THE WORLD’S LARGEST STOCKPILE OF WOOD Photograph via bloggmaster on LiveJournal According to Gizmodo, this massive stockpile was the result of a huge category 1 hurricane that hit Sweden and Denmark on January 8, 2005. The name of the hurricane was Gudrun and it blew at sustained speeds of 78.3 mph (126…
Photograph via fluffymuha on Reddit According to Greek mythology, the sirens Charybdis and Scylla resided in the Sicilian Sea. Homer tells us that because Charybdis had stolen the oxen of Hercules, Zeus struck her with a thunderbolt and changed her into a whirlpool whose vortex swallowed up ships. In the fascinating vortex water…
Photograph by yatpay on Reddit On May 25th, 2012, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) made history when its Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only four governments – the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency – had achieved this…
WATCH YOUR STEP Photograph by Florin Biscu In this dramatic photograph by Florin Biscu, we see Les Dents du Midi as seen from Champoussin, Switzerland. We also see a hut hanging precariously over the edge of a seemingly steep drop (could just be the angle). Unfortunately I was unable to find out…
Located in the mountains of Nagano live a group of snow monkeys in an area called Jigokudani (Hell Valley). You can see the famous snow monkeys in Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Hell Valley Wild Monkey Park). These particular snow monkeys are used to being around people and living as if they are humans. There is an…
Design by SADAR+VUGA The Panoramic Garden of CCIS (Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia) designed by Sadar+Vuga completely transforms the large summer banquet terrace and current VIP boardroom into a lush indoor garden space with dramatic swooping garden beds and plants throughout. Sadr+Vuga formed an inner interior winter garden, where a spatial…
STANDING ATOP A WIND TURBINE Photograph by REpower Systems This incredible photograph shows an engineer atop a massive wind turbine. The 3.2 megawatt wind turbine is made by REpower Systems and features a wider rotor diameter and has been optimized for low-wind locations. The hub height of the tower ranges from 93…
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. The Apostles are a collection of miocene limestone rock stacks jutting from the water in…
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THE IRISH SKY GARDEN CRATER Photograph by Liss Ard Estate Located at the Liss Ard Estate Gardens in Cork County, Ireland; the James Turrell Irish Sky Garden Crater is an amazing sculptural land art installation by famed artist James Turrell. The Irish Sky Garden Crater is open from April to November and…
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