Monthly Archives: May 2011

Before And After of the Day

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Cheezburger Network

Before And After of the Day: Missourian Aaron Fuhrman — a self-taught landscape photographer — has been traveling around Joplin, photographing heartrending panoramic shots of the devastation left in the aftermath of Sunday’s tornado.
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Hyper Realism in Art: These Are Not Photographs!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Marc

[ By Marc in Graffiti & Drawing & Guerilla Action & Art. ]

Hyper realism in art is mesmerizing. Take a photo in one hand and then take a look at one of these artists’ oddly perfect paintings and prepare to be… Continue reading →

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Helpful Advice FAIL

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Cheezburger Network

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Microscale World War II planes and armor

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Andrew

I’ve been enjoying Kaptain Kobold‘s fun little LEGO creations for just about as long as I’ve been blogging, and I’m especially enjoying his latest set of microscale arms and armor from World War II.
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Operation Crossbow: How 3D glasses helped win WWII

Posted on May 13, 2011 by (author unknown)

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Japan Unveils Levitating High-Speed Electric Aero Train

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Andrew Michler

Move over maglev — there’s a new high-speed train in town. Japanese engineers have just unveiled a prototype vehicle that flies rather than rolling. The design is decidedly lower tech than maglev trains — the Aero Train uses wings attached to a … Continue reading →

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Suntour Swing Shock brings suspension to commuter bikes

Posted on May 11, 2011 by (author unknown)

OK, so you’ve got the single-speed, skinny-tired messenger-style bike for bombing around town while also looking hip … that’s a good start, but what piece of functional bling can you add to further identify it as the urban assault vehicle that it… Continue reading →

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A Perfect Vacuum

Posted on May 10, 2011 by jem

A new painting, the first of a very loosely connected series. Oil on Board, 50cm by 88cm. Some detail shots below.’A Perfect Vacuum’ is also the title of a book of short stories/essays by Stanislaw Lem, which is one of the books in the painting. It wil… Continue reading →

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Intimate Wash with Wanda

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Radhika Seth

Wanda is not a person but a bathtub designed by Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri for Antoniolupi. It’s been designed to make sure couples can get cozy and comfy enough when they take their bonding session into the bathroom. The tub features a borde… Continue reading →

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Star Trek fan-film from 1971

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Cory Doctorow

Betamax obsessive Ray Glasser produced this Star Trek fan-film in 1971 for a class at Ohio State; it’s a nice, corny piece of work. I really like the scenery-chewing acting, and as John at Neatorama pointed out, the sideburns and mustache for Spock … Continue reading →

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