The Vertical Chess Set

The Vertical Chess Set:

The Vertical Chess Set from hammacher. . The 34" H x 22" W chessboard mounts like a framed..(Read...)

Walking Through Doorways Makes You Forget Important Things [Science]

Walking Through Doorways Makes You Forget Important Things [Science]:

Many, if not all, of us have had the experience of walking into a room and forgetting exactly what it is we came in there to do. (Except in the case of the bathroom, where it's usually easy to remember why you are there.) Now a new study from the University of Notre Dame says there's a very good reason why this forgetfulness occurs: walking through doorways causes our memories to lapse! Researcher Gabriel Radvansky explains why, More »

really agile toes

really agile toes:

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Updating Facebook Status: What It Feels Like Vs. Reality

Updating Facebook Status: What It Feels Like Vs. Reality:

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Texas Renaissance Festival doing it right

Texas Renaissance Festival doing it right:

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PBS rockstar chef Christopher Kimball advises Thanksgiving cooks to "strip down the menu. Have the turkey, mashed potatoes and one other vegetable. And then forget the salad. Forget the six other sides" [Obvious]

PBS rockstar chef Christopher Kimball advises Thanksgiving cooks to "strip down the menu. Have the turkey, mashed potatoes and one other vegetable. And then forget the salad. Forget the six other sides" [Obvious]:

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Lazy Consumers Demand Food Do Stuff For Them [Food]

Lazy Consumers Demand Food Do Stuff For Them [Food]:

New market research indicates that consumers are put off by calling foods "low-fat," "low-calorie," or "diet." Nowadays, the trendy calorie reducer prefers words like "smart" and "plus" on their packaging. This is because today's eater of packaged foods wants to know what their food can do for them rather than what their food doesn't contain. More »

G-G the book.

G-G the book.:

G-G the book.

Crime novelist says he has uncovered evidence that Jane Austen may have been murdered. Police are now looking for a high-school English student with access to a time machine [Interesting]

Crime novelist says he has uncovered evidence that Jane Austen may have been murdered. Police are now looking for a high-school English student with access to a time machine [Interesting]:

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Red Angry Bird Reaches Orbit Aboard the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft [Video]

Meat the Future: An Animated Case for In-Vitro Meat

Mother Goose and Grimm for 11/15/2011

Mother Goose and Grimm for 11/15/2011:

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Oleg Shuplyak’s Optical Illusion Paintings

Oleg Shuplyak’s Optical Illusion Paintings:

Sometimes there’s more to the eye than you initially perceive. Apparently just some amazing oil paintings, the works of Ukrainian artist Oleg Shuplyak’s hide a surreal world once you take a step back and watch more closely. Through carefully placed objects, characters, coloring and shadows, there is a second image in the painting which creates an optical illusion.

The second image is so easily observable in some paintings, that you can miss the first one consisting of harmless landscape or characters in different settings. You have to observe the painting more closely to actually see the initial setting and not concentrate on the faces. Fact is that it’s impossible not to be observe the faces firstly, when they portray famous personalities like Van Gogh, Sigmund Freud or Salvador Dali.

Personally, I can’t decide on which of the two planes to admire more. There’s a lot of fine detail in both the first, “apparent” image, but mostly in the second, “hidden” image. However, the way of mixing the two images into an amazing optical illusion, and the way in which famous portraits of remarkable personalities are illustrated is truly visionary and fascinating.

Enjoy some selections of the artists’ works below and get captivated by the illusions. How many faces do you recognize?

Photo credits: Oleg Shuplyak

Map Projections

Map Projections:

Vehicles have crashed into Kathy's fence over 30 times, so she redesigned it to be safer. This is how women are different from men [Misc]

Vehicles have crashed into Kathy's fence over 30 times, so she redesigned it to be safer. This is how women are different from men [Misc]:

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