MetaFilter posts tagged with crystals

Cavern of Crystal Giants

homunculus — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:21:29 -0800

Crystal Palace. "Cavers in Mexico confront extreme conditions and find extraordinary beauty." (Previously.)

We secretly switched their operating system....

dw — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:42 -0800

Microsoft, browbeaten by criticism over Windows Vista, demoed a new operating system code-named Project Mojave to a group of Windows XP users. An overwhelming majority of the XP users liked what they saw. It was then that Microsoft told them they were ~~drinking Folgers Crystals~~, er, using Windows Vista. More on Microsoft's new Vista marketing plan.

Fortress of Solitude

dersins — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:29 -0800

The gypsum crystals in the Cave of Crystals at the Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, are some of the largest and most spectacular in the world. [Last link is a .wmv]

When the weather outside is frightful

dilettante — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:01:38 -0800

The Science of fudge .

Little Beauty

MetaMonkey — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:41:24 -0800

Loes Modderman's Science Art
Beautiful microscopic art, often striking similar to some modern art. Dig the abstract crystal images: cholesterol, crystal landscapes, vitamin c is psychedelic. Explore the sands of the world! Bubbles are pretty, plastics rock, fluids are minimalist. (via)

How Does Your Water Feel?

taz — Wed, 11 May 2005 01:51:44 -0800

The Hidden Messages in Water? Masaru Emoto claims that water has the ability "to absorb, hold, and even retransmit human feelings and emotions. Using high-speed photography, he found that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward it. Music, visual images, words written on paper, and photographs also have an impact on the crystal structure." The theory may be suspect, but the photos are beautiful.

$8,000 Mr. Potato Head

ZippityBuddha — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 12:28:32 -0800

It takes more than 40 hours to cover Mr. Potato Head with more than 23,000 Swarovski® crystals in 14 different colors.

onhazier — Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:04:02 -0800

50 foot long single spar crystals found in a Mexican cave 1,000 feet below the surface! Smithsonian has links to other related sites. This one has pictues. More pictures can be found in the April 2002 print issue of Smithsonian.