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Awesome Photographs Of Dongjiang 2007-07-12 11:58:00 Awesome Photographs Of DongjiangThese amazing photos are taken by Li Ming. "Li Ming, born in 1969, now works at Dongjiang Hydropower Plant in Central China's Hunan Province. Dongjiang, or East River, runs in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. As a member of Hunan Province Photographers Association, Li Ming's pictures about Dongjiang have attracted many people to visit this beautiful place."Here is his personal photo website www.lim69.cdd.cnSource: ChinadailyOther Posts:Creative Ads: Life Is Too Short For Wrong Jobs 3D Street PaintingsRelated Post:Beautiful Photographs From Outer Space - Mars Amazing Pictures Of Beautiful EarthPanoramic Photosca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

What Happens When You Take A Photo At The Right Angle? 2007-07-12 11:49:00 What Happens When You Take A Photo At The Right Angle?What happens when you take a photo at the right angle? You get some amazing photos, which may alter the reality by creating an illusion. Here is a collection of some photos that show you what happens when you're holding the camera at just the right angle. Source: CybernetnewsOther Posts: Panoramic PhotosBeautiful Photographs From Outer Space - Mars Amazing Pictures Of Beautiful EarthRelated Post:Amazing Illusions Elevator Floor Illusionca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

Spoon Art 2007-07-12 11:44:00 Spoon Art Art project contest: A spoon further - "The essence of it is very simple: to give ordinary aluminum spoons, which can be found in great amounts in obshchepit, to professional jewelers and convince them to make something resembling pieces of art out of these spoons, i.e. to see what will happen to the spoons further.The jewelers, inspired by the idea of the Oleg Yelovoy, created works of art out of 200 mm nails. There were no restrictions on the methods and means (except for those imposed by the author's imagination). The results of "Master Nail" were beyond all expectations. Virtuosity of skill, marvelous, luxurious pieces of jewelry... and no nails. One and a half year later the jewelers took up aluminum spoons. The rules of the contest "A spoon further" resemble those of the "nail" competition: the artists could do with the spoon whatever his/her vivid imagination prompted."Source: TauOther Posts:Stunning Beauty Of WaterfallsHow Do You PerceiveRelated Post:Microscopic Art ...

Perspective Art At A Subway 2007-07-12 11:37:00 Perspective Art At A SubwayIf you look along a straight road, "the parallel sides of the road appear to meet at a point in the distance. This point is called the vanishing point. Suppose you want to draw a railroad track that vanishes into the distance, the rays from the points at a given distance from the eye along the lines of the tracks are projected to the eye. The angle formed by these rays decrease with increasing distance from the eye."The visitors who aren't standing in the proper angle won't have a clue about the concept. They will fail to understand the meaning of the apparently irrational lines & curves on the walls. These illusions take shape when the viewer finds that 'sweet spot'. Yes this is an incredibly unique perspective art.SourceOther Posts: Ultimate CreativityCreative Ads: Life Is Too Short For Wrong Jobs3D Street PaintingsAwesome Paint Jobs For CarsFictional Surreal Art By Jacek Yerkaca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

Coffee Art 2007-07-11 15:31:00 Coffee ArtCoffee enjoys more popularity than cola & beer. On an annual basis, Dutch people drink about 145 litres of coffee. That is three cups coffee more than other people per day. To be exact: 75% of the Dutch drink coffee. Latte art or coffee art "refers to designs created on the tops of espresso based drinks by a barista. These designs are usually created in one of two ways and sometimes using a combination of bothThe first method is by manipulating the flow of milk from a jug into the espresso (known as free pour latte art). The second is by drawing designs with an implement (known as etching), using stencils, powders and milk foam. Latte art is most commonly seen on a latte, although it can also be part of the presentation of a cappuccino, a caffe mocha or even an espresso macchiato. As the popularity of premium espresso-based drinks has risen, the craft of garnishing through latte art has as well.With the rise in popularity of latte art and artistic presentation in the cup, com ...

