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top 10 physically modified people

originally intended as a short post about one of the choices below, it quickly became clear that there are some extraordinary human beings intent on changing their appearance permanently for reasons that will forever baffle most people. whether you agree with it or not, you can't deny the fact that it's a fascinating way of life.

gephyrophobiacs: look away now

this is the sky bridge in langkawi, malaysia, a stunning cable-stayed bridge which actually curves around the single support column from which it's suspended, 687 metres above sea level. whilst the upside is incredible views, the downside for gephyrophobiacs is that you're seemingly placing all your trust in a single, relatively thin lattice tower which also happens to be standing at an angle.

10 annoyingly brilliant office interiors

in an ideal world all company directors would invest in their workforce to the point where the office didn't resemble a huge ice cube filled with back-breaking plastic chairs, mdf tables and computers less powerful than my old commodore plus-4. the sad fact is, for the majority of the world's office-dwelling workers at least, company offices are some of the most inhospitable places on earth...

the world of bizarre sound recordings

As I imagine is the case for many deputydog readers, I'm fascinated by anything that goes above and beyond the norm. Having hosted experimental radio for nearly a decade, I've had opportunities to hear many truly strange sounds. These are a few standouts of the unlikely and just plain odd recordings I've come across. All are beautiful in their own ways-- I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

airmarks: road-signs for planes

in the late 1920s, early 1930s, before radio navigation was widely used, pilots of small planes were forced to use familiar landmarks on the ground as a way to find the runway they would hopefully land safely on. there was even a campaign started by the 99s in the early 1930s, the objective being to paint directions to the nearest airport on buildings and structures across the u.s., the result being thousands of enormous 'road-signs' for pilots scattered across the nation.