing sessions hidden in that seemingly flat foil wedge.(via ausgefallene ide...
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Björk's Wanderlust
An awesome video of Icelandic singer Björk's song Wanderlust from the album Volta. The video was done by Encyclopedia Pictura.See Wanderlust in 3-D (you'll need 3-D Glasse...
Malric Kittens
Some kittens bopping their heads. The annoying song is from a Crusha milkshake drink ...
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Record-Breaking Mentos And Coke Explosions
Around 1,500 Belgian students kitted out in waterproof ponchos discovered exactly what happens when you drop a mint sweet into a bottle of Coca Cola, in an attempt to break a world reco...
Top 10 Amazing People Who Cheated Death
Roy Sullivan was a U.S. park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. In his lifetime he gained 'Human Lightning Rod' as a nickname.This story and nine others of unbelievable but amazingly true accounts of human...
The Making Of 5 Modern Marvels Of Engineering
Even today, modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of art). A quick look at their origins, however, can turn awe to amazement and astonishme...
Friday, April 25, 2008
The Art Of Travis Louie
Travis Louie's paintings come from the tiny little drawings and many writings in his journals. He's created his own imaginary world that is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times.It is inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings, and otherworldly...
Sacred Geometry And Coherent Emotion
Since all biologic growth is limited by ability to absorb energy it is self evident the best way to compress that in to nourish biology is FRACTAL! Recursive Feedback=Self Awareness=Fractality.I don't exactly know what this site is all about but whenever you visit, be aware that it can be a little too...
The Greatest Drunk On Earth
From Modern Drunkard Magazine, a story on The Greatest Drunk on Earth: Andre the Giant, professional wrestler. Andre Rene Rousimoff was born on May 19th, 1946, in Grenoble, France, the child of Russian immigrants.While it can be argued that a miniscule...
Victorian All-In-One PC
From The Steampunk Workshop: How to make a Victorian All-in-One Personal Comput...
Supernatural Spirit
Have you had a supernatural incident in your life, ghosts, psychic attack, curses, Satanists, strange dreams, a presence in your house, or evil that follows you, seen strange things, heard them, felt a cold wind?If you have a supernatural problem you need advice from the expert. At Supernatural Spirit.com...
Out-Of-This-World Fishing
Larger than life catches, a catfish the size of a small car, the cutest, the most vicious, and the ugliest of fish.Out-Of-This-World Fishi...
Activate
Activate is a totally new functional beverage featuring an interactive experience people have never had before. The drink's vitamins and herbs are stored as powder in a chamber inside the cap. When you twist the cap clockwise, a small plastic blade cuts the seal in the chamber.Simultaneously, a small...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The World's Most Dangerous Bird
Cassowaries are very large flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Normally cassowaries are very shy but when disturbed can lash out dangerously with their powerful legs.They are capable of inflicting...
It's Just A Plant
It's Just a Plant is an illustrated children's book about marijuana. It follows the journey of a young girl as she learns about the plant from a diverse cast of characters including her parents, a local farmer, a doctor, and a police officer.It's Just...
The 10 Most Comfortable Airline Economy Seats
Not all economy seats are created equal. Can you get a good seat experience for decent shut-eye? By doing a little bit of digging you'll find out enough info to help you make a flight in economy a pleasant flight, instead of an unbearable one.The 10...
There's A Robot Beneath The Fluff
You know those stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. There must be a fascinating robot underneath the fur and fluff, right?A look at the insides of toys.(via Grow-A-Bra...
Myth Busting Mom-isms
If you shave your facial hair, it will come back thicker. Watching TV too close will hurt your eyes. Don't swallow that gum - it will stay in your stomach for seven years. Eating carrots will improve your eyesight.Myth busting Mom-is...
The Amen Break And The Golden Ratio
The 'Amen break' was a drum solo performed by Gregory Sylvester Coleman. The drum solo is frequently used as a sampled drum loop in hip hop, jungle and drum and bass music. It is 5.20 seconds long and consists of 4 bars of the drum-solo sampled from...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Old Style Photo Generator
Turn your photos into really old photos with this Old Style Photo Generator. The site is in Japanese but it's not hard to figure out what to do.I turned this photo:into this old photo:(thanks Mart...
What Will The Presidential Candidates Look Like In 4 Years?
We can see from past presidents that this job ages you a few decades in a fraction of the time. The stress just comes with the territory.We can now magically guess what the next American president will look like in 4 years, by the end of their first...
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Museum Of Unworkable Devices
The Museum of Unworkable Devices is a celebration of fascinating devices that don't work. It houses examples of the perverse genius of inventors who refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature, remaining optimistic in the face...
CreativeSpace
CreativeSpace, a creative image search where you can scroll through images visually with a scrollb...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Celebration Of Vintage And Retro Design
Smashing Magazine has a great article on retro design. It's a celebration of retro and vintage design - ads, illustrations, book covers, pins and posters from 1920-1980s.The images weren't necessarily created in the mid of 20th century. Vintage is living...
The Alien Abduction Lamp
The Alien Abduction Lamp - created by Norwegian designer Lasse Klein - is a lamp for Sci-Fi fans of all ages.A light bulb inside the metal UFO lights up the beam and the windows. The glass of the beam is frosted to distribute light in all directions.(via...
Jessica Rabbit Untooned
I have linked to Pixeloo before (see here).His latest work is Jessica Rabbit Untoon...
Type City
Take a tour through a world of type that can help transform your design landscape. Use your arrow keys on your keyboard to walk through Type City.(via The Thinks I Thi...
The Singing, Ringing Tree
Looking like the wreckage of an Alien space craft, this futuristic sculpture makes the strangest sounds when the wind blows, which is often round the location at Crown Point, on the moorland overlooking Burnley in England.(via MerapuLa...
33 Awesome Realistic Lego Creations
Photographs of the coolest Lego creations anywhere in the world. People have made just about anything that you can think of out of Legos including portraits of famous people, life-size replica cars, full scaled-down cities, and even working compute...
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Danica Patrick Makes IndyCar History
Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history yesterday, taking the Firestone IndyCar Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final la...
Boolify
Boolify is an educational boolean search tool. Web searching can be hard. Boolify makes it easier to understand web search by illustrating the logic of the search, and by showing how each change to the search instantly changes the results.Drag a green...
The Complete Work Of Charles Darwin Online
Darwin Online is by far the largest Darwin publication in history. It contains over 43,000 pages of searchable text and 150,000 electronic images.Darwin Online contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of handwritten manuscripts and the largest...
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