Archive for October, 2005
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Pictures on October 30, 2005 at 8:00 am
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What’s so special about this clock? Designed by Benjamin Franklin (when life’s pace is slower than it is today) it only has one hand and measures time in 15 minutes increment! Link |
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Pictures on October 29, 2005 at 8:00 am
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What did two bank robbers do after they pulled off a bank robbery? Why, they took pictures of themselves with the loot, of course!
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Pictures on October 29, 2005 at 8:00 am
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What to get your favorite cowboy? How about a cowboy boot chair!
If that’s not kitsch, I don’t know what is! Link |
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Pictures on October 29, 2005 at 8:00 am
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Pictures on October 28, 2005 at 8:00 am
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Pictures on October 28, 2005 at 8:00 am
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Nathan Sawaya has created a lot of table top and large sculptures, mosaics, and other nifty stuff from lego bricks. Link |
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Video Clips on October 28, 2005 at 8:00 am
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The movie "Scream" in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. Link
Don’t miss other movies re-enacted in 30 seconds, again, by bunnies. Link
They’re awesome! (via growabrain) |
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Everything Else on October 28, 2005 at 1:28 am
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That’s Ampex VRX-1000, the world’s first commercial videotape recorder. It debuted in 1951 at a cost of $50,000! Link (via Unique Daily) |
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Pictures on October 27, 2005 at 11:46 am
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Dave Nitsche’s conceptual photos are sometimes witty, sometimes surprising, but always interesting. Link
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Everything Else on October 27, 2005 at 11:46 am
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Sergei Kalinin of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Alexei Gruverman of North Carolina State University have created a new electromechanical imaging technique.
They used tiny blasts of sound to probe the surface and subsurface of delicate biological materials (for example, wing of a butterfly).
This new "nanoscope" can also visualize things at the level of a single molecule. Link
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Pictures on October 27, 2005 at 11:44 am
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Solar Death Ray is built with over 100 mirrors to focus the sun’s ray into a deadly beam. Link |
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Pictures on October 26, 2005 at 9:41 pm
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Pictures on October 26, 2005 at 9:40 pm
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Pictures on October 26, 2005 at 11:54 am
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For more Springfield if-they-mated fun, see: Link
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Pictures on October 26, 2005 at 11:54 am
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Would you have invested with these people in 1978? No? You should – it’s Microsoft. Link
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Pictures on October 26, 2005 at 11:53 am
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Huh? Antarctica has a currency? Turns out they’re made by The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd in Custer, Washington to raise funds for various scientific projects in Antarctica. Link
See also Ron Wise’ AMAZING collection of over 10,000 paper money from all over the world. Link
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Video Clips on October 26, 2005 at 11:52 am
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In a cheeky ad for Guinness called "noitulovE" (get it? No? You’ll get it when you see the ad), see what happened to these 3 drinking buddies.
One of the best ads I’ve seen in a long while. Link (via BoingBoing) |
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Everything Else on October 26, 2005 at 11:52 am
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Symbols.com has hobo signs from around the world.
No. 1 (French): "Here they give you food if you work well"
No. 2 (US): "Here they’ll rough you up"
Actually this cool website has many, many more definition of all kinds of symbols. Link |
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Arts & Crafts on October 25, 2005 at 4:05 pm
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Camille Allen made these amazingly detailed and life-like tiny babies from polymer clay (no, actually not marzipan). Link (Thanks Kandra!)
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Everything Else on October 25, 2005 at 11:58 am
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Take a look at the pictures above – the left is Dr. Angry and the right is Mr. Smiles. Now, back away from your screen but keep on looking – see how the characters swap over? (via Link)
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Toy & Video Games on October 25, 2005 at 11:57 am
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Play the Game of Life (invented by John Conway in 1970 to illustrate cellular automaton) in this neat mushroom variation! Link |
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Pictures on October 25, 2005 at 11:57 am
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The Minaret at Jam in Afghanistan was built in the 12th century. It stands alone in a remote valley surrounded by barren mountains. The tower is decorated with calligraphy and is accented with turquise ceramics.
For more awesome pictures of places you’ll probably won’t get to visit (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, North Korea and so on), see: Link
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Video Clips on October 25, 2005 at 11:55 am
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If it’s a stupid, amazing, or funny video clip, chances are StupidVideos got it. Link
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Arts & Crafts,
Pictures on October 25, 2005 at 11:54 am
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Chris Jordan documents our penchant for consumption via his photo. The one you’re seeing above is (probably perfectly good) cell phones, all thrown away. Link
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