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- The Secret Message On Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Has Been Solved
- The Truth About The “Pig-Faced Women” In Traveling Shows
- Cat Saves Family From Gas Leak
- It’s A Solar Light That Purifies Water
- Origami And Where You Can Learn It On The Internet
- This Is a Cake
- What Are These Strange Stripes Over Russia?
- The Hidden Genius of Stormtrooper Design
- Adventures in Stereograms
| The Secret Message On Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Has Been Solved Posted: 28 Feb 2021 04:43 AM PST
A piece of graffiti along the rolling clouds at Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' has puzzled art historians for a century. Now, that mystery has been resolved as the message has been deciphered. The sentence, which read, "Can only have been painted by a madman," was thought to be added after 1893 by a disgruntled onlooker or Munch himself. The answer to the mystery of who wrote the secret message was settled by modern technology, as My Modern Met details: Using infrared photography to compare handwriting to Munch's letters and journals, experts at the National Museum of Norway claim the words are in fact the artist's own. As part of Norwegian Expressionism, Munch painted several versions of The Scream. The painting with the hidden message is the original, dating to 1893. According to the artist, he got the idea for the haunting image when he experienced a hallucination on a sunset walk. The feeling of pain which radiates from the central figure was quite disconcerting to audiences when the painting was first exhibited. Suggestions were made that the work indicated the artist's mental state. For this reason, scholars have wondered if an anonymous hand had carved the message calling Munch a "madman." image via My Modern Met  |
| The Truth About The “Pig-Faced Women” In Traveling Shows Posted: 28 Feb 2021 04:43 AM PST
There is a legend in the 17th century that tells the story of a woman whose face turned to that of a pig's, thanks to the power of witchcraft. According to the story, after the wedding of a man and the pig-faced woman, a witch offered a choice to the man: either the woman will appear beautiful to him and pig-faced to others, or she will appear beautiful to others, but pig-faced to him. When the man left the choice to the woman, the spell was broken, and her pig-faced appearance ended with it. As time went on, the stories evolved, and then evolved to rumors. People reported sightings of the pig-faced lady. And then people turned it into reality at the freak shows by stuffing drunk bears into dresses. People now wanted to see a pig-faced woman, rather than be merely told there's one. Painted images were displayed of pig-faced ladies by people who were too afraid to get a bear off its face on beer, shave it, then cram it into a dress, while others put on a much better (though far less ethical) show by getting a bear off its face on beer, shaving it, and cramming it into a dress. "The pig-faced lady is not infrequently exhibited in travelling-caravans, by showmen at fairs, country-wakes, races and places of general resort," Robert Chambers wrote in 1832. Learn more about this over at IFL Science. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) |
| Cat Saves Family From Gas Leak Posted: 28 Feb 2021 03:20 AM PST
Dogs have been known to alert their families whenever they notice something wrong in their homes. This phenomenon has been reported a few times in the past. Cats, on the other hand, are not as communicative as dogs, but it doesn't mean that they don't alert their families, as they do it, too, but in their own way. A rescue cat was reported to have rescued a family in Oregon from a disaster after noticing a gas leak in their home. Sandi Martin said she was playing at her Lake Oswego home with Lilly, the cat she recently adopted from Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, when the feline started sniffing at a fireplace valve in a way that struck Martin as unusual. "I went over and sniffed and there was a natural gas smell," Martin told KGW-TV. "It was very faint so I didn't really trust my nose. Then I asked my husband to sniff it, and he sniffed it, too." The couple contacted NW Natural, their gas company, and they were told to shut off everything in the room, including their phones, and open all available windows and doors. [...] Martin said Lilly has extra toes on her feet, a trait that is considered lucky in cats. She said the gas experience confirmed the feline's good fortune. The family has indeed been lucky. (Image Credit: KGW News/ YouTube) |
| It’s A Solar Light That Purifies Water Posted: 28 Feb 2021 03:18 AM PST
