Extreme Loggers on Russian Trucks

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Russian Extreme Loggers Off-road like you never seen it before - Russian-made "Ural" logging trucks and their drivers (from Karachaev region) are simply... unstoppable. Watch the video below and then click this link for more logging madness. Link ------------ Cold fingers of... The creepiest icicle ever: (image via) ------------ Dieselpunk art is alive and well Jud Turner's sinister bike we featured in our recent article. Turns out he's got some other sculptural artifacts to offer in his surreal "Bio-Cycle" series. Pollutocuda - a frightening catch: His latest work is Duel Nature - heavily armed trees wage war for green cause and nutrients: "Duel Nature" is about the unnatural act of war-making, expressed by heavily armed trees; it's also about the fact that much of what appears to be pastoral nature is also a war between plants for sunlight and nutrients played out very slowly." See other examples of dieselpunk art on this DRB page. ------------ National Geographic's International Photography Contest Winners: 2009 Among the "English Language Viewers'Choice" winners is this absolutely adorable photo of the newborn silver-leaf langur monkey with doting parents: (image credit: Xen Riggs, National Geographic) See the rest of the galleries here. ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: Fascinating if somewhat morbid read - [effects of all-out nuclear war] GhostNet is deadly, info - [wow tech] The Secret Cities of Yemen - [architecture] 100 Futuristic Concepts - [great compilation] Iranian Kid's Book Illustrations - [unusual art] Stunningly Harmful Songs - [crazy enough] Metal-extreting bacteria: hello nano cataclysms - [weird science] - via Hamsters performing in a band - [fun video] For all you survivalists out there - [neat video] Cute Mousetrap Drama - [fun video ad] The Secret of Chaos: mathematics beneath our natural world - [cool video series] Macy's Coupon - [promotion] The Splendor & Beauty of Russian Churches - [travel] Ten Science Tricks from YouTube - [compilation] Rare Vintage Tech Video Ads - [retro] ------------ Macedonia Impressions Some interesting sights captured by Dorota Szeligowska in her travels in Macedonia (Skopje and Mavrovo). Unusual sculptures (good addition to our collection): Something lives in this lake... (and sometimes goes to church): (photos by Dorota Szeligowska for DRB) ------------ "Nautilus": Steampunk-styled One-Man-Band Vehicle We featured whimsical creations of Arthur van Poppel before - a "Joint Strike Fighter" was a jet that's so small that you could drive it around your mall parking lot. Recently Arthur finished a new project - now with a musical slant, which also doubles as a submarine. Nautilus One Man Band Music Submarine. What's next? 3-D fantasy-quest kiosk plus garburator on wheels? We'll see... (image credit: Arthur van Poppel) ------------ Vintage Medicine Could Be Addictive Read these labels carefully. What you see below is the following: - A bottle of Bayer's heroin. "Between 1890 and 1910 heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. It was also used to treat children with strong cough." - Cocaine drops for toothache, popular with children in 1885. - Opium for the newborns (not only the Opium, but 46% alcohol!) It was suggested that you should take a full glass of Maltine after every meal... Children should take half a glass: Opium for asthma: A paper weight promoting C.F. Boehringer & Soehne (Mannheim, Germany). They were proud of being the biggest producers in the world of products containing Quinine and Cocaine. ------------ Homegrown Marketers (original unknown) ------------ Great Concept for Greyhound Coach Lines from... 1942 (image via) An aggressively-painted bus from the modern urban reality (spotted in Copenhagen): (image credit: Pere Rosales) ------------ Positive! (photo by James Kearns, "Getting Clean") ------------ Negative... READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE -> Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook