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deviantart: Chinese newspaper mistakes this deviation by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:31 -0500

Chinese newspaper mistakes this deviation by *MeganRid for Japanese military helicopter prototype.

The same newspaper is also investigating a mysterious blue hedgehog who may be after China’s golden rings. More on this as it develops.

via Kotaku

mr-derp-herpin: blua: What the city is missing: Thierry...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:50:46 -0500

San Francisco

Paris

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Hong Kong

Rio de Janeiro

New York City

mr-derp-herpin:

blua:

What the city is missing: Thierry Cohen photographs cityscapes and then photographs deserts at night, combing the two to show us what our cities would look like with the lights off. The stars are not enhanced, they are actual photos from relative latitudes that would expose the same starry sky view if it weren’t for light pollution. Click on each photo to see which city it is.

Light pollution and pollution in general

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:22:39 -0500

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:18 -0500

terramantra: Altocumulus lenticularis Mont Fuji Lenticular...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:34:10 -0500

terramantra:

Altocumulus lenticularis Mont Fuji

Lenticular clouds altocumulus lenticularis or cloud formations are round or ovoid appearing in mid and high altitude (from 2000 meters)

angellundone: llips: arvyla: and now scroll back up to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:19:57 -0500

angellundone:

llips:

arvyla:

and now scroll back up to realise that those were indeed paintings

I love these.

perfect depiction of my life most nights or mornings

Extreme Plane Landings at Maho Beach, Saint Martin Posted: 17...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:09 -0500

Extreme Plane Landings at Maho Beach, Saint Martin

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:18 AM PDT

You’d expect a typical beach to be a nice and quiet haven to relax and chill – but tourists flood the Maho Beach on the Saint Martin island to get exactly the opposite. The beach on the Dutch side of the Caribbean islands is known for all the low-flying airliners, which fly so closely above the beach that people can actually be blown into the water because of the jet blast (or that’s at least what the local government signs warn you about).

Local Princess Juliana International Airport is not only really close to the beach, but also has an unusually short runway of only 7,150 feet (2180 meters). In order to complete a smooth landing, the aircraft gets as close to the beginning of the Runway 10 as possible – and ends up flying right over the heads of eager tourists, directing their cameras towards the impressive sight.

The plane spotting has become so popular that the local residents have even developed a whole infrastructure around it: the beach bar owners put up boards with timetables of the arrivals and departures so that people could plan their time; one of the bars even broadcasts real-time radio transmissions between the airport’s control tower and and the aircraft. How many roaring airlines over your head would you handle in one day?

Source: wikipedia…/Maho_Beach via: twistedsifter

Image credits: Benny Zheng

image credits: Kent Miller

image credits: Fabi Fliervoet

Image credits: Mitchell Weinstock

image credits: Fyodor Borisov

image credits: fussball_89

image credits: sxmloulou

KLM Boeing 747 Landing

Girl Gets Blown Away by Jet Plane Blast on Beach

Extreme Plane Landings at Maho Beach, Saint Martin originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 17, 2013.

sarahlcomics: Afternoon lull quickie chart.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:48:36 -0500

sarahlcomics:

Afternoon lull quickie chart.

torace: everyone should live their lives like this.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:47:57 -0500

torace:

everyone should live their lives like this.

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:41:25 -0500

Photo

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:37:31 -0500

audioslaved: “Bass blues” from “Traneing in” (1957). Simply...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:02 -0500

audioslaved:

“Bass blues” from “Traneing in” (1957).

Simply classic Coltrane’s style in bluesy setting. Awesome.

we-are-star-stuff: Who says North is up? Upside Down maps (also...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:41:41 -0500

we-are-star-stuff:

Who says North is up?

Upside Down maps (also known as South-Up or Reversed maps) offer a completely different perspective of the world we live in.

Technically speaking, even referring to the earth with words like “up” or “down” or comparing places with words “above” or “below” is flawed, considering that the earth is a spherical body (it’s actually slightly “fatter” at the equator) and flying through 3 dimensional space with no reference of up or down. However, the issue of “up” and “down” does become an issue when viewing the surface of the earth projected onto a flat piece of paper (a map). And the effect of the orientation of a map is more significant than you might realize.

As all maps require orientation for reference, the issue of how to layout the map orientation is as old as maps themselves. As map orientation is completely arbitrary, it is not surprising that they differed throughout time periods and regions.

