Sunday 30 December 2007

Thursday 15 November 2007

WW2 US aircraft re-emerges


For 65 years, this Second World War fighter had lain hidden under the surface of a beach in Wales where it crash-landed.

Just a short distance above it, holidaying families have built sandcastles, strolled and swum, all unaware of its existence.

But now the P-38 Lightning has re-emerged after freak weather conditions caused the sands to shift and expose its rusting frame.

Sunday 4 November 2007

Thursday 1 November 2007

Saturday 27 October 2007

Ice Storm







Thanks to Catarina for making me aware of these.

Tuesday 23 October 2007

Japanese ninja skirt




This 'safety' dress was inspired by a trick used by Japanese ninja assassins, who cloaked themselves in black blankets so they couldn't be seen at night.

Wednesday 10 October 2007

Low flying jet

Wednesday 3 October 2007

World's largest swimming pool


At the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile:


Saturday 29 September 2007

Friday 3 August 2007

From the bottom up

Building in London being demolished from the bottom-up.

Tuesday 12 June 2007

Saturday 26 May 2007

More street art


Sex change


Amazing pictures of sex change paratrooper Captain Ian Hamilton

Air Race

Britain's Nigel Lamb (right), Spain's Alejandro Maclean (left)and America's Kirby Chambliss perform during a transfer flight to a temporary airfield in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Mars global surveyor


This artist rendering released by NASA shows the Mars Global Surveyor in orbit around Mars

Gliese 531 c(L)

An artistic illustration by the European Southern Observatory shows the new planet known as Gliese 531 c(L) orbiting a red dwarf star. European astronomers have spotted what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet outside our solar system, with balmy temperatures that could support water and, potentially, life.

M81 Spiral Galaxy

A new ultroviolent image has ben taken of the magnificent M81 spiral galaxy. It was taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, GALEX.

Royal Navy Super-sub

Construction work continues on the Royal Navy's newsest super-sub, Astute, in the BAE shipyard in Cumbria.

Woops!


A 35-year-old building in Surat in the Indian state of Gujurat

Beijing underground


A worker stands on a car of a transport train at the construction site of the Beijing underground system. 52 new stations are under construction and are expected to be finished sveral months before the start of the 2008 Olymic Games.

Pretty planes

Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets fly in formation while releasing flares during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Suao, Ilan country.

Extra-solar planet


An artist's rendition of a planet (left) circling the M-dwarf star GJ 346. An odd planet the size of Neptune, made mostly of hot, solid water, has been discovered not far from Earth and offers evidence that other planets may be covered with oceans

Abuse of transportation devices



Phone a (fat) friend?

Saturn


Saturn backlit by the sun, with the Earth appearing as a tiny dot in upper left. Thanks to the Cassini space probe (and the American taxpayer!).

Historical art


So whats so amazing about this? Hint, look at it from the very far right side of your monitor

Street Art