R1: Innovative Three-Section Low Floor Tram
Uraltransmash Ural Plant of Transport Engineering, a part of Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation, together with Atom Experimental Design Bureau has developed a new three-section low floor tram. This is the first in Russia absolutely low floor tram, unique in our country today. Continue reading »
IKEA’s Sleepy Customers
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Of the world’s 10 biggest Ikea stores, eight of them are in China to cater to the country’s growing middle class. The stores are designed with extra room displays, given the tendency for customers to make a visit an all-day affair. The shops do not discourage shoppers from sleeping on the furniture, even marking them with signs inviting customers to try them out. Continue reading »
Frog Perched on the Crocodile
Perched on the snout of a crocodile, this brave frog will probably never realise just how much of a lucky escape it’s had. For there’s one reason the reptile’s beady eye is fixed greedily on its visitor with jaws gaping wide in anticipation – it’s feeding time. The crocodile had just devoured the first frog in his enclosure, but appeared unable to capture the second.
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Amazing Scenery of “Rotten Sea”
Photographer Sergey Anashkevych captures the incredible images of salt flats in Crimea. Lake Sivash is also known as the “Rotten Sea”, it’s unique dazzling red colours caused by rapid propagation of Dunaliella algae in an abandoned mine. Continue reading »
The World Cup Superhero Kid
Post-80s parents dress up their kid to salute to the world cup. Continue reading »
Meet Pixel, the World’s Shortest and Most Adorable Cat
Tiffani Kjeldergaard from Potrero, California, is currently waiting to hear word from Guinness on whether or not her cat, Pixel, will be entered into the record books. Continue reading »
Dreadful Mushroom-Cloud of Lightning Looks Like Nuclear Burst
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Residents of the normally-sunny island of Sardinia could have been forgiven for running for the hills when this terrifying mushroom cloud appeared in the skies during an intense thunderstorm. Continue reading »
“No Violence Against Women” Project
Marge Simpson stands despondently with a black eye next to a grinning, vacant Homer. A trickle of blood comes from Lois Griffin’s nose as Peter drapes his arm around her. Wonder Woman has Superman’s hand clasped over her mouth, while Snow White lies battered at the feet of Prince Charming.
These illustrations are the work of an artist who has put a sinister spin on iconic animations in order to highlight the disturbing realities of domestic abuse. No Violence Against Women is a project by Italian artist and activist AleXsandro Palombo, 40, who is based in Milan. It forces its audience to confront the plight some women go through under the pretence of a happy relationship or family.
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“Gatling” Water Gun Created!
Alex Begrave, an engineer in London, has designed the most powerful water gun that can hold 10 liters of water. This water gun has a firing range of 40 feet and valued at €1,250. Amazingly, it took Alex 50 hours to design and build the gun from scratch.
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Diving Jaguar Attacks Crocodile
When a jaguar pounces, sometimes one bite is all it takes to get a meal. National Geographic has exclusive video of a jaguar taking down a caiman in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, photos of which went viral earlier this month. Continue reading »
Scaring Cakes Made by American Photographer
According to the redditor ChristineHMcConnell: “I decided to try making homemade waffle cones; Then this sorta happened…” Continue reading »
Robot Crocodile “Longlong” in Philippines
Workers pull “Longlong”, a 21-foot robot crocodile from a truck at the Crocodile Park in Pasay City, the Philippines, July 5, 2014. The robot crocodile, costing around 80,000 pesos, or 1,818 U.S. dollars, is inspired by a giant saltwater crocodile, the longest crocodile on the earth, which died while in captivity in southern Philippines in 2013. (Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
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Siberian Tiger Cubs at Zoo
Siberian tiger cubs are seen at a zoo in Shiyan City, central China’s Hubei Province, June 10, 2014. The tiger cubs were born on May 2. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Xinjun) Continue reading »
Sand Sculpture Festival Held in Belgium
Tourists view sand sculptures during the Sand Sculpture Festival in Oostende, Belgium, July 2, 2014. About 150 sculptures created by more than 30 professional sand artists from about 10 countries were shown in the sand sculpture festival which would be held till the end of August. (Photo: Xinhua)
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Digital Tech Gets Creative
