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10 Weird and Mysterious Places on Earth. Digg 1. Mystery Spot Mystery Sport is a tourist attraction near Santa Cruz, California, famous because of its disrespect to the laws of physics and gravity. The odd cabin, although seems like lying on flat ground, makes those who enter inside swinging all the time. 2. The question about the triangle that swallows ships, planes and all the people with them still waits for its answer. 3. Socotra is archipelago the Horn of Africa and Arabic Peninsula, but the main island of Socotra is 95% of the whole landmass, while the rest is just small islands. 4.

Mount Roraima is located on the triple border point between Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. 5. Rio Tinto is located in south-western Spainand originates from Sierra Morena mountains of Andalusia. 6. The Fly Geyser, near Gerlach, Nevada, is strange because it somehow grows up. 7. McMurdo Dry Valleys are located on Antarctica but, believe it or not, they lack snow. 8. 9. 10.

Racetrack Playa in California is well known due to its sailing stones. Ultralight Backpacking Checklist: Expert Advice from REI.

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Extreme Minimalism, A Minimalist Project of Travel and Discovey. I’ve drawn an unusual amount of attention to my minimalism project this week. First, Dan Patterson of ABC Radio News interviewed me about my 15 things. Dan is one of those amazing interviewers that you wish you were just watching instead of getting interviewed by.

Each question was eloquent and succinct. Then came my answers. Then came a post by Scott at LaughingSquid, which really showed me the power of Tumblr. That night I had drinks with someone who had seen the story (on Reddit, which I can’t find), and I realized the story had spread. Alex Hillman let me crash on his couch after a panel last week on Rethinking Shelter at P’unk Avenue. The winning caption in a contest is “floordrobe.” The first question someone asks me when I tell them about the project is “How do you define something you own?” I don’t have a permanent address or a second pair of jeans.

It’s how I imagine telling someone my child’s name would feel like. So, back to everything I own. Coffee cup? Minimalism Project Update: 39 Things. When I took off on this trip in August of 2010 I sold or gave away everything I owned. The series of blog posts about this didn’t go anywhere until a linkbait tastic post of Extreme Minimalism sure did. Last week the Village Voice reached out, and today reported, to see how the project was developing. I didn’t realize how I had almost stopped talking about the project (the last update coming in May). That was May. I had just moved to NYC for the first time and was having a blast wondering around the city and trying to start another company after travels.

What a project this has been! This week the post took off again (after Grist, Refinery 29 and Hacker News picked it up). Over 600,000 views on the post about me only owning a few shirts. I’m so confused by this. This morning I had my iphonographer friend Adria Ellis take a picture of what I own today. The original items: So of my original ’15 things’ only 6 remain in my current ownership eight months later. Bike ShortsBike JerseyBike Shoes. 10 Best Places to Live for Escaping World Conflict.