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wnycradiolab: atlasobscura: odditiesoflife: The Amazing...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:32:43 -0500

atlasobscura:

odditiesoflife:

The Amazing Underwater Forest of Lake Kaindy

What makes Lake Kaindy truly remarkable is that it contains an underwater forest. Visible on the lakes surface are the tall, dried-out tops of submerged Spruce trees that rise above the water’s surface like the masts of sunken ships. They are the only sign of the amazing frozen forest below the water’s surface.

The water is so cold (even in summer the temperature does not exceed 6 degrees) that the pine needles remain on the trees, even after a hundred years of being submerged. During the winter, the lake freezes and becomes a popular spot for ice diving.

The lake is 400 meters long and is located in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, about 129 km from the city of Almaty. The lake was created after an earthquake in 1911 triggered a large landslide blocking the gorge and forming a natural dam.

Even more on Kaindy Lake…

Holy crap.

cryptonym: Jezebel of the Gawker media family has a piece up on...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:56 -0500

cryptonym:

Jezebel of the Gawker media family has a piece up on In Fine Style, the exhibition for which the catalog was published this month by the Royal Collection Trust, and they would like us to remember that, “while the clothing is mind-bogglingly over the top and ornate, hygiene was different then, and these people probably smelled really, really bad.”

theanimalblog: A young Belgian donkey named Reiki (by Ben...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:27:44 -0500

theanimalblog:

A young Belgian donkey named Reiki (by Ben Heine).

wapiti3: Agaricus albo-cyaneus-(Stropharia pseudocyanea Slim...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:51:39 -0500

wapiti3:

Agaricus albo-cyaneus-(Stropharia pseudocyanea Slim verdigris agaric) on Flickr.

FUNGUS. Kops et al., J., Flora Batava, vol. 21: t. 1644 (1901).
source-Karl Stueber

discardingimages: flying penis monster Decretum Gratiani with...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:07:44 -0500

discardingimages:

flying penis monster

Decretum Gratiani with the commentary of Bartolomeo da Brescia, Italy 1340-1345.

Lyon, BM, Ms 5128, fol. 100r

angelashetler: Ireland’s newest stamp features an entire short...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:18 -0500

angelashetler:

Ireland’s newest stamp features an entire short story

The 60c stamp was commissioned to celebrate Dublin’s permanent designation as a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010. It was unveiled at Roddy Doyle’s Fighting Words Centre earlier today.

Designed by the Stone Twins, two Amsterdam-based Irish designers, the bright yellow rectangle includes all 224 words of Eoin Moore’s short story which strives to capture the “essence” of the capital. It was chosen from a host of works completed by participants in Dublin’s Fighting Words’ creative writing programme.

humansofnewyork: “I’ve never used a cellphone or computer.”

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:34 -0500

humansofnewyork:

“I’ve never used a cellphone or computer.”

stuffaboutminneapolis: Downtown skyline, Minneapolis (1938) ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:40 -0500

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Downtown skyline, Minneapolis (1938) via Minnesota Historical Society

the future according to films (via gamma squad)

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:24:36 -0600

the future according to films

(via gamma squad)

android: the story so far (via cell c: android 101: infographic)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:41:30 -0500

android: the story so far

(via cell c: android 101: infographic)

the tablet revolution and the future of news (via...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:37:47 -0500

the tablet revolution and the future of news

(via journalism.org)

the united states of sandwiches (by Good)

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:47:40 -0500

the united states of sandwiches

(by Good)

the ten commandments of steve (via Newsweek’s Daily Beast)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:01:06 -0500

the ten commandments of steve

(via Newsweek’s Daily Beast)

most popular infographics (via Alberto Antoniazzi)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:02:05 -0500

how to get a job in tech (via inspiredmag)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:03:06 -0500

how to get a job in tech

(via inspiredmag)

oh, the places you won’t go! (via Good)

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:06:05 -0500

oh, the places you won’t go!

(via Good)

the anatomy of a perfect landing page (via formstack)

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:04:41 -0500

the anatomy of a perfect landing page

(via formstack)

what if social media sites were your...

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:11:00 -0500

what if social media sites were your neighbors?

(via http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2011/09/social-media-neighbors.png and columnfive)

rebuilding new york’s ground zero (via Reuters)

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:15:01 -0500

rebuilding new york’s ground zero (via Reuters)

social network decision tree (via open forum)

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:55:05 -0500

social network decision tree (via open forum)