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Or at the perfect moment, depending on your point of view. Is this blushing bride reaching out to grab that workman's tush? No, it's just the angle of the shot. She's actually looking at something else off-camera. I'll let you guess what that is.
This is 1 of 8 awkward wedding photos rounded up by Kelsey Borresen of the Huffington Post. There appears to be no Photoshop involved--just bad timing.
Kjb, a writer for Jaunted, encountered this unique restaurant while traveling in New Zealand. It's located in Taupo, a lakeside town in the middle of the North Island. In addition to a standard indoor seating area, the restaurant lets customers eat inside an old DC-3.
The plane used to be a passenger plane and a crop duster. Now it's a place to get a better standard of airline food. The plane is open during the day in the summer. You can view more photos here, including pictures of the well-preserved (but non-fuctional) cockpit.
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Anna and Elsa grow free range snowmen using only fair trade snow. You've never heard of them? Well, Jen of Epbot spotted them at the Tampa Bay Comic-Con. Here are Christie and Robyn who are, like their movie counterparts, sisters. You can see more photos of cosplayers at the Tampa Bay Comic-Con here.
Olek is an artist noted for her bold and public use of yarn. She practices extreme crocheting by covering entire rooms, statues, and even a 4-car train with yarn. Recently, Olek took her crocheting passion to new depths at the Underwater Museum of Art, which is located off the coast of Yucatan. She coated two bomb-like sculptures in yarn (or, you could say, she yarn bombed them) in order bring attention to the endangered whale sharks that live in the area.
The museum is set on a coral reef, so Olek used colors similar to local corals. She was careful to use biodegradable yarn that would not pollute the sea as it breaks down. You can see more photos of the project at Hi-Fructose.
Rain Noe of Core77 shows us photos, diagrams, and videos of one area of a jetliner that you’re unlikely to see as a passenger: the crew rest compartment. Noe prefers the technical term “chillaxation spot,” but to laymen like you and me, this is where pilots, stewards, and other members of the flight crew rest on long-haul flights.
Chris McGinnis, a travel reporter, got a chance to explore the crew rest compartment on a brand new Boeing 777. It has eight beds for the crew.
There is nothing fun about waiting for your plane at an airport. It’s boring and stressful. But if you’re lucky, then Maan Hamadeh is waiting for the same flight. He’s a pianist from Lebanon. While he was waiting for his plane in Prague, he entertained himself and his fellow passengers by showing with a master musician can do. Watch him play Beethoven’s “Für Elise” in multiple styles. Hamadeh is a great showman who starts out slow, then rises in vibrancy and passion.
Later, he also played theme music from one of the Twilight movies.
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Maude White is an artist in Buffalo, New York. She's explored many different careers and artistic media, but has found a niche in cut paper. She uses an X-Acto knife to cut amazingly detailed and precise images of people and animals. Many of her pieces appear to swirl in movements of wind, water, and spirit.
It looks like a tiny cafe from the front door, but open up and you'll see an immense spread of artful Whovian decor at the Pandorica, a restaurant in Beacon, New York. It's named after a prison in the Doctor Who universe. Redditor jacquelinesarah describes the day she discovered it:
I spent the day in the quiet little artist town of Beacon, NY and passed a restaurant called "Pandorica" as I walked down the main street. I smiled to myself but didn't think much of it. On the way back, I looked inside and saw the giant mural of the exploding TARDIS. Of course, I then ran in and started talking to the owner (dressed head to toe in TARDIS blue). She took me around the entire restaurant pointing out every tiny detail, from the sunflowers on the tables to the "fish fingers" (aka french toast sticks) and custard on the dessert menu. I told her that I'll be moving to London this autumn (the mecca, really) and she replied that she's actually from there. It made a lot of sense seeing how much British influence is in the food--they do an afternoon tea that looks lovely.
As you can see, the menu is appropriate. It includes Whovian favorites, such as fish sticks with custard and K-9 corn dogs.
(Photos: jacquelinesarah and the Pandorica)
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These are no ordinary light bulbs. They're sculptures that provide light as well as beauty. Artisans at Only 1, a Japanese lighting retailer, made them. The Biei series consists of hand-blown bulbs with unusual designs that immediately attract the eye whether they're on or off. You can see more of them here.
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Silvia Ferreira is the owner of SkyPirate Creations, a producer of custom steampunk clothing and accessories. Perhaps you aren't into that scene. But your guinea pig is and Ferreira has just the rig for it.
Now a question for all of you: who would prevail in a battle between this winged guinea pig and this one protected by full-body metal armor? It's almost a Viper vs. the Mountain scenario. The steampunk guinea pig would have the advantage of speed and maneuverability, whereas the steel-encased guinea pig would have weight and protection.
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Mat Brown is an industrial designer and jewelry maker in Norwich, UK. He wanted to do something productive with a long piece of chestnut wood that he owned. It was heavily cracked and had knotholes, so some woodworkers might choose to avoid it.
But Brown had a plan. He mixed resin with glow-in-the-dark powder and poured it into the cracks and holes. He then varnished it with 8 or 9 coats of a linseed oil solution. Brown made the now elegant board into a lovely set of shelves that glow under black light. You can see more pictures of this beautiful project here.
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Hypothetical: We breed a species of cow smart enough to consent to a contract. It agrees to give us milk. Is this milk now vegan?
— Zach Weinersmith (@ZachWeiner) August 13, 2014Zach Weinersmith, the webcomic artist responsible for Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, offers this original ethical question. Vegetarians eschew meat for various reasons, often to avoid harming animals. Vegans often take this perspective even further by using nothing which exploits an animal. So a vegan may choose to not drink milk or use sheep wool because those are products extracted from animals, even though the animals are not killed.
How would you answer Zach's question?
Ariel from The Little Mermaid
Cinderella from Cinderella
Rapunzel from Tangled
Tinker Bell from Peter Pan
Gaston from Beauty and the Beast
Blaine Gibson is a content producer with Rooster Teeth, a video production studio in Austin. He’s also a man on a mission: to get married. And not just to anyone. He wants a Disney princess. So he got an engagement ring and went to Disney World. Then Blaine dropped to one knee and proposed. Again and again.
As far as I can tell, each and every one of them rejected him. Better luck next time, Blaine. Maybe you should try Pocahontas. I heard that she’s single now.
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Akihiro Mizuuchi is an illustrator and web developer in Shizuoka, Japan. He’s also a genius, as you can plainly see. He developed a means to create chocolate LEGO pieces that are hard enough that you can use them to build things. You’ll also get an entirely different experience when you accidentally step on a block while barefoot.
I suggest that Mizuuchi mass-produce his design so that we can replicate this 105-foot LEGO tower or this 1:1 scale X-wing fighter.
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This is why you should never purchase anything from a wizard without a written warranty. It costs extra, but is always worth it. A handshake deal is not enough.