The DaVinci Institute hopes to set a new standard for science museums
“Make the Difference Network” is an online resource for connecting donors with non-profits. Started by famed actress Jessica Biel, the site has been designed to draw attention to some of the lesser known causes. The DaVinci Institute and its plans for the Museum of […]

Tom Cruise playing Claus von Stauffenberg, leader of the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Hitler
It all started when 11 extras dressed in Nazi army uniforms tumbled out of a World War II-era truck in Berlin during the filming of Tom Cruise’s movie “Valkyrie.” Now, the actors are suing United Studios for $11 million.

 
Ingenuity at its finest
Here at the Impact Lab, we love concept vehicles - not because we somehow think they’ll ever make it to market, but because we’re impressed by the innovative thinking behind them. Take the Peugeot 888, which looks like a very slick two-seater - but much more when you dig a little deeper. […]

Set your compasses to “Bovine North”
Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behavior - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by herdsmen and hunters for […]

A REALLY Big One!

Thousands of people from across the West Midlands have succeeded in their attempt to break the world record to create the biggest ever photo mosaic. Nearly 113,000 people from across the region sent in photographs between January and June connected to their daily lives.
The photos have been used to create a giant […]

It wasn’t real private, but it was the only toilet designed specifically for giants in the whole city.
That said, the ventilation wasn’t exactly what you’d call “graceful”
We never seem to miss an opportunity to have fun at other people’s expense. Join us on this week’s totally insulting journey through the top 10 photos… maybe more.

 
 Star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia.
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, the last of the space agency’s Great Observatories satellites to launch, celebrated its fifth birthday recently… giving me the opportunity to post this amazing multigenerational picture of star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia, 6,500 light-years from Earth. The photo takes in an area equivalent to four […]

 
 Flames By Ken Walters
A cerebral haemorrhage turned out to be a blessing in disguise for a British engineer, whose brain was “rewired” to turn him into an artist after the stroke.

 
If this concept car ever comes into being, you will never have the traffic jams or the commutable distance as an excuse for being late for work. Literally making the office or boardroom mobile, the T-6 concept car from Volkswagen is an attempt to appease the workaholic in us. (Pics)

Taking a new stance on thinking
Philippe Ramette is one of the most famous photographers because of his disturbing compositions. He has a way of insulting your intelligence, but in an interesting way. (Pics)

 
There’s no place like home
The Shopping Cart Shelter was designed as a tool for homeless people who collect bottles from the streets and also need a place to stay that is safe from the elements. The bottles provide a small income, and this is needed in order to sustain themselves.

 
Everyone loves babies. What better way to celebrate them than to have miniature sculptures that fit in the palm of your hand? Artist Camille Allen creates very adorable baby sculptures that are sure to make you coo. 

In the movie version, the towel had to be added to conceal the impressive, but totally x-rated, shadow
We live in a world filled with some very odd people. However, it is exactly that, the odd, the ugly, and the weird that make up feel like we’re somehow better than the other guy. Well, in this […]

The stricter the rules, the goofier the women appear
In a Muslim country where the numbers of women wearing the veil are rising, and so — by most accounts — are incidents of groping and catcalls in the streets, the message in ads circulating anonymously in e-mails in Egypt is clear:
“A veil to protect, or eyes […]

 
“Big Bang Theory?… Think Again. SIMPLY AMAZING ” Tjames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk

Great animation!
In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it.

 
A man of the cloth, and his fondness for beer
Because he spent much of his time traveling, Martin Luther undoubtedly tried many kinds of beer, but there is only one with claims to the effect that it was his favorite…

 
“Ice Age All Over Again” -tjames
Ice Sculptures in Fairbanks, Alaska
These were all taken in Ice Sculptures in Fairbanks, Alaska and other cities…. more pics below..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1mVl0cxfr0

Alsa is a proud sponsor of Pimp My Wheelchair, a non-profit organization built upon an idea conceived by The Banoun Foundation to help bring cheer and happiness to wheelchair bound individuals everywhere…

 
The Hubble Telescope completes 100,000th orbit and takes yet another breathtaking photo.

 
This Saturday marks 31 years since Presley died at Graceland and the maker of Barbie is coming out with the first-ever Elvis and Priscilla Presley dolls.The dolls are wearing replica outfits of what the Presleys wore on their wedding day in Las Vegas in 1967. The Elvis doll is dressed in a black paisley print […]

 
 
Usually, sculptures try to emulate and capture the human form. Artist Eugenio Recuenco reverses these laws of art by recreating Greek sculptures using lenses and real human models.

 The artwork was intended to compensate for this otherwise tone-deaf community
Once upon a time there was a pile of crazy photos wanting to get married to a pile of one-liners. So, working with glue and scissors and a few surgical tools, the Impact Lab’s Top 10 Photos of the Week, was born. (Pics)
 

 
The visionary and ambitious vs the displaced and exploited.
A new collection of photos shows the winners and losers of the Olympics boom in China. Will the Games be a blessing or a disaster for Beijing? The answer may not be known for months or even years. (Pics)

Surprisingly, few English-speaking people used this machine
It’s easy to make fun of foreign people who don’t understand English very well. But probably the worst offenders are us peoples. Yeah you, sitting on that green shag couch. We couldn’t sorta say anything greatly correctly if’n we tried. (Pics)