New PS3 Ads Are Gorgeous and Scary At the Same Time [PICS] www.ps3fanboy.com — It's a shame that these Dali-inspired adverts, made by the Chilean advertising agency BBDO Chile, probably won't be put into circulation outside of South America. But that's also a good thing. We can't help but feel that while these images (second one after the break) look absolutely stunning, there's also something innately unsettling about them.More... (PlayStation) |
The Continent of Antarctica -- Without all the Ice (PIC) upload.wikimedia.org — Rock surface of Antarctica and sea ground without its ice-shield, from 60 to 90 degrees South. This map does not consider that sea level would rise because of the melted ice, nor that the landmass would rise by several hundred meters over a few tens of thousands of years after the weight of the ice was no longer depressing the landmass.More... (Environment) |
The Saddest Picture You'll Ever See [PIC] img529.imageshack.us — poor thing :(More... (Pets & Animals) |
abduzeedo.com — Do you know when you try to make a cool self-portrait but you never know what to do in order to get out of the box? Well, why don't you try a HDR Portrait? It's really awesome!More... (Arts & Culture) |
10 (Almost) Impossible Things to Do With Your Body [W/pics] www.neatorama.com — There are things that you think you should be able to do with your body. But if youâre like 99.9999% of people in the world, no matter how hard you try, you just canât quite manage to do it. Here is a list of things that are impossible to do with your body, and the few mutants who can do âem:More... (People) |
Olympic officials extinguish torch as protests hit Paris news.bbc.co.uk — Protests against the torch relay ahead of the Beijing Olympics have spread to France's capital, Paris. Olympic officials extinguished the torch as it was placed in a bus, amidst the demonstrationsMore... (Other Sports) |
Peering into the Heart, Safely: Clearer Picture of the Heart www.technologyreview.com — Getting a high-resolution picture of the interior of a coronary artery is difficult: to take a scan using existing technology, the heart has to be kept free of blood for 30 seconds. A new approach could dramatically reduce the time required for imagingMore... (General Sciences) |
Best Yearbook Photo Ever (PIC) i29.tinypic.com — Wow...uh...I'm actually speechless.More... (People) |
Amazing Pictures Show How You Can Catch The Sun... www.dailymail.co.uk — It's April, it's Spring and the days are getting longer, the weather should be getting milder ... but it looks like being another miserable wintry weekend.However, here's a chance to cheer yourself up - a new internet fad involves thousands of people from around the world posting pictures of themselves "holding" the sun.More... (Space) |
xkcd.com — In lieu of mapping software, I once wrote a Perl program which, given a USB GPS receiver and a destination, printed 'LEFT' 'RIGHT' OR 'STRAIGHT' based on my heading.More... (Comedy) |
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov — What does the universe nearby look like? This plot shows over one and a half million of the brightest stars and galaxies in the nearby universe detected by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) in infrared light. The resulting image is an incredible tapestry of stars and galaxies that provides limits on how the universe formed and evolved.More... (Space) |
Fascinating Images of a Cicada Shedding its Skin upload.wikimedia.org — Time series photos of a Tibicen dog day cicada moulting in Ohio, USA. In the final nymphal instar, cicadas construct an exit tunnel to the surface and emerge. They then moult (shed their skins), on a nearby plant for the last time and emerge as adults. The abandoned skins remain, still clinging to the bark of trees.More... (Odd Stuff) |
Video Games Versus Violence [Trend Chart] i25.tinypic.com — Well well well, care to retort? More... (Gaming Industry News) |
Quite Possibly the Best Name EVAR (PIC) www.weirdasianews.com — I wonder if his parents were killed...More... (People) |
www.flickr.com — You're not cool unless you check this out.More... (Television) |