SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN Photograph via Paean on Reddit Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated…
After posting the image above to Facebook and Twitter, it was clear that people really enjoyed this novelty baby pacifier. While some felt it was terrifying and creepy, the sheer ridiculousness cannot be denied. Twitterer @Tom_Catbiscuit was kind enough to let us know the supplier was a company called Billy Bob. It turns…
Photograph via baileyhope on Reddit What is Parahawking? In an effort to advance the interaction between man and bird, and to provide a unique opportunity to interact with birds of prey in their own environment, Scott Mason conceived and developed Parahawking. Parahawking is paragliding with trained birds of prey. By combining ancient…
NOMADS HUNTING WITH GOLDEN EAGLES IN MONGOLIA Photograph by DAVID TIPLING PHOTOGRAPHY Posted on Reddit earlier this week, this incredible photograph shows a group of nomads hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia. A Tineye search points to photographer David Tipling, who must have had an incredible experience filming these majestic creatures. There…
Heart Stop Beating is an incredible 3-minute short film about two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute who successfully replaced a dying man’s heart with a ‘continuous flow’ device, proving that life was possible without a heart beat. The film was directed and produced by Jeremiah Zagar, an Emmy-nominated director of In a…
THE FIRST OF THE GREENSBORO SIT-INS OF 1960 – FEBRUARY 1, 1960 The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests which led to the Woolworth’s department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States. While not the first sit-ins of the African-American Civil Rights…
THE OLD CITY OF SANA’A AT NIGHT Photograph via Reddit Sana’a, also spelled “Sanaa”, is the capital of Yemen and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. Sana’a has…
My friend @Tonewise sent me the video below last night. It’s a clever PR stunt to promote the upcoming film ‘Chronicle’ (trailer also below). It’s about three high school students that start to develop superhuman powers. And we all know with great power comes great responsibility…. Things unsurprisingly start to go awry. Back to…
Photograph by Nicholas Gray Super Bowl 46 is this Sunday (Giants vs Patriots). What better way to celebrate this most glorious occasion then to feast your eyes on the most ridiculous Super Bowl Snack Stadiums ever created? Below is a collection of thirty snack stadiums that are sure to challenge your New Year’s…
TRAVIS PASTRANA DOES A DOUBLE BACKFLIP Photograph via NITRO CIRCUS ON FACEBOOK This is an incredible action sequence of the mighty Travis Pastrana doing a double-backflip. It was posted on Nitro Circus’s Facebook Page on January 16th, 2012. Since then it has amassed a cool 16,222 Likes, 1,042 comments and 1,608 shares.…
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