World's Largest Ice Caves [pics!] www.gadling.com — There are many ice caves throughout the world, but the Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves in Austria are some of the largest known to man. They are located within the Tennengebirge Mountains near Salzburg and stretch for a remarkable 40 kilometers. Only a portion of the labyrinth is open to tourists but it's enough to get a taste.More... (Environment) |
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www.speeds-cartoons.com — It's true, it's so true...More... (Offbeat News) |
"You may carry HIV" Stickers Placed On Unwitting, Random Pedestrians [PICS] www.scaryideas.com — "Hundreds of Volunteers Went Out Into the streets of Lima, discretely tagging these stickers on numerous unknowing pedestrians, whom, were later to discover the stickers pasted on their backs." Really clever marketing or a campaign gone too far?More... (Offbeat News) |
Flickr Announces New Improved Web Uploading blog.flickr.com — Here at Flickr, we want to make sure your photos arrive safely, efficiently, and with style. That why weâve dumped our dusty old web upload form, and replaced it with a super-duper, sexy-ified, shiny new web uploader.More... (Tech Industry News) |
Minutes from Death with a Rattlesnake Bite (PICS) www.rattlesnakebite.org — On July 21, 2002, just after my 13th birthday, I was bitten by a Northern Pacific rattlesnake. From this point, an amazing rescue took place. Here's the associated story and the pictures. WARNING: The linked photos are not for the faint of heart.More... (Health) |
What if your BOSS suggests to YOU to use Open Source Software? www.dilbert.com — [PICTURE] This has never happened to me, but now I know what to do! :)More... (Linux/Unix) |
Afghanistan in 1973 [PICTURES] www.bucks.edu — Amazing photos of a country that we don't see much of.More... (World News) |
Extraordinary Light Drawings (photos) centripetalnotion.com — Using a tripod, long exposures, and various light sources (sparklers, Christmas lights wrapped around a hula hoop, etc.), Eric Staller created these beautiful light drawings in New York City during the late 70âs.More... (Offbeat News) |
A Bees-Eye View: How Insects See Flowers Very Differently to Us [PICTURES] www.dailymail.co.uk — To the human eye, a garden in bloom is a riot of colour. Flowers jostle for our attention, utilising just about every colour of the rainbow. But of course, it is not our attention they need to attract, but that of insects, the perfect pollinating agents.More... (Environment) |
Awesome fan art of Samus from Metroid [Image] wps.socwall.com — You've got to see this!More... (Nintendo Wii) |
Apple 4G iMac: first unboxing, impressions (PHOTOS) www.engadget.com — "Our spankin' new fully-loaded 24-inch fourth gen iMac just arrived via FedEx, so for those that can't get enough of the most aluminum and glass clad Apple PC to date, we've got a ton of pics for you to pore over. Some first impressions on the device:"More... (Offbeat News) |
Urban Exploration - Chernobyl! [PICS] www.28dayslater.co.uk — When you are going round you realise that it's not as abandoned as you think it would be, the place still has quite a few people living on site and even working around reactor 4. Apparently in some places you can only work for 5 minutes a day!! any more and you would risk becoming quite ill.More... (World News) |
7 Abandoned Wonders of the World [PICS] www.weburbanist.com — What causes people to abandon an entire settlement, town, or even a large city? Here are seven amazing examples from the USA to Russian, from Italy to Taiwan. Some of these were mysteriously deserted, while others were abandoned due to catastrophic circumstances.More... (Offbeat News) |
img.dailymail.co.uk — The only thing scarier than a friekin snake is a two headed snake.More... (Offbeat News) |