Despite having the South Pacific Ocean in front of them, the people of Chile, specifically those who live in shantytowns, still have a problem with the supply of clean water, as they don't have the means to desalinate the water. Also, while their place has abundant solar energy that could be harnessed, many families only have unreliable electricity. … power comes unreliably through an electrified wasp's nest of jerry-rigged powerlines, and windows are often boarded up to increase privacy and security, removing almost all natural light. To put it simply, Chile has "abundant, if unusable" resources, but Henry Glogau is determined to put these into use with his solar light that also acts as a desalination still. "I wanted to achieve a design which was sustainable, passive, and created a striking feature inside the dark settlement home," writes Goglau, who graduated from the Royal Danish Academy with a master's in specialized architecture for extreme conditions. "In my development process it became apparent that I could address the lack of indoor lighting and water access by creating a hybrid skylight and solar desalination device." Truly killing several birds with one stone, Goglau's salination still can purify 440 milliliters of water a day, with leftover brine being sifted into batteries made of zinc and copper where they power an LED strip for use during the night. More details about this over at Good News Network. Now this is epic! (Image Credit: Solar Desalination Skylight/ Good News Network) |
| Origami And Where You Can Learn It On The Internet Posted: 28 Feb 2021 03:18 AM PST
It may already be hundreds of years old, but the Japanese art of paper folding, origami, still thrives to this day, and it remains as a fun activity for anyone, may it be a kid or an adult. Origami can be a hobby, but it can also be a discipline to dedicate your life to. Many contemporary origami artists are pushing the boundaries of paper folding—including a samurai figure that took three months to plan and execute… Interested in learning origami? My Modern Met provides some tips for the starter, such as the best type of paper that you can use to develop your paper folding skills. The site also provides a list of recommended YouTube videos to watch as you learn the art. Check them out over at the site. (Image Credit: padrinan/ Pixabay) |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2021 11:50 PM PST
It looks like a mirrored hemisphere, but what redditor Melissa Rags has made is actually a perfectly glazed cake. How does she get the glaze so perfectly smooth? Her secret is a little bit of corn syrup: I've used a lot of different recipes for this and have noticed that any one you find that includes a little corn syrup always comes out beautiful and shiny! That and lot of recipes don't state this but I recommend shaking your container of glaze upon completion. All the bubbles and thick parts with go to middle where you can easily ladle it out. All that's left is a smooth glaze! |
| What Are These Strange Stripes Over Russia? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 02:18 PM PST
NASA has spotted strange stripes in a particular section in Arctic Siberia in a series of satellite images. Taken with the Landsat 8 satellite, the images show the land on both sides of the Markha River rippling with stripes. The stripes are most pronounced in winter, with the white snow contrasting with the dark rippling pattern. But why is it there? Live Science offers an explanations: One possible explanation is written in the icy ground. This region of the Central Siberian Plateau spends about 90% of the year covered in permafrost, according to NASA, though it occasionally thaws for brief intervals. Patches of land that continuously freeze, thaw and freeze again have been known to take on strange circular or stripy designs called patterned ground, scientists reported in a study published in January 2003 in the journal Science. The effect occurs when soils and stones naturally sort themselves during the freeze-thaw cycle. Image via Live Science |
| The Hidden Genius of Stormtrooper Design Posted: 27 Feb 2021 02:18 PM PST
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| Posted: 27 Feb 2021 02:18 PM PST
David Friedman of Ironic Sans has always enjoyed stereograms, which you might know as Magic Eye images. They were quite the fad in the 1990s, but existed long before that and are still being generated today. Friedman gives us the history of stereograms and plenty of examples of experimental computer-generated stereograms that you've probably never seen. The above stereogram was created by Scott Pakin. Friedman describes it:
You'll see examples of stereograms in history, advertising, video, and art in Friedman's newsletter devoted to the subject. -via Damn Interesting |
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