SHOCKING! Second Chernobyl Uncovered in the Ukraine
Ukrainian newspaper Segodnya revealed that a group of independent environmentalists have discovered a zone where radiation level is higher than that of Chernobyl. The specified area is located in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk region, around an abandoned uranium mine. According to Oleksiy Vedmidsky, a local ecologist, the mine is a huge danger to the people in the […]
Photography Profesor Has Camera Implanted in the Back of His Head
Photography professor Wafaa Bilal, at the New York University, has a let’s say original vision on what we generally refer to as art. He intents to put together an exhibit of art called “The 3rd I” which will be featured at the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Mathaf. And for that particular reason he […]
Chinese Gamer Plays MMO on World’s Largest LED Screen
Jealous on a fellow guild master who got to play his favorite video game on an IMAX screen, a Chinese gamer spent a ridiculous amount of money to play on the world’s largest LED screen. MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online games) are very popular in China, and the people who play them are very competitive. The […]
Ingenious Architect Uses Aluminum Cans as Shingles for His House
Richard Van Os Keuls has used flattened aluminum soda and beer cans as siding for his plywood house extension, after deciding conventional materials were too expensive. Van Os Keuls, an architect from Silver Spring, Maryland, first got the idea of incorporating flattened aluminum cans into his trade after seeing a car drive over a discarded […]
“Fat Flap” Invented for British Overweight Cats
Looks like humans aren’t the only ones with overweight problems. Currently, there are 8 million pet cats in Britain, and one out of four is overweight. A recent research reveals that in ten years time 50% of Britain’s cats will have this problem, and won’t fit through a standard cat flap. The results of this […]
New York Gallery Hosts Erwin Wurm’s Exentric “Gulp” Exhibiton
Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York recently hosted Erwin Wurm’s Gulp exhibition, an eccentric yet interesting approach on modern society. Using furniture, clothing or even statues representing humans, Erwin Wurm makes an attempt to express the way everything surrounding us can form or even deform an individual. Almost unwillingly the viewer finds himself involved in […]
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 […]
Australian Man Marries His Dog
Joseph Guiso has surprised his family and friends when he decided to tie the knot with his best friend, a 5-year-old labrador retriever. The young Australian, from Toowoomba, describes himself as a “religious guy” and says he could no longer stand to live with his four-legged mate outside of wedlock. The couple decided to go […]
The Plastic City of Bang-Yao Liu
“Plastic City” is a colorful replica of Shanghai City out of cheap plastic objects bought by artist Bang-Yao Liu, on the streets of China’s bustling city. While some may see just a bunch of colorful plastic objects, young Bang-Yao Liu went out of his way to create replicas of Shanghai buildings and landmarks. Scouting the […]