Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 6, 2013 at 5:11 pm

50 Animated Gifs of Fighting Game Backgrounds

50 Animated Gifs of Fighting Game Backgrounds

Fighting games have always been a mainstay in video game culture. From the earliest arcade and console games, the typically 2-dimensional format has endured through the years. Following up from a popular 4chan thread a few months back (on /v/ and /vr/), Redditor RudeBootie (who was the same person that originally posted them to…

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May 6, 2013 at 10:30 am

The Peculiar Backstage Food Requests of Famous Musicians

The Peculiar Backstage Food Requests of Famous Musicians

Henry Hargreaves is a New Zealand still life, art and fashion photographer working out of his studio in Brooklyn, NYC. While he has always had a passion for photography, he actually worked as a high-end fashion model for four years before switching to the other side of the lens full-time. In a recent feature…

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May 5, 2013 at 5:52 pm

Picture of the Day: World’s Shortest Escalator

Picture of the Day: World's Shortest Escalator

WORLD’S SHORTEST ESCALATOR Photograph by TOKYO ESCALATOR Located in the basement of More’s Department Store in Kawasaki, Japan is the world’s shortest escalator. With only 5 steps, the escalator has a modest rise of 32.8 inches (83.4 cm). It was recognized as the world’s shortest escalator by the Guinness Book of Records…

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May 4, 2013 at 3:39 pm

Picture of the Day: Just Room Enough Island

Picture of the Day: Just Room Enough Island

JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND Photograph by Omegatron on Wikimedia Commons Located on Just Room Enough Island is this quaint little cottage; the island is touted as one of the smallest (if not THE smallest) islands in the world (the lone tree gives it island status). It was built by the Sizeland family…

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May 4, 2013 at 11:14 am

A Gigantic Rubber Duck Makes Its First Visit to China

A Gigantic Rubber Duck Makes Its First Visit to China

Artwork by Florentijn Hofman | Photograph by South China Morning Post Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck has made its first visit to China. From May 2 – June 9, the 16.5 meter (54 ft) inflatable rubber duck will be bobbing around from Ocean Terminal to Harbour City, Hong Kong. Hofman’s inflatable rubber duck…

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May 3, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: The Roman Pool at Hearst Castle

Picture of the Day: The Roman Pool at Hearst Castle

THE ROMAN POOL AT HEARST CASTLE Photograph by Trey Ratcliff @ stuckincustoms.com The Roman Pool at Hearst castle is a tiled indoor pool decorated with eight statues of Roman gods, goddesses and heroes. The pool appears to be styled after an ancient Roman bath such as the Baths of Caracalla in Rome…

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May 3, 2013 at 9:41 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 212

The Shirk Report - Volume 212

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 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 submit@twistedsifter.com!…

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May 2, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Picture of the Day: The Sun – One Year, One Image

Picture of the Day: The Sun - One Year, One Image

THE SUN – ONE YEAR, ONE IMAGE Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO In the three years since it first provided images of the sun in the spring of 2010, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has had virtually unbroken coverage of the sun’s rise toward solar maximum, the peak of solar activity in its regular 11-year…

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May 2, 2013 at 3:54 pm

Playful Diversions on the Streets of France by OakOak

Playful Diversions on the Streets of France by OakOak

OakOak is a street artist from Saint-Étienne, France, whose playful diversions bring smiles to those who come across his work. The Outsiders Gallery sums up his style nicely: Pen-pusher by day, street art superhero by night, Saint-Étienne sensation OakOak’s hilarious, imaginative, irreverent and sometimes a little macabre street work has filled column inches from…

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May 2, 2013 at 11:19 am

The Data Center Inside a Cold War Nuclear Bunker

The Data Center Inside a Cold War Nuclear Bunker

Located in central Stockholm is the headquarters of Bahnhof, a Swedish Internet Service Provider and host with one of the coolest data centers on the planet. It gained notoriety a few years back as the former home of Wikileaks. Named Pionen White Mountains, it is located 30 meters (100 ft) under the granite rocks…

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