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• 15 Stunning Modern Ceilings
• 21 Things You Won't Believe You Can Learn On eHow
• 10 Artworks Recreated On Faces
• Lego Animals Take Over The Bronx Zoo
• A Less Official (More Accurate) Comic Con Bingo
• Comic-Con Bingo
• Plot Device
• Big Giant Head
• Police Start Giving Angry Drunk People Lollipops to Calm Them Down
• Dancing Squid about to Get Eaten
• Art from Maps
• Tortoise Gets a New Leg, Sort Of
• How Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Works
• French Fry Lip Balm
• The ISS's Last View of the Space Shuttle
• Miss USA Contestants Debate Math
• Ghost Town From 1974
• The Crooked Forest
• Tank Survives a Nuclear Blast
• Slow Motion Paint Ball Fight
• The Ramen Rater
• The Fun of Urban Foraging
• Daschund Saves Owner and Inspires Recovery
• No More Naked Scanner Images?
• The Seven Best American Movie Trilogies
• Lightsaber Chopsticks

15 Stunning Modern Ceilings Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:27 AM PDT While the Sistine Chapel is gorgeous, it’s not the only notable ceiling in the world. WebUrbanist has a great collection of stunning modern ceilings for your viewing pleasure. Link

21 Things You Won't Believe You Can Learn On eHow Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:11 AM PDT Geekosystem has a hilarious list of subjects you won’t believe eHow claims it can teach you. I particularly like the one above and “how to use superglue to fix a tooth,” which is conveniently followed by “how to remove superglue from a tooth.” You stay classy eHow. Link

10 Artworks Recreated On Faces Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:02 AM PDT Andy Alcala, a student at the University of Iowa, took the term “face value” quite literally when he decided to reinterpret some of the most famous paintings in the world as face paintings. They’re quite entertaining and visually stunning. Link

Lego Animals Take Over The Bronx Zoo Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:53 PM PDT After the Bronx Zoo lost their cobra earlier this year, they decided to invest in some animals that won’t be able to escape. Just kidding, the Lego critters are a special art installation, placed just outside the enclosures of their real-life lookalikes. See more pics at the link. Link

A Less Official (More Accurate) Comic Con Bingo Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT Stacy just posted a Comedy Central take on Comic Con Bingo, but personally, as a frequent attendee, I find the Last Gasp Bookstore’s Bingo board to be a little more accurate. So far I’m sill looking for a furry and a klingon, but other than that, all of my squares would be blacked out so far. If you’re at the convention, grab a board from the Last Gasp booth and you can win prizes when you fill get a Bingo with picture evidence of your discoveries. Link Via BoingBoing

Comic-Con Bingo Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:24 PM PDT Those of you lucky enough to be at Comic-Con right now (I’m looking at you, Jill Harness) should not have time to be bored. But if you are, Comedy Central has a great solution for you – Comic-Con Bingo. Even if you play blackout, it should take approximately two minutes to complete. Link via Flavorwire

Plot Device Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT (Video Link) A young filmmaker needs an idea for a movie to launch his career. But he’s coming up dry. Then, while browsing Amazon.com, he sees a “Plot Device” for sale. What is it? He doesn’t know but buys it anyway. A mysterious device, labelled “Plot Device”, arrives in the mail a few days later. There is a single button on it. He pushes it. Watch this funny short film by Seth Worley to find out what happens. -via New Jovian Thunderbolt

Big Giant Head Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:49 PM PDT Jaume Plensa, an artist from Spain, has a motif of monumental, rounded heads. He uses a wide variety of materials, from polyester resin to stainless steel. Pictured above is one of a pair resting in the countryside, looking at each other. You can see other images of them at Fubiz. They’re oddly soothing to look. Artist’s Website -via Fubiz (Google Translate)

Police Start Giving Angry Drunk People Lollipops to Calm Them Down Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:39 PM PDT The city of Victoria, British Columbia, is taking a new approach to handling drunken, out-of-control revelers causing trouble in public places. The police hand such people lollipops. Councillor Charlayne Thornton-Joe explained why it works: Ms. Thornton-Joe said after the men popped a lolly in their mouths, their nasty energy all but dissolved. "They got calmer after taking the lollipops," she said. "It had an immediate effect." [...] The sucker punch works for several reasons, she said. First, it’s difficult to yell while sucking a lollipop. Altercations happen due to verbal exchanges, but with a sucker in the mouth, there’s less talk, which results in fewer fights. The lollipop’s sugar hit calms those who’ve drank too much, she said. And the lolly’s pacifier effect can’t be denied. Link -via The Hairpin | Photo (unrelated) via Flickr user Cillian Storm used under Creative Commons license

