Tag: Fido
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Psychedelic Time-Lapse Shows Paint Poured Onto a Block
Watch what happens when artist Holton Rower and his team continually pour paint onto a block and let gravity do its thing! The result is like some kind of psychedelic, rainbow-colored interpretation of the rings of a tree trunk. Direction, Cinematography, and Editor – Dave Kaufman Music: Nick Lovell, “Lost Sick Tired” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfHqLNDkn4 And don’t forget, if…
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24 Place Names You’ve Probably Been Mispronouncing Your Whole Life
There’s nothing more irritating to a pedant’s ear and nothing more flabbergasting than realizing you’ve been pronouncing the name of so many places wrong, your entire life! Despite the judgment we exhibit toward people who err in enunciating, we all mispronounce a word from time to time, despite our best efforts. Likewise, almost all of…
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No More Coffins – Organic Burial Pods Will Turn Your Loved Ones Into Trees
The idea of coming full circle and returning whence we came from is one that appeals to many of us, regardless of our faith (or lack thereof), and this is an idea captured perfectly by this beautiful new burial method developed in Italy. The Capsula Mundi project by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel has…
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Parents Tattoo Their Legs to Match Their Daughter’s Birthmarks So She Doesn’t Feel Different
Most parents will do absolutely anything for their children, but a couple of caring parents in the UK have taken it one step further by getting huge red tattoos on their right legs to match the birthmark that their 18-month-old daughter Honey-Rae has on her leg. There has been a lot of controversy about parents Tanya and…
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A Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees
The Flow Hive is a new beehive invention that promises to eliminate the more laborious aspects of collecting honey from a beehive with a novel spigot system that taps into specially designed honeycomb frames. Invented over the last decade by father and son beekeepers Stuart and Cedar Anderson, the system eliminates the traditional process of honey extraction…
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Gorgeous Photos of Rescue Dogs with Their Tattooed Owners
Photographer Brian Batista had a challenge – to combat the prejudices associated with people with tattoos AND to raise awareness for rescue dogs. So in a moment of pure genius, he decided to roll the two into one and take photos of tattooed hoomans WITH their rescue dogs! Brilliant. Brian writes more about this project,…
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Artist Photographs Women From 37 Countries To Show That Beauty is Everywhere
Mihaela Noroc is a photographer from Romania that quit her job and started a new life. Two years ago she took her backpack and camera, and began to travel around the globe, photographing hundreds of natural women surrounded by their culture. Her project is called “The Atlas Of Beauty”, which is about our planet’s diversity shown through the portraits…
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French Street Artist Injects Humor into the Streets of Paris
A bronze bull head fountain is suddenly transformed into a minotaur. A decrepit corner of an alley becomes a holding pen for ostriches. If any of these odd happenings sound familiar to you, you’re probably living in Paris and have just witnessed the work of French artist Charles Leval. Going by the name Levalet, the artist…
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CT Scans Show 1,000-Year-Old Mummy Hidden Inside Statue
A CT scan has recently revealed that a Buddha statue is actually a tomb, containing the mummified remains of what scholars believe is the body of Buddhist master Liuquan, a monk who lived in the 1100’s. The statue is currently on display at Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands (exhibit info here). The exhibit marks the first time the ‘Buddha…
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Stunning Watercolor Cats by Endre Penovac
In an ongoing series of watercolor paintings, Serbian artist Endre Penovác captures the mystique of black cats. Born in 1956 in the small Serbian village of Tornjoš, the artist, who now calls Bačka Topola his home has been exhibiting his work since 1981. You can find much more of Penovác’s artwork on his website and Facebook page. And don’t forget,…