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Monday, September 15, 2008

Link Latte 78



#78 - Week of September 15, 2008

Hubble Telescope Finds a Mystery Object - [fascinating]
Lilypad: Fantastic Floating City - [Dubai would love it]
Ultimate Camouflage: Chinese Urban Hiding - [gallery]
Huge Slug Looks at You - [kinda gross video]
Awesome Urban Furniture - [designs]
Computers used on modern spaceships - [interesting]
If you build it, they will come: Japanese zeal - [fantastic idea]
Art Deco Space Travel Posters - [retro-future]
Top 10 Brilliant Watch Designs - [design]
Pretty cool immersive DJ experience - [flash]
Oddest Book Titles - [hilarious]
Miniature Paper Message organ - [weird instrument]
Aptera: strange looking vehicle - [you can reserve one now]
Wicked Drawing on a Kitchen Floor - [wow art]
Sleek Unusual Satellite - [space]
Unnecessary Knowledge (keep refreshing the page) - [cool site]
Cucumber Harvesting Machine from Belarus - [low-tech]
Very exotic "nomad tribes" culture tours - [travel]
Hyperboloid Skyscrapers & Towers - [architecture]
Great, but threatened, forests around the world - [nature]
Boney M took this melody for Rivers of Babylon,
and this melody for Ma Baker - [music]
They even took this melody for Rasputin - [music]
Jiffy Pop - an interesting way to make popcorn - [cool video] - via
Off-road Unicycling - [wow video]
This can not be real! - [stunt video]
Cats know how to sneak in - [fun video]
Try to follow these road markings - [car video]
Cogs: original animation by Alexey Petrov - [cool video]
Video Games (PS2, Xbox, etc) For Only One Dollar - [sponsored]

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  • [...] So very, very cool [...]
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  • >> "Scientists claim that sharks kill
    >> "without ill will... Yeah, right."


    Yeah, right?

    So you would trust your personal emotions, or urban legends, rather than scientific experiments?
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  • That was sarcasm / irony. Scientists are right, of course.
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  • Irony aside you seem to be pushing the usual shark line (just liek all the shark documentary that spout a conservation lien or two but are mostly 'blood in the water' recreations). A passing comment about the plummeting number of most species and the involvement of gratuitous catching and killing as 'trophies' would have been appreciated.

    A shark attack is by defintion "provoked" by something and those of us who grew up in area where sharks can be found know that the 'always hungry, perfect killing machine' blah blah blah line is most just a moral panic. Shark attacks are rare and either freak attacks of someone swimming where locals would have told them not to.

    Sharks are fascinating for reasons other than having teeth. Recent telemetry data from Australiasia show how great whites migrate over previously unsuspected huge distances. So even when we protect them in one area they can still be wiped out in other. perhaps some stories like that might be nice?
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  • Before getting the wrong idea about these noble creatures, I suggest that you all try and get a hold of the following movie called "Sharkwater"
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856008/

    These noble creatures have been around for 400,000 years and are slowly being rendered extinct by Asian companies who set up illegal sharkfin businesses in Costa Rica. All for supposedly aphrodisical purposes.

    In addition, sharks are not the blood thirsty predators that Hollywood has made us think they are. Get this movie, watch it- then see how your views change as to who the real monsters are.
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  • Co Writer-Lauren

    In my original article, the "Yeah right" was not present.

    Just in case me friends at Triond check this out, the article has been changed to fit the guidelines of this website. Thanks for understanding.
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  • Indeed sharks rarely attack people without some kind of provocation, unless their usual behavior have changed because of some ecological accident or poisoning of the big fish.

    You can count the number of shark attacks on your fingers (mostly in Australia I mean, and only with your hand's fingers).
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  • Awesoommee! So awesome. One day I'd like to go to the coast of South Africa so I can watch those bad boys jump into the air catching their "snacks." You outdid yourself with this one. Too cool.
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  • Oh my...I may never get back in the water.

