En Afrique du Sud, nous célébrons les cent ans du Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, où on peut voir un pont construit 12 mètres au-dessus du sol et étendant la balade sur 130 mètres environ, au milieu des arbres. Ce pont propose une marche au-dessus des feuillages et de la verdure pour laisser les visiteurs admirer la vue sur les montagnes.
El drama con las puertas automáticas es que dependen de sus sensores y éstos otorgan el título de ser humano prácticamente al azar, así que puede que se abran o puede que no, dependiendo de ciertos factores que todavía no han sido esclarecidos. Y, la verdad, un día cualquiera no pasa nada, pero como esté nublado, te haya dejado tu chica y se haya muerto el loro, que una maldita puerta se niegue a reconocerte como ser vivo terminará de hundirte.
Por suerte, esta verja se basa en un sistema de contrapeso tan básico que no podrá arruinarte el día. Ni a ti ni a nadie. De hecho, no estoy muy seguro de que sirva de algo.
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While standing in her backyard garden this morning around 9:20am in Leicestershire, UK, photographer Amy Shore snapped away at a perfectly clear view of a total solar eclipse with her Nikon D600. What she didn’t know until after the fact was that a lone bird was crossing the viewfinder at just the right moment. Via email Shore mentions that as a full-time photographer she normally shoots weddings, and the split-second decision to take this shot was a happy accident. It’s not immediately clear if there happened to be a weasel riding on the bird.
This eclipse was the first viewable over the UK in the social media age and photos, videos, and accounts like this have spread everywhere since this morning. The Guardian in particular had fantastic minute-to-minute coverage.
Update: Photographer Andrew Brooks got a similar shot in Manchester.
Cooper GriggsIt also burrows into fur and skin just as efficiently. Not fun for your animals.
Now in contention for the world’s most incredible seed, I give you the seed of the Erodium plant. Powered by humidity, the seed falls to the ground and turns clockwise when wet (or counter-clockwise when dry) to effectively drill itself straight into the ground like a screw. The process here is sped up a bit, but it doesn’t appear to be edited or reversed. (via The Awesomer)
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