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American Flag of Pepsi

drizzit12 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:45:14 +0000

In the spirit of the 4th of July, here’s an American flag made of Pepsi cases. Enjoy, and have fun with fireworks this weekend.

POTD: Monkey Takes a Picture

xcar27 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:11:20 +0000

This is IJ, a 20-month old Capuchin monkey being trained for education and film work in Sydney, Australia. Looks like he’s practicing taking some pictures. He’s also pretty adorable.

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Alcohol Photographs

drizzit12 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:53:29 +0000

These amazing pictures, produced by Bevshots, show different types of alcohol and mixed drinks after the drinks have dried onto slides. The entire process can take up to three months, and it can take many attempts before a clear picture is acquired. The photos show the carbohydrates of the drinks after they have crystallized, forming sugars and glucose. No two drinks look the same, and each photo has been magnified up to 1,000 times in the Florida State University’s chemistry department.

The picture above is of sake, and you can find the rest of the names at the bottom of the page. These photos can be purchased from Bevshots to be hang around your house and amaze your friends. Enjoy!

Names (left to right, top to bottom): Bloody Mary, Champagne, Daiquiri, Dry Martini, Margarita, Pina Colada, Sake, Scotch, Tequila, Vodka, Whiskey, White Russian

Rainbow Flip Book

drizzit12 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:07:36 +0000

One of the coolest flip books I’ve ever seen, this creates the image of a rainbow in the palm of your hand.

Dancing Typography

drizzit12 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:28:14 +0000

A very entertaining flash animation of Rick Astley and his mad dancing skills. What a hilarious guy.

POTD: Acrylic on Flesh

snarfer — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:50:52 +0000

The image above is of a real person who is covered in acrylics to look as though he is a painting. This was done by artist Alexa Meade, and she is able to create some very surreal pictures with this technique. Below are many more examples of her work, and although many look like they are not real people, I assure you that every face in the images is three dimensional and simply blended in to match the background.

Sources: Alexa Meade

Packing Tape Spider Web

xcar27 — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:00:45 +0000

A group of designers in Austria have created a gigantic spider-web out of 117,000 feet of packing tape. The design collective, known as “For Use” created the web out of nearly 100 lbs of tape, and the web is strong enough that visitors can climb inside and explore it. The current display is set up in Odeon, a former stock exchange building in Vienna. Beyond just a technical achievement, it’s also stunning to look at. More pictures and a video below:

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POTD: Broken Glass Lighting

drizzit12 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:30:54 +0000

These lamps are made by surrounding a light source with broken glass bottles and jars collected from a large container of bullet proof glass. Pretty tight idea, and a very cool idea, although I’m not sure about handling all the different shards of glass from a huge container.

Floorless Elevator Illusion

snarfer — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:15:05 +0000

The sign claims that the elevator is under construction when it is really an illusion created by a detailed painting on the floor.

Source: MyTechnologyWorld

3-D Head Halloween Costume

snarfer — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:53:20 +0000

For Halloween 2009, artist Eric Testroete wanted to do something a bit different. After some thinking he decided to go with something so elegantly simple, creating a larger version of his head and wearing it as a mask. Using 3ds Max 2009, Mudbox 2010, Photoshop CS3, and Pepakura he created a 3-D model of his head and then split it up into 370 triangular pieces that could be folded and put together to make the final product. As you can see, it turned out quite well. Below are some pictures of the different steps in the process and of the final product.

Source: Eric Testroete