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Four Abandoned Stations of the London Underground (+PICS) www.environmentalgraffiti.com — Every day, three million people use the 268 stations and the 253 miles of track. But what about those stations that have long since gone, which history has neglected? Which stations got left behind?More... (Travel & Places) |
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Adolf Hitler's Paintings (PICS) www.sharenator.com — Sure, a couple of these fall into the "Draw Tippy the Turtle" art instruction school category, but some of these aren't bad at all. Considering the consequences, it's too bad his art school didn't give him half a chance.More... (Arts & Culture) |
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Biggest RC Airplane Competition in the World (VIDEO+PICS) gizmodo.com — Top Gun 2008, the 20th anniversary edition of the biggest RC model competition in the world, starts tomorrow. Five days of pure nerdgasm watching the most stunning, biggest and best remote control aircraft in the planet. The ultimate toys this side of a real fighter jet.More... (Gadgets) |
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flickr.com — Syd Mead's original concept design for Short Circuit's Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport robot.More... (Movies) |
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Top NFL Draft Busts of the Modern Era [PICS] sportsillustrated.cnn.com — #17 - Lawrence Phillips - The NFL began psychological testing for draft prospects because of players like Lawrence Phillips. Rams coach Dick Vermeil thought he could control the troubled back, but St. Louis released Phillips a year after drafting him. The troubled back never found a permanent NFL home.More... (American & Canadian Football) |
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www.darkroastedblend.com — Human communication can get hopelessly jumbled and seriously weird. Especially when sign makers get drunk, depressed or just disinterested in the messages they need to convey. Then sign hilarity hits a new, unequaled highMore... (Odd Stuff) |
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An Atlas of the Human Body (Never Seen PICS) www.nytimes.com — With all layers of the skin removed on the left side of the head and neck, the dissection displays the blood vessels and nerves of the scalp, almost all of which come from the periphery. Things you already have But never saw them.More... (Educational) |
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Cool Map-Simulation: Growth Of Light Pollution In N. America www.yosemite.org — Picture of the growth of "light pollution" (i.e., artificial light) from 1950 to projection for 2025. Measured by Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Map completed few years ago. Shows graphic differences among moments in time--1950, mid-1970s, 1997, and projected 2025. More... (General Sciences) |
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www.divinecaroline.com — A recent survey from Burst Media revealed that green advertising has a stronger than average impact with consumers. Good right? Well they have higher recall but they aren't necessarily buying into the messages. Maybe that's due to the overwhelming amount of green claims consumers have been hit with.More... (Environment) |
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Liz Hurley in a Bikini: She Still Looks Really Hot! [PICS] www.dailymail.co.uk — Not so long ago she declared that she was done with bikinis. Never again, Elizabeth Hurley said, would she sit eating lunch on a boat in a skimpy two-piece. The same went for tripping around the beach in a bikini top and skirt with her midriff showing. But as these pictures indicate, Miss Hurley will relax the rules under certain conditions. More... (Celebrity) |
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www.officesnapshots.com — The office itself is located in San Francisco and is really designed quite nicely. They just recently expanded from the third floor to some additional space on the second floor, which at this time does not see much use. As with my other recent office visits, everyone was super friendly. More... (Odd Stuff) |