unique and interesting: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

Living Volcanoes

image creditVolcanic eruptions are deadly yet very beautiful and breathtaking sights. For some reason they bring to mind images of spirits of the earth coming to punish people for violating nature's laws.Thanks to multiple studies and experiments scientists...

How Do You Use A Brick?

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Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community

'This We Know' presents information the U.S. government collects about every community. By publishing this data in an easy to understand and consistent manner, they seek to empower citizens to act on what's known. Enter a location - for example New York - and this the information you get:There are 31...

The Breathing Circle is a tool for combating stress, anxiety, and panic attac...

High Five Etiquette

Tripp and Tyler, with the help of mentor Herb Tankersleigh, discuss the do's and don'ts of proper high-five execution.(thanks Cora)related posts:High Five New York CityInternet High-F...

Indian doctors are studying a remarkable 83-year-old man who claims to have spent the last 70 years without food and water. Military medics hope the experiments on Prahlad Jani can help soldiers develop their survival strategies. The long-haired and...

Ben Heine is a Belgian artist who combines a mixture of photography and illustration for an ongoing experimental series, Pencil Vs. Camera.(thanks Co...

20 Creepy Things Found Inside Someone

You'd be amazed what some people have in their bodies. These bizarre but true stories cover everything from foreign bodies to biological to specimens to more than one piece of cutlery.Some are funny, while others are a bit grosser, but it's a good idea to make sure you're not eating as you dig into...

100 Essential Home Economy Lessons You Should Have Learned In School

Let's face it: you'll learn a lot in school, but there's no way you can possibly learn everything. Chances are, if you took a home economics class in school there was a lot it didn't cover.Get the lowdown on investing, saving, budgeting and so much more in these finance lessons. Check out these household...

It's not uncommon for stars to change their names before making it big. Whether to avoid confusion (one comedian's birth name was Albert Einstein) or to add that special star quality (another famous heartthrob upgraded from Archie Leach), swapping out...

Surfing Sheep

Meet Mildred, the world's only surfing sheep. Actually, this is not what it seems to be. The film is a computer generated viral designed as a publicity stunt for a British clothing fi...

image creditIn her diary, Anne Frank describes exactly what the hiding place looks like inside the house in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It's a labyrinth of hallways, stairs and little rooms.Now you can wander around the furnished spaces and get to know...

43 Unbelievable Facts About US Presidents

Did you know that Teddy Roosevelt often ate a dozen eggs for breakfast? Or that Grover Cleveland's nickname was Uncle Jumbo?As a rule, presidents tend to be extraordinary people, but there are just some facts about the presidents that are hard to believe. From skinny dipping to record numbers of offspring...

Black Helicopters are not just helicopters with a black paint-job as you may have been told. They are, in fact, autonomous agents - lifeforms - created by New World Order agencies via nanobiotechnology. Their primary purpose is to spy on the activities...

Men With Talent

New Heineken commerci...

Since social networking and microblogging service Twitter was founded in 2006, lots of 'new' words are doing the rounds on the Internet. Ever heard of 'Tweetivity'? Do you know what a 'Featherette' is? Or a 'Dweet'?Here's a repository for the meanings...

Joel Robert Harris from Los Angeles shows a series of drawings, doodles, and paintings from the age of 5 years up to the present day. He's now almost ...

image creditMm, sausages! Sausages are made, eaten and enjoyed all over the world. There are as many variations as there are countries. Here are 22 examples of delicious sausages from 22 different countries representing all the continents, except Antarctica.Shown...

image creditCities aren't exactly known for lush scenery - they don't call it a concrete jungle for nothing. But as horticultural technology improves and global warming becomes a bigger concern, a new trend has emerged: urban green spaces.Not only are...

Time-Lapse: A Day At A Walmart Store

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10 Highest-Paid Public Speakers In The World

How much would you pay to see your favorite celebrity, politician or business leader speak? For some businesses and organizations, the answer is a lot more than you'd expect.Here's a list of some of the biggest payouts ever made for keynote speakers, though it has to be said that it may not be a definitive...