    Kim Buck
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  • Thanks so much for the comments everyone. This was a fun piece to write.
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  • Excellent and impressive!
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  • Great article!
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  • I usually get scared when I go into the ocean. The water, you can't see more then an inch so who knows whats down there. These pictures don't help!
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  • Stunning ... cool ... fantastic
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  • You know, I think I've just gone off snorkeling.
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  • Sharks do have bones in their bodies. Their upper and lower jaws. That Ghost Shark does not not look like a shark, because it has dorsal fin rays. Also, THE coolest things about sharks is that they do not have intestines, they have a spiral valve that is much more orderly than our 26 feet of guts and they have Ampules of Lorenzini. The ampules are able to detect muscle contractions through electrical discharge in the water. Each shark comes equipped with these little detectors for all the other items in the sea that have muscles in them.
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  • Thank you Zav, most enlightening comment... Spiral valve FTW
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  • Very nice article.
    But I'll probably never swim in the ocean again:)
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  • We contact every photographer (wherever the source is known) and obtain permissions from them. If the source is not known, we ask for more info and will take photo down if needed.
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  • As a person who's frequently in the water, I find it very disturbing that people (photographers, tourism operators etc.) are teaching sharks to approach boats to be hand-fed. These creatures are very intelligent - Great Whites can swim thousands of kilometres/miles to arrive at a known feeding spot on the same day each year. So why would anyone with a brain be teaching such creatures to approach boats for a treat? What happens if you’re in the boat, and you have no shark treats?? Seriously, folks, keep your distance from sharks. They are wild creatures, and they don’t need to be close to us. We have a bad record for species extermination.
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  • the first ghost shark photo is actually a Chimaera monstrosa
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  • Great article! I love anything shark-related, and this was some new information for me. Keep writing!
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  • "Mystery Machine -- Good for "UFO", or "Dr. Who" TV series, for sure - but anybody has more info?"

    'Tis science fact:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9rotrain
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  • hi all,
    congratulations for this blog (one of my very favourite!

    just a precision about the Oktapodi movie: it's been done by students of the Gobelins' school (Paris)
    which is one of the finest french animation school. you'll find some of their works here : http://www.gobelins.fr/galerie/animation/ at the bottom of the page, there's a link to earlier student's works.
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  • Wow nicoptere - some great animation on this site! Thank you!
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  • interesting post, as usual.
    in scotland we call them 'doocots' a 'doo' being a pigeon.
    one really nice one here, and a few rather less nice urban ones from hidden glasgow
    http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/doocots/index.htm
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  • Your blog is simply amazing.

    In Israel we have quite a few dove columbariums chiseled in stone inside vast underground cave complexes. These caves are assumed to be places of hiding that the Judean rebels built and fortified in preparation for their rebel against the Roman empire:

    http://www.parks.org.il/ParksENG/company_card.php3?CNumber=509499

    BTW, I think that many times the doves were kept not only for their droppings, but also for their meat. A known Palestinian dish is stuffed dove.
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  • In my home town (Cincinnati OH), they brought in pigeons decades ago to get rid of the insects.

    Now they need to get rid of all the pigeons!
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  • In Hungary too you find specific pigeon houses.
    above the gate at the entrance of the land, there is a pigeon house whose size and details reflect the wealth and status of the landowner
    (forgot the name, only been there years ago).
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  • The English Pigeon tower is situated in Rivington near Bolton in Lancashire. It was originally built by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme in the early 1900's. Although the first two floors were used as dovecotes, the top floor was actually a sewing room for Lady Leverhulme.

    William Lever is famous for founding the Lever Brothers soap company which eventually became the huge international conglomerate Unilever.
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  • Thanks for using my picture; I had no idea the post was going to be so interesting. Great read!
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  • I think that the photo labeled:

    And a stunning neo-classical(?) "French Shrine to the Pigeon"

    looks like the museum of Salvador Dali in Firgures, Spain. Great collection!
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  • Dali Museum? Close, but not quite...
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  • Brasilia, Brazil has a pigeon tower designed by Oscar Niemayer

    http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pombal%20brasilia&w=all&s=int
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  • Here's a temple-style pigeon house I found in Suwon, South Korea.
    http://www.daehanmindecline.com/digital/indecline/20041106hwaseong/72.JPG
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  • I'm from Iran and we didn't use these towers to make them happy! There are some reasons:
    1. To eat their meats and their eggs!
    2. To use their droppings for fertilizer. This could be the main reason, because most of pigeon towers are built near farms and fields.
    3. To have some entertainment! (take care of them as pet and/or to participate them to a flying race!)
    4. And use them as a courier.
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  • There are near 1000! pigeon buildings in Palencia, a province of Spain:

    http://www.castromocho.com/palomares.html

    http://es.geocities.com/mmalmier/pueblos.htm
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  • What a great post! Pigeons so got it good everywhere else. What happened over here, that's what I wanna know?
    Your pal
    Brian Pigeon
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  • What a fantastic collection of photos of pigeon houses. Best I have ever seen. You really help preserve the history of this bird as an essential part of early farming and communication. Thanks!
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  • your post pictures always leave me entertained.
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  • The picture below "And get this guy off my tree!" is from a statue in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Leidsche Bosje). It is a "guerilla statue", its creator and exact placing date are unknown.
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  • The face in the tree looks just like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!

