Yearly Archives: 2015

January 14, 2015 at 2:05 pm

40 Thought-Provoking Quotes to Get You Motivated

40 Thought-Provoking Quotes to Get You Motivated

We could all use a little motivation every now and then. Get inspired with these 40 thought-provoking quotes on life, goals and failure. For more inspiration be sure to check out the r/GetMotivated subreddit. You can also find plenty of motivational quotes and tips on Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram. 1. 2. …

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January 14, 2015 at 10:51 am

Independent Dog Rides the Bus by Herself to the Park

Independent Dog Rides the Bus by Herself to the Park

Commuters in Seattle’s neighbourhood of Belltown have reported an unexpected rider in their midst, a 2-year old Black Labrador named Eclipse.

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January 13, 2015 at 2:02 pm

The Style Transformation of David Bowie in One Glorious Gif

The Style Transformation of David Bowie in One Glorious Gif

In celebration of David Bowie’s 68th birthday (8 January 1947), artist Helen Green created the glorious animated gif above to show the style icon’s transformations over the years. The gif is made up of 29 individual images from Davie Jones (during 1964, when he released his first single ‘Liza Jane’ with the King Bees)…

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January 13, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Side by Side Photos of Parents and their Kids at the Same Age

Side by Side Photos of Parents and their Kids at the Same Age

You can often find features and likenesses between parents and their children but sometimes the resemblance is so similar it’s downright uncanny. The Huffington Post recently asked members of their HuffPost Parents Facebook page to share side by side photos of them and their children. The call for photos drew hundreds of submissions and…

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January 12, 2015 at 4:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

Picture of the Day: Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

Photograph by Kabelleger / David Gubler (www.bahnbilder.ch) The Wiesen Viaduct is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser River southwest of the hamlet of Wiesen, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Designed by the then chief engineer of the Rhaetian Railway, Henning Friedrich, it was built between 1906 and 1909 under…

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January 12, 2015 at 2:06 pm

These Overly Complicated Light Switch Covers are Awesome

These Overly Complicated Light Switch Covers are Awesome

Green Tree Jewelry has created a series of wooden light switch covers for your home that involve gears, levers, fulcrums and toggles to overly complicate the process of turning a switch on and off. The San-Diego based design company specialized in creating products from wood including jewelry and kinetic art. According to the company’s…

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January 12, 2015 at 11:12 am

High-Speed Photos of Ink and Metal Dropped Into Water

High-Speed Photos of Ink and Metal Dropped Into Water

Alberto Seveso (featured previously) is an Italian artist currently based in Bristol, UK, specializing in illustration, graphic design and photography. In a series entitled Heavy Metals, Seveso continues to explore new fluids and forms combined with high-speed photography. In this series, Seveso combines various inks and metallic powders, dropping them into water and capturing…

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January 11, 2015 at 1:56 am

Picture of the Day: Barbecuing On Top of a Moving Submarine

Picture of the Day: Barbecuing On Top of a Moving Submarine

Photograph via shanbuscus on reddit In this vintage photo from 1983, we see crew members of the HMAS Onslow barbecuing a healthy amount of sausages on top of the submarine while it is still moving! The photo was scanned and posted to reddit by shanbuscus, whose father took the photo. HMAS Onslow was one…

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January 10, 2015 at 2:56 pm

Every Year These Brothers Make a Giant Snow Sculpture on their Front Lawn

Every Year These Brothers Make a Giant Snow Sculpture on their Front Lawn

For the last four years Austin, Connor and Trevor Bartz have worked together to create a giant snow sculpture on the front lawn of their family’s house in New Brighton, Minnesota. This year the three brothers created an impressive 12 foot tall turtle. Previous years have included a shark, walrus and blowfish. It will…

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January 9, 2015 at 6:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Meanwhile in Canada

Picture of the Day: Meanwhile in Canada

Photograph by Parks Canada So apparently there’s a little bit of snow in western Canada! This photo was taken in Glacier National Park in the province of British Columbia and shows a train rumbling through snow banks as high as the train itself! Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British…

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