Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The craziest thing you'll ever see on the web

Id have to agree with him here...


The craziest thing you'll ever see on the web:

I've been on the web for 17 years now, I'm a professional link finder, and I have never in my life seen anything like these guys performing on an Indian talent show. They *start off* by biting into fluorescent light bulbs and it just gets more nuts from there.





You never really see this much bleeding on American Idol... (via unlikely words)

Tags: video

Monday, November 21, 2011

A peaceful Tebow will not be tolerated

A peaceful Tebow will not be tolerated: Fired up my PhotoShop...:

A peaceful Tebow will not be tolerated: Fired up my PhotoShop and joined in on the Lt. Pike meme.

The World’s Smallest Wet Plate Camera

The World’s Smallest Wet Plate Camera:


Edward Kleindorf has a hobby of miniaturizing Victorian technology, and recently he made the world’s smallest wet plate camera using 1/32-inch plywood and other wood materials. The camera is only a little bigger than a quarter, and shoots miniature 1/2-inch square plate images.






Here’s a photograph Kleindorf made using the camera:



(via Wet Plate Collodion Forum)




Thanks for sending in the tip, Jim!




Image credits: Photographs by Edward Kleindorf and used with permission







Edible High Line

This guy has a bit too much time on his hands but its still pretty cool. Full set of images here

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

The woman behind the subway voice


Video of the Day: The woman behind the subway voice:


This is the story of Carolyn Hopkins, the woman behind some of the prerecorded announcements that provide the soundtrack to our subway commutes. The CBS news story is perfect fodder for whiling away the final hours of work on a Friday afternoon. (Via WNYC’s Tumblr)


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Friday, November 18, 2011

A year of the Sky in San Francisco

This one has been making the rounds online but I figured Id share it anyway.

Below is a video made by the Exploratorium. It is a compilation of the sky over San Francisco for each day of the year. Each tile represents one day and the video progresses from dusk to dawn. I love how you can clearly see the gradient of length of day and weather patterns. Also, I like watching the fog clear...

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Metalmorphosis: a Sculpture That Rotates

Not bad for North Carolina....

Metalmorphosis: a Sculpture That Rotates:

Swirling bands of polished stainless steel form a moving, morphing bust in this fantastic sculpture by Czech artist David Černý. Installed in the mirroring pond of Whitehall Technology Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, the massive 14-ton sculpture only takes the form of a head when all of it’s sliced pieces are aligned – the rest of the time they circle in mesmerizing 360 degree patterns. For more on Černý and the piece, titled Metalmorphosis, see his website davidcerny.cz, stop by flickr for more images or see this live webcam to see what the sculpture is doing at the moment.








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Match booze to your music

Post the best ones you find in the comments...


Match booze to your music:

Drinkify matches up the music you're listening to with a suggested drink. According to the site, Daft Punk pairs best with 6 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin served neat, Philip Glass should be accompanied by a bottle of red wine, The Clash goes with 1 oz. cocaine + 1 oz. grenadine served in a highball, and you can probably guess what you drink while listening to Snoop Dogg:



Snoop Drinkify



(via coudal)

Tags: food music

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Manhattan grid extended worldwide

I apparently used to live on the corner of 15,949 Ave and S 14,342 St when I was in San Francisco.


The Manhattan grid extended worldwide:

ExtendNY extends Manhattan's street grid worldwide. Here's 64908th Street and 12,778th Avenue in Paris, France.



Paris In NYC



(via @bdeskin)


Monday, November 14, 2011

Herman Cain Literally has no idea what the hell he is talking about

Ladies and Gentleman, your leader in the GOP presidential polls:




Somehow he will try to make himself the victim on this. 
I cant believe the gaul of the interviewer asking him a question, with you know, substance. You know's he's just thinking cant I just answer this with "9-9-9" and I want to improve the economy!
At least he knows enough to be against Gaddaffi killing his own people.

How many times can you do this before you become THAT asshole?...

How many times can you do this before you become THAT asshole?...:

How many times can you do this before you become THAT asshole? Five? Yeah, let’s go with five.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Paris Métro Stations Interpreted Through Costume

Paris Métro Stations Interpreted Through Costume:


Taking a literally-minded ride through Paris’ huge metro system, artist Janol Apin’s photo series captures characters dressed to represent each stations name. The Paris metro contains 300 stations along the 16-line system, making it one of the largest in the world, but only the most literal names, like Stalingrad and Alexander Dumas receive his quirky photographic treatment. For more of this fun series, produced in 1990, see Apin’s website janol-apin.com.



“North Station”



“Bullets Street”




“Water House”


“Royal Palace”


“Our Lady of Lorette”


Alésia


“Town Hall of Clichy”





“Pigalle” – home of the famous Moulin Rouge


Gare d’Austerlitz – Austerlitz is a town that was defeated by Napoleon I