9 Companies With The Best Perks

In today's economy, employees have gotten used to the bare minimum at work. With widespread pay cuts and rampant layoffs, it's not unusual to consider free coffee a great perk.But some companies are still working hard to keep their employees happy, going above and beyond the standard benefits and rewarding...

The Geocities-Izer

With the Geocities-izer you can make any webpage look like it was made by a 13-year old in 1996. Here's how The Presurfer would look.(thanks Car...

The Making Of Florida One

Last week Florida One, a Boeing 737 emblazoned with an artist's rendering of the state flag, was unveiled. Florida One has been secreted away in a private hangar somewhere in the state of Louisiana. Here's The Making of Florida One.(thanks Co...

Google announced they have added an 'Earth' button to Google Maps. You can now explore the world in luxuriantly-detailed, data-rich 3D imagery and terrain from Google Earth. If you've already downloaded Google Earth to your computer, you should be able...

How I Met Your Motherboard celebrates the time when computers were beige and business-y. The site shares the stories of your earliest computer memories.In the early days, computers were strictly for the nerds. Back then we had no clue that we'd soon...

30 Best Stress Relievers

With the everyday stresses from work, parenting and budgeting finances, it's no surprise that stress has been directly linked to causing heart disease, high blood pressure and decreased immunity.While it is difficult to avoid it altogether, there are ways to relieve stress and manage it through simple...

James Hance is a Jacksonville-based artist who takes his inspiration from television shows and movies from his childhood to create some of the best paintings. Here are some examples of his Star Wars-themed art.(thanks Yan)James Hance websi...

Insane Dominoes Maze

Domino Day is a world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones, organized each year in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, there will be no Domino Day 2010 because of the financial crisis. Sponsors were very interested but their available sponsor budgets were not sufficient to produce...

image creditSo you thought the only purpose of garage doors was to open so that you could get your car? This is certainly not the case anymore!These painted garage doors will show you that garages have so much more to offer. When you are sporting one...

10 Celebrity Writers Actually Worth Reading

Celebrities love to multitask and push the envelope beyond their regular day jobs. Movie stars try out singing careers, models become actresses, and all kinds of celebrities seem to want to try their hand at writing books.And while most celebrity-written books just aren't worth the time, these authors...

40 Photoshop Add-Ons For The Avid Photographer

Adobe Photoshop is the most recognized name in image-editing software, but one of the things that makes the program so powerful is the host of add-ons that are available for download.Here are some of the most fun and helpful Photoshop add-ons for avid photographers, though it's important to check that...

The Arm Sleeper's Pillow is the memory foam pillow that promotes a full, uninterrupted night's slumber for those who sleep with their arm under their heads. A center groove and a recessed front edge let you fully extend your arm without it having to...

KLM Economy Comfort Product Launched At Manchester Airport

With effect from December, passengers travelling in Economy Class on all intercontinental flights operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines can choose seats offering greater comfort. KLM launched their new Economy Comfort product at Manchester Airport with this campaign.(thanks Co...

50 Most Beautiful And Brilliant Books For Your Coffee Table

While most books are valued for their insightful content, educational value, storylines and characters, there are some that can also be admired for sheer attractiveness, whether it's found in design, photographs or drawings.Here are 50 books that will not only keep you entertained, but are also simply...

The worlds greatest toilet, the 'Admiral Ackba...

image creditA spatula, also called a turner, a fish slice in the UK, an egg slice, a flipper in Canadian English, or an egg flipper or tosser in Hiberno-English, is a kitchen utensil with a long handle and a broad flat edge, used for lifting and turning...

image creditThe majority of those lucky enough to have visited a beach in their lifetime will have experienced what is essentially a common sight at the coast; a strip of golden sand; a few dozen sunbeds; calm blue sea and clear skies.Of course, things...

The Daily Dish is a catalog of 365 petri dishes painted by San Francisco-based artist Klari Reis.(via Dark Roasted Ble...

