Dante’s Inferno -A Virtual Tour of Hell is an interactive site explaining the nine circles of hell, as described in The Divine Comedy. http://web.eku.edu/flash/inferno/ -via the Presurfer
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Dante’s Inferno -A Virtual Tour of Hell is an interactive site explaining the nine circles of hell, as described in The Divine Comedy. http://web.eku.edu/flash/inferno/ -via the Presurfer
Take a guided tour of New York City food with Famous Fat Dave. You can take virtual tours of The Best of Brooklyn, Uptown and the Bronx Boogie Down, and the Sweet Tooth Tour. Pictured is a Sicilian Rice Ball in front of the Manhattan skyline. If you are in the NYC area, you can also book Dave for a real-world gastronomic tour of New York. Link -via All Night Surfing
Re-analysis of photos taken in 2005 on Mars may reveal the prescence of water puddles.
Link -via Reddit
The report identifies specific spots that appear to have contained liquid water two years ago, when Opportunity was exploring a crater called Endurance. It is a highly controversial claim, as many scientists believe that liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars today because of the planet’s thin atmosphere.
If confirmed, the existence of such ponds would significantly boost the odds that living organisms could survive on or near the surface of Mars, says physicist Ron Levin, the report's lead author, who works in advanced image processing at the aerospace company Lockheed Martin in Arizona.
Link -via Reddit
Frank Barnes built this batting robot out of auto parts, steel pipes, and various other junk. A remote control changes the batter’s stance, and another homemade machine sends the pitches. Push play or go to YouTube. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/4aae403ecbcf2110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html?s_prop16=%20RSS:how2 to story. -via Digg
Either place this shower curtain facing away from the tub as a funny, decorative piece. Or, face it into the tub. When your "victim" takes a shower and pulls the curtain closed, they will get a frightening surprise. A hilarious prank to play on unsuspecting guests!
Link -via J-Walk Blog
On My Desk is a blog that takes a look at workspaces and how each is a reflection of its owner. Each post features the desk and/or workplace of a different person, mostly those who create art or media. This desk belongs to Artist/Designer Bobbi Kirk. Link -via Mental Floss
Artist Jeff Victor draws cartoon Star Wars characters in “bubblehead†fashion. See these and other works on his blog, Wicked Crispy. Link -via Metafilter
World Ocean Day has been celebrated on June 8 since 1992. The Ocean Project has a list of resources for learning more about the ocean and how important it is to all of us.
Link -via the Presurfer
Created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially designated by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. The Ocean Project, working closely with the World Ocean Network, helps each year to coordinate events and activities with aquariums, zoos, museums, conservation organizations, universities, schools, businesses.
Link -via the Presurfer
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges-Pierre Seurat is often used to illustrate pointilism, the art style that became the precurser of dot-matrix printing. The painting has inspired many adaptations, parodies, and unusual uses for the artwork. Frogsmoke has collected many of these in one post. This picture shows the masterpiece used for a tattoo! http://frogsmoke.com/seurats-sunday-afternoon/ -via Grow-A-Brain
I posted this on Sunday, then pulled it when JP lost his website completely due to excessive bandwidth issues. But he has a new site up!
This is how your cat sees the world. JP attached a camera to Mr. Lee’s collar and recorded his adventures. Link -original story via Cynical-C -updated link via Boing Boing
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