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• Little Cars

  A great action movie by Lilian Hardouineau. Vimeo link (via Everlasting Blort)The Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Composite Photograph Made From 500 Self-Portraits

  

  image credit Flickr user clickflashwhir took hundreds of portraits of herself over the past several years. Tiemen Rapati downloaded 500 of her photos and create... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Came First?

  

  Contested Space is a Melbourne-based blog by a student with the nickname 'feedme'. He makes art by quoting other people. He gleans text from cyberspace and... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Do A Barrel Roll

  

  image credit Here's something that's all over the Internet by now. Go to Google.com and type 'do a barrel roll'.The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, TECH

• Spectacular Time Lapse Dam 'Removal' Video

  The White Salmon River in Washington state is flowing again as the nearly 100-year-old Condit Dam was disabled with explosives Wednesday. The reservoir... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Hard Candy Chemistry

  Did you know that hard candy is actually a glass? Richard Hartel, professor of food engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, boils a mixture of sugar... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE

• Why Fingernails On Blackboards Sound So Horrible

  Much time has been spent, over the past century, on working out exactly what it is about the sound of fingernails on a blackboard that's so unpleasant. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 SCIENCE

• Chevrolet Speedometer Design

  

  image credit This year marks the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. During these 100 years Chevrolet developed over a hundred different types of cars, vans and... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 ART & DESIGN

• Zombie University

  Mario and Fafa of the Glove and Boots show explain the fundamentals of Zombie survival. YouTube link (thanks John) related posts: 10 Reasons To Hate Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, VIRAL

• Similar Site Search

  

  is a free and simple to use search engine. Similar Site Search helps you find similar, related, or alternative websites. The search engine collects and... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 TECH

• 'Love Post' Tackles China's Rising Divorce Rate

  

  China's post office is not normally a place you would associate with love. But the institution in Beijing is promoting a scheme which it hopes will stem the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Gecko-Inspired Robot

  Researchers have developed a tank-like robot that has the ability to scale smooth walls, opening up a series of applications ranging from inspecting pipes,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 GADGETS, TECH

• Umbrella Coat

  

  Navigating city streets on a rainy day is a chore, particularly if you're commuting on foot with your briefcase, groceries, stroller or labradoodle in tow. For... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 ENVIRONMENT, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, WEATHER

• 13 Hyper Vintage Pieces Of Furniture

  

  image credit Check out these 13 iconic pieces of furniture from the stone age to the American antebellum. (thanks Danny)The Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Google Street View Expands Park Views

  

  Google has expanded its Street View technology to include more parks. The parks were scouted with the so-called Street View tricycle, which, like the cars that... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 TECH

• Death And Gravestone Symbolism

  

  Death is life's ending. Because everyone who is born eventually dies, it is the center of many traditions and organizations. Customs relating to death are a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 CULTURE

• Japan's Ear-Cleaning Parlors

  

  image credit Japanese people associate ear-cleaning with their childhood and many of them are willing to pay to return to those carefree days if only for just... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Mama Lisa's World: Kid Songs From Around The World

  

  Mama Lisa's World is a place for songs, rhymes and traditions from across the globe. Whatever the culture a child belongs to, whatever the flag he or she lives... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 FAMILY

• Street Food Vendors From Around The World

  

  image credit Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place, such as a market or fair, by a hawker or vendor, often from a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 TRAVEL

• Milk In Bags, Eh?

  Apparently, in Canada they drink their milk out of bags. Sheryl Ng explains. YouTube link (via Nag on the Lake)The Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 RANDOM, TRAVEL