Monthly Archives: January 2011

Practical Cable Hiding Solution for Uncluttered Interiors

Sooner or later, every home owner finds himself in dire need of a cable hiding mechanism. We presented quite a few here on Freshome, and yet we are pleasantly surprised to see more an more similar practical design ideas. Plug Hub is a clever power stri… Continue reading

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Global Warming Uncovers Corpses Frozen in Time

Photo via Last Days of the Incas

Five hundred years ago, three Inca children were left to freeze high in the cold Argentinian Andes as a religious sacrifice. In time, their bodies mummified, having been swallowed in snow and entombed within the glaci… Continue reading

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hideyuki nakayama architecture: o house – update

a year after our original post on the project, we get an exclusive update on the two-storey dwelling after it has been lived in.read more Continue reading

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Giant Diesel loco throws a piston

This 2010 message-board post allegedly details the mayhem wrought when CN locomotive 2699 (“a 212 ton, 6 axle machine powered by a 4400 hp V16 4 stroke Diesel”) threw a piston while passing through Independence, Louisiana. The piston punched a hole in… Continue reading

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1956 Cadillac Eldorado Broughham Motorama show car cruises to RM Amelia Island

Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Sedan, Auctions, Cadillac, Luxury

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

These days, automakers routinely unveil concept cars and new models at major auto shows…. Continue reading

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Egypt (video): Army intervenes to protect protesters from police

Video Link (via John Perry Barlow)

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Israel conducts massive controlled blast

Negev, Israel (UPI) Jan 27, 2011

Israel conducted a massive controlled explosion to calibrate instruments at seismic monitoring stations worldwide, officials said.
Using 100 tons of explosives, The Geophysical Institute of Israel conducted the exp… Continue reading

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Propaganda Fail: China Pretends Top Gun Footage is Actual Military Excercise

In case you haven’t seen this already, it’s footage that Chinese state TV officials may have tried to pass off as the results of a recent military exercise. Too bad it’s probably stolen from of one…

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Ferrari F150: The First Formula One Car Of The Season Inches Toward Green

The new Formula One season begins in March, and Ferrari is the first team to show its hand. Its new car, the F150 (so named to commemorate 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy), was launched just a few hours ago at its headquarters in Maranel… Continue reading

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Reclaimed by nature

Several months after posting his house in the snow, Mike Doyle completed his second masterpiece: an abandoned Victorian house. I am once again blown away by the stark realism and beautiful deterioration conveyed by more than 50,000 well-arranged bricks… Continue reading

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