A couple weeks ago on the Nerdbunker podcast, I joked that Google Earth’s new endeavor to map the oceans on Earth may result in finally finding the lost city of Atlantis. (Pretty sure that’s the most links I’ve ever crammed into an opening sentence).
Check it:
A British aeronautical engineer was playing around with the new Google Earth [...]
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Google Earth Denies That It’s Found Atlantis!
Picture of the Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Poodle
Yeah. That’s a poodle groomed and dyed to look like Leonardo, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. As if that’s not enough, Sandy Paws Grooming Shop has a website dedicated to all the crazy ways you can groom a poodle. Really.
Looks pretty miserable to me. Must be more of a Raphael fan. I wonder if the dog hates the [...]
2008’s Top 5 Photos from Space!
1. Oh yeah — this definitely makes the best screen saver of the year. It’s planetary nebula NGC 6543, aka The Cat’s Eye nebula. And seeing as I love cats and space photos, this is a natural pick for my astro pic of the year. This composite picture combines Hubble false-color optical images with x-ray data from [...]
Picture of the Week: Stan ‘The Man’ at The White House
This week, President Bush presented nine recipients with the National Medal of the Arts, managed by the National Endowment of the Arts. Among the recipients was legendary comic book creator and geek icon Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men and the Fantastic Four — to name a few.
I think this is the beginning [...]
Alice’s Adventures in Microscopic Wonderland
No, your lunch has not been spiked with acid.
Science Magazine and the National Science Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, a fascinating look at science through breathtaking photographs and graphics.
My favorite is this micrographed depiction of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party — the kind of trippy image stoners and [...]
Picture(s) of the Week: Classic Photos, Lego Style
Lego geek and photographer Mike Simpson combines his two loves to create reproductions of classic tableaus. Here are a few of my favorites. For a full gallery, go here. To see some of his photos next to the originals, check out wired’s gallery.
