Second image from the top is actually a mock-up of possible dual phaeton version, based on Virgil Exner's Exner Mercer Speedster - via
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Unique Crater Spotted in Irkutsk Area, Russia
Crater "Patomski" also has another name: "The Nest of the Fire Eagle". According to one theory, this could be a rare Cryovolcano that erupts water instead of molten lava. It was discovered only in 1948 by geologist Vladimir Kolpakov, and remains one of the most mysterious formations on Earth:
"The Pierre Selmersheim model from 1895 won 500 franks in a competition for an auto that combined art with science." Read more about this model in this PDF file.
Wonderful Compendium of Vintage Cameras and Accessories
This site sports quite a number of rare and beautiful retro cameras, among them - "Revere Magazine 16" movie camera (1948) and "Kodak Cine Special 16mm" (1933):
A nice array of Graphlex speed cameras:
A hand-cranked movie projector way back from 1900! (left) - and the more modern Bolex compact projector:
Colani's designs are pure eye candy. Ever since I first saw his work in the old OMNI magazine years ago, I've drooled at his design genius. This has been no exception. In my humble opinion, only Syd Mead ranks with him. (Hint!)
That...car? Van? The one in B/W next to the dune buggy? I want that one...badly! What's it called, and are any other pictures available?
One of the things that has always struck me about Colani is that he seems not to recognize that the sun shines in a lot of places. The amount of sloped glass present in nearly every model would turn the interiors into furnaces. Also, while I'm all in favor of aerodynamic efficiency, it also results in lots of wasted interior space that cannot be used, long slopes with no headroom and no storage options. Sacrificing ergonomics for style is art, not design.
I especially like the tanning printer, it's really compact, not to mention environmentally friendly! It doesn't use any cartridges either, although it'll be a problem if it's a cloudy day :/
There lived the Indians and their tribes were connected with the Indians lived there, their tribes were connected with nature so closely that the instincts lent form of sacrifice and cannibalism. And yet, it's great Mets.
Re: deadliest snakes — this is a pretty weak article, either uninformed or sensationalized. Deadliest does not mean most venomous, nor most intimidating. It means "causing the most deaths." The snakes that cause the most human deaths are: Russell's viper, Indian cobra, common krait, saw-scaled viper (these four primarily in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and puff adder (sub-Saharan Africa). None of these has particularly toxic venom, but they deliver large doses when they bite, and their habitat preferences and behavior bring them into frequent contact with many people. Given the nature of life in these regions, most people do not have access to modern medical care. The combination of these factors results in the large number of fatalities — many thousand per year in India alone. Deaths from all other species combined are so infrequent as to be statistically insignificant.
Just a note on the '7 billionth baby'. There is one, but we'll never know who it is. The UN agency on population admits that their figures for the world population are only an estimate, and are +/- 10 million, so the day could have come and gone already, or not quite be here yet, and so _every_ nation was encouraged to pic a '7 billionth baby'.
There is an amazing pumpkin carving artist called Ray Villafane. I wonder if he has tried carving watermelons. Would love to see him have a crack at that.
Oh, how I hate animals dressed up... A dog in clothes is not a dog, it's something that our mind would like to see, cuteness and so on - bizarre. A dog looks like a dog - without clothes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQkBDiGg5jI
Next to many other contributions I'm convinced, that this very nice series has to be enriched with a chapter about Art Nouveau in Finland, especially Helsinki and Riga in Latvia. In Helsinki you can find Art Nouveau combined with finnish mythology in an impressive way. Look here for a medium beautiful example: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Luotsikatu_1_Katajanoka.jpg
Mexico City was embellished with one of Hector Guimard's Metro signs!... I had always wondered about it and now i now were it came from! hopefully i can share a pic with you n__n great post!
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I used to avoid traffic jams on the tram railway with my XR600R too, back in... don't remember, I guess 1993? 94? I was always late to go to uni!
That show on the last one is called "New Girl." Raising Hope is a different show.
Mansion + McDonald's = McMansion!
I feel compelled to mention that the McDonald's mentioned in this article is actually located on Long Island, in New York.
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