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vineri, 17 februarie 2012

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World's Largest Rope Swing
Cutest Hello Kitty Dentist Opens In Tokyo
Swiss Man Installs Wood-Burning Stove In Car
iPads Vs. Textbooks [Infographic]
World's First Ski-Thru Starbucks Opens In California
Gun Totem By Boris Bally
Romania Villages Buried Under 5 Meters of Snow

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:52 PM PST

Extreme junkie Devin Graham went to Moab, Utah with some friends, set up a rope swing over a cliff. It's quickly going viral, already nearing 1 million views in just two days.

Cutest Hello Kitty Dentist Opens In Tokyo

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST

There really is a Hello Kitty dentist in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Definitely the pinkest and cutest dentist on earth. The clinic is called "Hearts Dental Clinic."

The reason for making a "Hello Kitty" dental clinic isn't simply that Japan is crazy for Kitty it is but rather, the clinic uses the character as a way to make going to the dentist less nerve racking for patients, especially younger ones. This is one of the major reasons why Japanese pre-school buses look like giant puppy dogs or Pokémon characters. Their cute characters make kids want to ride them much more than a boring old bus.

Via: kotaku

Swiss Man Installs Wood-Burning Stove In Car

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:14 PM PST

A Swiss man has installed a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon. The front passanger seat is gone.

He built and installed the wood-fired stove himself and got an operating permit from the Swiss technical inspection authority.

iPads Vs. Textbooks [Infographic]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:48 PM PST

On January 19th, Apple made a huge announcement: The introduction of iBooks 2, which would include high school textbooks, and iBooks Author, which would allow anyone to create them.

Many think that Apple's foray into education could revolutionize it. We don't know yet how Apple plans to get iPads into the hands of every high school student, but we do know that it's going to be very expensive for schools!

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Via: onlineteachingdegree

World's First Ski-Thru Starbucks Opens In California

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:24 PM PST

The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, at 2400 meters above sea level now has a neighboring Starbucks. "Nowhere else in the world can skiers and riders enjoy a delicious Starbucks coffee without missing a beat on the slopes," said Squaw Valley's president and CEO.

Gun Totem By Boris Bally

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST

Standing in front of Providence's Federal Courthouse in Rhode Island is an unusual monument constructed out of steel, concrete and 1,000 used handguns. Dubbed the Gun Totem by its artist, Boris Bally, the imposing obelisk was constructed in 2001 with guns from a firearm buy-back program called Guns for Goods, founded by Dr. Michael P. Hirsch.

When Hirsch and Boris Bally met, eventually the conversation morphed into a notion of making artwork out of the reclaimed guns - which typically would have been sent to a local metal shop for demolition. Gun Totem is a result of this coalition. More than 1,000 guns went into the construction of the pillar, which was commissioned by the Providence Parks Department.

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Via: amusingplanet

Romania Villages Buried Under 5 Meters of Snow

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST

Snow has stopped but dozens of villages are still submerged in snow. In some places the layer can reach up to 5 meters. People have had to dig tunnels through up to 15 feet of snow in order the leave their homes. Authorities declared an alert Monday in eastern Romania, where 6,000 people have been cut off for days. About a dozen major roads were closed, 300 trains canceled and more than 1,000 schools shut down.