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Artist Luke Jerram’s Seven Meter Diameter Moon Continues Its Travels Around The Globe

Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface*. Continue reading »

An Aerial View Of The 90-Meter-Long Puffer Fish Tower In East China

Glittering in the sunlight, the giant golden puffer fish tower has become a local landmark in Zhenjiang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. This giant tower was built to enhance awareness and protect the ecological resources in the Yangtze River Basin. Continue reading »

Oceanco Debuts Unique 115-Meter-Long Megayacht That Will Truly Sail You In Style

Custom superyacht manufacturer Oceanco debuted its one-of-a-kind ‘Tuhura’ vessel at this year’s Dubai International Boat Show. Continue reading »

This Grandpa’s Amazing 280 Square Meter Model Railway Is Worth $357K

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Roy James, 72, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, started to build his railway in 1990. It started off small but that “one thing lead to another” and now his collection features more than 100 trains and 400 coaches and wagons. Overall, Mr. James has spent £250,000 ($357,000) building his model railway and had to put in his garden shed because his girlfriend refuses to have it in the house. Continue reading »

Thoughtful Design Of 30 Square Meter Apartment In Tokyo

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That isn’t easy to live in a 30 square meter apartment. Although Akis has managed to design her apartment in Tokyo so thoughtful that there is everything that she needs. Continue reading »

World’s Tallest 48-Meter Buddha Statue in Eastern China

A statue of Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light, is going up in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Nov 4, 2011. The 48-meter statue is one of the world’s tallest. (CFP) Continue reading »

Mood Meter Tracks Smiley Tweets and Frowny Tweets

A billboard for JELL-O stands at the corner of Grand Street and West Broadway on August 2 in New York City. The billboard acts as a mood-meter by analyzing Twitter and gauging the number of happy and sad emoticons used at any given moment, causing the billboard’s face to change between a smile and a frown. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)