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selfmadeheroes: Wow. Joe Fraser v Ali image (unseen)

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:41:39 +0000

selfmadeheroes:

Wow. Joe Fraser v Ali image (unseen)

endulum waves - Amazing patterns in gravity and motion.

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:54:33 +0100

endulum waves - Amazing patterns in gravity and motion.

Digging this “Freeform flow” piece by @MWM_Graphics...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:58:53 +0100

Digging this “Freeform flow” piece by @MWM_Graphics (who also happens to be a dead nice chap) — skills!

Tons ‘o’ guns

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:32:35 +0100

Tons ‘o’ guns

The lost pyramid of Hornbeam business park. (Taken with...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:18:18 +0100

The lost pyramid of Hornbeam business park. (Taken with instagram)

This window illustration by Toy’s Jiro Bevis is fresh as.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:25:18 +0100

This window illustration by Toy’s Jiro Bevis is fresh as.

“If only every mountain biking video was shot like...

Wed, 18 May 2011 21:55:08 +0100

“If only every mountain biking video was shot like this.”

Kranked 8 — Revolve. A classic.

“I knew I had something in common with the Brazilian...

Wed, 18 May 2011 18:04:35 +0100

“I knew I had something in common with the Brazilian men… I like that”

Oh Arnie, you are a naughty boy! via @invisiblea

I think this is my favourite photo (well, micrograph)...

Tue, 17 May 2011 13:41:14 +0100

I think this is my favourite photo (well, micrograph) ever.

Tardigrades, aka Water Bears are tiny creatures that have the ability to survive in open space. Wow.

Some days, we all need a Sloth in our lives. via @raygunray

Thu, 12 May 2011 17:41:50 +0100

Some days, we all need a Sloth in our lives. via @raygunray

The Components of a Designer by Design mind via @VeryOwnStudio

Thu, 12 May 2011 13:53:17 +0100

The Components of a Designer by Design mind via @VeryOwnStudio

Never has the struggle between mankind and technology been...

Thu, 12 May 2011 10:09:05 +0100

Never has the struggle between mankind and technology been realised with such violent emotion.

via @Ronayne

"One in eight people who have ever been born are alive today."

Mon, 09 May 2011 22:17:38 +0100

“One in eight people who have ever been born are alive today.”

- Crunching the numbers: How many people have ever lived? via @neave

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not..."

Mon, 02 May 2011 22:32:18 +0100

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr

via @Glenn Garriock

R.I.P. Keith “Guru” Elam

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:47:41 +0100

R.I.P. Keith “Guru” Elam:

Guru 1 Year Anniversary Tribute Live On Hot 97 via @Decknologist

words that don’t exist in the english language: L’esprit d’escalier: (French) The feeling you get ...

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:02:19 +0100

words that don’t exist in the english language:

L’esprit d’escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.”

Waldeinsamkeit: (German) The feeling of being alone in the woods.

Meraki: (Greek) Doing something with soul, creativity, or love.

Forelsket: (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.

Gigil: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

Pochemuchka: (Russian) A person who asks a lot of questions.

Pena ajena: (Mexican Spanish) The embarrassment you feel watching someone else’s humiliation.

Cualacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.

Ilunga: (Tshiluba, Congo) A person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time.

via sbeezy

Britain's best views: Leeds Markets

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:47:57 +0100

Dubstep Bassline using Xbox Kinect (by synaecide) via...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:35:14 +0100

Dubstep Bassline using Xbox Kinect (by synaecide) via @hellokinsella

fairlyinteresting: Why “this is fun” is a more secure password...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:21:07 +0100

fairlyinteresting:

Why “this is fun” is a more secure password than “J4fS<2”.

I have a thing for sketchbooks. Andrew Groves’ is ace.

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:24:56 +0100

I have a thing for sketchbooks. Andrew Groves’ is ace.