The giant polystyrene robot
This polystyrene robot also comes with an army of smaller minions that prevent curious onlookers from getting too close and tipping-over the Styrobot. Michael Salter, a professor at the University of Oregon spends most of his time cutting up old polystyrene packaging and molding it into wonderful creations. For example this 22-feet tall robot that […]
The Circle Bicycle
Here’s an idea of what to do when you have some broken bikes on your hand and you don’t want to get rid of them. This ingenious invention is made out of nine salvaged bicycles assembled in a carousel formation. The Circle Bike was created at USCB, it’s modular, it can be taken apart and […]
Living on the Edge
In these three settlements, “living on the edge” gets a literal meaning. Ronda (Malaga, Spain) is a popular tourist attraction, because of El Tajo, a 100-meter deep gorge separating the old town form the new one. El Tajo is spanned by three bridges, each built in a different historical age: Roman, Moorish and 18th Century. […]
Segway Special Forces
Run for your lives criminals, the Segway-riding Chinese Special Forces are here! As the price of gas surges every day, people are trying to come up with alternatives and for the Chinese military, one of them is the Segway. During an exercise that took place in Jinan, China, the giro-engine-powered vehicles were used to fight […]
The great stingray migration
Taken by an amateur photographer in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, these photos show the great migration of the Cow-nose Stingrays from the Yucatan Peninsula to western Florida. They travel in compact packs of up to 10,000 individuals, following the counter-clockwise current to their summer feeding grounds. These bovine-looking stingrays have a poisonous […]
What 10 million pixels look like
Set up in the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, the 10 million pixel screen has five times the resolution of a HD television. It’s not exactly a screen either, more like a media wall set up in the lobby of Comcast‘s impressive building, covered with four-millimeter LED lights that form a giant screen. The device is […]
Sock – the pet Lama
I’ve heard of a seal as a pet, but a Lama, that’s something you don’t see every day. Sock is white Lama living in Muellheim an der Ruhr, a town in western Germany. She has been living in an apartment with Nicole Doepper for three years now, ever since one of her back legs had […]
The man with the goldfish earrings
You may stumble across this merry old man if you walk around Tokyo, especially in the Harajuku district. Ojisan used to be a postman but he always wanted to be an actor and be in the center of attention. As an opportunity to become a professional entertainer never emerged, he decided to claim the spotlight […]
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World’s most expensive home-cinema
This baby costs $6 million but it’s the ultimate home theater experience. Jeremy Kipnis is a music producer that also invented this incredible home-cinema system. I’m sure you think $6 million is too much for something like this but if you’re really passionate about something, money is definitely no object..especially if you have lots of […]
Geysir geyser in action
Set in Haukadalur valley, in the south part of the country, Geysir is one of Iceland’s largest geysers. Geysers are quite a sight to behold when they erupt and they are also one of Iceland’s most precious resources. Geysir is one of the lazier geysers, it only erupts 4-5 times a day, while others do […]
The Coffin Bar
Although this is definitely one of the most original things I’ve seen lately, I don’t think I’ll be having a drink there. The Ukrainian town of Truskavets, famous for its mineral springs, has just added another major attraction on its menu for tourists. A giant coffin, 20 meters long, six meters wide and 6 meters […]
AntWorks – ant farm by NASA
That’s right, this is like a NASA-made ant farm. Actually NASA only came up with the concept of AntWorks, developed so it could test the development of animal life in a 0 gravity environment. The prototype was created back in 2003 but these days you can buy your very-own AntWorks ant farm directly from the […]
Another home-made rollercoaster
People seem to love having a rolercoaster in their own backyards. This guy must have seen Jeremy Reid‘s wooden rollercoster and said he simply must top that. And he did, in the way that he built an iron rollercoster in his own backyard. John Ivers from Indiana is the man who built The Blue Flash, […]
The black balls of Ivanhoe
Thousands of black plastic balls cover the Ivanhoe reservoir in Los Angeles. It might not look like serious business, but The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dropped 400,000 black plastic balls into one of the city’s reservoirs for a reason. The sunlight mixes with the chlorine and bromide in the water creating a […]