20 Jun 2010

Giant USB Spaghetti Cable Monster Invades Australia

Giant USB Spaghetti Cable Monster Invades Australia
from GIZMODO
It’s the Waubra Wind Farm, owned by Spanish power company Acciona. The cables are the tracks:


11 Jun 2010

The first picture of a person

Boulevard du Temple, Paris, IIIe arrondissement, Daguerreotype. The first picture of a person. The image shows a busy street, but because exposure time was over ten minutes, the traffic was moving too much to appear. The exception is the man at the bottom left, who stood still getting his boots polished long enough to show. Note that the image is a mirror image.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boulevard_du_Temple_by_Daguerre.jpg



1 Jun 2010

Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station

Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station

From gypsyguide.com
Muggles and wizards alike will recognize Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station as the departure point for students on the Hogwarts Express.  Whether you are headed off to school for the first time, or just want to stop by for a quick photo op, a little schooling (but no magic) is required to find the fabled platform.

Why do I have visions of kids running into the wall?