Lovely exhibit of origami on clear sheets, to reveal skeletons, by Takayuki Hori. More, and explanation.
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Category Archives: Pictures
Wonderful Illustrated Envelopes
Klaus Flugge: ‘I am immensely proud to be the recipient and owner of almost 100 envelopes from talented artists such as David McKee, Satoshi Kitamura, Tony Ross and others.
‘David McKee came across a book of illustrated envelopes entitled Letters to Georgio by the well known French artist Jean-Michel Folon which inspired him to start the collection. His first few envelopes were displayed in my office, and influenced other artists working for Andersen Press to do the same.’ —A publisher’s postbag – in pictures
Japan
I have nothing helpful to add to the Japan story, although I’ve been heartened to see that pretty good articles giving context for what’s going on have been going up around the net. New York Times on building codes, for example, and Boing Boing on how reactors work – and fail. (Bonus: The Atlantic on how this contrasts with Three Mile Island and a NYT visualization of the buildings at Fukushima.)
And then there’s this:
ABC in Australia took aerial photos from before and after the tsunami, and arranged them so you can move your mouse across the before image to reveal the damage—and, heartbreakingly, move it back again, an option available only online.
There is a horse in the Apple store
and no one is paying any attention to it!
I have seen this picture a few times and always enjoyed it, but I finally got to Frank Chimero’s article musing on what this scene represents. Recommended.
Reveal Your Inner Sphynx
Hairless clean
ShedAway Pet vacuum attachment
Complain to Your Milkman
Ben Goldacre says this was included in a paywalled article about public health officers. I couldn’t verify that, but I still like the image.
Poppin’ Fresh Android Phone
Straight from the uncanny valley to you!
Like the full-sized Telenoid robot, the Elfoid handset is designed to add an element of realism to long-distance communication by recreating the physical presence of a remote user.
When the ergot hits the rye
At some point in my adolescence, I was brought along to some kind of poetry group and someone read a poem with on the theme of ergot poisoning from grain. I have no other memories of the group at all, but I was reminded of it by this photo:
So, there it is. That’s what it looks like.
That, and, maybe, the Salem witch trials.
The Pig Walker
Produce MRIs
MRI machines have to be tested and calibrated, and Andy Ellison puts produce into the machine he works with to use in those tests. The results are amazing and wonderful, especially when they make you realize how little you’ve thought about familiar foods. It’s a no-brainer that onion and artichoke will be lovely and smooth and somewhat predictable, but what about watermelon [3MB image]?
Many more at Inside insides.