Garbage collector looks like Steve Jobs
A Chinese garbage collector who looks a lot like Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been photographed in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China. The garbage collector was photographed standing in the back of a truck with a contemplative pose as he presided over a fellow worker. Passerby Wang Wei, who snapped the photo with his mobile phone, said, “I was terrified in seeing him. That’s Steve Jobs.” via Hungeree
Photo credit: HAP / Quirky China News / Rex Features
Hitler clothing store in Ahmadabad, India
A retail shop named ‘Hitler’ located in Ahmadabad, India, has the local Jewish community up in arms and demanding a name change. One of the co-owners of the store, Rajesh Shah, said he would change the name of the shop if he was compensated for the costs involved. via Hungeree
Apple-1 computer up for auction
An Apple-1 computer with serial number 22, from the estate of former Apple employee Joe Copson, is being auctioned by Christie’s in central London on October 9, 2012. The Apple-1 was hand-built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and originally sold for US$666.66. The pre-auction estimate for the Apple-1 is £80,000 or US126,552. Christie’s scientific specialist James Hyslop said of the sale, “This is the computer that started Apple, now recognized as the most valuable company in the world. Its significance in making computer technology accessible for all cannot be undervalued.” via Hungeree
Gale Crater on Mars in 3D
NASA’s Curiosity Martian rover sends back a stereoscopic image of Gale Crater on Mars. Red-blue glasses are required to view the 3D effect. via Hungeree
Photo credit: NASA / JPL / James Canvin / Martian Vistas
Curiosity transmits first photo from Mars
The Curiosity Martian rover successfully landed on Mars today and sent home a high-resolution photograph taken with one of its black-and-white Hazard Avoidance Cameras of Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. via Hungeree
Photo credit: NASA via Reuters
Batman-themed home theater under construction
Elite Home Theater Seating of Surrey, British Columbia, is building a US$2 million dollar Batman-themed home theater at a private home in Greenwich, Connecticut, which spans 12,000 square feet. A computer-generated rendition of the finished theater is shown below and the theater is scheduled to be completed in November 2012. via Hungeree
Photo credit: Elite Home Theater Seating
Loch Ness monster spotted?
Loch Ness monster hunter George Edwards, age 60, believes he has photographed the elusive creature in a photograph which appears to show a hump poking out of the waters in Loch Ness and heading towards Urquhart Castle in Scotland. According to Edwards, he watched the object for five to ten minutes before it sank beneath the swells. via Hungeree
Photo credit: George Edwards / Cascade News
Queen Elizabeth as Aladdin Sane
The Queen is rendered into the persona of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane in an artwork on Maudlin Street in Bristol, England, believed to etched by street artist Banksy for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. via Buzzaurus.
Photo credit: Geoffrey Swaine / Rex Features
Chipmunk reads ingredients
A scholarly chipmunk appears to be reading the list of ingredients on the back of a discarded Kashi breakfast bar wrapper at Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. via Hungeree
Photo credit: Michael Higgins / Caters News
Van Gogh from Space
The people voted and the winner of the ‘Earth as Art’ competition is a satellite image named ‘Van Gogh from Space’ which bears a striking resemblance to Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting. The photo was taken over Gotland in the Baltic Sea where billowing streams of phytoplankton swirls in the waters around the Swedish island. via Hungeree.
Photo credit: Landsat / NASA / Rex Features
