Beware the Void Behind the Door

Posted by Queuebot in Funny on August 21, 2009 at 12:07 am

What do you think is behind the door? A black hole? The realm before heavens in Mortal Kombat?

Our friend Fernando took this picture in London, his hometown.

All I’m saying is, if you don’t want people wandering into a void, and getting themselves hurt, you should probably use a sturdier door.

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Gibbon Uses Slamming Door In Her Singing

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on July 16, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Tool use in apes is not unheard of, but this gibbon has taken it to a whole new level by enhancing her singing with the sound of an enclosure door slamming:

Each time her song reached its natural climax, the gibbon slammed shut the door of her enclosure, using the loud noise it made to accentuate her call.

The gibbon used the door to create a single beat rather than a rhythm.

But her behaviour is yet another example of how smaller ape species are also capable of novel tool use, says the primatologist who witnessed it.

Link – via monkeydaynews

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ThreeStyle: a 3-in-1 Door Worthy of Goldilocks

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden on April 4, 2009 at 12:29 am

UK design group Slam has the solution to what can only be called the Goldilocks problem of doors: a door that is not too small and not too big. Behold the ThreeStyle, the world’s first 3-in-1 door.

Link – via Interior design room

 
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The Open Doors

Posted by Ali S. in Funny, Movies & SciFi, Video Clips on February 11, 2009 at 12:23 am


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Based on the short story The Open Window by Saki (H. H. Munro). A twelve minute film that I think some of you will enjoy. A young nervous man from the city goes to the country to rest but finds things aren’t what they appear to be… ;)

 
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The Hidden Door Company

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture, Arts & Crafts, Home & Garden, Odd News on February 2, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Everyone loves a good secret passageway. The idea alone sparks curiosity and makes the brain buzz with thoughts of mystery and adventure.

Normally these hidden doors are relegated to ancient sites and historic buildings, but what if you could put one in your very own home?

Whether you have secrets to hide or just want to confuse guests, The Hidden Door Company specializes in creating practical secret doorways for the home.

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