    The photo of the two overturned giant trucks is obviously a fake - they're identical, it's one truck, copied and pasted (possibly not even really overturned.)

    buuuuut you probably already know that. :D
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  • Bassem,

    Look closer, They're obviously the same Model of truck. Now take a look at the rust spots, and the wear spots, notice anything? How about the driver side windows? one is glared, the other, not (it's at a slightly different angle than the first). And what about the Driver side mirrors? how the dirt lays at the end of the bed?

    I'm not saying they're absolutely not a fake - if it is, it's pretty convincing, but they're definitely not the exact same truck copied and pasted.

    You really need to go play that "find the difference in these pictures" video games they have in dive bars.

    -Gyi2os
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  • my mother helped build the z machine here in albuquerque ive seen it in the non working state but the pic of it working is amazing...im proud to say my mom helped with that
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  • Nah, those trucks have photoshop written all over them. Front wheels turned exactly the same amount, rear wheels buried exactly the same amount, etc.

    Can't wait to actually see those ground effect planes in action.
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  • hi there! I like the design of your blog and very funny pictures!.. anyway, i just stubled upon here from google.. what can I say? I must subscribe to your feed =)
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  • "We at DRB in no way endorsing such means and are positively appalled at her actions:"

    yeah right, that was awesome and you know it.
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  • Hilarious. I've had your blog bookmarked for 2 years. I check your updates everyday, and in 2 yrs. I've never been disapointed with the quality of posts! Keep up the good work!
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  • Howdy - -

    A very small nit to pick:

    Thanks much for linking to my blog, 'I'm Learning To Share'. I'm thrilled to be included anywhere, but you've given me credit for the wrong image.

    ILTS wasn't the origin of the lobster-baby-in-a-pot image, but rather 'You're a bad Mommy', which came from the vintage Castoria advertisement I posted here...

    Still - - A great collection of photos! Just the sort of thing that keeps me coming back again and again to DRB!
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  • the in crowd - that was a mixup, got fixed. you have an awesome blog for vintage graphics, really like it.
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  • Taking care for little kids is frightening sometimes, and your post even makes me scared to my nephew. Anyway good posting, keep your job!
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  • no manbabies?
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  • No, but you can check out Mr. BabyMan instead :)
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  • this is very interesting...Some of those pictures were crazy!!
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  • Ha! I thought that video clip was for real for a moment - and most of those commenting on the YouTube page seem to think so as well! As they are taking it so depressingly seriously. It's from the Reno 911 comedy series if anyone wants to know. That disturbing figure in the suite at the back is almost more disturbing than the gunshot!
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  • Its just remind me of the movie License to Wed where Robin Williams as priest.
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  • There's just so much wrong there....
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  • There is a museum in Bonn, Germany called Arithmeum full of these types of calculators. Even a few with manuals so you can try them out.

    "The Arithmeum was openend in 1999. With over 1,200 objects it has the world's largest collection of historical mechanical calculating machines. The museum is affiliated with the Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics." (Wikipedia article on University of Bonn)
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  • Wow! They sure dont make them like they used to now do they! LOL.

    Jiff
    www.anonymize.kr.tc
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  • It is a shame that while incarcerated and working on a mechanical calculator, the fellows over at Bletchly Park were working on building programmable computers.
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  • I used one of those calculators... my father was an engineer and had one in his office.

    Yes it was a marvel, the only device of it's type that was really portable.

    As I dimly recall, it was quite expensive back in the day.
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  • Ah well, first William Gibson wrote about them and I could not longer to buy one. Now you picked up on it, dang it, so I'll still be unable to acquire one!

