Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Unsung Hero of the Olympics The Zamboni guy! "Do you ever feel like you're going around in circles? - Yes. - Oh." Link Today's pictures & links: Spectacular Blyde River Canyon, South Africa This mind-boggling, grandiose landscape has been captured by Russian photographer and traveler Daniel Korzhonov, whose site is well worth checking out for many similarly enchanting locations and excellent panoramic shots. (image credit: Daniel Korzhonov) ------------ Aerodynamic Bliss: 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe This dramatic Art Deco four-wheeled masterpiece is a custom Jonckheere coachwork from 1935, based on Rolls-Royce Phantom I older model - and restored to former glory in 2004, just in time to shine at the 2005 Concourse D'Elegance. Check out these round doors, split-opening half-moon windows, and an enormous rear tail fin! (images via Supercars.net) See more photos of this incredible car here. ------------ This month's cutest moment! (image via) ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: Humans Now Account for Less Than 40% of Web Traffic - [wow fact] Best idea for parking since sliced bread - [wow video] String Rainbow! - [awesome art] 3D pictures done with two straight lines - [neat effect] The Steampunk Monster - [wow sculpture] Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator - [funny site] Army Food from around the World - [interesting, pics] Incredible String Jungle Gym - [wow design] "Futures Past Editions" have a bunch of great SF ebooks for free! - [rare classics] Incredible Money Art & Coolest Wallets - [wow design] Fastest Wire Bending in the World - [wow video] Goats like to have fun!! - [fun video] (Foolishly) Climbing the Shanghai Tower and a Crane on top - [wow video] Working, Awesome Car Entirely Made from LEGO - [wow video] Hilarious Meeting Between a Writer and an Editor - [fun video] Prehistoric Creatures That Still Exist - [weird, info] See McCartney and his doll. What will yours look like? - [great gift idea] ------------ Victorian Machinery, courtesy "At the Earth's Core" movie This is a highly recommended "lost world" steampunk-ish visual extravaganza, directed by Kevin Conner (also responsible for "Land That Time Forgot" and "Warlords of Atlantis"), based on a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs: (image via) ------------ "Constellation": Art made from nails and a single sewing thread Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita created the whole series of these incredible portraits - using a single, UNBROKEN sewing thread stretched out by the means of myriad of nails in a white wooden panel: (image credit: Kumi Yamashita) ------------ Regal Hairdo: Feat. Harpy Eagle and Crowned Eagle Here is a Harpy Eagle: great "feather-do" style! - (image credit: Jitse Couperus) Crowned Eagles also sport quite an impressive feather arrangement on their heads: (image via) ------------ One Heck of a Japanese Monster Movie Poster Over-the-top drama and mayhem promoting not-so-hot 1975 movie The Giant Spider Invasion: ------------ Mesmerizing Wall Painting Seen in a coffee shop in Denver, Colorado: (image via) ------------ Science Project Pains ------------ GRRRRR! ------------ The Computer Room: Portable Edition This wonderful miniature living room probably gets pretty hot when computer is running "full steam" - more info: (image via) ------------ White, or Black Crosses? READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE -> READ ALL BISCOTTI ISSUES HERE -> Make sure to check our daily updates on Facebook! |
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Unsung Hero of the Olympics
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