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Famous Paintings Represented as Raw Data

It's paint on canvas or board. It's a glimpse into the human soul. It's also data. Artist Yousuke Ozawa reminds us of this in his series Data Visualization. It shows photos of several paintings next to the visual data sets that represent them. Spoon & Tamago explains:

“Art is now seen through google images or wallpapers,” Ozawa tells us. “However, we are actually looking at a series of numbers and letters instead of actual paint.” Using a generator, Ozawa retrieves the codes of famous paintings and prints them out. He then aligns them side-by-side with a printed counterpart of the actual visual image.


Man Finds the Turn Signal Lever of His Old Car inside His Arm

(Photo: Jesse Bogan/St. Louis Post Dispatch)

In 1963, Arthur Lampitt of Granite City, Illinois crashed his Ford Thunderbird. The car was totally destroyed and Lampitt badly injured. Among other problems, he had a broken hip. But Lampitt recovered, married his girlfriend Betty, and raised their 4 sons together. He's now 75 and retired from a career in insurance and appraisals.

About 10 or 15 years ago, doctors found a foreign object inside one of his arms. X-ray images indicated that it was a slender rod about 7 inches long. It didn't appear to pose a problem, so they left it alone.

Recently, though, it began to hurt Lampitt. So doctors operated on him to remove the object, whatever it was.


(Photo: Jesse Bogan/St. Louis Post Dispatch)

The object was the turn signal lever from his old Thunderbird. During his accident more than 50 years ago, it must have become embedded in his arm, which healed over, leaving the rod encased in flesh.

-via BuzzFeed


It's a New Year, So It's Time to Join a Gym

(Twisted Doodles)

We've had Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve in rapid succession. You've been partaking of the fruits of your labor and enjoying the festivities with loved ones--at least until January 1. Then you immedately become a disgusting pig who should get some of that blubber off.

(Fowl Language Comics/Brian Gordon)

You want to join a gym? Good idea! Go ahead and visit a commercial gym. Pay your membership fee. Workout once. Then repeat this process next January.


Pixel: A Mesmerizing Dance and Light Show

Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardainne are artists and performers who developed Pixel, an amazing visual display incorporating both dance and light projected onto the stage and dancers. The 11 dancers involved in the hour-long production seemlessly move with the light, appearing to interact with it like it's a living creature.


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-via Colossal


Dad Knocks out Son's Loose Tooth with Golf

Phil Smith, being an efficient sort of fellow, sorted out a way to engage in dentistry and work on his golf swing simultaneously. His son Noah had a loose tooth. So Smith tied a length of dental floss to the boy's loose tooth and attached the other end to a golf ball. All he needed now was to swing his golf club carefully, or else he'd take out additional teeth.

It was completely successful! The correct tooth--and only the correct tooth--came out of Noah's mouth.


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-via Dave Barry


11 Hilarious Photos of Realistic Parenting

Have you seen those beautiful photos of beautiful families with children behaving perfectly and being happy? After you do, you may question your own ability to hold it together at the insane asylum/zoo that is your home.

How do those perfect parents do it? They don't. Photographer Danielle Guenther illustrates that in her series Best Case Scenario. Her funny pictures show a realistic image of family life, with all the chaos, exhaustion, and confusion that goes with it.

-via 22 Words


The Conan Pose: A Visual Trope That Appears Everywhere

This image by Earl Norem was the cover for a 1979 issue of the comic book The Savage Sword of Conan. Yeoman Lowbrow of the retro blog Flashbak refers to it as "the Conan Pose." Here, it shows Robert E. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Barbarian. It's not a completely original concept. The image of a rugged, muscle-bound man standing proudly, ready for battle and protective of (and desired by) beautiful women is common in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century art. 

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Donna Douglas, R.I.P.

(Photo: CBS)

When I was 7 years old, I developed a crush on a pretty blonde woman who didn't even exist: Elly May Clampett. She was a character on the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. Donna Douglas, the actress who played that role, passed away yesterday at the age of 82.


