It all started over Christmas break when Pierce Thiot (the beard) participated in his family’s holiday ‘talent show’ by trying to put as many pencils as he could into his beard. His wife, photographer Stacy Thiot, snapped a pic and Will It Beard was born. Since then the couple have taken a series of…
Photograph by K. Jonas Nordby Runologist K. Jonas Nordby has decoded a 900-year-old Viking rune alphabet known as Jötunvillur. The mysterious inscriptions were found on over 80 different objects ranging from sticks to stones. The discovery was first reported on forskning.no (Norwegian) where Nordby explains: “It’s like solving a puzzle. Gradually I began to…
Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov sneaked into the Shanghai Tower (still under construction) and climbed not only to the top, but scaled to the end of a crane that currently sits atop the roof. Upon its completion in 2014, Shanghai Tower will stand approximately 632 metres (2,073 ft) high and will have 121 storeys.…
THIS IS HOW YOU RECREATE A CHILDHOOD PIC BROTHER! Photographer Unknown via j0be on reddit Now this is how you recreate a childhood photo with your childhood idol! I couldn’t find much information on the image so I’m unsure how many years apart this is but Hulk Hogan has aged pretty well!…
Jane Perkins is a UK artist that uses found objects and recycled materials to create something new. In an ongoing series entitled plastic classics, Perkins recreates famous artworks and portraits using found objects. On her website Perkins says she gets most of her materials from charity shops, boot sales and the recycling centre in…
Austrian artist Klemens Torggler is reimagining the door. His designs are based on rotating squares without the use of tracks. The door displayed in the video above (and images below) is entitled Evolution Door. The two halves of the door are attached by pivots at the bottom and top of the frame and a…
This unbelievable video is a work in progress by Australian artist Chris Jones, using Lightwave, Sculptris and Krita. The multi-talented artist also composed the music. As technology and computing power improve, the lines between ‘real’ and ‘cgi’ continue to blur.
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. Just like their data-rich Maps and Street View offerings, Google Earth is a treasure trove of oddities. You’ve no doubt already…
THE WORLD’S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM Photograph by London Array Limited The London Array is an offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. With a nameplate capacity of 630 megawatts (MW), it is the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The first foundation was installed in March 2011 and…
A father watches Superman’s first flight sequence in Man of Steel with his 16-month-old son. You can see the look of wonder and astonishment in the young boy’s eyes. A fan is born and an imagination is sparked.
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