French Retiree Creates Incredible Scale Replica of the Sistine Chapel
Jean Massa, an 80-year-old French retired dental technician, has spent 5,000 hours creating an incredibly detailed scale replica of the Sistine Chapel interior. The 1/34 scale model is just 1.45 meters long and 0.7 meters tall, and impresses through the level of detail. Its creator, a passionate artist who has created other beautiful scale models, […]
Oman Builds World’s Largest Marble Mosaic
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s accession to the throne of Oman, his subjects commissioned the world’s largest marble mosaic. The people of Oman consider Sultan Qaboos bin Said is considered responsible for the kingdom’s prosperity, so they decided to honor the anniversary of his rule by making a […]
The Tech Junk Cities of Franco Recchia
Italian artist Franco Recchia uses old computer parts to create his unique tech junk cities – mixed media sculptures that replicate famous metropolises. Driven by a simple curiosity to see what is inside the computer case, Recchia takes apart old computers and uses their parts to create ingenious urban skylines. A “testament to what is […]
Researchers in Panda Costumes Trick Four-Month-Old Cub
Researchers at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province, China came up with a gumptious way to help a four month panda cub re-adapt to wildlife. For the success of the reintroduction the baby panda isn’t supposed to come in contact with humans so […]
Taiwanese Brothel Is Being Re-opened as a Museum
What was once the place of entertainment for soldiers stationed on Kinmen Island, Taiwan, is now being re-opened as a unique museum. Hsu Ying-fan says the museum’s sole purpose is that of giving visitors a general idea on the so-called Military Paradise and what it served for. Bearing an euphemistic name, “The Special Tea House […]
Hotter than Hot – World’s Hottest Chili Pepper
Despite what you might think, the world’s hottest chili pepper was created not by a Mexican or Indian farmer, but by a “hot” British farmer. Gerald Fowler grew the Naga Viper on his farm in Cumbria, northern England, and got to a record level of spiciness by crossing three of the hottest varieties of chili, […]
Peruvian Inventor Paints Mountain White to Restore Glacier
Eduardo Gold, a Peruvian inventor, came up with the ingenious idea of painting the mountain peeks in white to restore the glacier on Andes mountains. It seems that this phenomenon is due to global warming and Eduardo Gold’s idea is based on a very basic principle stating that if solar light is reflected onto a […]