Yearly Archives: 2014

December 2, 2014 at 2:06 pm

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

Ben Coffman is a landscape photographer based out of Portland, Oregon, who specializes in night photography, in particular ‘landscape astrophotography’ featuring the Milky Way. Not only does this give Ben the opportunity to explore the great outdoors, but it lets us city dwellers gain a greater appreciation for the awe-inspiring night sky as well…

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December 1, 2014 at 6:05 pm

Chinese Millionaire Returns to Village, Builds Residents Free Luxury Homes for their Kindness Growing Up

Chinese Millionaire Returns to Village, Builds Residents Free Luxury Homes for their Kindness Growing Up

Millionaire Chinese businessman Xiong Shuihua returned to his childhood village of Xiongkeng to do something special for the residents that treated him and his family so well growing up. The 54-year-old business tycoon—who amassed millions from the construction and steel industries—returned to his village and bulldozed wooden huts and muddy roads, replacing…

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December 1, 2014 at 1:03 pm

Wanderers – Short Film About Space Exploration Narrated by Carl Sagan

Wanderers - Short Film About Space Exploration Narrated by Carl Sagan

Wanderers is a vision of humanity’s expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where…

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November 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm

Putting Our Solar System Into Perspective

Putting Our Solar System Into Perspective

This amazing graphic was created by Roberto Ziche and shows our solar system to scale. Roberto explains: “At the Chabot Space and Science Center there were some old, poor quality images, probably downloaded from internet and printed on office paper, showing the Sun and the planets to scale. I found the images content to…

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November 30, 2014 at 1:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Love Never Dies

Picture of the Day: Love Never Dies

Artwork by Jonathan (Jobi) Bouchard | Photograph by Sanding Ovations Seen here is the 2014 Sanding Ovations Master Cup 1st Place Winner and People’s Choice Winner, Jonathan (Jobi) Bouchard’s “Love Never Dies” sand sculpture. The 6th annual competition took place from November 19-23, 2014 in the beach town of Treasure Island, Florida. You can…

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November 29, 2014 at 10:34 am

Clever Animal Comics by Shanghai Tango

Clever Animal Comics by Shanghai Tango

Shanghai Tango is an artist and illustrator from China. In an ongoing series of comics and doodles, Tango’s simple and clever drawings ‘say it all’ without saying a word. You can find all of the artist’s work on his Tumblr page, Shanghai Tango. [via Bored Panda] 1. Artwork by Shanghai Tango …

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November 28, 2014 at 9:54 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 293

The Shirk Report - Volume 293

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 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 – Thursday Friday! –…

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November 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Picture of the Day: The Star Dunes of Algeria

Picture of the Day: The Star Dunes of Algeria

Photograph by NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team In some areas, winds tend to blow in roughly the same general direction all year. The Grand Erg Oriental, a sprawling sea of sand dunes in the Saharan Desert, is not one of them. The winds in northeastern Algeria tend to be complex and changing.…

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November 27, 2014 at 2:22 pm

How 10 Famous Artists Would Serve Thanksgiving

How 10 Famous Artists Would Serve Thanksgiving

Artist Hannah Rothstein imagines how 10 famous artists might plate a Thanksgiving dinner in this playful series that swaps paint on canvas for food on a dinner plate. 25 signed limited edition prints (16″ x 20″) are available for $75/each with 10% of proceeds being donated to the SF-Marin Food Bank. For more interesting…

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November 27, 2014 at 10:04 am

Inception Chair by Vivian Chiu

Inception Chair by Vivian Chiu

Vivian Chiu takes the chair archetype and places within it, chairs that are progressively smaller. Each chair has hand cut grooves on the inside edges of its seat frame as well as notches in the seat back. These grooves range from 1/2” wide to 1/8” wide. The mechanism works so that the pegs fit…

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