Author: twistedsifter

January 19, 2014 at 2:12 pm

Picture of the Day: Split Apple Rock

Picture of the Day: Split Apple Rock

SPLIT APPLE ROCK Photograph by Rosino on Flickr Split Apple Rock is a geological rock formation in The Tasman Bay off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The rock, made of granite, looks like an apple split in half. The popular tourist attraction is located in the Tasman…

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January 18, 2014 at 2:49 pm

Instead of Shooting People, this Guy Plays Grand Theft Auto as a War Photographer

Instead of Shooting People, this Guy Plays Grand Theft Auto as a War Photographer

Talk about choosing your own adventure! Reddit user cy_sperling decided to participate in Grand Theft Auto V’s online multiplayer mode as a war photographer/photojournalist. To avoid being targeted as an enemy and notify other online players of his ‘reporting’, his custom character wears a black jacket with ‘MEDIA’ printed across the back. He also…

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January 17, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Picture of the Day: This Contact Lens Could Save Your Life

Picture of the Day: This Contact Lens Could Save Your Life

THIS CONTACT LENS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE Photograph by Google Google is well known their ambitious and audacious side projects and their latest idea is no different. Announced yesterday on their official Google blog, project co-founders Brian Otis and Babak Parviz unveiled an intriguing image of a contact lens with a tiny…

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January 17, 2014 at 4:18 pm

This Furniture Gives New Meaning to the Term ‘Ceiling Cat’

This Furniture Gives New Meaning to the Term 'Ceiling Cat'

Stefan Hofmann is a designer, carpenter and cat lover. Through his company Goldtatze, he designs and installs modular cat furniture for your home, which is now your cat’s home. Like a feline jungle gym, Goldtatze offers various units that can be connected and pieced together to create the ultimate play space for your furry…

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January 17, 2014 at 9:58 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 249

The Shirk Report - Volume 249

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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January 16, 2014 at 5:48 pm

Black and White Animal Portraits in Breathtaking Detail

Black and White Animal Portraits in Breathtaking Detail

Lukas Holas is a photographer and graphic designer from Frydlant, Czech Republic. In a series on Behance entitled, Portraits of Animals, Holas expresses his love of animals with a collection of breathtaking black and white portraits. The lighting and detail in each photo is wonderful, bringing out each animal’s individuality. To see the entire…

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January 16, 2014 at 12:46 pm

The Unseen Beauty of High Speed Water Drop Photography

The Unseen Beauty of High Speed Water Drop Photography

There are entire worlds out there that humans cannot see with the naked eye. With powerful microscopes we are able to observe life at the microscopic (and even atomic) level; and with high-speed cameras we are able to observe events that happen in fractions of a second. Photographer Markus Reugels focuses on the latter,…

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January 15, 2014 at 8:16 pm

Picture of the Day: The Gargoyles of Paisley Abbey

Picture of the Day: The Gargoyles of Paisley Abbey

THE GARGOYLES OF PAISLEY ABBEY © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 The 850-year-old Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery, and current Church of Scotland parish kirk, located on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in west central Scotland. In…

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January 15, 2014 at 5:35 pm

Huacachina: Peru’s Desert Oasis

Huacachina: Peru's Desert Oasis

Photograph by Ingo Mehling In the desert of southwestern Peru you will find the village of Huacachina, a tiny oasis with a modest population of a hundred or so permanent residents. The seemingly secluded village is in fact, a scant 8km from the city of Ica, the region’s capital (and a decent size with…

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January 15, 2014 at 1:11 pm

How to Turn a Block of Wood Into a Box of Money

How to Turn a Block of Wood Into a Box of Money

Artwork by RANDALL ROSENTHAL It all starts here. Artist Randall Rosenthal takes three pieces of white pine and glues them together. Once dried it will be one solid block. Artwork by RANDALL ROSENTHAL Artwork by RANDALL ROSENTHAL The rough outline begins. Randall knows what he wants to do. Artwork by…

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