Big Ship vs. Low Bridge

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Big Ship vs. Low Bridge Full Steam Ahead... No, wait!... url Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Albino Moose Very rare glimpse of an albino moose, not so easy to spot in a snowy forest: ------------ A Primitive art from the future Ian Pyper created a whole new "naive"/primitive retro-future art genre. See his gallery here. "Little Atom World" from the "Atomic World" series: (image credit: Ian Pyper) ------------ SyNAPSE: Brains-on-a-chip Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics, or SyNAPSE. "The program will develop a brain inspired electronic 'chip' that mimics that function, size, and power consumption of a biological cortex. Brains-on-a-chip, robotic rescue choppers, see-through displays -- those are just a few of the projects that the Pentagon's mad science division has hatched up for next year." Read about this program here: (images credit: Wired) ------------ Fun with Alligators ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: Fantastic Glowworm Cave: Stars Underground - [nature] Vintage Mystery Gadgets - [vintage] Eat Bananas! You'll thank yourself later - [food] The Plight of Girls in India - [weird] California Coastline detailed aerials - [cool site] Classy Five Dollar Bill from 1896 - [interesting] The World's Worst Prison Break - [fun video] Crane Exercise: foolish, crazy stunt - [wow video] Cool in Japan: Nonsense Instruments - [fun video] ------------ Road-building, retro-future style A neat way to lay down a highway: (image credit: Plan 59) Even better way to get rid of it: (image credit: Frank Uyttenhove) Also from Plan59 site, an interesting glimpse of transportation in the future: (image credit: Plan 59) The first autobahns (highways) were built in Germany, of course. Here is one in 1930: ------------ Time to pray When having a little cross in your car might be a good idea: ------------ Frog's Love Song ------------ Dnepro-Petrovsk Mafia Tombstones Note how almost every Ukranian mafia tombstones depicts a Mercedes - not paid, but very effective advertising! The next one does not have a Mercedes, but the image is funny when compared to the meaning of the guy's name: "Sukhoi" means "the one who never takes a drop of alcohol" - ------------ Very weird hats ------------ Curiosity +StumbleUpon Permanent Link... Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: