THE MIGHTY FLATIRONS OF BOULDER, COLORADO Photograph via Reddit The Flatirons are rock formations near Boulder, Colorado. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south (First through Fifth, respectively) along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term “The Flatirons” sometimes refers to these five alone. Numerous additional…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse Stay sifty…
WATER BUBBLE REFLECTION IN ZERO GRAVITY Photograph by NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson watches as a water bubble floats in the middeck of space shuttle Discovery during the STS-131 mission. Note that his image in the bubble is upside down because the bubble refracted the light. (Taken April 12, 2010). [Source] via…
At this year’s 2012 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), LG has showcased their largest French Door refrigerator ever (at 31 cubic ft) and it has a gimmicky feature that’s already netted them a ‘Best of Innovations’ award at the show. From the makers that introduced the world to laundry dryers with steam comes a…
Back in 1985, graffiti artist King Robbo painted one of London’s earliest pieces in a well known tunnel in Camden. You can see the piece above in all of its original glory. By 2006, the piece had been heavily abused. Scrawled, sprayed, tagged, the original was barely visible. December 2009:…
NEW ZEALAND THE BEAUTIFUL Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF @ STUCKINCUSTOMS.COM Photographer’s Description [Trey Ratcliff]: As far as the camera settings, this is the kind of shot you can get with something called “compression,” a method where you use a zoom lens and zoom in quite far. It takes images in the distance…
FOUNDING FATHER, ALEXANDER HAMILTON IS BORN – JANUARY 11, 1757 Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America’s first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the…
THE LIFE OF A TRADER Photograph by AP Photo/JIN LEE A trader works at his trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 2, 2011 in New York. Note the big can of Arizona, looks like Arnold Palmer’s half lemonade, half iced tea to me! mmmmm delicious.…
Droste Effect Facebook Timeline Cover Artwork by RICHARD KARSTROM With Facebook’s recent introduction of Timeline, users have begun to utilize their newfound real estate in funny and creative ways. Below is collection of the 25 funniest and most creative Facebook timeline covers the Sifter has come across. If you feel yours should be…
CRATER LAKES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT OF AFRICA Photograph by JOEL SARTORE | PRINTS AVAILABLE Photographer’s Description: In a region bursting with people, a few big open spaces remain—like the Rift floor in Queen Elizabeth Park, pocked with crater lakes formed by volcanic explosions. If protected areas hadn’t been set aside in…
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