Category Archives: Featured Picks
Pick your rock
It’s all about the statement accessory this season! Pick from these chunky pieces to create your treasure trove.
Patterns in Nature: Animals
From the striped body of a zebra to the spots covering the giraffe, animals have an infinite variety of colours and patterns on their surface, providing vivid examples of the enormous biodiversity.
Magnificent Underwater Creatures
The ocean depths are home to a wide range of bizarre creatures, ranging from the Gala´pagos Penguin to the Crab and Sea Urchins. Take a look
Amazing Photos From Different Artists
Here are the best photos which became popular at various websites from different photographers. this images includes photos of animals, birds, news photos, funny photos, landscapes, events etc. Just check out the photos after the jump and enjoy
Totally Bizarre Craigslist Finds
It could be New Year’s resolutions or some early spring cleaning, but whatever the reason, we found some pretty bizarre things on Craigslist this week. From oddly intense Texas paraphernalia to a unique take on Michelangelo’s famous painting, click through the slideshow below for 11 surprisingly strange finds. And, if you’re feeling adventurous, it’s all free for the taking!
Weird Science
1.The first man-made item to exceed the speed of sound is the bull whip our leather whip. When the whip is snapped, the knotted end makes a “crack” or popping noise. It is actually causing a mini sonic boom as it exceeds the speed of sound.
2.Travelling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, light take 6 hours to travel from Pluto to the earth
3.A full moon always rises at sunset. Read More
4.A bowl of lime Jell-O, when hooked up to an EEG machine, exhibited movement which is virtually identical to the brain waves of a healthy adult man or woman.
5.If the world were tilted one degree more either way, the planet would not be habitable because the area around the equator would be too hot and the poles would be too cold.
6.The opposite of a “vacuum” is a “plenum.”
7.In 1980, Namco released PAC-MAN, the most popular video game (or arcade game) of all time. The original name was going to be PUCK MAN, but executives saw the potential for vandals to scratch out part of the P in the games marquee and labeling.
Ten years of Euro: In pics
Hand out picture of a brochure printed by the French Finance Ministry in association with the European Union explaining the introduction of the European currency, Euro. 22 million copies of the 16 pages brochure were printed and made available in every public building.