10 Celebrities That Went To Schools With Online Degree Programs

It's tempting to think of online degree programs as existing in some parallel educational universe: Sure, they're accredited, but who's actually gone to one? The answers are surprising.In addition to online-only programs, many established schools are adding distance learning initiatives, meaning you...

image creditTake a look at this startling tin alloy bust. It is called 'A Hyporcrite and a Slanderer.' When do you think it was created? Five years ago? Ten? It certainly has the air of something very modern - almost Damian Hirst without the diamonds...

image creditWhile the staple of any nutritious diet is fruits, vegetables, and lean meats, changes in the way mass produced food are prepared, processed, and packaged have changed in recent years.These changes can muddy the waters about what we have...

A brilliant new Chinese train innovation. Get on and off the bullet train without the train stopping. No time is wasted.The bullet train is moving all the time. If there are 30 stations between Beijing and Guangzhou, just stopping and accelerating again...

25 Movies Or TV Shows Ripped From The Headlines

The phrase 'ripped from the headlines' gets a bad rap. At its essence, it just means that a movie or television show has been inspired by real-life events, often a crime.Some of the most popular movies and TV series from the past half-century have been created this way, taking their inspiration from...

Chickens For Checkups

Last week, Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sue Lowden suggested that people who could not afford health insurance should 'barter' with their doctors for health care with things like chickens and house painting. You can write a letter to Sue Lowden with your...

From The Red Green Show - Beer Holders

(thanks Co...

image creditWe have an irrepressible urge to push our boundaries and set records. How much further can we go, physically and mentally, before we reach our ultimate limits?What's the human speed limit? How long could you survive without food or drink?...

An interactive and infinitely zooming digital poem by Jason Nelson.related posts:Evidence Of Everything Explod...

image creditWho needs aspirin when cold, hard cash could ease your aches and pains? In a series of experiments, conducted by scienctists from the University of Minnesota's Carleton School of Management, people who counted money felt less pain when their...

50 Incredible, Historical Speeches You Should Watch Online

You hope that your professors will be good speakers who can keep your interest for at least the length of a class period, but more often than not, you'll have a teacher or two each semester who drones on and on and doesn't make you feel passionate about the subject.They could take tips from these speakers...

The thickness of the earth's crust ranges from 50 miles in mountainous areas to just six miles beneath the ocean floor; the average around the world is 21 miles. The borehole, therefore, has already eaten its way through one-third of the earth's surface.While...

image creditUsed for millennia to scare birds away from crops, the scarecrow is finding times as tough as we are and many have lost their jobs over the last year. However, the scarecommunity is now undergoing something of a twenty first century renaissance,...

80 Easy Ways You Can Join The Food Revolution

If you've been paying attention the past few weeks, surely you've noticed that people are getting excited about the food revolution. The concept of cooking and eating healthy food is not new, but it's recently enjoyed a revival of interest thanks to TV, blogs, and news reports.If you're interested in...

Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson and co-written 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, which started...

Vicious Dog Man

(via Everlasting Blo...

image creditDieters know the powerful temptations of just seeing or smelling food. Certain odors might have such a strong effect as to actually change the body's metabolism and lead to an early grave. At least, that's the case for fruit flies on a diet.Scientists...

image creditOne pleasant spring day in 1955, an atomic bomb blasted an American city into oblivion. This is the story of Survival Town, a purpose-built collection of structures, buildings, even mannequins designed to measure the effects of an atomic...

From a pot-bellied pig who went for help when its owner was having a heart attack, to a beluga whale who used its nose to guide a drowning diver safely to the surface of a pool; meet this amazing animals who put their life in risk to save a hum...

How do you pronounce 'Moleskine'?

You can find the answer here.(thanks Co...

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered the gene that enables an extraordinary worm to regenerate its own body parts after amputation - including a whole head and brain.The research led by Dr Aziz Aboobaker, a Research Councils UK...

image creditThe old proverb is true. In a cat's eye, everything belongs to cats. That includes, well, everything - including your sink. What has a certain use for us may be interpreted as useful in an altogether different way by our feline friends.So...

