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(click images for detail) Thirty five years ago I had yet to be born, but artist Scott Weaver had already begun work on this insanely complex kinetic sculpture, Rolling through the Bay , that he continues to modify and expand even today. The elaborate sculpture is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco, all recreated with a little glue, some toothpicks, and an incredible amount of ingenuity. He admits in the video that there are several toothpick sculptures even larger than his, but none has the unique kinetic components he’s constructed. Via his website Weaver estimates he’s spent over 3,000 hours on the project, and the toothpicks have been sourced from around the world: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/04/one-man-100000-toothpicks-and-35-years-scott-weavers-rolling-through-the-bay/

One man, 100,000 toothpicks, and 35 years: An incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco

6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain

http://www.cracked.com/article_16871_6-insane-discoveries-that-science-cant-explain.html We like to feel superior to the people who lived centuries ago, what with their shitty mud huts and curing colds by drilling a hole in their skulls. But we have to give them credit: They left behind some artifacts that have left the smartest of modern scientists scratching their heads. For instance, you have the following enigmas that we believe were created for no other purpose than to fuck with future generations. The Voynich Manuscript
Acid Trip : Incredible government experiment with an artist under influence of LSD. View amazing artwork in different stages of the acid trip and have a good laugh at the subject's comments and behaviour. This flash featured was developed by a viral marketing people at Dejan SEO PC standalone version | zipped Flash movie for PC computer users. MAC standalone version | zipped Flash movie for Macintosh computer users. - Giant Stars http://analogik.com/acid_trip/

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WARNING: Some people may find images from actual postmortem dissections disturbing. Viewer discretion advised. Videos on this page require either QuickTime Player or Windows Media Player . Postmortem dissection, or autopsy, was among the first scientific methods to be used in the investigation of violent or suspicious death. Autopsy remains the core practice of forensic medicine. The postmortem examiner surveys the body's surface, opens it up with surgical instruments, removes parts for microscopic inspection and toxicological analysis, and makes a report that attempts to reconstruct the cause, manner and mechanism of death. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/media/autopsy/index.html

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body: Galleries: Media: Autopsy