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Douglas was born and raised in Louisiana. She was a teenage beauty queen who left her home state (only to return, years later) for stardom. she was also a farmgirl whose rural skills helped land her a role on The Beverly Hillbillies. The Times-Picayne reports:

Douglas was chosen for the part of Elly May from more than 500 other actresses. She said she felt at ease playing the role because, like her character, she grew up a poor Southern tomboy. The experience came in handy when she was asked during her audition to milk a goat.

"I had milked cows before," she said. "I figured they were equipped the same, so I just went on over and did it."


(Photo: Wdwic Pictures)

Douglas later retired to a home in Baton Rouge. She made occasional appearances that capitalized on her most famous role, often while wearing Elly May's characteristic pigtails and jeans.

-via Popehat


This Is How Big a Bear's Paw Is

Look at the size of this grizzly bear's paw! Those claws are several inches long, and can rip you to shreds. Charlie Shutt bagged the bear on the Deshka River outside of Anchorage, Alaska. Brandi Houser poses with the paw to show how large just a part of the bear is. You can use your imagination to extrapolate the size of the rest of the grizzly bear -with all the muscle necessary to use those claws. -Thanks, Lauren Shutt!

(Image source: Brandi Houser at Facebook)


Lingerie Made from Recycled Christmas Trees

Have you taken down your Christmas tree yet? Someday, it may come back to you in this form. French fashion designer Sophie Young developed Do You Green, a line of lingerie made from Christmas trees. Her company chemically processes evergreen trees to create a functional fabric. Then it makes this cloth into bras, panties, camisoles, and more.

Content warning on the links: skimpy lingerie photos.

-via Unconsumption


Giant Knitted Blanket Made with PVC Knitting Needles and Rope-Thick Yarn

These aren't tiny people beneath a regular-sized blanket, but normal people under a huge warm and cozy wool blanket. That's real knitted work, made with massive knitting needles created for this purpose as well as thick wool batting. You can see more photos showing how Imgur user Otterknot crafted this amazing blanket.

-via Laughing Squid


The Uunartoq Hot Springs in Greenland

(Photo: Svickova)

You might not think of Greenland, most of which is covered by an ice cap, as an ideal place to warm up. But you might want to try the warm waters of Uunartoq, an island off the southwestern coast. There are three hot spring-fed pools on the island which reach temperatures of 100-140°F. Norse explorers discovered them at least a thousand years ago and put them to good use in that frozen territory. The US Geological Survey says that the springs are not of volcanic origin, but are most likely due to crust friction.

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Surgery Cures Constipated Goldfish


(Photo: EDP24)

What lengths would you go to in order to save your goldfish? We've previously seen a goldfish undergo brain surgery. This fish didn't have such a terrible problem, but it was seriously plugged up. In fact, it was so constipated that it would likely die if veterinarians didn't help it.

Veterinarian Faye Bethel of the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham, UK removed an obstructing lump near its anus during a 50-minute operation, which cost the owner £300 ($467 USD). It was completely successful. The Daily Telegraph describes the surgery:

It was then removed from its tank and placed on a waterproof drape before anaesthetic water was introduced into its mouth via a tube and bubbled over its gills.

The vet then used a miniature heart-rate monitor to check that the fish was properly "under" before using a mini scalpel to remove the lumps.

She then sewed each cut with three stitches before using a special "glue" to cover and waterproof the fish's scales before it was gradually re-awakened.


Donovan Clark's Amazing 3D Money Art

A chestburster from Alien

What makes Donovan Clark's alternations of money so impressive is that they appear to leap off the paper. After he works on a one dollar bill, George Washington is ready to burst out of your chest or leap into action into a three dimensional world.

Sometimes he leaves them as tips. Wouldn't you like to have one?

Lion-0 from ThunderCats

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The Eyes of This Skull Clock Rotate to Tell the Time


(Photo: unknown, via Lindsey Fitzharris)

From 1926 until sometime after World War II, a German clockmaking workshop named Oswald made unusual skull-shaped clocks like this one. The eyes represent minute and hour hands. You can see interior photos of one here.


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