2090: London After the Flood
An astonishing new set of images depicts what life might be like in the capital after the flood comes, but could this apocalyptic event bring a touch of natural beauty to the urban canvas? The Thames barrier bursts and great tides wash over London, submerging much of the city as we know it beneath the murky depths. A layer of thick vegetation covers everything above water level; boats navigate their way above the once bustling streets; people dive into the vast pool of St. Paul's cathedral and Canary Wharf becomes a popular fishing spot.
Continue reading...World’s Most Expensive Places to Have Sex
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
For obvious reasons you can’t recycle a condom, but have you ever wondered which countries “tax” sex the most? Well… Environmental Graffiti has decided to create a detailed graphical diagram, complete with wallpaper download for your viewing pleasure. The data, which gives the average condom price around the world has been compiled from UK price comparison site pricerunner and a blogger from an interesting little site called condomunity.
Continue reading...Capillary Carafes For Your Wine? [pics]
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
This amazing set of wine decanters resembling human capillaries was first discovered by our friends over at Neatorama. They're very cool, but isn't the point of a decanter to open the wine up to the air? Well traditionally yes, but who cares when you've just paid between €2000 and €5000 for a beautiful piece of sculpted borosilicate.
Continue reading...Volcanoes Unleash Havoc in Chile and Alaska
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thousands live in daily terror of the snow-capped Llaima volcano in Melipeuco, Chile. The ski industry thrives on the surrounding slopes, one of the most famous summer skiing destinations, yet the volcano is one of the most volatile in South America. Just before dawn last Thursday a jet of hot pyroclastic rock was spewed 1,300 feet into the air, only a week after lava had flowed down one of its sides.
Continue reading...Blue Planet: Copenhagen’s Amazing New Aquarium
Monday, July 14, 2008
Inspired by the swirling currents of the ocean, a new state-of-the-art aquarium due to open in Copenhagen is modelled on a giant whirlpool, giving one the opportunity to view marine life in its element. But are we witnessing a new breed of environmental entertainment? The building is based around a central ‘round room’ around which different sequences of rooms ‘whirl’, each with its own unique journey into the murky depths.
Continue reading...Subaquatic Fashion
Monday, July 14, 2008
As magazines and fashion houses strive to capture ever more striking images, traditional photography settings are being pushed to the limit - underwater fashion shoots have become increasingly popular in recent years and some of the results are simply breathtaking, as this collection shows...Shot earlier this year for Japanese fashionista bible, Numero Tokyo, the swirling curves and dramatic poses of Marcelina Sowa are perfectly captured by photographer, Alix Malka, as she floats underwater.
Continue reading...Magnetic Fields As You’ve Never Seen Them Before [pics]
Friday, July 11, 2008
A stunning new film shot at the NASA laboratory at UC Berkeley reveals the secret lives of magnetic fields as they morph and twist in space - but are we observing a scientific experiment, the universe in flux or a documentary of a fictional world? They surround us, yet they can't be seen. They shift vast currents through space, yet we rarely feel their presence.
Continue reading...10 Radioactive Products That People Actually Used
Friday, July 11, 2008
Nuclear power has long been touted as a utopian technology, ushering in an era of work-free, unlimited energy supply and correspondingly longer and healthier lives. Today it is more well-known for its dangers, which include the atom bomb and radiation poisoning . Yet for 40 years, Radium was a popular tonic added to everything from tea to lipstick. We've decided to explore some of the strangest radioactive products in history and the effects they might have had on those that used them.
Continue reading...Cute Baby Panda Adopted By Cat In Dutch Zoo
Thursday, July 10, 2008
A baby panda rejected by its mother has been adopted by a domestic cat and is being raised along with its litter. The panda and another sibling were initially accepted by their mother but were found to have been abandoned a day later, suffering from hypothermia. Zookeepers at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam successfully encouraged a cat that had just given birth to suckle the pair - however one of the pandas unfortunately did not survive.
Continue reading...WTF? Online Community to Celebrate Your Toilet’s Birthday
Thursday, July 10, 2008
‘There's a blog born every second, a sucker born every minute and 133 million children born every year. But how often is a toilet born?' The answer to that is likely to be: very frequently. But despite their large and ever increasing numbers a new website called toiletbirthdays.com aims to celebrate each and every beautiful ceramic cistern system individually.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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