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Fungi are weird

Silent spring : Deep in the radioactive bowels of the smashed Chernobyl reactor, a strange new lifeform is blooming.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:37 AM on July 25, 2008 (46 comments)

Bits of aviation goodness

Point Niner - "Satisfying an unnatural infatuation with airplanes and rockets." A regularly updated blog with nice bits of aviation goodness.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:52 PM on July 14, 2008 (5 comments)

Stacks of Miscellany

This stack of retitled paperbacks should feed your appetite for random weird pictures and found objects.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:07 PM on July 13, 2008 (52 comments)

Mood adjusting sliders

Moodstream - Tweak the Moodstream sliders to bring a whole new creative palette straight to you.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:33 AM on June 18, 2008 (15 comments)

The Overview Effect

Do Our Brains Change When We Travel in Outer Space? A book of compiled accounts of astronauts and cosmonauts called The Overview Effect puts forth anecdotal evidence towards that end. The Overview Institute declares it as fact and aims to induce the change in as many people as possible. One space tourist has volunteered to be a human guinea pig in 2009.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 10:51 AM on June 2, 2008 (27 comments)

Marco! Polo! Fish out of water!

Fly high, little fish!
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:53 AM on May 22, 2008 (48 comments)

You're a spared man, Charlie Brown

In 1943, over Allied bomb ravaged Germany, US pilot Charlie Brown's B-17 was badly damaged and straying further from friendly territory. Luftwaffe ace fighter pilot Franz Stigler pursued the bomber intending to shoot it down, but refrained when he saw the extent of the damage and directed Brown and his crew out of harm's way. The two pilots were reunited 46 years later. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:56 PM on April 10, 2008 (72 comments)

Japan before Allied bombings

Old Photos of Japan - a daily photoblog featuring images of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:50 PM on April 9, 2008 (21 comments)

"Kids run after us like we're the ice cream man when we take it out"

College student builds a tank.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:25 AM on April 8, 2008 (39 comments)

"Even the Druids are happy with this project"

Excavation Starts at Stonehenge - "The two-week dig will try to establish, once and for all, some precise dating for the creation of the monument."
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 6:37 AM on April 1, 2008 (27 comments)

Searching for Dark Matter

Scientists at Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole have begun searching for the elusive dark matter using the South Pole Telescope.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:55 PM on March 30, 2008 (31 comments)

Don't lose your load, Good Buddy

Truck Spills.com (some photos NSFWish) - a collection of, you guessed it, pictures (most with backstory) of lost loads of freight. Picture set links open in new window.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:04 PM on March 28, 2008 (29 comments)

The tantriks chanted their “Om lingalingalingalinga, kilikilikili….”

The Great Tantra Challenge - "On 3 March 2008, in a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him. That was the beginning of an unprecedented experiment."
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:30 AM on March 25, 2008 (68 comments)

The Trap on the Google Video

Adam Curtis' "The Trap" is a documentary broadcast in 2007 on BBC exploring the development of modern concepts of individual freedom.
[Google video links] Episode one: F#@^ You, Buddy; Episode two: The Lonely Robot; Episode Three: We Will Force you to be Free
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:25 PM on March 21, 2008 (33 comments)

Jumpin' Jezzballs

Jezzball! Competition Jezzball for the Internet.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:17 PM on February 12, 2008 (24 comments)

Vlad the Geometer

Vladimir Bulatov enjoys making polyhedra and abstract geometric sculptures.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 3:17 PM on February 9, 2008 (18 comments)

Query for strangeness

StrangeUSA.com - "Consolidating the vast amount of 'Strange Stuff' out there into one easy to use place. Haunted buildings, places, urban legends, cemetaries, weird places, cool places, ghost towns, and anything else that's worth your time to visit."
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:23 PM on February 7, 2008 (15 comments)

The right to build and fly robots

DIY Drones "a site for all things about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)"
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:49 PM on February 5, 2008 (12 comments)

Today is the Day

Today is the Day.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 5:12 PM on February 3, 2008 (105 comments)

Melts into the sea...eventually

Jim Denevan makes freehand drawings in sand.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 11:27 AM on January 29, 2008 (7 comments)

Tree lined Eco Boulevard

Madrid's "Air Tree" is a working experiment in combining public spaces with energy generation.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 10:29 AM on January 25, 2008 (21 comments)

Ophelia drowning in analysis

Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood - "an homage to the women involved and immortalized by the works of the Pre-Raphaelites"
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:06 PM on September 9, 2007 (9 comments)

So, you're into renewable energy?

Heretofore experimental, the Japanese have now marketed a battery that is urine-rechargeable.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:23 PM on September 7, 2007 (24 comments)

Prom is War

Tank Limo! London only, kids
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:50 AM on September 6, 2007 (28 comments)

Balloons for the hell of it

The latest launch of the amateur enthusiast group Southern Alberta Balloon Launch Experiments was a success.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 10:08 PM on August 30, 2007 (31 comments)

iBeaver

iBeaver - make your own
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:26 PM on August 28, 2007 (35 comments)

Kids, ask your parents before crafting lethal weapons!

