Archive for May, 2016

Incredible Pictures of Alaska

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CoolDigitalPhotography presents 33 photos that show the natural beauty of Alaska.

See all the photos HERE.

Technology Marches On – Comparisons Between Old and New Tech

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Cracked presented 20 examples of how technological advances have made life better for everyone.

Read Cracked’s list HERE.

Surreal Photo Manipulations By Laurent Rosset

Sky-flat-sArchitect and digital artist Laurent Rosset creates sweeping photographic landscapes that seem to curl upward into infinity like an enormous wave that obliterates the sky.

Check out the photos HERE.

3D Printing Metal In Midair

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According to The Harvard Gazette –

The laser-assisted direct ink writing method prints microscopic metallic, free-standing 3-D structures in one step, without auxiliary support material. Lewis’ team used an ink composed of silver nanoparticles. The ink is sent through a printing nozzle and then annealed using a precisely programmed laser that applies just the right amount of energy to drive its solidification. The printing nozzle moves along x, y, and z axes and is combined with a rotary print stage to enable freeform curvature.

Continue reading HERE.

Reasons For Admission To West Virginia’s Hospital for the Insane 1889

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This list contains some bizarre, even quaint, reasons to be locked up in the insane asylum over 100 years ago. Examples include : ‘The War’, ‘Bad Company’, and ‘Hard Study’. Donald Trump would be in serious trouble, as ‘Hysteria’, ‘Greediness’, and ‘Women Trouble’ were legitimate reasons for being committed.

See the entire list HERE,

and a another similar list HERE.

 

Alpine Ibex Climbing On A Dam [video]

World Record Pizza – Over A Mile Long

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TheLocal.it reported –

It took 250 expert pizza chefs from all over the world some six hours and 11 minutes to build the giant pizza, which when complete stretched along the city’s seafront between Castel dell’Ovo and the US consulate. The monster margherita beat the previous Guinness world record of 1595 metres, set by chefs at Milan’s Expo last year.

Continue reading HERE.

This Is The Republic of Molossia [video]

Rejected Greeting Cards For Graduates

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Shoebox Cards offers a few greeting cards for graduation that didn’t quite make the cut, but are nonetheless funny.

Check them out HERE.

 

Long Distance Drumming [video]

Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic Was Once A Real Thing

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According to GroveArcade.com –

Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic was created not as a cure, but as a preventative and relief of malaria and its resulting chills and fever. Those who remember taking the chill tonic did not agree with the “tasteless” billing, although it was better than taking straight quinine.

Continue reading HERE.

Hello Tokyo [video]


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