superstition gone mad

notice how many floors are missing in the following ‘25 floor’ building in china…

7 unusual propeller-driven vehicles

here’s a collection of vehicles with all have at least one thing in common: a propeller.
from trains to monorails to bicycles to cars, they’re all bizarre but all brilliant.

the perfect body

if you’re anything like me you’ll be pretty jealous of this guy, peter hiesinger.
for as long as i can remember i’ve always wanted my biceps to look like massive mouldy tomatoes - i just never knew which machine to use at the gym.
this fella obviously found that very machine pretty early on and never looked […]

isamu noguchi’s incredible fountains

most of you will have seen one of these giant tap illusions before..

they can usually be found in waterparks around the world, surrounded by young kids attempting to destroy the hidden pole that holds it up.
well late japanese-american architect isamu noguchi took this family favourite one step further and created an incredible looking set of […]

skyscraper survival kit

just came across these by chance. check out the first item in the high-rise kit (not the ‘1 adult’ - i’m assuming that’s not included).
it’s a sad state of affairs when products like this are available to buy…

you can buy these, and more, from ‘safer america‘.

drainage systems just got interesting

a house’s exterior drainage system in dresden, germany…

thanks to jeff for the photos 

where vehicles are left to die

here are some examples of vehicle cemeteries around the world, areas on earth that have unwittingly become the home to rusting, unused machines - remember, this is just a selection of the many boneyards on earth and while they often look stunning and make for a great photo, the environmental costs far outweigh the view.
(photos […]

quirin chapel

this is quirin chapel in luxembourg, built in 1355.
it’s quite difficult to work out at first glance due to the bizarre location of the building, the road above not helping to ease the visual confusion.

the chapel is built into the rock, much of the interior space situated under the road and entry can be gained […]

9 of the most repulsive buildings on earth

the humans that designed the following monsters should be commended.
i say that because it really can’t be easy making a building so disgusting and i actually think it takes more brainpower to make something this hideous than it does to come up with a stunner. so for effort i’d give them all a 10. artistic […]

the scariest narrowboat crossing on earth

the pontcysyllte aquaduct in north wales is the highest navigable aqueduct in the world. built in 1805, the ‘waterway in the sky’ enables the llangollen canal to travel over the river dee valley 126ft above ground. it was designed by thomas telford and immediately hailed as an ‘engineering marvel’ by many.

as if the height wasn’t […]