Chemical & Engineering News: What's That Stuff? You might ask yourself... What's That Stuff? Ever wondered about what's really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz, artificial snow, or self-tanners? Sort: Alphabetically (Text Only) | Most Recent The 25 most awesome mugs ever created « Blog of Francesco Mugnai
Book of Numbers ol Halloween Pumpkin 'Jack O' Lanterns' Designs Showcasing amazing artistically carved Halloween pumpkin designs or 'jack o' lanterns'. Also there's a video below showing how pumpkin carving is done. Let us know which one of these Halloween pumpkins is your favorite by commenting below. Did you know that Jack o' lanterns originated in Ireland as hollowed out turnips with candles packed in them to keep away evil ghosts and spirits on the Samhain holiday. The correct spelling halloween is in fact Hallowe'en Joke O Lantern Check out this amazing joker inspired Halloween pumpkin or 'jack-o-lantern' carved by Andy Bergholtz. Bergholtz used traditional clay sculpting tools to carve down the pumpkin and glued pieces he carved out back on for the hair. Creative Pumpkin Carving Video Here is a video demonstrating how pumpkin carving is done.Halloween House Check out this cool Halloween House which is covered with huge number of pumpkins during to celebrate Halloween! More Cool Halloween Lanterns Halloween dates back 2,000 years to pagans
Nature Sounds Borderlands Strategy Guide – Arid Hills Part 1 | Video Game Blog, Video Game Reviews, Video Game News reading: Home » PC, PC Games, PC Strategy, PS3, PS3 Games, PS3 Strategy, Strategy, Video Games, Xbox 360, Xbox360 Games, Xbox360 Strategy » Borderlands Strategy Guide – Arid Hills Part 1 By Published:22 January 2010 5:00 AM UTC Posted in: PC, PC Games, PC Strategy, PS3, PS3 Games, PS3 Strategy, Strategy, Video Games, Xbox 360, Xbox360 Games, Xbox360 Strategy Tags: Borderlands, borderlands guide, Borderlands strategy, strategy After you grab the note in the Zephyr Substation and complete Sledge: The Mine Key, you’ll progress to Sledge: To The Safe House. You’ll need to head to the Arid Hills for these quests. As soon as you walk in, you’ll spot a pair of vending machines to your left, as well as a New-U pole. The first mission we’ll do in the hills is Scavenger: Sniper Rifle, but we’ve got a ways to go to get there and there are plenty of enemies along the way. As you approach the house, sneak up behind it. Article from Gamersyndrome.com Related posts: About the Author
Thing in a Jar Thing in a Jar 7 inches by 4 inches, mason jar Pictured above is the Thing in a Jar that's usually sitting in my office at work. The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpey, acryllic paint and rubber cement. This is the third Thing in a Jar I've made. Here's a conceptual sketch I made of this Thing before I sculpted it. 1.5 by 2.5 inches, ballpoint pen Usually when I make a Thing in a Jar, I try to keep the shape ambiguous enough so that the viewer cannot really pin down exactly what they're looking at. The glass jar acts as a physical barrier, preventing the viewer from directly accessing its contents. I think this is much cooler than, for example, a painting, which basically has this big implicit sign hanging off of it that says, "I am just a painting of an object, not the object itself. Viewers of The Thing in a Jar do not have this preconception. Update OK here's what you do. That's it!
China's 'Invisible man' artist Liu Bolin disappears across the world By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 17:22 GMT, 20 November 2010 He's known as the invisible man for good reason. Whether lurking next to a telephone box or standing to attention in front of the iconic Beijing Olympic Stadium, Liu Bolin has made an art form out of blending in. The Chinese artist is creating more than just startling images with his works. Where is Liu Bolin? Italian job: The artist is barely visible beside a canal in Venice He claims they make a statement about his place in society. Standing silently in front of his chosen scene, in locations all around the world, the 38-year-old uses himself as a blank canvas. Then, with a little help from an assistant, he paints his body to merge as seamlessly as possible with what is behind him. It means people walking by while he is carrying out his performances often have no idea he is nearby until he begins to move. Enlarge Hanging by the telephone: Disguised amongst a pair of phone boxes. Can you see me?
Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal It looks like any other sea slug, aside from its bright green hue. But the Elysia chlorotica is far from ordinary: it is both a plant and an animal, according to biologists who have been studying the species for two decades. Not only does E. chlorotica turn sunlight into energy — something only plants can do — it also appears to have swiped this ability from the algae it consumes. Native to the salt marshes of New England and Canada, these sea slugs use contraband chlorophyll-producing genes and cell parts called chloroplasts from algae to carry out photosynthesis, says Sidney Pierce, a biologist at the University of South Florida in Tampa. That genetic material has since been passed down to the next generation, eliminating the need to consume algae for energy. However, the baby slugs can’t carry out photosynthesis until they’ve stolen their own chloroplasts, which they aren’t yet able to produce on their own, from their first and only meal of algae.
The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms. "My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception," he says. "The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered as the monopoly of the form and relevance of the information fades over time. Dettmer is originally from Chicago, where he studied at Columbia College. Update: Read our exclusive interview with the Book Surgeon here. Brian Dettmer's website