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- A Terrifying Pumpkin Pie
- The Perfect Cabin For A Socially-Distanced Getaway
- Vote for the Penguin of the Year
- The UK’s Rumored Subterranean Network
- Meet Hannah Grace, Face Painting Illusionist
- Are These Large Blocks Of Soap, Or Are They Furniture?
- The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation
- We Built A Lie-Detector Skeleton From 1927
- Tasmanian Devils Are Back in Australia for the First Time in 3,000 Years
- 50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics So Others Would Believe Them
| Posted: 06 Oct 2020 11:46 PM PDT Master pie artist Jessica Clark-Bojin (previously at Neatorama) is challenging members of the Instagram piecrafting community to devise a #MonsterPie for Halloween. One of her own contributions is this frightening Jack-o-lantern pie that offers more than a hollow interior. Her whole Instagram page is worth exploring, as she has already become internet famous for such works as Dark Crystal and baby Yoda pies. -via Design You Trust  |
| The Perfect Cabin For A Socially-Distanced Getaway Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:20 PM PDT
Alright, say you have the funds, resources, and the opportunity to go on a vacation amidst the pandemic. Of course, you'd rather have a safe getaway, right? The Diamanten Cabin in Oppdal, Norway might be a good option. Also called as "the diamond," the visually enigmatic cabin was designed and constructed by A38 Arkitekter: Nestled nearby traditionally vibrant timber cabins, the Diamanten Cabin is unassuming in size, with a total of only a single, open room. However, The Diamanten's artistry is found not in its size, but in the way it appeals to the landscape and vernacular structures that cradle it. The frame of the cabin is structured so that the roof cascades gracefully in the direction of the massive mountain that frames its larger community. The cabin's transparent pitched roof provides a vista point for the expansive valley's horizon that rests just ahead of it. The minimal, yet sturdy cylindrical foundation emphasizes the designer's devotion to environmental harmony as the single-room home borrows minimal physical space in its conception, maintaining the natural state of the surrounding land. Image via Yanko Design |
| Vote for the Penguin of the Year Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:19 PM PDT
A few years ago, the National Aquarium of New Zealand instituted a Naughty Penguin of the Month award, in which we all got to know the aquarium's penguins as the individuals they are. If you have a favorite penguin, you'll want to vote in the third annual Penguin of the Year competition! Even if you don't have a favorite penguin already, you will soon. Click on a picture at the contest page to read about each of the 14 contenders, and then place your vote. Follow the progress of the competition at Twitter or Facebook. -via Metafilter |
| The UK’s Rumored Subterranean Network Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:19 PM PDT Underneath the city of London are tunnels that serve as storage basements, subway trains, utility lines, and sewers, like most cities. Then there are the tunnels built for more secretive reasons. This underground system has grown and shrunk, with passageways connected and then separated, and no definitive map exists of them. Still, data from the 2017 Land Registry tells us there are four million kilometers of tunnels under London, most of them built for communications purposes during the Cold War. Bits and pieces of this network are revealed when old government buildings are sold.
That doesn't mean that you, or the hotel staff, or anyone can follow the tunnels from the now-private properties. But quite a few people are dedicated to exploring the underground system, and even mapping them. Read what we know of these underground tunnels and what we may learn in the future at BBC Travel. -via Damn Interesting |
| Meet Hannah Grace, Face Painting Illusionist Posted: 06 Oct 2020 07:19 PM PDT Hannah Grace, an artist in the UK, transforms herself into amazing creatures with paint and makeup. Parts of her body disappear, then reappear elsewhere. She seemingly melts, breaks apart, and comes together again. Last year, she told Storytender that she took up the craft to amuse her son. It can take hours of work to transform herself: "I tend to create three or four looks a week whilst my son is asleep, by the time I have finished a look, it Is almost time for me to get up with Archie. "It is crazy that I spend eight to ten hours on average doing my makeup to then take some pictures and wash it off. "I would love to one day turn my hobby into a career, but I must learn how to speed up, I am a perfectionist, so I like to make sure every look is amazing before I upload it to social media. -via Design You Trust |
| Are These Large Blocks Of Soap, Or Are They Furniture? Posted: 06 Oct 2020 07:17 PM PDT
At first glance, this four-piece furniture collection by Niko Koronis looks like big blocks of soap carved into something new, but they're actually made of resin. Koronis was inspired by the work Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, whose work featured sharp lines and graphic shapes. The artist designed each furniture item to look like "small scale architectural entities," as Dezeen details: "One has to love Scarpa, for many different reasons," Koronis told Dezeen. "Apart from his charismatic personality, his unique formal and material aesthetic that stood in contrast to his contemporaries' loud and artificial early postmodernism is something that has been a constant inspiration for many architects and designers alike." Koronis made each of the translucent furniture pieces from resin in hues of blue and green, granting them a frosty, soap-like appearance. According to the designer, resin is "a somewhat misunderstood material that is experiencing a revival these days". The resin used for the collection was industrially produced via a chemical process, as resin usually is, but Koronis wanted to make the material seem as organic as possible. He carried out multiple tests with the material to test its properties, as well as its limitations and advantages. Image via Dezeen |
| The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:37 AM PDT
Oh, you're going to love this, whether you are into the history of animation or just like to watch. A list of the animation sequences that advanced the art or brought something new to it is dangerously close to being a list of the best cartoons ever. The 100 sequences are not ranked, but instead are arranged in chronological order so you can follow the history of animation, beginning in 1892. There follows not one decade that didn't have an entry.
The best part is that the entries have videos, relevant clips if not the entire cartoon. You can read about each and how it contributed to the advancement of animation, or you can just watch them at Vulture. -via Metafilter (Image credit: Giacomo Gambineri) |
| We Built A Lie-Detector Skeleton From 1927 Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:37 AM PDT
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| Tasmanian Devils Are Back in Australia for the First Time in 3,000 Years Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:19 AM PDT
The Tasmanian devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world since the thylacine went extinct in 1936. While Tasmanian devil fossils have been found in Australia, for the past 3,000 years the animal has only existed in the wild on the island of Tasmania. Until now. A group of devils has been relocated to the mainland in hopes they will thrive again.
Tasmanian devils are endangered, and disease has ravaged the population in Tasmania. It is hoped that the imported animals will be able to avoid the devil facial tumor disease on the island. Aussie Ark also hopes that the re-introduced devils may help to control the feral cat population. Read about the Tasmanian devils and their new home at Gizmodo. |
| 50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics So Others Would Believe Them Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:07 AM PDT
Something is wrong with your car, so you take it to a mechanic because they will understand what is going on under the hood. Then the pro opens that hood and laughs. Then takes a picture. It happens more often than you'd think, because there's an entire universe of weird things that can cause automotive trouble.
This list also contains pictures that don't explain your engine trouble, but are odd enough that they felt the need to take a picture for proof. See 50 such pictures at Bored Panda. |
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