    Almost as fun: slide rules!
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  • These were very popular with car rallyists in the 60's and early 70's to calculate the time you should be at a particular spot. My navigator used one for many years and I have fond memories of its subtle clicks and grinds. It was perfectly adapted to update the time going into a car rallye checkpoint, you simply spun the crank once for every .01 mile and checked this against the clock. Specialized microprocessor based computers eventually obsoleted them, but not until the late 70's.
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  • Those larger table mounted calc look very familiar. When I started college ('72), only the engineers had electronic calculators - HPs were THE status symbol. Us chemists had to do with mechanical computation machines for the first couple of years. I don't remember much about them except you set up the computation by twirling dials, then hit some switch and the thing went into overdirve; stuff whirred, turned, clicked, and clacked until ...ding...out came an answer. Very cool. I wish I'd had the foresight to snag one once electronic hand calculators took off.
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  • I still have my Curta. It's the larger of the two models.
    You'll never guess what we used it for. Doing Time/Speed/Distance car rallyes with the Sports Car Club of America.
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  • I remember an article in _Byte_, back in the Seventies, talking about how portable music boxes - many the size and shape of goose eggs, built as the handles of canes - had greater memory storage density than any electronic memory available at the time the article was written.

    Imagine something like that mated to an advanced Curta to provide operating system and non-volatile memory.
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  • Check out the Wikipedia article on Jacquard looms. Punch card driven Computer Aided Manufacturing waaaay before IBM developed punch cards.
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  • Even Apeldoorn is an insurance company, specialising in car insurance.
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  • The company's name is Centraal Beheer Achmea. Apeldoorn is the location of their main office.
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  • B-52 is fake. they can't break the speed of sound.
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  • constantly amazed at the things i find on this site. THANK YOU!
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  • Im seriously gonna put Socrota island as one of my destinations next year for my travels...I'm completely stunned by that tree...never thought anything like that existed..:)
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  • The dragon's blood tree is the source of cinnabar?
    What have you been smoking?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar
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  • Amazingly, like that weird tree branching up there is a tree in the Dominican and I image other Caribbean countries that have many many roots like that. However they can only grow in salt water but it's insane to see also. Great post.
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  • post corrected... but we're not alone in this:

    "Dracaena resin, "true" dragon's blood, and the poisonous mineral cinnabar (mercury sulfide) were often confused by the ancient Romans, as there appears to be a tendency to call all things that are bright red "dragon's blood". In ancient China, little or no distinction was made between the dragon's blood from the different species." (info)
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  • that mushroom like tree is scary >_<
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  • Dude: Zothique, definitely.

    Now we know where they can shoot for the movie. :)
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  • Reminds me of Cape Verde, a but, actually. A lot of similar flora, fauna, and landscape, until you mentioned Yemen.
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  • I think goblin valley should be on there. Has anyone seen Galaxy Quest when they go to another planet and they fight a rock monster? That's goblin valley, utah.
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  • beryllium spheres!
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  • Fucking amazing. Awesome. Unbelievable. I'll have to put that on my list of places to go before I die.
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  • Great site .I'll take two trees for my rockery please
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  • Amazing indeed... I had a similar 'alien' experience in Madagascar (Isalo National Park, if I remember correctly). The rock formations, strange plants and pachypodia, bathing in a weird low light... stunning.
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  • All the visitors of Soqotra are inspired by its not-here alien-looking nature. It's right, but the Soqotran people and their oldest folklore are not less wonderful. And their Soqotri language is simply great!

    Vladimir
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  • Very nice. All new to me. Thanks.
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  • Ok, that seals the deal. I have been wanting to go to Yemen and around that area, and this Island just tops it off. I am off, hope to see you there Xander Qruze!
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  • please include this one (from Thailand)
    http://share.psu.ac.th/file/nathamon.p/DSC05996.JPG
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  • Very cool look into this stragne otherworldly place. Loved the medieval city in the rocks especially.
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  • omg 0___0 amazing. earth is so unbelieviable...
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  • Another bizarre and unique place on earth is Mount Roraima. It's located in South America on the borders of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. Several facts make this place unique. It's one of many "plateau" mountains that are absolutely flat-topped, yet remarkably high. As a result, a lot of the vegetation there has evolved separately from others in the world. As such, they are unique and striking, much like Socotra Island. Look up Mount Roraima in Google and Google Earth for locations and neat photos. Angel Falls (the world's highest waterfall) is located on another nearby "plateau" island. It's navigable on a week-long hike! (ugh, I'm not quite up to that just yet!)
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  • Anonymous - we did write about Angel Falls and the plateau mountain "lost world" here:
    Link

