Author: twistedsifter

June 14, 2014 at 2:21 pm

Picture of the Day: The Birth of a Star

Picture of the Day: The Birth of a Star

Photograph by ESA/Hubble & NASA In this incredible image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, we are witness to the birth of a star. This new Hubble image shows IRAS 14568-6304, a young star that is cloaked in a haze of golden gas and dust. It appears to be embedded within an intriguing swoosh…

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June 13, 2014 at 5:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Howdy Hippo!

Picture of the Day: Howdy Hippo!

Photograph by BRENDON CREMER Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px In this candid capture by Brendon Cremer we see a young hippo with a curious expression on his face. Taken at Chobe River in Botswana’s Chobe National Park, Cremer explains: “This young hippo, part of a larger pod, was very inquisitive and interested…

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June 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm

This Notebook Encourages People to Draw Outside the Lines

This Notebook Encourages People to Draw Outside the Lines

The New Inspiration Pad is the second edition of a creative notepad designed and launched by Marc Thomasset of TM, a Brussels based design & advertising studio. As Marc explains: “In 2001 I was drawing projects in a notebook, and suddenly it hit me how a classic notebook, however beautiful, is always very rigid…

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June 13, 2014 at 9:57 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 270

The Shirk Report - Volume 270

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

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June 12, 2014 at 4:45 pm

Picture of the Day: The Glass Bottom Bedroom in Bali

Picture of the Day: The Glass Bottom Bedroom in Bali

Photograph by Bambu Indah Hotel This incredible glass bottom suite is called Udang House (or Shrimp House) and it is the signature suite at the Bambu Indah estate in Ubud, Bali. Situated above a fresh shrimp pond, this house has tempered glass floor panels for an underwater panorama of crustaceans in action. Authentic shrimp…

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June 12, 2014 at 1:53 pm

This Dad Has Drawn on His Son’s Lunch Bag Every Day for 2 Straight Years

This Dad Has Drawn on His Son's Lunch Bag Every Day for 2 Straight Years

Freelance designer/illustrator Bryan Dunn has drawn a different picture on his son’s lunch bag since his first day of school. That was two years ago and he’s taken a photo of every single one before filling it with food. Each drawing takes Bryan about thirty minutes and he usually completes them on his lunch…

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June 11, 2014 at 5:46 pm

Picture of the Day: The Ultimate Escort

Picture of the Day: The Ultimate Escort

THE ULTIMATE ESCORT Photograph by F-16 DEMO TEAM RNLAF Website | Facebook Last week two fighter jets escorted the Netherlands’ first commercial Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The country’s first Dreamliner was welcomed by two F-16’s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force Demo Team. The plane is owned and operated by Arkefly, the Dutch…

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June 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm

Hand Carved Skulls Into Mother of Pearl Shells

Hand Carved Skulls Into Mother of Pearl Shells

In this amazing series by Gregory Raymond Halili, skulls are hand carved and painted with oil on raw, gold-lip and black-lip Philippine mother-of-pearl shells. Mother of pearl also known as nacre, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also what makes up the outer coating…

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June 11, 2014 at 11:11 am

17 Satellite Photos Around the World that Will Change Your Perspective

17 Satellite Photos Around the World that Will Change Your Perspective

The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface. From this perspective, pattens in nature and human development emerge and you see the world in an entirely different light. Daily Overview is a new…

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June 10, 2014 at 3:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Weddings and Wildfire

Picture of the Day: Weddings and Wildfire

WEDDINGS AND WILDFIRE Photograph by JOSH NEWTON Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog Michael and April Wolber had picked the perfect place for their outdoor wedding, Rock Springs Ranch in Oregon. The couple had been planning for ages for their special day with friends and family. But before April could walk…

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