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What will happen if you put marshmallows, glue, cake, foam, soap, eclair, parfait, eggs, gummy worms, jelly legumes, deodorant, crispy dessert bar, tomato, football, gelatin cups, xmas lights, breath mints, pineaples, ketchup packets, gum and crayons in a microwave?
Don’t try it at home, kids: Link
The P̬re-Lachaise Cemetery [wiki] is one of the most famous in the world. It is the final resting place for many historical figures Рfor example, take a look at the tomb above: the much-kissed grave of Oscar Wilde.
There are also a lot of monuments depicting the history of France and commemorating their heroes, for example this one for those who came to Spain to fight the fascists in 1936 as part of the International Brigades [wiki].
Go to the page to find the tombs of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Maria Callas and others. There are a lot of panoramas, photos and a map in this virtual visit.
From Wikipedia:
Laminar flow, sometimes known as streamline flow, occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers. In fluid dynamics, laminar flow is a flow regime characterized by high momentum diffusion, low momentum convection, pressure and velocity independent from time. It is the opposite of turbulent flow. In nonscientific terms laminar flow is “smooth,” while turbulent flow is “rough.”
This is a fluid motion demonstration by the Physics Department at the University of New Mexico. Comments at both YouTube and Videosift noted that the physicist had trouble counting five turns, but the brightest scientists I know have trouble matching their socks. Push play or go to You Tube. -via Videosift
On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 [wiki] in Los Angeles, Travis Pastrana [wiki] became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition.
Hit the Play button or follow the link to Youtube video to watch the jump.
Link – via Contagious News
The top-secret military reservation at Groom Lake, Nevada, long thought to be the Air Force’s test site for experimental aircraft (so experimental that it was reverse engineered from UFOs, if you buy the wildest conjecture), is expanding with the construction of several new buildings and roads, according to satellite footage. Speculation mounts that it may be part of an expanded Defense Department investment in experimental craft since 9/11:
[Defense Technology International Editor-in-Chief Bill] Sweetman suggests “there is only one reason for a base like this: to flight-test hardware that is secret and visibly different from other aircraft.” The new hangar, he continues, might “include experimental platforms pushing the boundaries of stealth, particularly in terms of allowing aircraft to persist undetected around the clock, and experimental [unmanned aerial vehicles] and [unmanned combat aerial vehicles].”
Link – via the Anomalist [Image and more details]
This is a real video of a helicopter in flight. I’m sure most readers will immediately pick up on how it stays aloft, but it initially caught me off guard. Click play, or go to the Link [metacafe] to see the video.
Found at Power Word Fold, who has another Cthulhu origami.
That’s a bicycle-powered blimp built by Bill Watson in 1985:
It’s the White Dwarf, built by Bill Watson and others for the comedian Gallagher in about 1984. This beautiful and innovative pedal-powered was used by Gallagher to do a Showtime special, Bryan Allen flew it 58 miles to set an FAI world record for that class airship, Bill and friends took it to Oshkosh, and then they put it behind Bill Watson’s parents’ house, where it stayed for about 14 years.
It still works! Link
We’ve seen the Miss Klingon Empire and Miss Jumbo Queen before – here is a list of other unusual beauty pageants at Suburban Turmoil: Link
And yes, the photo to the left is from Miss Hell Hole Swamp in Jamestown, South Carolina.
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Our computer’s desktop uses elements from real life to signify function (for example, the trash can icon for "delete"). This clip shows what a "real life" desktop would look like, if it were inspired by the digital desktop.
Hit play or go to Link [metacafe] – via piksels
You’ve got to hand it to those creative advertising people – this human billboard is an excellent ad for The Torture Museum in Amsterdam.
Found at seaspace – via Advertising for Peanuts