The convention of North-up is usually attributed to the Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy (90-168 AD). Justifications for his north-up approach vary. In the middle ages, East was often placed at top. This is the origin of the term “The Orient” to refer to East Asia. During the age of exploration, European cartographers again followed the north-up convention…perhaps because the North Star was their fixed reference point for navigation, or because they wanted (subconsciously or otherwise) to ensure Europe’s claim at the top of the world.

In modern times, reversed maps are made as a learning device or to illustrate Northern Hemisphere bias. Different from simply turning a north-up map upside down, a reversed map has the text oriented to be read with south up.

The famous “Blue Marble” photograph of the Earth taken from on board Apollo 17 was originally oriented with the south pole at the top, with the island of Madagascar visible just left of center, and the continent of Africa at its right. However, the image was turned upside-down to fit the traditional view.

While the orientation of a map might seem harmless, it can have a significant effect on one’s perception of the world, and the relative importance of the different place in it.

In speech, we often refer to places being “above” or “below” others. Think of how you would say you’re about to travel to the state or country to your north or south (to go “down” to Kentucky from Indiana, or “up” to Canada from the US). Without even mentioning geography, ask any grade school student whether Mexico is “above” or “below” the United States. We’re all familiar with the “land down under”. As we often correlate importance to relative height (think how a citizens of a country will fly their flag higher than all other flags), the north-up convention reinforces the idea that northern bodies are more important than their southern neighbors. Suddenly, traveling “down” to the South might have an inference much deeper than geographic location.

After looking at the map more closely, you may realize that the South-Up orientation may change your perception of the relative status of different places. For example, South America suddenly looks to have more prominence, and Africa and the Middle East completely dwarf Europe. Likewise, tucking Northern Europe, Canada, and Russia away at the bottom of the map, subconsciously takes away their status.

To summarize, unconditionally accepting the north-up map convention without at least appreciating the effect stands at odds with viewing all people and places within the world equally. x x

ampersand-et: vlada roslyakova in “superbowl” by laurie bartley...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:17 -0500

ampersand-et:

vlada roslyakova in “superbowl” by laurie bartley for vogue nippon may 2007.

13radishes: tentacruels: olgie13: “This gorgeous Hälssen...

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:19:38 -0500

13radishes:

tentacruels:

olgie13:

“This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon calendar is made of brewable tea. Each day is made of fine pressed wafer thin tea leaves.”

WANTWANTWANTWANTWANT

Somos los compases que nunca se repiten en los solos de saxofón de John Coltrane. La niebla que...

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:14:10 -0500

Somos los compases que nunca se repiten en los solos de saxofón de John Coltrane.

La niebla que disipa los detalles y deja a la imaginación las cornisas y el color de los parachoques en los automóviles que nos avisan de su existencia a través del tintineo de sus luces rojas.

Miramos poco para imaginar más. No unimos los puntos. Creamos constelaciones de figuras que se combinan para formar otras tantas.

Recogemos pequeños versos escritos en servilletas que se apoltronan en el contenedor que está en el callejón detrás de nuestro café favorito.

Como un pequeño tren fuera de riel y a la vez cumpliendo patrones que en su entropía nos ayudan a trazar nuevos mapas.

Somos exploradores perdidos. Guiados por estrellas citadinas.

Nos releemos para viajar al punto de partida. Vastos ríos de tinta corriendo sobre paredes de papel. Laberintos cíclicos e impenetrables desde el exterior. Con el césped que solo nuestros pies han calzado. Aquellos que nacimos perdidos. Ensimismados

Un compendio imaginario que aún no llega a la “z”

confusababel: LITTLE PEOPLE STREET ART

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:37:06 -0500

confusababel:

LITTLE PEOPLE STREET ART

hragv: Long-Bin Chen, “Bach, from Composer Serie (2013) at The...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:33:17 -0500

hragv:

Long-Bin Chen, “Bach, from Composer Serie (2013) at The West Collection #pulseny (Taken with GifBoom)

hifructosemag: Coinciding with his current exhibition...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:32:50 -0500

hifructosemag:

Coinciding with his current exhibition at Fifty24SF, Barcelona-based street artist Aryz recently painted a mural in San Francisco in collaboration with public art organization WallspaceSF. Titled “The Style is the Limit,” Aryz’s solo show explores the idea of artists setting limitations on their own creativity in order to develop an individual style. The show features new paintings as well as studies and a sculpture. These small-scale works inform Aryz’s process in creating his enormous, surreal outdoor works. Take a look at the completed mural and some process shots below and check out some of Aryz’s other recent murals and photos from his studio below.

efccooking: Greek Turkey Meatball Sandwich Recipe

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:59:36 -0500

efccooking:

Greek Turkey Meatball Sandwich Recipe