    But its environment is so strange that perhaps warrants another post... Don't get lost in there!
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  • Isn't it just amazing!? Extremely hot and dry climate, what do you need? Shade! And what does the earth produce? Giant, umbrellas!!!!!:) Very cool blog.
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  • Hey Avi, you have spelt Bolivian wrong at the beginning, lol Bolvian
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  • Жгете не по-детцки
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  • Wow, the nature sure is amazing there!
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  • This is a fantastic place. If ever I get a chance to visit the place, I might as well settle here forever.
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  • do want! to visit that place
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  • i'm sad this is online for everyone to see but i'm glad i'm around to at least see it in pictures. i don't believe anyone should be allowed to go there though. wouldn't want every idiot going there and ruining it.
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  • those photos are very, very cool, and i am pleased (as punch) that they're on the web for people to see.

    bravo. :)
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  • hey there, my family come from yemen and my grandfarther and grandmother were living over in socrotra for around 4 to 5 years and i visted them a few times and all i can say that i was thinking of never getting back on that plane again!!! as u see in picture 12 that place is not that far from where they had opened a small b&b.well, on that sand mountain me and my brothers and sisters took some sacks and we were sack-boarding down the white sand mountain, were hoping to vist the island again soon and we will take a snowboard and do the same thing!!

    i would recommend a trip to the island (not for children aged 10 and under)
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  • Even though i come up with lame comments, i had to comment!!! THIS IS WICKED SICK, what planet did you take these pictures from! Crazy shite.
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  • absolutely amazing and beautiful! a must see place in this lifetime.
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  • Необыкновенно красиво!
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  • What an incredible looking environment!
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  • anyone remember the artist roger dean who designed some record covers for the uk band yes in the 1970s, some of these photos wouldnt be out of place in his surrealist landscapes, maybe he had knew about this island and used it as an inspiration

    nadir
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  • it's all so amazing. it reminds me of something out of a dr. seuss book.
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  • Please don't go there, unless you're a scientist. Please don't ruin the place for your vulgar, selfish curiosity.
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  • Check out Rio Tinto in southern Spain. Can't get weirder than that.
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  • I live in a neighboring country and have been meaning to go to Socotra for a while but things in Yemen just keep getting crazy...Stop bombing embassies already...
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  • You see Timmy: "It [this tree] also has a distinct personality and likes to smile for the camera:..."

    "You mean all things have personality, Mom?"

    "That's right, Timmy, not just Lassie or you, but everything on this blue marble."

    "Mom, Are you a tree hugger?"

    "Yes, Timmy, guilty as charged."
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  • the plants are creepy ><
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  • Brilliant post!

    That is the most unreal scenery I've ever seen. I want to head over to Yemen now.
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  • I can't believe I've never heard of this place. Great pictures and post.
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  • In the last picture, whats that 'box' shaped item? Is that trash? say it isn't so!
    At least some one could see that in the view finder of the camera and remove it?!
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  • This place is the best! I love the trees and bushes. Perfect place to vacation for the freak in us all. I so want to go there and take pictures in my predetor costume.
    http://www.costumekingdom.com/p-10955-costume-masks-deluxe-predalien.aspx
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  • There is so much to see - wish I could travel more. Thanks for the great pictures!
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  • nature sure is amazing
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  • WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...............
    it's that Earth?
    It's really awesome to visit....
    don't forget sunblock!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Neat! The Desert Rose looks a lot like a baobab tree.
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  • wow. speechless.
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  • my friend from Yemen says that he goes camping there often, as many others do. Its the local's favorite tourist destination apparently.
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  • I feel like on a different planet ;-P You sure that those pictures are not from Venus ? ;-)

    Greetings
    http://hekko.eu
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  • Looks like Khamis Mushayt in the Asir province near the Yemen border
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  • The first thing I thought of was the baobab trees from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince.
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  • Oh my goodness!! AMAZING! I would LOVE to go there! I love the blooming elephant leg :) haha.... I am such a sucker for fantastic flora and fauna, especially odd species I've never before seen. The blooming elephant leg reminds me a bit of a smaller baobab tree...? Possibly a very distant relative? The Earth is such an amazing place!
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  • These are the most incredible images I've ever seen. Wow. I just need a lottery win and I've found a new place to live.
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  • Maybee. . . Thats where the Pirates are hiding out. Doesn't sound very far away.
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  • I've been there twice, taking almost 2000 photos total (actual, not digital) and these are *super amazing* and convey the marvel of the Isle of Bliss. Thank you!

