Monthly Archives: June 2014

June 30, 2014 at 4:33 pm

Picture of the Day: This is What Triumph Looks Like

Picture of the Day: This is What Triumph Looks Like

THIS IS WHAT TRIUMPH LOOKS LIKE Photograph by BRANDON STANTON/HUMANS OF NEW YORK Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the book Humans of New York (featured previously here and here), one of the Sifter’s favourite photo projects/Facebook page published an incredible story/portrait earlier today on Facebook and the photo…

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June 30, 2014 at 3:31 pm

Surreal Double Exposures of Faces Blended Into Plumes of Ink in Water

Surreal Double Exposures of Faces Blended Into Plumes of Ink in Water

Inspired by the work of Albert Seveso, South African artist Chris Slabber blends faces with high-speed photographs of ink dropped into water. The double-exposure like digital artworks were recently exhibited at the Art Karoo art gallery for KKNK 2014. The project was recently featured on Behance where Chris explains: “The idea behind this series was…

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June 30, 2014 at 12:38 pm

Cookie Monsters and Other Baked Nightmares

Cookie Monsters and Other Baked Nightmares

Artist, photographer and baker extraordinaire Christine McConnell served up this delicious series of baked nightmares; from alien waffle cones to cookie monsters and the most metal cake you will ever see. The fantastic creations were posted by the multi-talented McConnell to reddit, where it was promptly eaten up, reaching the top spot on the…

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June 29, 2014 at 3:16 am

This Cat Has the World’s Most Interesting Face

This Cat Has the World's Most Interesting Face

Meet Venus the fascinating feline with the world’s most interesting face. The five-year old tortoiseshell not only has two different colored eyes (known as heterochromia), but she also has two starkly different fur colors split exactly down the middle of her face. Venus’ rare appearance has earned her the nickname Chimera cat (a single…

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June 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm

Picture of the Day: Hover Boats in Menorca, Spain

Picture of the Day: Hover Boats in Menorca, Spain

Photographer Unknown via tburns1469 on reddit Menorca (or Minorca) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. According to the Lonely Planet: Menorca (population 92,000) is the least overrun and most tranquil of the Balearic Islands. In…

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June 27, 2014 at 11:37 am

World’s Largest Underground Trampoline Set to Open in July

World's Largest Underground Trampoline Set to Open in July

Bounce Below is the world’s largest underground trampoline, bounce and slide facility; set to open to the general pubic on 4 July 2014. A set of three enormous trampolines within the Llechwedd caverns in Wales brings trampolining to a whole new terrain. The old mining cavern is twice the size of St. Paul’s Cathedral.…

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June 27, 2014 at 9:45 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 272

The Shirk Report - Volume 272

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday? |…

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June 26, 2014 at 4:26 pm

Picture of the Day: A Watchtower for Goldfish

Picture of the Day: A Watchtower for Goldfish

Photograph by firu86 on reddit Here’s an interesting addition for your fish pond, a watchtower! I had no idea this was a thing, but a quick Google search for fish tower yields plenty of DIY videos and tutorials on how to build your own. This particular fish tower was submitted to the r/mildlyinteresting subreddit…

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June 26, 2014 at 2:58 pm

We’re Now One Step Closer to the Hoverboard

We're Now One Step Closer to the Hoverboard

Photograph by Liam McKenna for ZR Hoverboard Franky Zapata, founder of Zapata Racing, recently unveiled his latest invention, the ZR Hoverboard. According to their press kit, the device can soar up to 16 ft (5 meters) above the water and approach speeds of 25 mph (40 km/h). The Hoverboard is a surf board that…

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June 26, 2014 at 11:48 am

This Might Be the World’s Cutest Guinea Pig

This Might Be the World's Cutest Guinea Pig

Meet Booboo, a two-year old, female blond guinea pig (American crested) that belongs to photographer Megan van der Elst. Booboo lives with two other guinea pigs (Titi and Teddy). The photographer has been posting photos of Booboo and her friends to deviantART and they can also be found on her recently launched website and…

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