Once again, Congress is making plans to fix the tax code
“What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad.” – – Dave Berry
Awesome Animated Photography by Jamie Beck
Jamie Beck, a New York city based fashion photographer and Kevin Burg, a master in animations worked together to create some amazing animated Gif photographs. Animated Gif Photography is a source of adding life to photography.
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Amazing Kinetic Sculpture Takes 35 Years and 100,000 Toothpicks
Rolling through the Bay
Artist Scott Weaver started working on an insanely complex kinetic sculpture thirty five years ago. He continues to modify and expand his sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, even today. (Pics)
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My Weekend with the new All-Electric Nissan Leaf
Me standing next to the all-electric Nissan Leaf in La Jolla, CA
Futurist Thomas Frey: I looked over at my clock and saw that it was 3:19 am, a time when most people would normally just roll over and fall back to sleep, but I was wide awake. And from past experience, I wouldn’t get tired again for 2-3 hours, so this was one of those crazy middle-of-the-night periods of free time where I could get something done, and my body didn’t really know I was awake. (Pics)
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
When Dr. Seuss came up with the idea, this wasn’t what he had in mind
“The only difference between a taxman and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.” – – Mark Twain
Creative Ambient Ads
Advertising Agency: Juniper Park, Toronto, Canada
We usually think that advertising is something that gives us time to go to the bathroom while watching a TV show or a movie. But advertising can be cool and creative. (Pics)
FlyNano Electric Microlight You Don’t Need a License to Fly
FlyNano
A radical new single-seat aircraft dubbed the FlyNano was unveiled at the Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany (April 13-16) byaviation consultant, flight designer and enthusiastic pilot Aki Suokas. You don’t even have to have a license to fly the single-seat fun flyer. It is made entirely of carbon fiber and weighs in at a mere 70kg. The FlyNano takes off and lands on water. The FlyNano falls under the weight of what is considered to be a plane so you don’t have to worry about applying for a flying license in most parts of the world. (Pics)
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More than Meets the Eye
Hmmmm. What is it that makes this photo so special? You can see the answer after the jump.
The Day of the Drone is Upon Us
Futurist Thomas Frey: Sometime over the coming months you can expect to see a version of the following help wanted ad:
“Help Wanted: Full-time aerial drone drivers needed to help manager our growing fleet of surveillance, delivery, and communication drones. We are also looking for drone repair techs, drone dispatchers, and drone salesmen.”
Top 10 Photos of the Week
Electric vehicles are far easier to repair. Just flip and fix
“You don’t have to worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” – – Charles Schulz
Stunning Black and White Photography – Part 1
Black and white photography has a “classic” photographic look.
All photography was originally monochrome, most of these photographs were black-and-white. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its “classic” photographic look. (photos)
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‘Scratching the Surface’ – Artist Scratches Giant Portraits Into Old Buildings using Acid and Bleach
“Scratching the Surface”
Portuguese-born, London-based artist Vhils, aka Alexandre Farto, “Scratching the Surface” project is a collection of giant portraits on unremarkable and decaying buildings, not painted on but actually scratched into the plaster. And it is spreading over Moscow, London, New York, Italy and Portugal. (photos)