Black fly – up close
A scanning electron microscope image of an adult black fly with the parasite Onchocerca volvulus (shown in red) emerging from the insect’s antenna. O. volvulus is a nematode that causes river blindness, the world’s second leading infectious cause of blindness. About 18 million people are currently infected with this parasite. Approximately 300,000 have been irreversibly blinded by it.
Jet Blue – fiery landing
JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320-232, making an emergency landing at LAX on September 21, 2005 after the front landing gear malfunctioned. The front gear was turned perpendicular to the runway causing the tires to be torn off and sparks to fly up on impact. No one was injured during the landing and passengers began to disembark less than seven minutes later.
Fiction becomes reality
I found this just minutes after writing something about this presidential election seeming more like something from TV than something to be taken seriously. Kinda ironic… and very amusing.
Don’t piss your smoke on me!
PLEASE DON’T SMOKE
Cigarette smoke is the residue of your pleasure.
It fouls the air, my clothes, hair and lungs without my consent.
I too have pleasures. One of which is beer.
The residue of beer is urine.
Would you be annoyed if I stood on a chair
and pissed on your head and clothes without your consent?
Concept Magnet Car
Interesting. Until you realize it’s basically a road going maglev vehicle… Minus the lev. Using ultra powerful magnets embedded in the road… I’m not sure this is a particularly practical solution…
Looks cool though.
Found here:
www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/08/transparent-underground.html
Info here:
been-seen.com/article.cfm?id=10811
Little GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO
So the starter went out in my car, so while I pine for my baby, I decided to look up some more muscle car porn to distract myself. I though this be a certainly nice one to share.
The 1968 GTO was probably one of the baddest looking cars ever to be made. Imagine driving through the desert, middle of nowhere, and this monster is trailing you. You know your car can’t outrun it.
DaVinci
1. Study of a Tuscan landscape
2. Study of a horse
3. Design for a flying machine.
4. Studies of the Arm showing the Movements made by the Biceps
Wonder Woman and Supergirl
Tags:Comic Books, Cosplay, Sexy, Supergirl, Wonder Woman
Wild Animal Crunch (now with more wild animals)
New! Kelloggs Wild Animal Crunch.
Wal-Mart clubs only the freshest baby seals for their cereal.
Hello Kitty Assault Rifles
the ultimate anti-rape devices
The second one looks like plastic but it is just powder coated.
Pirate Bay authorized iPod
“music courtesy of the pirate bay”
My brand new red pirate bay authorized ipod shuffle, oh and my first post too!
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000
Shot in infrared, New Orleans’ French Quarter seems bathed in blue early one morning. The oldest neighborhood in the city, the quarter is a national historic landmark and a popular tourist destination.
photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/french-quarter-sacha_pod_image.html
Peugeot 888 concept vehicle
This will definitely not take off… But is definitely more than meets the eye…
www.ecofriend.org/entry/peugeot-888-the-shape-shifting-green-car/
www.automotto.org/entry/peugeot-888-big-brother-of-the-vers/
www.thedesignblog.org/entry/the-shrinking-beauty-peugeot-888-concept-by-oskar-johansen/
Futurama IRL
Tags:Cosplay, Fantasy - Science Fiction
Why I watched the Olympics
United States’ Shawn Johnson waves after competing in the women’s balance beam final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 19, 2008.
Swimming in the Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls
In Zimbabwe the magnificent Victoria Falls have a drop of 128m. There is a place where one can swim called the Devil’s Pool but only during the months of September to December.
Bridge at night
Yes, I know, another HDR shot, but it really is beautiful. It looks like it’s been twisted.
Police watch over a group of people
Police watch over a group of people who were arrested after a protest during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Carmine Bee-Eaters
Colorful carmine bee-eaters set up a breeding colony in holes they dug in a dried-up, sandy riverbed in Zakouma National Park, Chad. During the day, bee-eaters catch honeybees and other insects, sometimes displaying them outside their holes to attract mates. At sunset the colony gathers and embarks on a mysterious, swirling flight. By nightfall the birds are back in their holes.
photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/bee-eater-birds-nichols_pod_image.html
Calm Before The Storm
Cool site showing Clockwork shooting locations: homepage.ntlworld.com/tom.ingham/WebSite/Aco.htm
Specifically the scene shown above homepage.ntlworld.com/tom.ingham/WebSite/LakeBig.htm
