Monday, February 1, 2010
15 Things You Never Noticed On A Dollar
Pull a buck from your wallet now and prepare to be amazed. Did you know a dollar bill has hidden pictures, flecks of color, and mysterious symbols?
And that's just the beginning. What do all those seemingly random letters and Latin phrases mean, anyway?
Outdoor Fireplace
Haugen/Zohar Architects from Trondheim, Norway, have designed an outdoor fireplace.
(via Everlasting Blort)
The Most Important Question In The World
Another video by Guy Bauer of the Guy Bauer Half Hour, a weekly talk show from Chicago. It's a parody made out of the newest 'Lost' promo for season 6. The answer to the most important question in the world. Why did the chicken cross the road?
(thanks Guy Bauer)
(thanks Guy Bauer)
Chan Chan: The Largest Adobe City In The Pre-Columbian Americas
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Chan Chan was the capital city of the Chimu Tribe, predating the Incan Empire in Peru, and it was discovered by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
The city of Chan Chan may have been home to close to 100,000 inhabitants; however archaeologists are in question about this number. The people were both highly intelligent and the South American city was well organized.
(via Lauren)
Foamy Invention Could Save Energy And Lives
Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei is fluent in three languages. She's studied everywhere from Tehran to Tokyo to Cambridge, Mass. And she's invented a space-age material so light and strong that it could revolutionize everything from vehicle bumpers to armor to biomedical devices.
The ultra-high-strength composite metal foam created by Rabiei is a highlight of a well-traveled career during which the researcher has tried to learn everything she can about advanced materials. The result: a brand new material that can save energy and lives.
(via Neatorama)
Rome's Ancient Aqueduct Found
The long-sought source of the aqueduct that brought clean fresh water to ancient Rome lies beneath a pig pasture and a ruined chapel, according to a pair of British filmmakers who claim to have discovered the headwaters of Aqua Traiana, a 1,900-year-old aqueduct built by the Emperor Trajan in 109 A.D.
One of Rome's 11 aqueducts, the Aqua Traiana originated around Lake Bracciano, 25 miles from Rome. After collecting water from other springs on its way down to the capital, the channel finally reached Janiculum Hill in Rome, providing clean, drinkable water to the Trastevere district.
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