Dancing Squid about to Get Eaten Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:58 PM PDT (Video Link) This fascinating scene takes place in a restaurant in Hakodate, Japan. The squid is actually dead, but the sodium in the soy sauce causes its muscles to contract. YouTube user richayanami writes: Dancing squid dishes seem to be at many restaurants in Hakodate, but this particular one may have been the only one with this bowl set. The place was located in the seafood restaurant arcade across the parking lot from Hakodate Station if anyone is interested.[...] The brain is probably still in the body, but a significant part of its nervous system, the giant axon, I believe extends into the mantle, which has been cut. I’m not an expert on squids so I can’t really come to a definite conclusion about that. As you can see in the beginning, it’s not moving at all when it’s brought out so I assume that signals around the body have stopped, whereas a fresh intact squid out of water would constantly move around. -via Geekologie

Art from Maps Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:48 PM PDT Ingrid Dabringer likes to “…elevate the mundane. The Mundane is so saturated with meaning if we just take an extra second to dwell on it.” Among other expressions of this desire, she finds the forms for human figure drawings in maps. Link -via Geekosystem

Tortoise Gets a New Leg, Sort Of Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT (YouTube link) Gamera, a 12-year-old African spur-thighed tortoise, recently underwent an amputation of his front left leg after suffering a life-threatening “severe thermal injury and tissue damage from an unknown source.” The team at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine hooked Gamera up with an office-chair caster (attached with epoxy) and a feeding tube to help him recover. The tortoise has gained about three pounds in three months and can get around just fine on most surfaces with his new limb. (Insert “that’s how he rolls” joke here.) Link via Gizmodo

How Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Works Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT Popular crime-scene shows like CSI and Dexter can give viewers the impression that they’re well-educated armchair scientists, but anyone in a forensics lab will tell you that we don’t know jack. The folks at Forensic Nursing break down the science of blood pattern analysis (BPA) in  this handy infographic, detailing the types of spatter, and how the analysis is made. Link via Daily Infographic

French Fry Lip Balm Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT French Fry Lip Balm – $2.95 Attention french fry lovers everywhere! Behold the French Fry Lip Balm from the NeatoShop.  This lip balm is perfect for those times when you just can’t get to your favorite fry joint.  Pop off the top, lather your lips, and savor that delicious fried potato taste.  Life is good! Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more strangely fabulous Lip Balms! Link

The ISS's Last View of the Space Shuttle Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT The space shuttle Atlantis ended its final mission today when it landed in Florida just before 6AM ET. This photograph, showing the shuttle’s final descent path, was taken this morning by the Expedition 28 crew of the International Space Station. See a much larger and more impressive photo at NASA’s website. Link -Thanks, Ned!

Miss USA Contestants Debate Math Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT A while back we posted a video of actual Miss USA contestants being asked "Should Evolution Be Taught in Schools?" Now someone has posed an even greater question to some would be "Miss USA contestants." Should math be taught in schools? Their answers may shock you. Watch second video at bottom of link post. Link

Ghost Town From 1974 Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT The population of the city of Nicosia dropped everything and evacuated the war torn zone. Now 37 years later these photos have emerged of the city in its current state. See full gallery at the link. In 1974, the Cypriot capital of Nicosia was divided in two by a U.N. Buffer Zone designed to quell violence between the island’s Greek and Turkish populations. Those living in the Zone quickly evacuated the area, creating an urban time capsule that’s been devoid of residents for nearly 40 years. These photos were taken by Welsh Army photographer Sergeant Ian Forsyth, who is part of the UN peacekeeping force that overseas the 134-square-mile Zone. According to those who patrol this eerie area, it’s as if the past 37 years had never happened. Link

The Crooked Forest Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:43 AM PDT In Poland there is a small forest of pine trees that grow with a bend in the middle of their trunk and no one knows why. They kind of look like a cartoon tree that is trying to avoid being chopped down, bending whenever the lumber jack swings his ax. In a tiny corner of western Poland a forest of about 400 pine trees grow with a 90 degree bend at the base of their trunks – all bent northward. Surrounded by a larger forest of straight growing pine trees this collection of curved trees, or “Crooked Forest,” is a mystery. Link

