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A Smoldering Bouquet of Roses Photographed by Ars Thanea
As part of a reference photoshoot for an illustration project by Warsaw-based creative studio Ars Thanea, a bouquet of roses was set on fire and photographed as they smoldered in the dark. The glow of the dying embers is strangely evocative, it would be amazing to see an entire series of different flowers photographed like this. You can see the final illustration and how they caught the images over on Behance. (via Boing Boing)
British pensioner's central vision restored with Argus II 'bionic eye'
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Is It Real, or Is It Neighbelline?
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California bill allows firefighters to ground pesky drones
this isn't happiness™ (Hole punch flipbooks, Scott Blake), Peteski
An Abandoned Indonesian Church Shaped Like a Massive Clucking Chicken
Cooper GriggsWell, there's something you don't see every day. Unless you live in Indonesia near this place.
via uzone.id
Towering above the trees in a densely forested area of Indonesia lies a giant chicken. The gigantic structure has the body, tail, and head of the bird, even holding open its beak in what appears to be mid-squawk. Although the very old bird is quickly decaying, Gereja Ayam (as the locals call it) attracts hundreds of photographers and travelers to its location in Magelang, Central Java each year who are looking to explore the bird’s bizarre interior.
The building was originally built as a prayer house by 67-year-old Daniel Alamsjah after he received a divine message from God. Although he intended the building to resemble a dove, the locals care more that it looks like a chicken, nicknaming it “Chicken Church.” In addition to a prayer house, Alamsjah also used the building as a rehabilitation center, treating disabled children, drug addicts, and others. Alamsjah was forced to shut the center’s doors fifteen years ago after steep construction costs.
Currently five of the eight pillars holding up the building are crumbling while graffiti covers the inside walls. No longer a place for therapy, the building still serves as a place for worship and travel and according to locals—a private spot for many young couples to hide away from parents or prying eyes. (via Hyperallergic and Daily Mail)
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via Alek Kurniawan
via Alek Kurniawan
Rhino horn cameras promise to catch poachers in the act
Cooper Griggsseems extreme, but also necessary.
Pluto Through the Years: A GIF Showing Gradually Improved Views of Pluto from 1930-2015
You’ve probably had your fill of Pluto news for the week, but this is still worth a quick glance. NASA released this fun 17-frame GIF showing the best images of Pluto obtained at the time, spanning Clyde Tombaugh’s first shot of the [dwarf] planet at the Lowell Observatory in 1930, up through a series of shots obtained by New Horizons over the last decade. You can see a full listing of image credits here. (via Explore)
This Tree Created by Artist Sam Van Aken Grows 40 Different Kinds of Fruit
In 2008, while locating specimens to create a multi-colored blossom tree for an art project, artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken had the opportunity to acquire a 3-acre orchard from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Fascinated by the practice of grafting trees since a young age, Aken began to graft buds from the 250 heritage varieties found on the orchard onto a single stock tree.
To create the Frankenstein-esque tree, Aken worked with stone fruits (fruits with pits) like peaches, plums, apricots, almonds, and nectarines. Over the course of five years he successfully grafted dozens of plants onto the same tree, and with that, the Tree of 40 Fruit project was born. Because of their similarities, all 40 fruits bud, bloom and fruit in near perfect unison.
Aken has since grafted at least 16 different “Trees of 40 Fruit” which are planted across the U.S. in places like Newton, Massachusetts; Pound Ridge, New York; Short Hills, New Jersey; Bentonville, Arkansas; and San Jose, California. Each tree is specific to its environment, using both local and antique varieties.
National Geographic recently met up with Aken to interview the artist about how he makes each tree. You can hear him talk about the project in the video above. (via Digg)
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Beatbox recorder - Medhat Mamdouh
All hail Medhat Mamdouh
Where my flute at?
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#keyless #music #piano #goodwood #whyers #hammered (at Left Coast Electric)
When your Sunday oncall outage turns into their Monday oncall outage
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Nanowires help produce hydrogen fuel using sunlight
Jeez Pluto, Chill Out
Cooper Griggsvia Christopher Lantz
worship-: warmbreeze-palmtrees: I just stared at this for like...
I just stared at this for like 5 minutes
how did someone get this picture omg
wow.
Guillaume Lachapelle’s Mirrored Dioramas Create the Illusion of Infinite Space
Canadian artist Guillaume Lachapelle explores the infinite in this series of mysterious 3D printed dioramas titled Visions. Sitting atop pedestals in a darkened gallery, the eerie “rooms” rely on lights and mirrors to create the illusion of vast spaces that seem to reflect into much larger open spaces. These pieces were on view last year as part of a solo show at Art Mur in Québec, and you can see more of them up close over on Artsy.
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