Balancing Point
Balancing Point is a short video created by Danny Brown.
The clip shows some footage that was choreographed in a way that when reversed Danny Brown appears to be rebuilding different balancing structures… all set to a sweet background track.
It’s really cool; he did a great job with this.
Grow Your Tree *HOUSE*
Talk about staying “green”, this is one of the coolest things I have come across.
I found this titled as “the ultimate tree house” on TechEBlog and this is a quick summation of this brilliant idea:
 Mitchell Joachim, Javier Arbona, and environmental engineer Lara Greden have designed the ultimate treehouse, which “will grow from a few seedlings [...]
Animal Brawl in Africa - “Battle at Kruger”
This is an all out wild beast BRAWL. A group of lions single out a small water cape buffalo from his herd and attack him. During the attack the little and 1 or 2 of the lions end up falling into the river. Out of No where a alligator crocodile pops up [...]
Dark Sky over Death Valley, CA
I found this picture on NASA’s website. This is a picture over Death Valley in California. Warning, the image is GIGANTIC.
Explanation: This eerie glow over Death Valley is in danger. Scrolling right will show a spectacular view from one of the darkest places left in the continental USA: Death Valley, California. The [...]
Cordyceps Fungus Attacks a Bullet Ant’s Brain
Well, this ranks up in the top 10 Craziest things i have Ever seen. The video in this post was taken from a BBC documentary and explains how the Cordyceps Fungus attacks a Bullet Ant’s brain, causes it to climb to a high point, then finally kills the ant.
Now for the crazy part; “the [...]
Gigantic SLUG Eating An Entire Flower
A giant slug in the Namaqualand region of South Africa eats a spring flower. These slugs grow bigger than one’s hand. The flowers are about 1 inch (2.2 cm) long.
Photos of a City in Switzerland After an Ice Storm
Nature is a beast. You’ve gotta check this out… it is probably one of the craziest things i have Ever seen. Basically it is a collection of images taken after an ice storm.. EVERYTHING is covered in ice and I think its safe to say some people will NOT be driving to work– or anywhere– [...]
440 Carat Ruby
A gigantic 440 carat ruby that was discovered in Greenland. This thing is about the size of a large Kiwi fruit and was carved down to about 302 carats.
Vancouver, September 26th, 2006. Canadian exploration company by the name of True North Gems announces the completion of the carving of what the company believes to be [...]
Tiny Architects, The Termite
I came across this video via Liz Waldner’s blog and i have to say its pretty incredible. The video basically takes you inside a termite colony and shows the inner workings. Yes, it’s disgusting as they are termites, but the wow factor dampens the filth factor.
Here is a little blurb from the write [...]
Beautiful Aerial Picture of Niagra Falls
Niagra Falls — from above. Stunning!…
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Mimosa Plant Can “Play Dead”!!
This is really amazing. This plant can actually play dead when it sense danger. The links below have a video that shows what i mean… (need quicktime).
Here is an excerpt from the site:
The leaves of Mimosa have the capability to display thigmonasty (touch-induced [...]