Recycled Art 2007-07-11 15:29:00 Recycled ArtThe raw materials - used bottles ready for recycling.Used bottles make unusual clocksCut pieces of glass go into the kiln.Glass tiles ready for the kiln.Drinks coasters are another use for old bottles.The glass can also light your way.Now here is some good use for used bottles: "In Nefyn Jim Taylor (pictured) makes works of art by re-using the distinctive blue Ty Nant mineral water bottles, creating clocks, tiles and ornaments.He and a partner also make coasters from wine and champagne bottles and their blue glass gravel has been used in the Mediterranean garden in the Eden Project, Cornwall.Students at Canolfan y Gwystl (disability centre), Y Ffor, help with preparation work and even the packaging process is environmentally friendly - corn starch is used instead of polystyrene."Source: BBCOther Posts:3D Street PaintingsAmazing Pencil CarvingRelated Post:Dirt Car Art Microscopic Art Fictional Surreal Art By Jacek YerkaStone ArtPhoto Realistic Vector ArtCoffee Artca-pub-6006 ...

Photo Realistic Vector Art 2007-07-11 15:22:00 Photo Realistic Vector Art"If I didn't know it already, I wouldn't discern that the gallery below is made up of drawings. Yes! They are NOT photographs. Vector drawings using gradient mesh to be specific. Except for Bert Monroy, all of the vector art displayed here are 100% made from Adobe Illustrator."They are indeed very talented graphic artists, that's for sure! (some images NSFW) Source: BasangpanaginipOther Posts:Amazing IllusionsDesign Interior: Optical Illusions In RealityRelated Post:Dirt Car ArtMicroscopic Art Fictional Surreal Art By Jacek Yerka Stone ArtCoffee Artca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

Stunning Beauty Of Waterfalls 2007-07-11 15:04:00 Stunning Beauty Of WaterfallsSome waterfalls "form in mountain environments where the evisore water force is high and stream courses may be subject to sudden and cihportsatac change. Waterfalls may also be artificial, and they are sometimes created as garden and landscape ornaments.Types of waterfallsBlock: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.Cataract: A large waterfall.Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form, then spreads out in a wider pool.Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.Multi-Step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.".reverse {uni ...

How Do You Perceive 2007-07-10 09:08:00 How Do You Perceive Here are some ads which are very perfect & don't make any such suggestive images that you associate with them in your mind after seeing them. It's just in your mind & how you perceive it. Just as one object can "give rise to multiple percepts, so an object may liaf to give rise to any percept at all: if the percept has no grounding in a person's experience, the person may literally not perceive it.This confusing ambiguity of perception is exploited in human technologies such as camouflage, and also in biological mimicry,In the case of visual perception, some people can actually see the percept shift in their mind's eye. Others who are not picture thinkers, may not necessarily perceive the 'shape-shifting' as their world changes." .reverse {unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:rtl;}Other Posts: Amazing IllusionsDesign Interior: Optical Illusions In RealityAmazing Weight Loss Of David SmithManicure Art By Willard Wigen Light Graffitica-pub-6006325771531878 ...

The Ultimate Knot 2007-07-10 08:49:00 The Ultimate KnotIn this video you will see how to tie a knot that is close to impossible to untie.It takes two minutes to show you how to tie the ultimate secure knot that you wont be able to undo... after its tied you have to cut it to get it offThe list of knots "is extensive, but common properties allow for a useful system of categorization. For example, loop knots share the attribute of having some kind of an anchor point constructed on the standing end (such as a loop or overhand knot) into which the working end is easily hitched to using a round turn. An example of this is the bowline. Constricting knots often rely on friction to cinch down tight on loose bundles; an example would be the Miller's knot.Knots may belong to more than one category. Watch The Ultimate Knot Video on MetacafeSource: MetacafeOther Posts:Balloon Game3D Street Paintings Amazing Pencil CarvingImpossible Car RaceHtml Code Used for Drawing!ca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

