Category: GALLERIES

September 20, 2012 at 9:43 am

20 Breaking Bad Locations in Real Life

20 Breaking Bad Locations in Real Life

Albuquerque, New Mexico resident and Breaking Bad fan Nancy Bymers (WallDruggie on Flickr), has undertaken an incredible mission to source out the real life locations of scenes from the television series Breaking Bad. If you’re a fan of the show you will undoubtedly recognize all of the locations in the gallery below. On her…

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September 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm

The Largest Vertical Garden in the World

The Largest Vertical Garden in the World

Located in Rozzano, Italy, the vertical garden at the Fiordaliso Shopping Center was recognized this week by the Guiness World Records as the largest vertical garden in the world. Covering a surface of 1,263 square meters (13,594 square feet) with a total of 44,000 plants, the massive vertical garden surpassed the former record-holder, a…

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September 16, 2012 at 2:52 pm

Cool Custom Fish Tank Headboard for your Bed

Cool Custom Fish Tank Headboard for your Bed

Located in North Carolina, Furnitureland South has recently completed a king sized headboard aquarium holding about 650 gallons of seawater and filled it with a variety of fish. You can check out the awesome custom fish tank headboard at the entrance to the Sleepland Gallery at Furnitureland South’s location in High Point, NC. [via…

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September 15, 2012 at 2:25 pm

First New Monkey in 28 Years Discovered in the Congo

First New Monkey in 28 Years Discovered in the Congo

Photograph by John A. Hart et al. In a paper published earlier this week in the open-access journal Plos One, a group of scientists claimed to have discovered the first new species of monkey in over 28 years. In June 2007, a previously undescribed monkey known locally as “lesula” was found in the…

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September 13, 2012 at 4:23 pm

21 Congratulatory Responses for Every Occasion

21 Congratulatory Responses for Every Occasion

When a citizen of the Internet goes above and beyond, a heartfelt congratulatory gif is a great way to show your sincere appreciation. Whether it be a witty retort, constructive feedback, a delightful anecdote, or a useful comment with a credible source, these gifs will help you spread the love. Enjoy! And stay sifty…

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September 12, 2012 at 4:58 pm

Amazing Model Landscapes That Look Like Paintings

Amazing Model Landscapes That Look Like Paintings

In this fascinating series, artist Kim Keever creates large-scale photographs that look like landscape paintings. The effect is created by constructing miniature topographies in a 200-gallon tank. Keever then fills the tank with water. Using colored lights and the dispersal of various pigments, Keever produces these temporary and ephemeral landscapes that he then quickly…

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September 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

Fractal Patterns in Nature Found on Google Earth

Fractal Patterns in Nature Found on Google Earth

Paul Bourke is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia. He is also a Director at iVEC, an organization dedicated to providing supercomputing capacity and eResearch services to Western Australian researchers. Since October 2010, Bourke has been documenting fractal patterns in nature as found on Google Earth. On his site, he…

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September 9, 2012 at 2:04 pm

Beautiful Landscapes Made from Dried Tea Leaves

Beautiful Landscapes Made from Dried Tea Leaves

Moscow-based artist and designer Andrew Gorkovenko created these beautiful landscapes out of dried tea leaves. The landscapes themselves reflect the origin of the tea used to create each artwork. For example, the Great Wall of China is depicted with green tea leaves, while a Pagoda was created using black tea. The temporary art was…

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September 8, 2012 at 12:52 pm

Printed Book Attempts to Display Every RGB Color Combination

Printed Book Attempts to Display Every RGB Color Combination

Tauba Auerbach’s RGB Colorspace Atlas were created in 2011. The project consists of three 8x8x8 inch (20.3cm) case bound books. The books attempt to illustrate the RGB color shceme in a page-by-page format. The printing procedure was digital offset and the cloth covers and edges were airbrushed. Binding was co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm…

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September 4, 2012 at 10:10 am

Amazing Space Photography by Astronaut Andre Kuipers

Amazing Space Photography by Astronaut Andre Kuipers

André Kuipers is a physician and ESA astronaut. He is the second Dutch person to ever fly in space and the first Dutch astronaut to ever return to space. On Flickr, Kuipers has shared over three hundred of his amazing photographs from space. From Auroras and the Milky Way, to never seen before views…

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