snot

got back from he u s of a today, i’m shattered. new york was, as always, incredible and far too large.
i’ll be blogging proper tomorrow, i’ve got a few good ‘uns on the go.
i’m gonna go and have a beer to celebrate deputydog’s shiny new google pagerank. still dunno what it means exactly but 5 […]

nipples

in a couple of hours i’ll be on a plane to new york and won’t be back for a couple of weeks, so posts are gonna be sporadic at best.
as a parting gift, here’s a link for general consumption (thanks go to jo)…
http://www.chrisjordan.com
pretty much all this guy’s photography is fascinating.
take it easy chaps.

the return of baby hatches

it’s an unfortunate fact of life that all over the world newborn babies are abandoned on a daily basis, in bins, on doorsteps, in bushes. just searching for ‘abandoned baby’ on the google news search brought up these results and that’s just a selection of the cases that are actually reported.
centuries ago a device called […]

piglets

it’s been a weird and wonderful old week.
firstly, deputy-dog.com was mentioned on the front page of imdb.com, a site i didn’t think it was possible to be linked on outside the forums. i now feel like my work here is done.
secondly, deputy-dog.com actually made it into a real-life publication - a magazine made of paper […]

how to cause a crash

the traffic light tree, canary wharf, london…

almost as effective as this old favourite…

hardcore boat-lifts

regular canal locks are for wimps.
the beasts below are needed when a simple solution just won’t do and are relatively unknown examples of engineering brilliance that are still being used on our waterways on a daily basis.
in no particular order…
1. saint-louis-arzviller inclined plane, moselle, france

the saint-louis-arzviller inclined plane is used to bridge a height change […]

an incredibly green roof

designed by architects emilio ambasz & associates, the acros fukuoka building in fukuoka city, japan houses a number of offices, retail space, a 2′000 seat theatre and a museum.
it was built on the last available green space in the city so the design needed to keep as much of that greenery as possible whilst still […]

scarecrows of the world

the top-notch photo above was taken by robert b haas and shows a shrimp farm in ecuador covered in coloured flags - apparently one of the more effective methods available to ward off birds. click on the little bugger for a larger version. i also demand that you check out his other photos on the […]

the wheel of death

the last time i saw any footage of a circus it consisted of a high-wire act and a couple of clowns smashing custard pies into each other’s faces. it seems that since then the action’s moved up a notch.
this act in particular is ridiculous.
it’s called the wheel of death and it scares me shitless.

there are […]

the filing cabinet skyscraper

from a distance you could be fooled into thinking this is a thin skyscraper, until you get close enough to realise there are handles on one side and only enough interior space to accomodate ‘little people’.
officially the largest filing cabinet in the world, this 65 ft tall office monster actually serves a purpose, of sorts. […]