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Bugs Bunny is feeling good with his day, as I am also.
Monday, September 29, 2008
My Free Hand Pencil Sketch #6
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Maim That Tune
Are you plagued by Stuck Tune Syndrome? Do you have a song stuck in your head you just can't get out? Take heart friend, for your suffering is over.
The Maimograph Machine, through complex analysis and calculation, will find an even catchier tune to counter-act the one you already have. To use the machine, hit the power button. Via: Presurfer
World’s Smallest Man Meets World’s Leggiest Woman
That’s He Pingping, who at 2 feet and 5.37 inches tall is the world’s smallest man, underneath Svetlana Pankratova, the world’s leggiest woman:
The two met, with He standing at Pankratova’s knees, the publicize the release of Guinness World Records 2009. This year’s version of the popular book is due out Wednesday.
Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long. Her upper body has nearly typical proportions, giving her a giraffe-like appearance.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Punk Turtle
What is this? Is algae growing from this turtle? Link,Via: Unique Daily
Update: This is a Mary River Turtle, an endangered species in Australia, with algae growing on its head. The photographs are by Chris Van Wyk. Link, Via: Boingboing, Via: Neatorama
Drum Kit T-Shirt
(YouTube link)
So, how about an electronic t-shirt with a picture of an actual playable drum kit on the front? That’s right. Hit the drums on this shirt with your finger and they play through the built in speaker… simple but amazing. With 7 different drum sounds you’re ready for a personal drum solo on your chest.
It’s compact, portable, and unfortunately for the rest of us, you can’t see it coming. Link, Via: Neatorama
Cal Orko: Dinousaur Dance Floor
Photo: jpspbj [Flickr]
An immense limestone wall in Cal Orko, Sucre, Bolivia, is home to a fantastic sight: thousands of dinosaur tracks made millions of years ago!
The immense Bolivian site is the rock face of an outcropping on a slant of 73 degrees, 80 meters high and 1.2 km long. There are more than 5,000 tracks of 294 different dinosaurs made during the second half of the Cretaceous period. [...] There is such an impressive amount of tracks that some of the researchers said this place seemed to be a dinosaurs’ dancefloor.
Fogonazos blog has more: Link, Via: Neatorama
Dead Star, a Sculpture by Michel de Broin
"Dead Star" is a sculpture by Michel de Broin made from used up batteries:
Dead Star is made from residual battery at the end of their duty. Left to itself, the sculpture will slowly cool down since there is no longer electronic activity taking place in it. The hundreds of batteries were once used to power appliances before they finish their cycle in a recycle facility. Retrieve from death, they were assembled again in this whole structure.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Z59: a DIY Ariel Atom
Photo: Proximacentauri [Flickr]
The Ariel Atom is one sweet car, but it costs a lot of money. So Flickr user Proximacentauri decided that he’s going to build his own. Behold the z59, which was made out of … junk!
This is the final result of 15 months and at least 800 hours of work in the garage. This is not counting time spent designing, ordering parts, negotiating prices, etc.
The car was built from scratch. The engine is an Acura k20a3 from an RSX. It sounds awesome.
Special thanks for the Make community for inspiring the maker spirit in me. Building stuff yourself is a much better way to be a citizen than senseless consumption.
The car has a good amount of junk (recycled stuff) in it. The stainless panels all came from old appliances. The black body panels came from an ancient kayak and an old doghouse. The throttle pedal was made entirely from salvaged parts from a dumpster at an engineering firm around town. Of course, the engine was also recycled from a crashed car.
It’s a blast to drive.
0-60: 4.5 seconds
MPG: 35+ miles per gallon
The best part: the bizarre looks I get from random strangers.
Link, (including the build gallery), Via: Neatorama
Paul Newman RIP
Legendary actor Paul Newman has died at the age of 83 of cancer:
Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. [...]
In 1982, Newman and his friend A.E. Hotchner founded Newman’s Own, a food company that produced food ranging from pasta sauces to salad dressing to chocolate chip cookies.
"The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films," Newman once wryly noted.
To date, the company — which donates all profits to charities such as Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang camps — has given away more than $200 million. Newman established the camp to benefit gravely ill children.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Really Cool Hendrix Painting
Really Cool Hendrix Painting
This artist David Garibaldi creates a really cool painting of Jimi Hendrix in a very creative way. LINK
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Rock Carvings Document the Secret History of Aboriginal Contact with Outsiders
Photo: Rick Stevens
Hidden in the rugged hills of Arnhem, Australia, are stunning Aboriginal rock carvings that depict the history of Aboriginal contact with outsiders - from sailing ships to 19th-century steamships and even a World War II battleship!
