Monday, October 31, 2011
Beautiful Snapshots Of Animals Reflected In Water
Reflection photography is not as easy as some might imagine. It takes creativity and skill to both see the possibilities and then end up with a fantastic photograph - particularly if your subject is something that's not likely to keep still and behave.
Then again, sometimes animals seem perfectly content to sit quietly in front of their reflections in water; in fact, if these images are anything to go by, they're as vain as the rest of us! They may not be looking into actual mirrors, but many have been caught apparently looking at their own mirror images.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
What's Your Number
The world's population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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It is illegal to kiss on train platforms in France
In 1910, a law was introduced in France that banned couples from kissing on train platforms to avoid delays and human traffic jams. Oddly, the law is still in force, although no formal penalty is given to kissing couples anymore.
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Dust magnified 115 times the real size
Dust magnified 115 times the real size does not look so grey and “dusty” as it does to a naked eye. On the opposite, it looks rather colorful, like a painting. The dust in this photo contains cat fur, woolen and synthetic fibers, bits of plant and animal remains.
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Every Possible State of a Standard Rubik’s Cube can Be Solved in 20 Moves or Less
Today I found out that all 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 positions of a standard Rubik’s Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less.
Anyone who is serious about solving a Rubik’s Cube uses some sort of algorithm, or sequence of steps to help them solve the puzzle. There are many different algorithms, varying in complexity and number of moves required, but those that can be memorized and used by a human typically require more than forty moves.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Goose Attack
Goose attack + Slo-mo + “Requiem For A Tower” = The most dramatic animal attack video you will watch today, guaranteed.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Pizza Delivery Tip
A college student was delivering pizza to a regular customer's house in New York. The guy who answered the door asked him, "What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth,"this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted the man. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars."
"Thanks!" replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying?" asked the man.
The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."
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"Well," replied the youth,"this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted the man. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars."
"Thanks!" replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying?" asked the man.
The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Magnetic Liquid Hedgehog
Made at Ivanovo State Power University in Russia by ArefyevaTatyana who has more than 25 years of experience studying the synthesis of magnetic fluids.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Japanese Company Creates Super-Realistic 3D Face Replica Masks
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Multilingual Man
A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two Texans are waiting.
"Entschuldigen Sie mich, Sie zu tun sprechen Deutsches?" he asks. The two Texans just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi pour vous faire parlent français?" The two continue to stare.
"parli italiano?" No response.
"¿los di usted habla español?" Still nothing.
So he has a final try: "Tatakalamaani bil arabiyya?"
The Swiss man drives off, extremely disgusted.
The first Texan turns to the second and says, "You know Bubba, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says the other. "That guy knew five and it didn't do him any good."
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"Entschuldigen Sie mich, Sie zu tun sprechen Deutsches?" he asks. The two Texans just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi pour vous faire parlent français?" The two continue to stare.
"parli italiano?" No response.
"¿los di usted habla español?" Still nothing.
So he has a final try: "Tatakalamaani bil arabiyya?"
The Swiss man drives off, extremely disgusted.
The first Texan turns to the second and says, "You know Bubba, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says the other. "That guy knew five and it didn't do him any good."
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