Posted by Alex in Pictures on October 24, 2005 at 12:48 pm
Okay, okay – the first one is the famous pictures of the Beatles crossing Abbey street. The second one is of sumo wrestlers crossing the street in New York for World’s Sumo challenge – Battle of the Giants "weigh-in" (Link) But I couldn’t resist!
That Escher guy is really sneaky – here’s a neat infinite loop clip of his Print Gallery illustration, showing a picture within a picture within a picture effect (or Droste Effect). Link
Posted by Alex in Pictures on October 23, 2005 at 11:50 am
James Nachtwey’s photos, in a series titled Witness, dramatically captured the anguish and devastation of war, famine, and diseases. Highly recommended. Link
Lizard Man, a retired park ranger in Maboto Hills, Zimbabwe, can command lizards like dogs. On his command, little lizards will appear, jump onto his hands, and so on. Link
Posted by Alex in Pictures on October 22, 2005 at 12:24 pm
This is Europe’s largest water bridge over the Elbe River connects the former East and West Germany, as part of the unification project. This (nearly) 1 km long, 500 million € "concrete bathtub" enables river barges to cross when the river’s water mark drops. (Thanks Kandra!)
Posted by Alex in Art on October 22, 2005 at 12:23 pm
Adrian Ocneanu, professor mathematics at Penn State, designed this sculpture that mathematically presents a 3-dimensional "shadow" of a 4-dimensional object. Link (via Chapel Perilous)
Posted by Alex in Art on October 21, 2005 at 10:11 pm
Korean artist Do-Ho Suh re-created his childhood home in Seoul and apt in NY from semi-transparent fabric that he can pack in a suitcase and carry with him!
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