Alongside exquisite rock art more than 15,000 years old are paintings that capture some of the 19th and 20th centuries’ most important technological innovations - a biplane, bicycle, car and rifle - as well as portraits of church ministers, sea captains and traders.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Pic-Glasso Strikes Again: Art on Empty Milk Bottles
Photo: CATERS NEWS
A mysterious artist dubbed the "Pic-glasso" by residents of Stourbridge, England, has been taking empty milk bottles from doorsteps and then returning them with elaborate etched pictures!
The artist, dubbed "Pic-glasso" by locals around Stourbridge, West Mids, scratches out frescos of farmyard scenes and animals.
Now some are so keen to find out the identity of the artist they are staying up all night.
Link, Via: Neatorama
My Free Hand Pencil Sketch #4
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Mickey Mouse having one heck of a good time. Lol
My Rose
A Rose don't last forever, but photo's will.
In this Rose and Photo there is memories still.
I received this Rose from my Sweetie on our way to the Minnesota State Fair. Which was my very first time ever in my life to have gone to the State Fair. I had a really great time as we laughed and joked through the day. He even got me on a ride. Am scared of heights but over came my fear half way through. Sad part I got used to it and our return ride back got balled up cause the guy took both sets of tickets at the start. But we enjoyed our walk back and our time together.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
35 Of The Most Unique And Creative Sofa Designs
One of the most important things to do while furnishing your living room is to get good sofa sets. Here are 35 of the most interesting and creative sofa designs that you can find on the internet. LINK: Presurferph
20 Most Incredible Desert Oases
An oasis is a fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a permanent supply of fresh water is available. Oases vary in size from about 2.5 acres around small springs to vast areas of naturally watered or irrigated land.
Underground water sources account for most oases; their springs and wells are supplied from sandstone aquifers whose intake areas may be more than 500 miles away. LINK: Presurfer
My Parents "I Love and Miss Them"
I am posting 3 videos with there photo that have a lot of meaning to me. I grew up on a farm with hard times. Patches reminds me a lot of them hard times. Blueberry Hill reminds me of when Mom and Dad would dance around the living room together. Daddy's Hands reminds me each and everyday how much I miss him since he passed away. Both my parents are deceased, my Dad in 1969 and my Mom in 2000. For those of you that still have parents spend time or even a phone call, it's empty without them.
"Patches" LINK
"Blueberry Hill" LINK
"Daddy's Hands" LINK
“De-Humanized” Paintings by Jose Manuel Ballester
Spanish artist Jose Manuel Ballester took famous paintings and cleared them of all people! The result is a collection of fascinating yet disturbing empty landscapes and spaces.
Fogonazos has more pics: Link, Via: Neatorama
Duck with Chicken Feet is Afraid of the Water
Chinese farmer Fu Haiwen has a strange duck: it has chicken feet and is afraid of the water!
Fu said he bought the duck in June but did not notice its unusual feet for ten days, reports Laibin News.
It was only after he noticed it acting differently to the rest of the ducks that he examined it closely and was surprised to see it did not have webbed feet.
"It never went with the other ducks to swim in the river," he explained.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Friday, September 19, 2008
Predator in London
A south London junk shop displays life-size movie characters outside to draw attention. Recently, a metal sculpture of the Predator has joined their ranks.
A junk yard is probably far too harsh a word for it. However, each morning the proprietors of a – dang – junk yard in Lewisham, London, drag to the forefront a massive eight foot replica of one of our favorite scary movie beasts, the Predator. They are vague about the origins of the structure, but not so much about the price attached to it. Although they are more than willing to haggle, your starting gambit had better start at five thousand (British) pounds. Otherwise, leave it out! LINK, Via: Neatorama
The World’s Biggest Airplanes
Monday, September 15, 2008
My Free Hand Pencil Sketch #2
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Number 2 after my return to my sketches. More to come.
Hurricane Ike Eyewall Video 100 MPH Winds Plus Storm Surge
Hurricane Ike - Bear Visits Galveston. LINK: Youtube
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
My Free Hand Pencil Sketch #1
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I mentioned at the start of my blog that I would be posting more of my free hand pencil sketches. I finally am getting to it, sorry for the wait. I am going to post one every 2 to 3 days. Hope you enjoy.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Planet of the Lemur: 10 Beautiful Little-Known Species
The Crowned Lemur has a lovely strip of red across its forehead, hence its name and does have the look of a small girl going to a party dressed as a princess! It lives mostly on the Ankarana Plateau of Madagascar and at the very most there are only ten thousand of them on the island. This is the lemur most likely to give birth to twins and it lives for around twenty years. LINK, Via: Presurfer
Calgary Tower See-Through Floor
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The Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada installed a clear, see-through glass floor! It’s 525 feet (190 meters) over the city and kinda freaky. LINK
Metallica - Cyanide (New song from "Death Magnetic") (live)
This is the first song played live from new, yet still unreleased, Metallica album Death Magnetic - Cyanide. It was performed on 8/9/2008 during Ozzfest in Dallas, TX.