    There is a bit of formality to go there but not a big deal. Flights now daily I believe. Don't let MSM scare you off. Yemen is a wonderful place (parts still unaccessible, though). Mainland food is great, people are friendly and the scenery is mind-blowing.

    Question is, will the Socotrans be able to preserve the fantastic environment they have ably stewarded for perhaps 2000 years? "People pressure" is everywhere, even on Socotra.
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  • Amazing weird-looking trees! Fabulous article.
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  • Absolutely great photos of a place I keep hearing about. I have a small one of the Dracaeno trees. No plans to visit though.
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  • What a cool place to visit, how can I get there from Cape Town & what would it cost?
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  • Anyone know if there is surf there. The water looks amazing and some wave would make it out of this world
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  • Both my parents are from Yemen. I've lived there for about 5 years. However, I stayed within the country, but always wanted to visit Socotra. But soon next summer, my father has already made plans and we'll be visiting this strange island and i can't wait! Yemen is a beautiful country with such a rich culture. I was born and raised most of my life in America, when i went to Yemen to learn about my religion and culture, i realized how much of the world is absent in peoples lives. I hope everyone gets a chance to visit these great places. I just hope they preserve them. And i hope no one tries to ruin this beautiful island.
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  • Those trees sure do look out of this world. I've never seen anything like those before.
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  • Ahmed
    This is wonderful archipelago in the world and the last one when we need to enjoys with your family you most to see the Island
    qamhem@yahoo.com
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  • Didnt Evan Almighty build that Ark replica?? ;)
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  • The people of the bus are not Spanish students, but the driver is.

    And the multiple klein bottle is five times one inside other, not triple variety one.
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  • What a boring little clip. Annoying girl complaining the whole time, and the bus lurched once or twice, BFD.
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  • Yeah Evan Almighty built the Ark, but it was a very average CG reconstruction. it stood out like a sore thumb to me.

    the bus vid was scary, made me laugh but i hate heights.. doh!
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  • The photo of the stone Buddhas is exactly like one that I saw outside the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Japan
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  • I am not sure why the shot with the head-dress would be 'shopped. People do wear there for reasons other than 'fun'.
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  • "150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide"
    Riiiiiight. What's a cubit?
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  • Grants to the busdriver, having to put up with passengers like that.
    Grants to the poster of this clip as well, for never being outside of his hometown -flatland- as well.
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  • http://www.google.nl/search?q=cubit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a


    cubit is 45 cm.
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  • Hi Avi, one of the covers from "vintage pulp fiction" is actually a recent artwork by artist Bradley W. Schenck. You can see it on his deviantART page here:

    http://bws.deviantart.com/art/The-Toaster-With-TWO-BRAINS-88985869

    Also, his name is on the artwork, as well as "2008".

    Nice post! love the blog. Looking forward to the continuation of posts about countries.
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  • I visited the Ark replica website and found the following quote: "The original Ark was 140 cubits long, and 23 cubits wide and 14 cubits high, This Ark is 70 cubits long, 9,5 cubits wide and nearly 13 cubits high"
    So its not an actual-size replica like you posted.
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  • This replica of the ark is only 1/4th of the ark in the Bible. For some more pictures see: http://bijbelaantekeningen.blogspot.com/2007/04/de-ark-van-noach.html
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  • The picture with the headdress is not likely photoshopped - the person on the right is Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed who held office from 1971 to 1985. I believe the middle person was Ralph G. Steinhauer - the first Native Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta from 1974-1979. As such and in ceremonial occasions he was entitled to and would wear headdress (the Windsor Uniform having been abandoned).
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  • Anonymous said "Riiiiiight. What's a cubit?"

    Excellent Bill Cosby callback.

    "Whose gonna clean up that mess down there?!?"
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  • fyi FENG its about 45.72 centimeters
    ( a cubit ) its what the Egyptians measured in.
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  • the bus driver did not have to "put up" with that, he wasnt doing his job. If you were up there youd be freaking out too. When I went to barcelona spain they had cliff JUST like that one and it was incredibly scary. If I had any doubts about the driver id be yelling too.
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  • About mistery Phot: I'll bet it is in Japan. Theese "parades" are common near Shrines and mounts.
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