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Working in the Woodpile 22 Aug 2013 | 07:56 am
YOU HAVE TO HAND IT TO ANYONE who builds their own, private backyard getaway. And for those who do differently, with style or thought, well, my hat is really off to them. This woodpile office was desi...
Science Tattoos, Or, How to Let the World Know You are REALLY a Nerd 29 Jul 2013 | 05:29 am
(Above) Marc Morency, Quartermaster 1st class, USN, writes: “My tattoo is the visual depiction of how to plot a line of position from a celestial body using the altitude intercept method, a method whi...
Twins, Triplets, Death and Kidnappings 15 Jul 2013 | 04:02 am
(Above) Baby born 16.3 pounds and 2 feet tall. Click on image for a larger view. (Above) This Dorothea Lange-style photo shows the 11 member Cleveland Piper family. Click on image for a larger view. ...
Inspired by the Manta Ray 25 Jun 2013 | 08:25 am
(Above) Inspired by the Manta Ray, 24k-Architecture went to work developing an extraordinary structure for children in Thailand. (Above and below) Scale models. (Above) One of many preliminary drawi...
World War II: Then and Now 5 Jun 2013 | 07:55 am
Image 1, c. 1944; click image for larger view. Image 1, c. 2009; click image for larger view. Image 2, c. 1944; click image for larger view. Image 2, c. 2009; click image for larger view. Image 3, c....
Innovative Escape Tools from German Prisons 26 May 2013 | 09:20 am
(Above) DOUBLE-BARRELED PISTOL This gun was found along with other homemade firearms in the cell of two Celle prison inmates on November 15, 1984. The weapons had been made in the prison’s metal works...
Amazon Women of the Ukraine 6 May 2013 | 05:48 am
All photos on this post © Guillaume Herbaut. IN THE UKRAINE, A COUNTRY WHERE FEMALES ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRAFFICKING AND GENDER OPPRESSION, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling thems...
1889 Johnstown, PA Flood Account & Family Death 15 Apr 2013 | 08:21 am
Click image for larger view. Click image for larger view. IT IS REALLY QUITE AMAZING WHAT CAN BE FOUND ON EBAY IF YOU SPEND THE TIME TO LOOK. Amidst the flotsam of junk, fakes and Walmart resellers ...
Some Great Textiles 31 Mar 2013 | 08:19 am
Concentric Square Quilt USA circa 1940, Graphic Concentric Square Quilt, Hand-stitched black, yellow and gray African American quilt made of rayon. Via 1st dibs and Just Folk (Click image for larger v...
It's Good to be King, if Just for a While 4 Mar 2013 | 03:52 am
I FOUND THESE PATCHES ON EBAY. Neither the seller nor I have any idea as to their origins or meaning, but I can make some good guesses. I really love the ones with the lightning bolts... me thinks it ...
