Death Star Melons

People do some strange things when they have time to kill. Making the Death Star out of a cantaloupe or watermelon is one of the cooler (but still ever so slightly strange) things.

You were told as a child to never play with your food but, to be frank, sometimes when a cool idea suddenly hits, the temptation is just too strong. So, you take a watermelon. You just can’t help noticing that it already kinda looks like the Death Star. It doesn’t look quite right on a plate, though. Time to experiment.

Link, Via: Neatorama

(image credit: Windell Oskay

The Oldest Trees on the Planet

Wired has a gallery of twelve trees from all over the world that have outlived everything around them. The oldest started life at least 80,000 years ago, but may be much older! The tree shown is the Llangernyw Yew in Wales, which is only three to four thousand years old, but is one of the prettiest trees in the collection. Link, Via: Neatorama

Previously at Neatorama: 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World

Today, Steve Jobs Is Sad: The Passing of Jerome York

Apple Director and IBM ex-CFO Jerome B. York is dead following his hospitalization yesterday, after a burst brain aneurysm. He joined Apple's board when Steve Jobs came back into the company. Needless to say, Steve is very sad:

Jerome B. York is survived by his wife Eilene York, four children, and six grandchildren. May he rest in peace.

More on this post st Gizmodo.

Photo series of baby dressed up as ruthless dictators

Artist Nina Maria Kleivan dressed her baby daughter Faustina up in outfits of infamous dictators and took photos. She says the photos are a reminder of how “we all begin life the same. We all have every opportunity ahead of us. To do good, or inexplicable evil.” LINK: Boingboing

Nina Maria Kleivan’s "Potency," Exploring The Meaning Of Evil

World's Smallest Man Dies: A tribute to Ping Ping

At just 73cm, He Pingping was the world's smallest man. Pingping died in Rome on March 13th. LINK: Youtube