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Wack-A-Banker

October 9th, 2009 at 1:36 pm » Comments (0)

Engineeer and cartoonist Tim Hunkin created an arcade game that at first appears to be an ATM or banking kiosk. When coins are inserted, the banking poster drops and reveals Wack-A-Banker, giving you an opportunity to take your aggressions out on a group of financially oppressive stereotypes.



B.C. Town of Barriere Plans To Erect Its Own Stonehenge

October 8th, 2009 at 3:39 pm » Comments (0)

 

Stonehenge offers many mysteries

This Canadian brainstorm actually makes sense. The town proposing the Stonehenge replica is in a compatible global location. The folks at The Vancouver Sun tell us more.
“The town of Barriere is hatching a plan to place a concrete replica of England’s Stonehenge at the centre of a major park development.
Barriere’s version would [...]



Italian Scientist Figure Out Way to Reproduce Shroud of Turin

October 8th, 2009 at 4:35 am » Comments (0)

An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s burial cloth is a medieval fake.
The shroud, measuring 14 feet, 4 inches by 3 feet, 7 inches bears the image, eerily reversed like a photographic negative, of a [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

October 4th, 2009 at 1:15 pm » Comments (0)

Beware of crazy little men carrying vacuum cleaners,
for they represent an entirely new breed of suckers

Some photos cause headaches and others cause scandals. However, this particular combination of photos has been selected to cause a jock rash in people without a sense of humor. (Pics)



Amazing Watermelon Carvings

September 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm » Comments (0)

Behold the incredible inspiring carvings of Takashi Itoh.

Anybody can carve a pumpkin. In fact a couple companies have devolved templates and tools for the carver handicapped among to produce astounding results. However Takashi Itoh’s original watermelon carvings put most of them to shame!  Takashi says it only took him three weeks to become skilled at it, but he has been [...]



Incredible Photos of the Sky

September 29th, 2009 at 10:01 am » Comments (0)

Sometimes nature gives a photographer a stunning opportunity to take magnificent pictures. Clouds and light produce some of the most stunning yet transient works of Mother Nature.  Take a look at some incredible sky photos.



Top 10 Photos of the Week

September 27th, 2009 at 8:58 am » Comments (0)

Junior cowboys always work their way up the
livestock food chain before they get to horses

If wishes were fishes, and hope springs eternal, then wishes for hope would be wishes for eternal fishes. Hmmm, maybe not. Putting a square peg in a round hole is not the same as drilling a round hole into the side [...]



Awesome Pool Table Modification

September 24th, 2009 at 7:45 am » Comments (0)

A new view on pool

Playing pool (or billiards if you prefer) is such a great game. Where else can expert players show off their physical strength, skill, and finesse, all on the confines of a felt covered slate table? And speaking of pool – although they all come in many different styles and sizes, once you own one, unfortunately it [...]



Virus Sculptures From Old Computer Parts by Forrest McCluer

September 24th, 2009 at 7:16 am » Comments (0)

Talk about computer viruses! Sculptor Forrest McCluer took salvaged 30 old PCs from the landfill and turned them into sculptures of viruses (the biological kind). This one above is inspired by the T4 Bacteriophage:
The “T9 Track Virus” is another version of the T4 Bacteriophage. It consists of PC power supply cables, CD-ROMs, sections of 9-track [...]



Platonic Solids Revisioned

September 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 am » Comments (0)

[process2a: Dodecahedron]
The folks over at Vague Terrain have spent some time reprocessing  the power of  Platonic Solids.
“In this project we explore three-dimensional subdivision algorithms. These have traditionally been used in computer graphics to produce smooth, rounded forms from coarse polygons. By modifying and expanding these established algorithms to include additional weights, one can generate forms with [...]



Ultra Cool TV Tub

September 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm » Comments (0)

Ultra cool bathtub with built in TV
Korean bath company Saturn knew it had made the right decision when it hired famous designer Karim Rashid to design its latest creation, the TV bathtub. Karim Rashid has done full justice to his task and the result is for all to see. This white, oval-shaped tub is made of LAR [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

September 20th, 2009 at 8:48 am » Comments (0)

Hey, knock it off with the legs! I’m the cute one!
Not all humor is funny to all people. Similarly, not all humor is funny to me. Therefore, I am the same as all people. Hmmm, great logic is the antithesis of great humor. But not all people are logical, so therefore logical people are the [...]