Death Magnetic is the upcoming ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is scheduled for release on September 12, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. The album will be the band's first to feature current bassist Robert Trujillo, and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin. It will also be their first studio album released through Warner Bros., although they still remain with Warner Music Group, which also owns Elektra Records, the band's previous label. The album will be promoted by the preceding single "The Day That Never Comes", released in August.
LINK: Youtube
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Flobots - Handlebars
Music video by Flobots performing Handlebars
with Dirty UK [Video Director], Phil Tidy [Video Producer]
(C) 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. LINK: Youtube
Radiohead "All I Need"
http://jtylerhelms.com/films/allineed...
Edited with footage from the 1996 French film "Microcosmos". The sensual pace and delicate melody of the song reminds us of a world much smaller than ours, with all the love and violence we experience. All credits go to the film and Radiohead.
I really think this video is cool, props to jtylerhelms for a great job.
LINK: Youtube
Everyday Normal Guy
Jon Lajoie isn't anything special. He's just your average joe. But now he's made a song about it. LINK
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Ghettoblaster + Car = DJ Mobile
What do you get when you supersize the ghettoblaster and attach it to a car? Behold, the DJ Mobile:
The idea for the DJ Mobile is inspired by the song "God is a DJ" [from faithless] and the car of our HOLY-POPE. These two things were mixed together and there it was the DJ Mobile. The DJ Mobile is a functional artwork with a PA System built in. It can be used for a lot of different events.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Three Klein Bottles Inside (Outside?) One Another
What’s more awesome than a Klein bottle? Why, three Klein bottles inside (outside?) one another! Here’s the glass sculpture by Alan Bennett for the Science Museum in London:
It consists of three Klein bottles, one inside another. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot properly be constructed in three dimensions. In the series Alan Bennett made Klein bottles analogous to Mobius strips with odd numbers of twists greater than one.
Link, Via: Neatorama
License Plates for Geeks
(de)light: Liquid Light by Christina Ferraz Rigo
In her (de)light project, Christina Ferraz Rigo creates a lamp that uses liquid as its source of light:
In dark rooms, the liquid glows with intensity when the proper catalyst is mixed with water. Sure, it may not be conventional, but liquid light is some snazzy stuff. The catalyst used is most likely a phosphorescent material, which is non-toxic and unlike glowsticks, it has a decent “glow time” of about 20 hours.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Disaster Diorama Papercraft
Forget cutesy papercraft, Spitfuls has just come up with disaster dioramas: a set of paper models you can download and fold to depict the sinking of the Titanic and the burning of the Hindenburg!
Link - Via: Boing Boing, Via: Neatorama
Stiletto Dash
Coming hot on the heels of the Olympics (see what I did there?), here is Sydney’s Stiletto dash!
The world record for the number of high-heeled sprinters in a race has been smashed by a group of women in Australia.
Two hundred and sixty-five women took part in the 80m dash in Sydney wearing three-inch heels.
Professional hurdler Brittney McGlone easily outran her competitors, taking home $5,000 Australian dollars (£2,500) and a pair of gold stilettos.
The BBC has the video clip: Link, Via: Neatorama
The Skateboard Stairs
The Jules Verne: Triplane Made from Drinking Straws and Sandwich Wrap
Photo: Bob Halvorsen
Behold the triplane Jules Verne, a fantastic flying machine made from drinking straws, Reynolds sandwich wrap, and a home-made motor by Carl Rankin of Flying Puppets.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing TV interviews Carl Rankin (see the Jules Verne in action!)
Minnesota State Fair - September 1, 2008
"Hard Rock Ride"
LINK
"Magnum Ride"
LINK
I took these videos when we went to the Minnesota State Fair on September 1, 2008. This year was my very first time ever going to the Minnesota State Fair. We had a really great time. I can't wait to go again next year. Eventually I will have some pictures from the fair on my Flickr page. Will keep you posted when I do with a link to it later. If you go to the link from these videos check out my youtube channel, I have more videos uploaded there. Feel free to leave a comment.
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