- The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries proved at least one thing: that scientists have brass balls.
- Picture of the Day: an aerial view of a landing from space.
- A Christo installation needs to be experienced in person. I saw The Gates and it took my breath away. Christo’s current installation is “Big Air Package” at Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany. You can see more photos at Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
- Katie McKissick aka @Beatrice Biology posted at Symbiartic If Only Images Were Shared Like Video. Includes video, natch.
- From the Unbelievably Cool Department: you can record your own Waveform Necklace, designed by David Bizer. {via Smashley}
- A Lab favorite: Thumbs replace guns in these stills from a number of action flicks. {via Anne S.} And then you can click through to Thumbs and Ammo. {via Steve D.}
- Dreams of the Sonora Aero Club is so much collaged eye candy.
- Darth Maul and some of the other most incompetent henchmen of all time.
- Eric Franklin makes awesome glowing skeletons.
- Kiddo wasp was named after Kill Bill assassin.
- Starry, starry Tardar Sauce.
- And lastly… this lizard looks like Spiderman.
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Ugo Rondinone’s experimental film
Rainbow Gravity
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An animated history of how the railroads reined in a new era of timekeeping.
How did trains standardize time in the United States?
from the page
If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or maybe you live in Mountain Standard Time or one of the other standardized time zones. But these time zones have not always been around. In fact, it’s a fairly recent development. William Heuisler explains the history of time and how trains changed everything.
Lesson by William Heuisler, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.
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Featured images are by Wolfgang Volz of Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13 © 2013 Christo .
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