Argentinean sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas creates enormous sculptural works that seem like remnants of a science fiction movie set, or bizarre moments from a surreal dream.
The awesome piece you see here is entitled My Family Dead (2009). Here a life-size blue whale, created by the artist, lies beached in the woods outside Ushuaia, Argentina. The stranded cetacean is pockmarked with tree stumps, which leaves the viewer wondering if it’s being slowly claimed by the forest or perhaps it’s a native resident. Beautiful and utterly awesome.
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“Baboons from Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside give Hyundai’s i30 hatchback a wear-and-tear test. The monkeys simulated the punishment that the children of a typical family subject a car to: jumping up and down on seats, pushing and prodding buttons and opening and closing storage bins.”
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“Baboons from Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside give Hyundai’s i30 hatchback a wear-and-tear test. The monkeys simulated the punishment that the children of a typical family subject a car to: jumping up and down on seats, pushing and prodding buttons and opening and closing storage bins.”
[via Telegraph.co.uk]
Less talk, more monkey stress testers!
Josephine Baker has harnessed an ostrich to pull a racing sulky, c. 1920’s
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Life can be so much fun.
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Check out more infographics that compare 2011 YA book covers, from jacket colour to ethnicity of models, over at katehart.net.
speaking of Fancy Dress parties
Gee whiz it’s like this guy time traveled to Right Now and went on the internet and asked what people think is funny. Because the answer is bacon, for reasons I know not.
But since he won first prize I guess they were all hip to the future back in ‘94. 1894.
This awesome structure is the Piano House. You’ll find it in Huainan City, a province of China. The property is made up of a large glossy piano paired with a transparent violin which leans against the piano. The violin houses a multi level staircase constructed from steel that matches many of the other accentual details on the property.
The building was constructed for music lovers, and serves as a practice facility for music students at the nearby college. It is also used to display various city plans in hopes of promoting tourism by encouraging more people to visit this stunning property.
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Do you like hummingbirds? If you do and you aren’t terribly farsighted, then you might get a serious kick out of feeding those marvelous little birds with a mask on your face.
In 2008, California-based inventor Doyle Doss designed the :–2<: Wearable Hummingbird Feeder (pronounced “eye to eye”), a face shield that has a tiny hummingbird feeding tube built-in over the nose bridge.
“Hummingbirds feed right in front of your eyes, right between your eyes, about an inch above your nose.”
This unique hummingbird feeder can be purchased online.
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