Tank Survives a Nuclear Blast Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT This is an unbelievable story of a tank that was used by the British to conduct nuclear tests and not only survived the blast, but went on to be used in several high profile missions. That's one tough tank. The test was codenamed Operation Totem, and was one of a number of British atomic tests carried out in remote areas of Australia during the 1950s. While the primary focus of these tests was the performance of the atomic weapons, there was also the opportunity to measure the blast effects on various types of military equipment. Although Centurion Mark 3 tanks had only been in service with the Australian Army since September 1951, and there were plenty of obsolescent Second World War tanks available, it was decided that an expensive current issue Centurion tank only a year old would be provided. With every expectation that the damage would be so severe as to effectively destroy the vehicle, the provision of a Centurion was certainly a measure of the importance placed on the atomic tests by the Australian Government. At Woomera, the tank was stowed with a complete issue of ammunition, including grenades and 2-inch smoke bombs, before the convoy commenced the 300 mile move across rough desert tracks, Spinifex and sand dunes to Emu Field. The tank was in position at the test site by early August, and over the next two months was subjected to various inspections and measurements. It was also fitted with sensors and makeshift dummy crewmen. Positioned to face the low-yield atomic blast head on, 169041 was less than 500 yards from the epicentre. Link

Slow Motion Paint Ball Fight Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT How do you top off building your own potato cannon style paint ball launchers? You film it in high def slow motion and create an epic fight with your friends. See the full video at the link. Link

The Ramen Rater Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT Ramen noodles aren’t just for preschoolers and starving college students anymore! But before you select yours, consult the Ramen Rater. The Ramen Rater has sampled and critiqued 451 unique varieties of instant ramen noodles from around the world -so far! Those ratings, as well as all kinds of recipes and other information about noodles, can be found on his website, also called The Ramen Rater. Link

The Fun of Urban Foraging Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT Who says you can’t go on a nature hike just because you’re in a big city? There’s plenty of edible plants growing right there in the streets of Washington, DC! During two expeditions on Friday, adventurous eaters, amateur botanists, and a handful of curious locals descended on the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of the Nation's Capital in search of edible plants and wild foods with the renowned forager, 'Wild Man' Steve Brill. Our tour, co-hosted by Roadside Food Projects, Atlas Obscura, and Think Local First D.C., covered all of one block. But the number of foods we found, many of which were weeds you'd walk by without a second glance, didn't even begin to scratch the surface of the available bounty growing between the city's streets. Read about the safari and the things they found at Atlas Obscura. Link (Image credit: Dallas Lillich)

Daschund Saves Owner and Inspires Recovery Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:11 AM PDT Tom McKinney of Yuba City, California fell off a ladder and couldn’t move. His neck was broken. His 10-year-old daschund Chelse was the one who found him. No one else was around, so McKinney told Chelse to get help -and she did, by waking McKinney’s sleeping wife and alerting her to the emergency. Now, Chelse is inspiring McKinney to walk again. After all, she had been through almost the same thing herself! Doctors were worried that Tom may never walk again, but just two months later he's moving around. He says he drew strength from Chelse who, seven years ago, also had to learn to walk all over again, "Our vet had said, "you know that she had broken her back,'" said Tom. They never thought Chelse could walk again. Tom says that if she can do it, why can't he? "[She] basically said, 'don't you quit.' Anyway, I won't," said Tom. With video. Link -via Arbroath

No More Naked Scanner Images? Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced they will install new software in their body scanners that will somewhat protect travelers’ dignity. A software upgrade that the TSA has been testing in airports in Las Vegas, Atlanta and Washington since February would instead create a generic human form (as shown above) and indicate if the scanner detects a hidden object under the clothing. The technology would also show the TSA agents on what part of the body the object has been found. As with the current system, if the scanner detects a hidden object, TSA agents will peform additional screening. If nothing is found, the scanner clears the passenger to move on. "This software upgrade enables us to continue providing a high level of security through advanced imaging technology screening, while improving the passenger experience at checkpoints," TSA Administrator John Pistole said. It will take months to complete the tests. Link -via The Daily What Geek

The Seven Best American Movie Trilogies Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT When a movie becomes a hit, the studio’s natural tendency is to do the same thing again. However, making a sequel that is anywhere near as good as the original film is hit-or-miss. Making a third movie that is worth watching is even more difficult. There have been many attempts, many failures, and a few successes. Unreality magazine looks at the few successes that had a certain something that other movie trilogies don’t. Link

Lightsaber Chopsticks Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT Lightsaber Chopsticks – $20.95 Is your favorite Asian meal lacking something epic?  Bring the force back to your dinner table with the Lightsaber Chopsticks from the NeatoShop.   This out of this world set features the lightsabers of Luke Skywalker and Yoda.  Mealtime just became Jedi approved. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Star Wars items! Link

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