Terraced Mountains of Rice

March 21st, 2012 julia

These terraced mountains in China, Benguet, Philippines and Bali are used to grow rice, the primary staple in the diet of much of the world’s population. These landscapes have been altered to hold pools of water where none should exist and have created surreal and beautiful places. Like rice? Rice is a staple in many countries. Terraced paddy fields are very common in rice farming where the land is hilly or mountainous. Terraced rice fields helps to decrease erosion and work well for rice crops which need to be grown in a flooded area. Terraced paddy fields are built into steep hillsides by intense physical labor, sometimes by using a water buffalo to help in the wetlands. While terraced rice fields are a common sight in third-world countries, it is an uncommon sight for many of us.

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Hilarious Faces While Violently Shaking Heads

March 14th, 2012 julia

Here’s a quite large collection of photos with people violently shaking heads. We often see this phenomenon at dogs. It’s called “jowling”, and is far less adorable when humans do it. The violent shaking of one’s head side-to-side in order to obtain a photograph of one’s face distorted from the intense side-to-side motion. One useful thing you can do with this technique is to simulate a heavy punch to the face. If you want to try your hand at jowling photography, just make sure you use a fast enough shutter speed to avoid any motion blur. A good way to do this is simply to use flash. Take a look. Enjoy.

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Car Accidents

March 10th, 2012 julia

Car accidents can cause many different injuries, to virtually any part of your body, depending on the circumstances of the crash and the severity of the impact. But if you take a closer look at the range of insurance claims and personal injury lawsuits related to auto accidents, you’ll see that certain injuries crop up more than others. Major accidents usually cause major injuries and minor accidents often result in little or no injury. But you’ve probably heard about car crashes where a car was totaled but the driver (miraculously) walked away unharmed. And, you have also probably heard about the opposite situation, where a relatively minor car accident left a driver with injuries that caused a lifetime of problems. Take a look at these photos of different car accident.

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Lara Croft Girls

March 7th, 2012 julia

Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix (previously Eidos Interactive) video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world. Created by Toby Gard during his employment at UK developer Core Design, the character first appeared in the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. The character has also appeared in video game sequels, printed adaptations, a series of animated short films, feature films (portrayed by Angelina Jolie), and merchandise related to the series. Official promotion of the character includes a brand of apparel and accessories, action figures, and model portrayals. Croft has also been licensed for third-party promotion, including television and print advertisements, music-related appearances, and as a spokes-model. Take a look at these amazing Lara Croft girls. Enjoy.

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Amazing Castles from Loire Valley

March 2nd, 2012 julia

The Loire Valley, spanning 280 kilometers (170 mi), is located in the middle stretch of the Loire River in central France. Its area comprises approximately 800 square kilometers (310 sq mi). It is referred to as the Cradle of the French Language, and the Garden of France due to the abundance of vineyards, fruit orchards, and artichoke, asparagus, and cherry fields which line the banks of the river. Notable for its historic towns, architecture and wines, the valley has been inhabited since the Middle Palaeolithic period. In 2000, UNESCO added the central part of the Loire River valley to its list of World Heritage Sites. Take a look at these amazing castles from Loire Valley. Enjoy.

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Hot Models from Miami Fashion Week

March 1st, 2012 julia

Miami Fashion Week looks fun. Models in bikinis. Designers from around the world came to present their new collections. Buyers, journalists, representatives of international media, celebrities – they all gathered at the Fashion Week Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in South Beach. Miami Beach was the center of the fashion show, sales, parties and various entertainment events, guests who are models, designers, journalists, producers, representatives of large trade companies and foreign press.

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The World’s Biggest Hole

February 29th, 2012 julia

This is known as The World’s Biggest Hole (even though it’s really not) and it’s located in Russia. It’s a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia near the town of Mirna and is 525 meters deep and 1.25 kilometers in diameter. Check it out. Enjoy.

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This truck is one of the biggest in the world. 13.36 meters in length, 7.78 meters in width, and 6.65 meters tall.

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In this picture below, the truck appears as just a small dot.

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The suction above this hole is so great, that several helicopters crashed as a result of it. Flight above the hole is prohibited now.

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Satellite view.

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Art of Tightrope Walking

February 26th, 2012 julia

Tightrope walking (or funambulism) is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope, usually at a great height. One or more artists performs in front of an audience (a common act in circuses) or as a publicity stunt (often attempting to set location-specific distance or height records). Tightrope walkers sometimes use balancing poles and may perform the feat without a safety net for effect. Tightwire is the art of maintaining balance while walking along a tensioned wire between two points. It can be done either using a balancing tool (umbrella, fan, balance pole, etc.) or “freehand”, using only one’s body to maintain balance. Typically, tightwire performances will fall into one of two distinct types of acts: dance/movement or object manipulation. It is common for tightwire artists to include a variety of props in their acts, such as clubs or rings, hats or canes in order to help them maintain their balance.

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Female Toreadors

February 25th, 2012 julia

A torero is a bullfighter and the main performer in bullfighting, practiced in Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word torero describes any of the performers who actively participate in the bullfight. The main one who is the leader of the entourage and who kills the bull is addressed as maestro (master) and his formal title is matador de toros (killer of bulls) but the word “matador” by itself is only used in English and never in Spanish. The term torero encompasses all who fight the bull in the ring (picadores and rejoneadores). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called subalternos and their suits are embroidered in silver as opposed to the matador’s gold. And here’s how female bullfighters look like. Enjoy.

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Sunglasses From the Past

February 23rd, 2012 julia

Most of the designer sunglasses trends from the past 10 years have leaned toward vintage – but not usually ironic. Each regular and designer famous brand has got out designs which were well liked two decades ago, such as aviator, wayfarer, and oversize sunglasses. However, designers for these sunglasses did not easily tread out older designs. Preferably, these people modified older styles for those fresh centuries, in some instances, even created some manly styles for women. Frequently, most of the types of shades found in stores are just like these found in vintage clothes stores, though refreshed frames and colors. Check out these sunglasses from the past. Enjoy.

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