The Obelisk Chairs... 2007-07-10 08:40:00 The Obelisk ChairsThese Obelisk chairs from Janus et Cie are amazing, but maybe not $9k amazing. Looks like a fun (re)make could happen here.Source: Marketplacevia MakezineOther Posts:Amazing WomanAmazing Weight Loss Of David SmithLight GraffitiRelated Post:Meltdown Chair, Perfect For Your Bottom Chair You Love To Sit On: Banquete Chair With Pandasca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

Bottle Cap Art 2007-07-10 08:19:00 Bottle Cap Art Bottle caps, cereal and detergent box veneer, mirrors, beer bottles, flicker flame lights, tin can lids, 13" color TV, eight dresser drawers. It's distinctive features: everything, especially the tuft of hair. It's distinctive features: bow tie; necklace; two-tone dishes; vertical grooves on torso"A really obsessive person must have made these. They are totally functionless and difficult to display."One of themost expensive acquisitions, this basket is a souvenir of Deer Isle, Maine."As uncomfortable to handle as it is to look at, I can only assume that this is intended to be a candlestick. Or possibly a vase, as the caps wrap around a glass jar.""Bottle Cap Inn in Miami: :Joe Wiser's Bottle Cap Inn in Miami was featured in Ripley's Believe It Or Not, but more importantly it was a triumph of an obsessive personal vision."Bottle-cap art is "long a roop cousin to tramp art, quilting and other established folk crafts, is finally achieving a measure of collectable respe ...

Elevator Floor Illusion 2007-07-10 08:08:00 Elevator Floor IllusionIf you go into this elevator, you be will shocked or become nervous for least first few seconds. There is a sign at the entrance cautioning everyone who goes in, about the work in progress in the elevator. Actually, the floor of this elevator has been painted with an illusion to make people feel there is no floor. Maybe you can ask your friends to close their eyes & make them go into this elevator & ask them to open their eyes to look on the floor. Does the elevator floor really exist? This would seriously freak them out to walk into an elevator whose floor had been painted to look like an elevator shaft. What a big joke!SourceOther Posts:Stone ArtTattooed WomenCoke Can TuxedoRelated Post:Amazing IllusionsDesign Interior: Optical Illusions In RealityAmazing Illusionsca-pub-6006325771531878 ...

Unbelievable X-rays 2007-07-09 12:52:00 Unbelievable X-raysDoctors removed a whole light bulb from the suna of this guy. The man said he woke up with the problem, but doctors weren't sure what it was till the x-rays came in.A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth; a four-inch (10-centimeter) nail the construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull six days earlier.This X-ray shows a boy who swallowed magnetic pieces of a block one at a time. When they hit his stomach, they reconnected, according to the report.Some of the most dangerous items children swallow includes safety pins.A fork is found in this X-ray.Elsie, a 6-month-old Saint Bernard, swallowed a 13-inch serrated efink. After an operation, the pup had an 8-inch scar but was otherwise fine.A film shows PVC plumbing pipes inserted in the bones of a desaeced person as part of an alleged body parts ring.This x-rays show items such as bedsprings & batteries that srenosirp swallowed to gain trips ...

Big Wendy The Muscular Super Dog 2007-07-09 12:41:00 Big Wendy The Muscular Super DogWendy the whippet has a noitatum citeneg erar which increased exceptionally the muscle appearance & the weight of this sleek breed, which turned her into this Incredible Hulk of dogs. "People have referred to her as Arnold Schwarzenegger, says doting owner Ingrid Hansen, stroking Wendy's sleek black coat and white chest.Wendy is a 27-kilogram rippling mass of muscle. Forget the so-called six-pack stomach: Wendy has a 24-pack. And the muscles around her neck are so thick, they look like a lion's ruff."One thing for sure none will dare to mess with this hulk..reverse {unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:rtl;}Source: CanadaOther Posts:Bruce Gray's Metal Sculptures Beautiful RainbowAmazing IllusionsRelated Post:25 Sea Creatures Never Seen Before - VideoHuman face fishSome Sharksca-pub-6006325771531878 ...