Would you like to learn how to make a rope dart from a railroad spike? Of course you would. Practice enough, and you might be able to take on this guy. Also, plenty of additional DIY fun therein.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:33 PM on August 27, 2007 (19 comments)

Mount Fuji's Tower of Doom Cousin

The X-Seed 4000 is currently the Earth's tallest proposed structure. The project is currently on hold, due to a funding shortage^, but adventures in Arcology will probably continue.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:53 PM on August 25, 2007 (49 comments)

GPS platform shoes for street hos

The Aphrodite Project : both an homage to Aphrodite and her prostitute-priestesses as well as a practical tool for the contemporary sex worker. Or, GPS platform shoes for street hos. Check the demo.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:41 PM on August 18, 2007 (23 comments)

"the debris of memory through the creation of intricate worlds sculpted in 1:43 scale and smaller"

Reclamations - Distillation - Bearings - Miniature work of Thomas Doyle.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:03 PM on August 16, 2007 (11 comments)

Live in an underground dome home

Live in an underground dome home.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:04 PM on August 15, 2007 (30 comments)

There was Merrrrv.

Happy to Know You, Merv. RIP.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 10:42 AM on August 12, 2007 (59 comments)

Associative Design

Associative Design - a study of new neighborhood models. requires QuickTime
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:25 PM on August 10, 2007 (14 comments)

Making Sense of Marcel Duchamp

Making Sense of Marcel Duchamp - an animated timeline of the artist's life and works.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 2:22 PM on August 7, 2007 (21 comments)

"Livin' out some ad man's dream in Idiot Joy Show Land"

Watch Frontline's "The Persuaders" . Then read up on "neuromarketing". Previously
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 2:22 PM on August 4, 2007 (34 comments)

Bursting the (bubble boy's) Bubble

Bursting the Bubble - an alternate look at the life of the so-called "bubble boy" David Vetter.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 11:00 PM on August 2, 2007 (38 comments)

Udo Kier has nothing on these

Malaysia takes vampires seriously.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:33 PM on August 1, 2007 (27 comments)

Japanese JB Juxtaposition Jamboree

Interpreted: JamesBrown meets Kraftwerk.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:08 PM on July 28, 2007 (16 comments)

Interpreting Vertov

Interpreting Vertov - an open invitation to reimagine the early Russian filmmaker Dziga Vertov's 1929 'Man with a Movie Camera".
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 12:36 PM on July 18, 2007 (30 comments)

Orson Welles: The One Man Band

Orson Welles: The One Man Band - a movie that takes a look at the last years of Mr. Welles. German/English with English subtitles. Full .avi download available.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:30 PM on July 13, 2007 (18 comments)

Space objects

Real time satellite tracking - another interesting use of Google Maps, Ajax, and orbital telemetry.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:26 PM on July 5, 2007 (10 comments)

It takes lot of practice to sit that still in meditation

Sokushinbutsu - The self-made mummies.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:17 AM on July 2, 2007 (55 comments)

Jetpack!

Jetpack! Get yours for $250K.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:50 PM on June 28, 2007 (25 comments)

Arrr?

Introducing rPhone - Industry insiders at PiratePalooza have the specs on the first iPhone killer.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:16 PM on June 26, 2007 (43 comments)

If it really works it doesn't matter if you don't believe in it

Investigating the Dim Mak Death Touch - "The old Kung Fu master touched his assailant, with no apparent effect. Days later, the assailant died a sudden and mysterious death. He was a victim of the legendary dim mak, the touch of death." [previously]
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:45 PM on June 11, 2007 (72 comments)

Contemporary art wrapped in itself

The Cagliari Contemporary Arts Centre is a work in progress: "The vital metaphor governing the museum becomes clear within the phasing plans: as with living organisms, the growth of the museum will be self-regulated. It will happen naturally when the conditions of a mature balance between the economic atmosphere and philanthropic and cultural environment are reached." More from architect Zaha Hadid.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:02 PM on June 9, 2007 (11 comments)

Affected by Digg Effect

DailyHub - "Social Content for Business Geeks". A Digg-esque aggregator that purports to be grown up.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 5:35 PM on June 6, 2007 (15 comments)

Two Hundred Years of Psychedelic Cornucopias

A celebratory and trippy US Bicentennial animation comissioned by the US Goverment. More from animator Vince Collins via
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 7:37 PM on May 30, 2007 (13 comments)

Etymologic!

Etymologic! - claims to be the toughest word game on the web.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 9:14 PM on May 4, 2007 (53 comments)

America's favorite architecture?

Americas Favorite Architecture - The American Institute of Architecture lists its 150 most favorite buildings as ranked by its members. Zoom-able photos and building information herein. You can also rate your top five.
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 2:57 PM on May 3, 2007 (67 comments)

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