This shows how you can turn an old CD ROM into something that is more useful and practical. All you need are these instructions and an old IBM ThinkPad 350 series. You may not need what it becomes, but you need the old CD ROM even less.
If you don’t like the idea of the introduction of TSA X-ray scanners in airports, you can protest with these underwear and undershirts with 4th Amendment metallic ink-prints.
The day after Thanksgiving is known as “Black Friday” in the USA. It traditionally begins the Christmas shopping season. On this day people can buy many specials with discounts thus they are eager to wait the whole night in below freezing temperature outside stores in order to be the first ones to get inside the door and grab gifts and presents at the lowest prices. A lot of Americans go shopping on “Black Friday”, one of the reasons it is named “black” is because of the long lines in the stores.
Everyone loves a parade, and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is one of the biggest parades around. Here are some of our favorite photos of the big event.
Parade of Friends
A Fort Meyers woman was declared dead by the Social Security Administration when an agent stopped by her door and the neighbors told them she was dead. Instead of seeking more information the agent went back to the bureau and marked her off as dead.
I know, I know, but it is really true. Check it out after the jump.
This street artist amused everyone with his chalk drawings. Mr. Hou from China posted a few pictures of his 3D chalk art on different forums. Chinese netizens soon gave Hou the nick name “Chalk God”. The media quickly dug up his identity, and discovered that the creator of these striking realistic-looking landscapers was an average citizen who drew with chalk to impress his son.
This poor Japanese girl took a nasty fall while she was running a footrace. Fortunately, she wasn’t injured and she was even smiling during her fall. The girl does have a strong will to keep going no matter what’s happening. That’s the spirit.
Welcome to the inside of a nuclear missile silo. It is a tremendously large operation and every square inch of it is immaculate. Quite naturally, it is located out in the middle of nowhere as it should be.
The door itself isn’t the view, it’s the weird and neat doorknob that is attached. When approaching this newest gadget you can glimpse a view of what is contained in the room behind it.
In case you don’t know, Groupon is the hottest Internet startup company in 2010. From the looks of their building they are doing very well. The headquarters is located in an old Montgomery Ward building, just west of Chicago’s downtown.
We already had a few posts with the photographs from this amazing earthly paradise. But this place is so gorgeous that we couldn’t help but share a new portion of pictures of one of the world’s most beautiful places. Looking at such beauty, it’s hard not to leave everything behind and move to the Maldives.
This is the 2010 medical cannabis competition held in San Francisco. From the size of the dubie that was being passed around, everybody was apparently having a good time. I do wonder what ailments all these people suffer from.
These are some amazing photos from space. They were uploaded by Colonel Douglas H. on his Twitter account. They were taken while he was on the International space station. They are some really incredible photos.
These plush dolls look like common microbes. All the different microbes are there from the brain to sperm. Although they are rather cute and cuddly, I suppose the only kids who would be interested in them are those who want to become doctors or scientists.
HIV
Rainy weather can be pleasant on a lazy afternoon. It seems to clean the air. These are some beautiful rain photos that were taken at all different times of day and in all different locations. There is something relaxing about them.
This collection of creative gadgets is simply amazing. Modern designers really know their business, as they come one with a lot of unusual and genius ideas.
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These are some amazing examples of forced perspective photography. They really test your imagination for they seem to capture the impossible. In many of them, you will really believe that they are real, because they are that good.
Such things do happen sometimes.