Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Nicolaï Syadristy’s Micro Miniature Museum
"It is only fitting that Ukrainian Nicolaï Siadristy’s micro miniature museum should be in the little town of Ordino, in the pint-sized country of Andorra.
Widely considered the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy has a lifetime's worth of tiny creations on display in this museum. What does a microminiturist create? A tray complete with a wine bottle and glasses all set on a grain of salt, or the human being at various stages of life, represented on a gold thread 400 times thinner than a human hair.
Each work in the museum is a masterpiece that took around half a year to create, and each must be viewed through a microscope. The favorite among all viewers is the caravan of camels trudging toward a pyramid and palm tree, all nestled within the eye of a needle." via Atlas Obscura
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
x-prize winner
Hey gang. Remember when I mentioned the X-prize and Burt Rutan's alliance with Virgin airlines. Here's an update. Looks like civilian space travel in 2010!
http://www.popsci.com/bown/2008/product/scaled-composites-white-knight-two
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
This is a link to an article in the June 1934 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine about the Mount Wilson Observatory, published just after the observatory was opened.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/01/the-worlds-biggest-eye/?Qwd=./PopularMechanics/6-1934/biggest_eye&Qif=biggest_eye_0.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
Looks like the Museum of Jurassic Technology really does have some of its facts right.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/01/the-worlds-biggest-eye/?Qwd=./PopularMechanics/6-1934/biggest_eye&Qif=biggest_eye_0.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
Looks like the Museum of Jurassic Technology really does have some of its facts right.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Reincarnations
All the Eiffel Towers
http://nikdarien.workpress.com/2007/12/24/chinas-eiffel-tower/
http://www.earlyvegas.com/attractions/eiffel_tower.html
http://www.overseapropertymall.com/regions/middle-east-property/dubai-property/eiffel-tower-in-dubai/
Monday, November 10, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Foley Gallery: 3 neat artists
Thomas Allen
makes diorama-like works which use vintage book covers and illustrations. He cuts out characters and props arranging them just right, lights them dramatically and then photographs them.
MARTIN KLIMAS
WILLIAM LAVEN
makes diorama-like works which use vintage book covers and illustrations. He cuts out characters and props arranging them just right, lights them dramatically and then photographs them.
MARTIN KLIMAS
WILLIAM LAVEN
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
record coconut attempt
maybe he should have tried to actually crack a coconut with his hand before he was on tv?
http://clipaday.com/videos/world-record-attempt-fail
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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