deepest rubbish bin ever?

at first glance this rubbish bin on the streets of hamburg seems normal.

and then you see it being emptied.

how fucking cool is that? the red visible part is like the tip of the iceberg. obviously, as the bin has a higher capacity for rubbish (400 litres) than regular ‘trashcans’, it needs to be emptied less, […]

the 10 plagues in modern society

i’m not religious in the slightest but i thought it might be interesting to see if modern society had experienced anything even similar to the 10 biblical plagues (horrific events magically caused by god). so below are all the plagues listed, accompanied by the results of my search.
1. (exodus 7:14-25) rivers and other water sources […]

so…is the road closed or…

i’m guessing they’re not on their way to the shops.
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(update) this photo is from the edsa revolution in 2001. thanks schoolgirlmaro!

the best metro entrances

before you start yawning with boredom after having read the title, just wait a minute.
the fact that you may find the idea of looking at metro entrances less enthralling than watching paint dry is because you’ve only ever seen the shit ones of this world. like most public transport design, the majority of metro entrances […]

city lounge

take a look at this brilliance..

nice furniture huh?
well this is actually outdoors. it’s called the stadtlounge (city lounge) and it’s situated in the centre of st.gallen in switzerland.
here are more photos. remember, this is outside, amongst the buildings in the city centre.

and in the daytime…

fucking brilliant.
this ‘look’ was the result of a design competition to […]

the world’s most interesting police stations

the next area to investigate had to be police stations.
there isn’t a huge amount of info available out there but here’s what i could get my hands on. i’ll also be adding to the list as and when i find more interestingness.
best-looking police station
police & fire station, berlin, germany

this little beauty was designed in 2002 […]

the toughest race in the world

(all measurements contained within are approximate)
first of all, please try and imagine running a 42 kilometre marathon…

mass thriller

i’m sure you’ve all seen the clip of the wedding congregation re-enacting the thriller music video.
well the inmates of a prison in the phillipines have just risen the bar…

brilliant.

best ever debuts

quick note: these are opinions and nothing else. i’m 28yrs old and haven’t had time to listen to every album ever produced or watch every film ever, um, filmed so there are gonna be oodles of humans (i reckon at least 99.9999% of the earth’s population) who disagree with my choices. if you do, let’s […]

documentaries rule #2

great new docs / programmes online this week…
love me long time

a documentary about sex tourism in thailand
superstars of speed

jeremy clarkson documentary looking at people’s addiction to speed (as in ‘velocity’, not the drug)
les paul

documentary about the american jazz guitarist / guitar maker les paul.