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Human Ingredients T-Shirt

August 21st, 2009 at 7:13 am » Comments (0)

Now that’s what we call body chemistry!

Truth in labeling — this t-shirt tells readers exactly what chemical elements they can expect to find inside.



The Amazing 3D Sand Animation of Kseniya Simonova

August 20th, 2009 at 7:23 am » Comments (0)

(YouTube Link)
Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who creates sand drawings in front of audiences. Here she is performing on Ukraine’s Got Talent:
Here, she recounts Germany conquering Ukraine in the second world war….



DaVinci’s Lion Springs Back to Life After 500 Years

August 19th, 2009 at 10:19 am » Comments (0)

Leonard DaVinci’s mechanical lion
A mechanical lion invented by Leonardo da Vinci to entertain the King of France has sprung back to life in the Renaissance genius’s last home.



Russian Cheerleaders – A New Cultural Phenomenon

August 16th, 2009 at 4:21 pm » Comments (0)

Russian Cheerleaders – Establishing their own brand of elegance
Russian sports teams have long been some of the most competitive in the world, but the cheerleaders are just now making their way on to the world stage establishing a whole new style and provocative new standards. But they do add a whole new meaning to the [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

August 16th, 2009 at 9:34 am » Comments (0)

As the prophet foretold, the goat herders from the East will appear and
suddenly all of your tin cans will disappear
We are now dead center in the middle of photo season. Some think it is summer, others think it is vacation time, but more people dig out their cameras and start snapping more insanely ridiculous and boring [...]



Human Skin Rug

August 15th, 2009 at 8:53 am » Comments (0)

Designed by Chrissy Conant, the Chrissy Skin Rug is actually a very personal creation by the designer, signifying her relationship with her parents or some other mommy-daddy-type issue. I’m more focused on how disturbing this thing is. (Pics)
 



Spectacular Photos of Lightning

August 14th, 2009 at 1:54 pm » Comments (0)

Mother Nature can be both deadly and beautiful at the same time.  Nothing illustrates this better than a lightning storm.  (Pics)



Introducing the LED Man

August 14th, 2009 at 9:11 am » Comments (0)

“Man With No Shadow” is a life-sized art installation by Makoto Tojiki.  It consists of LED lights at the ends of wires of different lengths suspended from the ceiling. It made its debut this April in Milan at the international design festival Salon Satellite.



Great Photos Of Man And His Dog

August 12th, 2009 at 9:01 am » Comments (0)

A man and his dog
Are dogs man’s best friend?  Dogs see man as their leader, as their partner, and as their teacher, and because dogs place so much trust in man, he cannot help but love them as if they were his best friend. (Pics)



Great Morphed Photos By Computer Whizkids

August 9th, 2009 at 7:30 pm » Comments (0)

This new species seems to have developed an Adam’s apple
No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks.  That is an apple with a fish’s face on it. And yes, that’s a lion peeking out from a dandelion. (Pics)
 



Top 10 Photos of the Week

August 9th, 2009 at 7:53 am » Comments (0)

Reaching for her head, she suddenly realized
she had forgotten to let her head sleep

Another week has passed and the number of truly exceptional photos has been increasing. Of course the way we rate photo quality is on a strange and bizarreness scale that few other mere mortals can comprehend. They have to be somewhat painfully [...]



Using 3D Technology To Make Personalized Urns

August 9th, 2009 at 2:52 am » Comments (0)

Having “John’s head” on the mantel for all times seems a bit creepy
You just never know sometimes where technology will make an importance in someone’s life or just be an oddity. For instance, we present to you the Personal Urns from Cremation Solutions. This is not that typical wooden box or metal urn that [...]



MercuryHouseOne – Pod-Like Mobile Living Room

August 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am » Comments (0)

MercuryHouseOne
Rome, Toulouse and Munich practice Architecture and Vision have designed a pod-like mobile living room with a Carrara marble shell. (Pics)
 



Unique Embroidery Tattoo

August 3rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm » Comments (0)

Embroidery tattoo
Tattoos take many shapes and forms.  Glitch-Vixen posted pictures of her unique tribute tattoo on her flickr account recently. The girl used an embroidery that her grandmother made as the design for her back tattoo. (Pics)



Amazing Photos of Friendly Dogs

August 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 am » Comments (0)

” I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ” – Gilda Radner.  Amazing photos of friendly dogs after the break.



Artful Car Hood Coffee Tables

July 31st, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

There was a golden age when the expansive hood of the American automobile could double as a picnic table. Thankfully, engine compartments have conformed to smaller motors and superior aerodynamics, but why give up the pleasure of dining (or making out) on the hood of an American classic just because you drive a Honda Fit? [...]



Amazing And Creative Architectural Art Installations

July 30th, 2009 at 10:02 am » Comments (0)

Amazing art installations and building modifications
When does a building transform from a shell into a work of art within itself? Can artists improve even beautiful architectural wonders, turning them into something more creative and meaningful? Some architectural art installations are done out of necessity because the work is simply too large to be contained. Others use the [...]



Eco-Crafting With Toilet Paper Rolls

July 29th, 2009 at 7:28 pm » Comments (0)

TP to the extreme
Like artist Yuken Teruya, artist Junior Fritz Jacquet makes toilet paper rolls art as well. He too puts my toilet paper roll binoculars to shame. To do it he crumbles and folds toilet paper rolls until they look back at him in, happiness, disgust, anger, sadness and so on.



Oil Platform Matchstick Model

July 26th, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

Former oil rig worker David Reynolds made this outstanding matchstick replica of the Bretn Bravo oil platform. It is 21 foot long, 12 foot high and it weights a half of ton. It is made with more of 4 millions matchsticks.
 



Top 10 Photos of the Week

July 26th, 2009 at 8:09 am » Comments (0)

Seeking work as a character actor in Hollywood, Rat Man often resorted to his
gargoyle pose when auditioning for horror movies
Art is often created to tell a story, or give an impression, or somehow shift your brain into ponder-mode. However, odd photos combined with odd captions creates a far different illusion, an incongruous insulting of intelligences, [...]



Pigeons As Art Critics

July 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 am » Comments (0)

The top 10 images are those that were seen as “good” pictures, while the bottom 10 were the “bad” pictures.
Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

July 19th, 2009 at 11:08 am » Comments (0)

Vacuuming the lawn doesn’t seem quite so insane when she does it
It is the hours we spend laughing at ourselves that give us a sense as to why the whole world is also laughing at us. We can’t all be idiots. Well, maybe we can, but still, we can’t all be idiots. (Pics)



Archaeologists In China Find New Terracotta Warriors

July 19th, 2009 at 10:16 am » Comments (0)

Terracotta Warrior
Archaeologists in China’s northern Xi’an city have excavated another 100 terracotta warriors, including a much-prized army officer, near the tomb of the nation’s first emperor, state media said.
 



Amazing Photos Taken By Blind Photographers

July 19th, 2009 at 9:59 am » Comments (0)

Photo: Alex Dejong
When a brain tumor caused professional photographer Alex Dejong to lose his eyesight three years ago, he turned to gadgets to continue making his art.
 



Amazing Sand Sculptures From Around The World

July 17th, 2009 at 3:06 pm » Comments (0)

A collection of beautiful and unique sand sculptures created by talented artists from all over the world. (Pics)