The Energy Clock

September 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am » Comments (0)

Energy consumption from a new perspective

Sweden’s Energy Aware Clock hangs on the wall and depicts a permanent visualization of your energy use. Every hour, it chimes to remind you to feel guilty about the size of your residence.



Major Changes Reshaping the Fashion Industry

September 13th, 2009 at 3:14 pm » Comments (0)

The $300-billion fashion business is in the midst of an epic shake-up that is changing the way clothes are designed, marketed and purchased. The Internet — the same force that has splintered the media and music industries — is challenging the taste-making role of the fashion elite, a shift that is being accelerated by the [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

September 13th, 2009 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

Joy riding around the nuclear power plant does have a few side effects
Every week we spend time finding and sorting through our top ten photos. And every week we end up with more than ten. Its not because we can’t count. Rather, it’s because we don’t think you can.  (Pics)
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The Nirvana Bathtub – Like Bathing in a Planetarium

September 12th, 2009 at 10:50 pm » Comments (0)

Soaking in a bathtub is relaxing. Staring at the stars is also relaxing. So I guess it’s only natural to assume that combining the two is even more relaxing. Right?
The Nirvana Bathtub is basically an normal tub that’s been outfitted with 360 LED lights on the surface. Touch controls allow you to adjust the lights [...]



Pestival: Insects In Art Festival

September 7th, 2009 at 12:09 pm » Comments (0)

Pestival
It’s called ” Pestival A Festival of Insects in Art” and as crazy as it sounds–it works! It’s an examination, in the nicest possible way, of how insects shape our world and how humans shape the world of insects. There is art, music, food, activities, lectures and lots more. (Pics)
 



Light Art Performance Photography

September 7th, 2009 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)

LAPP
The light art performance photography (LAPP), is a one-shot long time bulb exposure photography, performed additionally with movement of light. (Pics)
 



Top 10 Photos of the Week

September 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am » Comments (0)

Tired of all the attention the pandas were getting, they decided to stage a protest
In case of fire, break glass. No, not that glass. No, not that glass either. Come to think of it, broken glass and fires don’t really go together. Who in the hell ever thought that was a good idea in the [...]



Star Wars Religious Art

September 4th, 2009 at 4:21 pm » Comments (0)

Madonna Leia and Baby Yoda by Sylver on Worth1000
Star Wars is a religious experience for many of us, whether or not we actually feel the Force. But some artists take it even further, depicting Star Wars characters as saints, martyrs and religious icons. (Pics)
 



Ronald Kodritsch’s Artwork Has Onlookers Asking – Will He Jump?

September 4th, 2009 at 3:21 pm » Comments (0)

A life-sized installation by Austrian artist Ronald Kodritsch is standing on the edge of a building cornice in central Vienna
A small crowd of people wonder if the smart businessman clutching a briefcase will jump off the edge of a four-storey building in central Vienna — but he won’t. He can’t.
 



The Human Tooth Tower

September 1st, 2009 at 7:23 am » Comments (0)

This dentist no doubt inspires confidence in his patients with his tower made from 28,000 teeth from previous patients:
This 8ft tower of teeth is foul, and the summit of 15 years work by Yu Qian, a Chinese dentist who is trying to raise awareness about dental hygiene by word of mouth. Or, as it turns [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

August 29th, 2009 at 3:39 pm » Comments (0)

Even mothers have trouble loving some babies
The next time you smile, remember what you’re smiling about. Is is from something that you witnessed visually? It it from an idea that sparked suddenly in your mind? Or is it from combination of visual, auditory, and intellectual experiences. What you will soon realize is that all the [...]



Steampunk Science Museum Show at Oxford UK

August 28th, 2009 at 7:34 am » Comments (0)

Art Donovan from the Oxford University Museum of the History of Science sez, “I have been given the great honor of curating the world’s very first Museum Exhibition of Steampunk Art. Seventeen artists from seven countries- The Steampunk creators that you know best. Opening October 13, 2009 and running continually through February 21, 2010. (Pics)



Stunning Photos of Waves

August 21st, 2009 at 8:30 am » Comments (0)

Sun glints off wave
This photographer is from Oahu, Hawaii, but he is gaining international fame.  He’s a surfer himself and often gets wiped out just getting the shot. You can see why! These incredible images of waves were taken by the number one photographer of surf, Clark Little.  (Pics)