Yearly Archives: 2012

September 4, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Picture of the Day: The Grand Canyon Skywalk

Picture of the Day: The Grand Canyon Skywalk

THE GRAND CANYON SKYWALK Photograph via skywalk-tour.blogspot.com The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon. USGS topographic maps show the elevation at the…

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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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September 4, 2012 at 1:05 am

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Clouds in Bulgaria

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Clouds in Bulgaria

A SEE OF CLOUDS IN BULGARIA Photograph by cellskey on Reddit Redditor cellskey took this incredible night time photograph from a cabin on a cliff in Bulgaria. According to cellskey’s comments, the photo was taken from the Okoltchitsa Monument in Vratshanski Balkan, Vratsa, Bulgaria. The exact coordinates are: 43.152248,23.586059 The picture…

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September 3, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only Ballpoint Pens

Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only Ballpoint Pens

A lawyer by trade, Samuel Silva is a self taught artist who has always been interested in drawing, sculpting and painting from an early age. His gallery of hyperrealistic portraits on deviantART has gone viral recently online. It’s astonishing to think of the detail Silva achieves with just ballpoint pens. The artist says: “I…

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September 2, 2012 at 2:58 pm

Abandoned Buildings Overtaken By Nature

Abandoned Buildings Overtaken By Nature

Photographer cock_a_doodle_doo on Flickr took these incredible photographs of an abandoned building complex in the Jhongjheng District of Badouzi, Taiwan. With the man-made structures completely deserted, nature has slowly started to overtake the concrete buildings. As the density of trees continues to grow it will be fascinating to see what this place looks like…

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September 1, 2012 at 7:47 pm

Picture of the Day: Turtle Riding a Jellyfish

Picture of the Day: Turtle Riding a Jellyfish

TURTLE RIDING A JELLYFISH Photograph by Super Jolly @ DivePhotoGuide.com In this remarkable shot we see a toy turtle catching a ride on a jellyfish. Initially some thought it was a real turtle, but turtles are actually known to prey on jellyfish, so Reddit user AmbiguousStatement did some detective work and…

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September 1, 2012 at 2:23 pm

Animal Sculptures Made from Old Tires

Animal Sculptures Made from Old Tires

Korean artist Yong Ho Ji recycles old tires and turns them into incredible works of art. From animals to humans and even animal/human hybrids these tire sculptures are truly amazing. Yong Ho Ji obtains his Masters in Fine Arts in 2008 from New York University, New York. He also received his Bachelor of Fine…

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August 31, 2012 at 3:14 pm

Picture of the Day: The Moss Covered Forest of Yakushima

Picture of the Day: The Moss Covered Forest of Yakushima

THE MOSS COVERED FOREST OF YAKUSHIMA Photograph by Balu991 on deviantART Yakushima is one of the Osumi Islands and has an area of about 500 km² and a population of roughly 15,000. It lies to the south of Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is covered in dense forest noted especially…

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August 31, 2012 at 9:05 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 177

The Shirk Report - Volume 177

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…

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August 30, 2012 at 6:58 pm

Picture of the Day: The Shortest People in the World Meet

Picture of the Day: The Shortest People in the World Meet

THE SHORTEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD MEET Photograph via Guinness World Records on Facebbok To help promote the 57th edition of the Guinness World Records, the publisher arranged for a meet and greet with the world’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi (54.6 cm), and the world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Amge (62.8…

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