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#180 - Week of May 16, 2012

Every Ship Lost by Great Britain in WW2, hi-res - [super image]
Extreme Climbing in Moscow, pics - [urban]
Spectacular Planet System Found - [wow space]
Predictions about 2001 from 1901 - [futurism]
Forbidden Colors Can Be Seen! - [fascinating]
StratoCruiser!, VW MicroBus - [concepts]
Unveiled: Plans to Nuke the Moon - [history]
Tokyo Sumida River Lit Up with 100,000 LEDs - [art]
Our True Humanity Reach - [wow space]
More of the Scale of the Universe - [with additional info]
The Caterpillar That Makes Its Own Camouflage, more - [pics]
The First Practical Artificial Leaf- [wow science]
Biomes of the Earth: Geography - [cool map]
And the Global Amount of Water on Earth - [infographic]
First James Bond actor: Barry Nelson - [interesting]
Turn Anything Into a Keyboard, video - [crazy project]
Aeolipile: 1st Century B.C. Steam Engine - [info]
The Monument to Electricity that Never Was - [colossal]
Spooky Abandoned Australian Prison - [gross, pics]
Frightening Mosquitoes Invasion - [pics, scroll down]
Pulsar Sound: Cosmic Drum Beat - [wow video]
It's hard work but somebody's gonna do it - [fun video]
Truly Weird Dance from the 1950s - [fun video]
Narrow Twisting Road: a Truck and a Bus - [wow video]
Mesmerizing Play: Hit that ball! - [wow video]
Carmageddon: Screwed Up Physics - [nsfw, Michael Bay-like]
Impossible Plane Surfing, with Bus - [game videos]
Camaro Axle Total Failure - [wow video]
London Futurism from 1924 - [cool video]

May 15, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Mobile Home, Flying Edition"

Coming Soon: Mining the Asteroids - [wow space]
Rare Sea Monster Caught on Video - [a Deepstaria Enigmatica!]
Awesome Prosthetic Leg Design - [from Japan]
Transparent Aluminum, Dry Water, & more - [wow science]
The Oldest Mayan Calendar Discovered - [no Apocalypse]
Wonderfully complete, high-res map of Middle Earth - [wow map]
A Firsthand Account of the Hindenburg Disaster - [doc, info]
Old Lady Crossing the Highway - [wow video]
Augmented Reality Sandbox - [wow art, video]
Subterranean Landscapes of Sicily's Salt Mines - [gallery]
Tesla Coils Duelling Banjos - [wow video]
Probably the best steam train video ever - [wow video]
Gorgeous Cyberpunk Future Paris - [wow video]
Mobile Home, Flying Edition - [wow video]
Be-A-Doll: Action Figures of your Loved Ones - [great gift idea]

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	May 12, 2012 - Quick Shot Wide-Format Goodies Some spectacular imagery for your desktop wallpapers.
	May 10, 2012 - Quantum Shot #771 Sensational Japanese Contemporary Art Visual Caffeine, Issue Two
	May 8, 2012 - Quantum Shot #770 Strangest Tanks in History, Part 2 The Power to Terrify: the First World War Tanks
	May 5, 2012 - Quantum Shot #769 Strangest Tanks in History, Part 1 From Early Tank Ideas to Enormous Pre-WW1 Steam Tanks

#179 - Week of May 1, 2012 - Click Here

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April 29, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Epic Launch Video"

	April 27, 2012 - Quantum Shot #768 Intricate Japanese Movable Type Sets Visual Caffeine: Exploring Art and Architecture, Issue 1
	April 24, 2012 - Quantum Shot #767 Impossible Plant-Animal Hybrid This creature should not exist... but it does.
	April 21, 2012 - Quantum Shot #766 Heavy Bombers: Fearsome Angels of the Cold War A game of fear, played with monstrous planes
	April 19, 2012 - Quantum Shot #765 The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler’s Volkswagen Finally, the full story behind emergence of Volkswagen

#178 - Week of April 16, 2012 - Click Here

April 15, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Push to Add Drama!"

	April 13, 2012 - Quantum Shot #764 Fluid Dynamics & Liquid Photography It's a Splash! - High-Speed Photography at its Finest
	April 10, 2012 - Quantum Shot #286(rev) Hanging Monasteries of the World Truly the way is narrow and the path is steep...
	April 7, 2012 - Quantum Shot #340(rev) Steam Buses & Trucks Ugly, smoke-belching beasties...
	April 4, 2012 - Quantum Shot #763 Historic & Elaborate Water Pumps Most flamboyant styles for pumping water

#177 - Week of April 1, 2012 - Click Here

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March 31, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Lightsaber Cat vs. Dogs"

	March 28, 2012 - Quantum Shot #762 Retro Future: Glorious Transportation Update Making you hate your current family car since 1951
	March 24, 2012 - Quantum Shot #761 Bookshelf Heaven: Awesome "Containers" for Books So radical... So comforting...
	March 20, 2012 - Quantum Shot #196(rev) Jets & Clouds Effects: An Ephemeral Sky Show Airplanes create art in the sky

#176 - Week of March 17, 2012 - Click Here

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March 15, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Heavy Bombardment of the Moon"

	March 13, 2012 - Quantum Shot #760 Architectural Gems of Old Russia, Part 2 Including the true baroque skyscraper!
	March 10, 2012 - Quantum Shot #759 Russian Fairy Tale Wooden Palace: Restored! The Architectural Gems of Old Russia, Part 1
	March 7, 2012 - Quantum Shot #758 Girls & Trucks! Part 1 1960s-style girls plus huge chromed trucks

#175 - Week of March 4, 2012 - Click Here

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March 2, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Super-Precise Automatic Musical Instrument"

	February 27, 2012 - Quantum Shot #757 Surreal Abandoned Amusement Park in Berlin Complete with the fallen dinosaurs
	February 24, 2012 - Quantum Shot #756 Stunning Art of Ancient Calendars Time Out of Time: Egyptian & Mayan Wonders
	February 20, 2012 - Quantum Shot #755 Just Geeking Out: Office Creativity (Funny Pics) Geek Alerts to Weirdest Things at Work

#174 - Week of February 17, 2012 - Click Here

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February 16, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Clumsy Heinz Automatons"

	February 13, 2012 - Quantum Shot #754 Fascinating Matchbook Art Always Striking! Classic Matchbooks, Part One
	February 8, 2012 - Quantum Shot #753 Never Give Up! Crazy Logistics, Part 12 Not safe, by any stretch of imagination
	February 5, 2012 - Quantum Shot #752 Coffee Art & Style Extravaganza Have your cup of coffee with a smile (and a vengeance)

#173 - Week of February 1, 2012 - Click Here

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January 30, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Most Dangerous Bridge Crossing"

	January 26, 2012 - Quantum Shot #751 Extraordinary Inventions: Victorian-Era Prank Machines Electric shocks and mechanical goats fun
	January 23, 2012 - Quantum Shot #750 Cool Vintage Actors, Part 1 Charming, adventurous, funny
	January 18, 2012 - Quantum Shot #749 The World's Worst (and Ugliest) Cars Somebody shoot these wheeled abominations

#172 - Week of January 15, 2012 - Click Here

January 12, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Birds Just Want to Have Fun"

	January 8, 2012 - Quantum Shot #748 Cute Vintage Ice Cream Trucks "Often Licked, Never Beaten!"..
	January 5, 2012 - Quantum Shot #747 The Most Incredible Space Imagery Blast off to distant galaxies!
	January 3, 2012 - DRB BEST The Best of "Dark Roasted Blend" in 2011 Wonders upon Wonders!

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