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miercuri, 1 iunie 2011

Damn Cool Pics

Very Large Telescope HD Timelapse Footage
Old Photos of Japan
A Rare Glimpse Into Daily Life in North Korea
Epic Fails - Part 14
Where to Hide One Million Dollars
US Navy SEALs Obstacle Course Helmet Cam

Very Large Telescope HD Timelapse Footage

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:47 PM PDT

A couple of things I want to point out: at 1:10 into the video, you see the Milky Way rising majestically over the mountains, and you can see a faint, whitish glow stretching diagonally across the field of view, at an angle to the galaxy. That's called the zodiacal light, and is caused by the reflection of sunlight by dust in the plane of our solar system. It's probably due to eons of collisions grinding asteroids into dust; they tend to orbit the Sun in the same plane as the planets. It's actually a disk of dust, but since we're in it, we see it as a line across the sky. It's pretty faint, and you need dark skies to spot it. Read more.

Old Photos of Japan

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:35 PM PDT

These are old shots of Japan taken mostly in 1886. These historical photos are magnificent. Very interesting to be able to learn a little about Japan's history. Old photos show us their life, traditions, simply how they used to live. But today there is a lot of weird photos from Japan. Enjoy!

Source: flickr

A Rare Glimpse Into Daily Life in North Korea

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT

North Korea is one of the most secretive countries in the world. Most images of life in this state that are released in the mainstream media display military exercises and grandiose parades.

British photographer Charlie Crane traveled to Pyongyang, the capital city, and obtained permission to photograph daily life in North Korea. As you can see Charlie was accompanied by a guide, so all the photos look like North Korean propaganda posters.

Epic Fails - Part 14

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT

There are so many hilarious and weird moments in our lives that it's impossible to capture all of them. Here is a selection of new funny fails that will make you laugh or wonder why people would do it.

Previous parts:
Epic Fails - Part 1
Epic Fails - Part 2
Epic Fails - Part 3
Epic Fails - Part 4
Epic Fails - Part 5
Epic Fails - Part 6
Epic Fails - Part 7
Epic Fails - Part 8
Epic Fails - Part 9
Epic Fails - Part 10
Epic Fails - Part 11
Epic Fails - Part 12
Epic Fails - Part 13

Where to Hide One Million Dollars

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

The largest U.S. bill in circulation is the hundred dollar bill, and it takes 10,000 of those to make one million dollars. But it needs also as much space as 10 thousand 1 dollar bills. So here is a little experiment with 10,000 of 1 dollar bill. Let's see how much space would a million dollars take up and where you could hide it.