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World Championship of Sand Sculpting

creator — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:06:14 +0000

60 fun-loving artists from 17 countries who recently descended on a drizzly Seattle suburb to participate in the annual World Championship of Sand Sculpting. If the event’s name conjures up images of standard sand castles built on the beach, think again.

The beginning of the World Championship competition is known as the “pound up” day. Sand sculptors ranging in age from 24 to 68 spend that day shoveling more than 33,000 pounds of sand into wooden forms that eventually get removed. The objective: To get the sand wet and compact it down, down, down so it becomes firm and stable enough to be transformed into high-flying, whimsical shapes.

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Lake Full of Jellyfish

creator — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:07:59 +0000

With the sun’s first rays, Jellyfish Lake, located 550 miles east of the Philippines in the island nation of Palau, comes alive. As the sky brightens in the east, the golden jellies turn and swim toward a solar beacon.

Aerial view of Jellyfish Lake on the island of Eil Malk in Palau. This view is looking west across the lake. Cropped and colour-corrected from the original. Photo: Wikipedia

Crazy Photos From Asia

creator — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:57:05 +0000

Everyone is different in this world, and these pics don’t represent every person in Asia, so either accept it, or suck it…

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Nazi Food in Moscow

creator — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:19:41 +0000

Recently in Moscow supermarkets there have appeared swastika stickers on Lithuanian products. The day before the youth movement “Nashi” (“Ours”) called to declare a boycotte to the Lithuanian goods because the Klaipeda court had announced swastika to be a historic heritage of Lithuania.

The lying down game

creator — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:11:16 +0000

The Lying Down Game is an Internet meme typically involving individuals having their photograph taken whilst lying rigidly face down.

Rainbow Eucalyptus

creator — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:46:50 +0000

Nobody painted these trees, they simply have such an unusual colored skin.

These eucalyptus are growing in New Guinea and Sulawesi.

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Unusual Way to Travel in Columbia

creator — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:30:30 +0000

Residents of Los Pinos, Colombia, including children, use a zipline for their daily commute. There are two ways in or out of Los Pinos– A two-hour hike or a one-minute zip line ride. Eight children use the zip line daily to go to school and return home. There are no plans to build a bridge, because the population of the village doesn’t justify it. Two separate cables strung across the river 1,200 feet below allow you to come and go, so– bring your own pulley, rope, and brake, and away you go! It looks like fun, but I don’t know about doing it every day.

Maximum speed, which can be developed on these ropes – 62 km / h.
Length – 400 meters.

Coins of ancient Rome

creator — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:06:39 +0000

Nude Figures and Erotic Images on Ancient Coins. These coins were made in Rome around the first century BC and they were paying for certain services, or they went as usual?

The City That Hangs Over A Cliff

creator — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:26:59 +0000

The city of Al Hajjara in Republic of Yemen* Haraz Mountains looks ancient yet modern at the same time: the taller of the brown, flat-roofed houses so precariously balanced on top of the mountain resemble early skyscrapers. Many are decorated with elaborate white friezes and patterns so typical for the area. The town’s remoteness and narrow streets suggest a closely knit community that could, in times of invasions, have allowed outsiders to enter yet not necessarily to leave

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

People are changing the world in Copenhagen

creator — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Scientists have warned that the world’s commitments so far fall short of what is needed to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels and head off the worst of global warming. They say global warming will create rising sea levels, increasing drought, more extreme weather and the extinction of some species. Here’s a look at images coming out of Copenhagen and a few from around the globe.