Justin Theng
5 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About Ancient Civilizations. Since not all of us decided to tell our parents we'd be moving back home in four years by majoring in classics, much of what we know about ancient Greece and Rome tends to come from films and TV -- meaning that much of what we "know" originated with some Hollywood producer saying, "Yes, but can we make the togas sexier? " For example, you probably think that ... #5. The Romans Were Orgy-Crazed Jastrow The Myth: Quick, let's do a word association. Geography Pictures / UIV / Getty / Hemera Technologies / PhotoObjects.ne"Veni vidi vhat's up, doc? " The Reality: Here's why you should never get your history lessons from a film produced by Penthouse : It appears the stories of Roman sex festivals were mostly the result of nasty rumors made up after the fact.
"... and this one won't giggle while he fetches the anal lube. " As it turns out, the Romans had trouble even imagining an orgy. But if the movie Caligula isn't as accurate as we'd hoped, who invented the Roman orgy? This was painted in 1470. #4. Have Egypt's long lost pyramids really been found on Google Earth? Historical maps show sandy mound may hide monument larger than Giza. Sandy mounds discovered by an American scientist in the Egyptian desert are labelled as pyramids on 34 rare, antique mapsArchaeology researcher Angela Micol's find was dismissed by many but a preliminary ground study has found shafts and cavitiesOne site spotted on satellite is three times the size of Great Pyramid at Giza By Sarah Griffiths Published: 14:52 GMT, 19 July 2013 | Updated: 16:22 GMT, 19 July 2013 Mounds of sand spotted in the Egyptian desert using Google Earth might be the site of long-lost pyramids.
American archaeology researcher Angela Micol pinpointed two areas along the Nile basin, 90 miles apart, both containing unusual shaped mounds last year. There was resistance by other archaeologists about whether her find was indeed that of unknown pyramids but now a preliminary ground study using ancient maps suggest that the location might, in fact, be correct. Scroll down for video If it is genuine, it could be the largest pyramid ever discovered. 'The images speak for themselves. Pocket releases great new Chrome app. ColAR Uses Augmented Reality To Bring Your Kid’s Drawing To Life. I would’ve written this earlier, but I was busy picking pieces of my mind up off the floor. I get to write about cool stuff all day, but this… this is incredible. colAR is the coloring book of the future. By mashing up traditional coloring books with some good ol’ augmented reality voodoo, colAR brings your kid’s drawings to life in full, animated 3d. I’m going to put some words down below this video because that’s my job, but seriously, just watch this (though preferably with your own soundtrack): First, you go to colAR’s web site and print out your coloring page of choice (the free app usually comes with one option included and a few others available for in-app purchase, but their full catalog is free until July 28th).
After you’ve printed out the page, bust out that old art box. Once you’re done, pop open the app, and hit the “Play” button to bring up a camera view. I like to think that I built one of the cooler examples of augmented reality, but this one is pretty much perfect. Keith Barry: Brain magic.