Unwanted phones recreated as interactive birds, part of “Escape III” by Anthony Goh and Neil Mendoza seen on display at the Barbican’s Digital Revolution exhibition on July 2, 2014 in London, England. The exhibition brings together artists, designers, film makers, musicians and architects who push the boundaries of creativity that digitial technology can offer, and runs from July 3 until September 14, 2014. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery)
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Save the Earth, Go Vegan
Model Renee Somerfield is photographed with her body painted as the earth with a sign reading “Save the Earth, Go Vegan” for a new advertisement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Sydney on July 3, 2014. PETA is telling the world to stop eating meat and dairy products and switch to a healthy and animal friendly vegan diet. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)
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Bertie, the Agoraphobic Owl
Three-year-old tawny owl, found abandoned by its owner, is agoraphobic. Multi-skilled Bertie also likes to help Mr Middleton make a cup of tea – and is fond of sitting on top of the kettle. Mr Middleton said the domesticated owl, which he adopted after it was left abandoned on the ground, hates the outdoors. The domestic owl casts a watchful eye over Mr Middleton’s handy work. The creature was found by the organic farmer abandoned on the ground. Continue reading »
Glastonbury Festival Clean-up Begins
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For the past five days it has been home to some 175,000 people, but today the clean-up operation of Glastonbury Festival 2014 begins.
Highlights of the musical extravaganza have included Dolly Parton, Metallica and Arcade Fire, while Kasabian headlined the Pyramid Stage last night. Campers now have until 6pm to leave the site at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, while crew and stall holders are given a week to clear their property. Meanwhile, hours before they began to leave, organiser Michael Eavis revealed that the 44-year-old event could have a lifespan of just six more years.
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Pretty Lovely One-Eared Kitty is Looking for the New Home
Her name is Fenechka. She is young and playful kitty. And she is looking for the new home. Photographer – Nastya Busheva.
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Artist Draws Disney Heroines Kissing their Fathers
Getting children to open up about sexual abuse, particularly when it involves a family member, is notoriously difficult. Continue reading »
String Prototype: Jungle Gym Cube Helps to Climb and Explore
A group of designers has created a contender for the world’s best jungle gym – a giant inflatable bubble which has endless lengths of rope inside. The unusual project, called String Prototype, has lengths of rope and cables threaded inside the bubble that can take the weight of a person, so users can climb around and explore. The cube’s designers are a Croatian and Austrian collective, Numen, founded by Sven Jonke, Christoph Katzler and Nikola Radeljkovic, who specialize in large-scale interactive projects. When the inflatable cube deflates the ropes get loose and lay on the ground, which means it can be easily packed away. Continue reading »
What a Bunch of Bright Sparks
A group of skydivers have taken their hobby to an extreme level by setting off fireworks as they leap from planes. Continue reading »
3D Technology Enters World of Fashion
Model presents a collection created by 3D printers during a fashion show in Qingdao, Shandong province on June 20, 2014. (Photo: Xu Chongde/Asianewsphoto) Continue reading »
Animal Rights Activists Intercept Truck Carrying 350 Cats
A truck load of around 350 cats destined to be taken to a meat processing factory has been intercepted by animal rights activists in the Putuo district of Shanghai on Wednesday. The cats were mostly strays from around Shanghai city but also included stolen pet cats with some of the animals still wearing collars and tags around their necks. The vehicle was reportedly headed to Guangzhou in South China to a ‘fake meat’ factory where the cat meat would have been treated and sold as pork/lamb. However, before it was able to leave activists stopped the truck and rang the police. The driver was detained on the grounds he had no livestock license for transportation. (Photo: Jonathan Browning/REX) Continue reading »
700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn
A re-enactor plays the part of an English mercenary soldier during the rehearsal for the Battle of Bannockburn Live event on June 27, 2014 in Stirling, Scotland. The 700th anniversary of the historic battle that saw outnumbered Scots army conquer the English led by Edward II in the First War of Scottish Independence. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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