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miercuri, 6 iunie 2012

Damn Cool Pics

Your Favorite Drinks Photographed Under a Microscope
Sexting and the College Student [infographic]
Boston Car Crashes from the 1930s
The Secret Side of Military Spending [Infographic]
Glowing Text Installations
The Internet In 2015 Is The Down Of The Zettabyte Era [Infographic]

Your Favorite Drinks Photographed Under a Microscope

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:44 PM PDT

In his series 'Fingerprints of Drinkable Culture', photographer William LeGoullon who looks at the world's top five most-consumed man-made beverages (tea, beer, coffee, wine and cola) as scientific specimens.

About his series, he writes:

'My latest works express my fascination with beverages, the variety of methodical processes through which we craft them, and the detailed makeup of each liquid we drink. Stemming from my work as both an artist and as a barista and bartender, my interest is in concocting a recipe of beverage culture, art, and science with regard to what we as humans consume. I am continually inspired by observing what has been left behind and the clues that inspire examination. In this series, I treat the world's top five most consumed man-made beverages like scientific specimens, allowing each liquid sample to dry before photographing them using a microscope. The resulting images provide us with a chance to analyze these fingerprints of drinkable culture as an act of art consumption.'

Coffee

Tea

Wine

Cola

Beer

Coffee

Espresso

Sexting and the College Student [infographic]

Posted: 24 May 2012 10:25 AM PDT

For most college students, sexting is no big deal. In fact, as many as four out of five engage in sexting. But sexting can lead to more than just embarrassment -- it can lead to legal consequences, especially if a minor is involved. The problem with sexting doesn't end there. It has become an epidemic among college students, which can lead to other problems too.

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Via BCO

Boston Car Crashes from the 1930s

Posted: 23 May 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Some photographs of Car Accidents happened in the 30s in Boston.

These photographs taken in Boston in the '30s show us that there were just as many reckless drivers back in good old times as there are on the roads now.

The Secret Side of Military Spending [Infographic]

Posted: 23 May 2012 11:29 AM PDT

The United States military budget rose for 11 consecutive years, going from $354 billion in 2001 to $721 billion in 2011. That's an increase of 104%. While 2012's proposed budget signals the first decline in military spending in over a decade, it is a drop in the bucket and if the past is any indication, actual spending will surpass the budget and once again take us into record territory.

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Via OME

Glowing Text Installations

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:12 PM PDT

South Korean artist Lee Jung created and photographed this gorgeous series of text-based light installations.

Via Booooooom

The Internet In 2015 Is The Down Of The Zettabyte Era [Infographic]

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Today we live in a world of petabytes and exabytes but according to the latest findings from the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI), we'll need to add the term "zettabyte" to our vocabulary by 2015.

So, how much exactly is a zettabyte?

A zettabyte is roughly 1000 exabytes. To place that amount of volume in more practical terms, an exabyte alone has the capacity to hold over 36,000 years worth of HD quality video…or stream the entire Netflix catalog more than 3,000 times. A zettabyte is equivalent to about 250 billion DVDs.

The infographic below is an excellent representation of how much internet will grow in 2015?

The credit goes to Cisco who compiled these excellent stats into an amazing infographic.

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