Robot Tralala

First there was this.Then came this.And now, combining the two together, here's th...

Winning a huge amount of money in a lottery can change your life. For the better or the worse. Here are 13 people who's life changed (or even ended) after winning the lottery.(via 2le...

Imagine: You are IN an exploding stadium.(thanks Co...

This is Spinal Tape is a handy spinal cord on a roll. Use this tape to seal and stick with endless sacral style.(via Boing Boi...

A list of some of nature's creations that simply defy human imagination. These are species that are alive today. They may not be big or scary, but these creatures are certainly fantastic and deserve more attention than they usually g...

Google Earth Car Chase Animation

Not a real car chase. It was created by animating cars on a Google Earth landscape.(thanks Co...

image creditBiodegradable art is all the rage, with artists using anything from old newspapers to cardboard. But the artists who choose cardboard do so for its structural strength.It also happens to be cheap. Whether the materials are straight out of...

Search Stories Video Creator

Google recently released 'Search Stories Video Creator.' You can input up to seven search queries like web search, images, maps, etc. After that you can choose a song from different genres. You can then preview the story and, if you don't want to make any changes, upload it to YouTube and share it through...

Radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging) is an object detection system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain.The...

Ever wondered how your baby sees the world, or how they see you? In the first few months of life your child sees the world very differently to you. For the first time ever, using the Tiny Eyes engine, you can see the world through their eyes.TinyEyes...

An amazing collection of postcards from the dawn of the twentieth century that depict what life would be like in the year 2000. The postcards were produced by Hildebrands, a leading German chocolate company of the ti...

Winscape

Are you tired to look outside and see the same street or backyard all the time? Rational Craft created Winscape, a 'faux window' system that can be controlled with a Wii remote and iPhone app.Winscape website.(thanks Co...

Maddie Chambers created a fantastic Hobbit doll house as part of a college course called 'The Importance of Play.' It's a replica of Bag End from 'The Fellowship of the Rin...

Werner Herzog Reads Where's Waldo

Uncompromising German film director Werner Herzog reads the children's classic Where's Waldo.(thanks Ryan)related posts:Werner Herzog Reads MadelineWerner Herzog Reads Curious GeorgeWerner Herzog Reads Mike Mulligan And His Steam Sho...

All the bases are covered in this gallery of legendary concept cars. Droolworthy visions, dramatic departures, genre-defining pioneers and true forehead-slappe...

image creditFirst it was Beverly Hills, 90210, and then it was Melrose Place. Networks even tried to bring back The Bionic Woman in 2007. Now networks have added The Rockford Files, Charlie's Angels and Hawaii Five-O to their line-ups for next fall.But...

A History Of The Sky

Ken Murphy's 'A History of the Sky' enables the viewer to appreciate the rhythms of weather, the lengthening and shortening of days, and other atmospheric events on an immediate aesthetic level: the clouds, fog, wind, and rain form a rich visual texture, and sunrises and sunsets cascade across the screen.An...

The goal of The Urban Forest Map is to map every tree in San Francisco. Along the way the project will calculate the environmental benefits the trees are providing - how many gallons of stormwater they are helping to filter, how many pounds of air pollutants...

Of course you can fly the latest Airbus today, but vintage giant planes still evoke a certain fascination and a sadness of their demise.Their stupendous size seemed to fuel dreams of daring-do and glamour... like smoking a cigar on board of a giant flying...

100 Incredible Open Lectures For Biology Geeks

If your biology classes just don't seem to give you all you need to fill your desire for learning more, then you just may be a biology geek.If this sounds like you, then you will love this listing of 100 open lectures on topics including the basics of biology, biological engineering, astrobiology, medicine,...

Gravité

Falling objects synchronized to produce rhythm.A 2009 video by Renaud Hallée.(thanks Ka...

Today is Earth Day. Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson who died in 2005 aged 89.Earth Day was founded on the premise that all people, regardless...

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