Archive for 2005

The Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers / How a Paris abbey became a science museum

A trip to Europe without visiting museums would be like a trip to Fiji without visiting a beach. It just seems wrong to ignore such an embarrassment of riches. So when I was in England and France last year, I dutifully walked through museum after museum, taking in art of every kind, and along with it the history and culture of many different lands and peoples. But I soon noticed a strange phenomenon. Every time I think about going to a museum, it seems like a fascinating and engaging way to spend an afternoon, but once I get there, I almost always find myself getting very, very sleepy by the time I get to the second or third gallery. My state of alertness at museums doesn’t have any apparent correlation to the amount of sleep or coffee I’ve had recently; I think it’s some strange psychological reaction to environment. After […]

Original post by Joe Kissell

Your Own Kaleidoscope.

Make your own kaleidoscope. Link

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Original post by Alex

Celery + Underwear = Art.

Art Frahm’s a pin-up illustrator from the 1950s, with one particular specialty: celery and falling panties. Link |  Gallery

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Original post by Alex

Real Life Rocky.

Rocky in real life. (movie has a tendency to hang, be patient & just reload). Link

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Original post by Alex

Neato Album Covers.

Weird, funny record covers - these are considered very stylish back then, folks. Link

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Original post by Alex

World’s Ugliest Baby Animal.

What the? Oh, it’s an aye-aye lemur. Link

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Original post by Alex

Automated Panoramic Photo.

Wanna do a panoramic photo using your ol’ 35mm camera? You’ll want to use this software. Link

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Original post by Alex

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