Stunning Miniature Wonderland
Stunning Miniature Wonderland Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. This is not “tilt-shift” effect; these are real, incredibly detailed and meticulously put-together models: whole cities, working airports, including the largest model railway / railroad in the world: Today’s pictures & links: Mind-Bending Cityscape
———— Cool GAZ M-1 Tuning Job
———— Some Incredible Places to Visit Best trips for 2012? National Geographic suggests some here in a spectacular photo gallery:
1. Dresden, Germany
Shown above is the Poya Festival in Sri Lanka, and a leopard in Yala National Park. “A long line of lights illuminates the path to the summit of Adam’s Peak during the Poya Festival in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. This mountainous, mist-draped realm has long been popular with backpackers and other adventurers for its tea plantations and rain forest preserves.” ———— Ocean Floor News!
Underwater photography from Marineland, 1940. ———— Mixed fresh links for today: Cute Robot Recognizes Itself – [is it me? NICE!...] ———— Gas Station Happiness from the 1950s Check out these “service station inspectors” from 1959:
No wonder drivers were excited to get there! - ———— Exclusive 50% off for DRB Readers Here is something neat: FloatingUniversity.com just launched two cool courses, one of which (Great Big Ideas) is being used by freshman at Harvard, Yale and Bard this fall. We are happy to give DRB readers access to the twelve lecture course at a substantial discount — 50% off — using a Dark Roasted Blend Discount code “DRB”. Make the best use of this opportunity! ———— Addition to our “Heavy Machinery in Trouble” series Sad ending for this trucks’ encounter with the CPR bridge in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada: ———— Cows Camouflage ———— Big-Eyed Wonder!
———— A moment of beauty and sad romanticism
Here is a song to listen to if you want some heartbreaking bittersweet experience. The lyrics (“Finally, We…”) are in Italian, but Google translation may give you an idea. Pooh (featuring Riccardo Fogli, 1973) “Infiniti Noi” – Listen here
Ancient Chinese Poetry: “Facing Snow” A chaos of clouds droops into the sunset; When I awake, I’ll memorize returning. –T’ao Ch’ien (365-427) Sir, you ask guidance, RULES for success and failure: –Wang Wei (701-761) ———— One Dreamy Cat Wonderfully warm, glowing photo by Sasha Levin, Russia:
———— Bismuth Crystals Iridescent refraction hues of the artificially grown bismuth – more info
———— The following is a short round-up of the best from our Facebook stream (which update every day with unique material, not available on DRB otherwise): The flower heads of the Mediterranean orchid Orchis italica, photo by Ana Retamero Olmos (Spain): DIY Steering Wheel… and making great sandals from used tires: Why do I like this device? Clearly not practical… - Adam & Eve Anatomy Fail: Multi-Track Drifting! – ———— Beautiful Anime Art Girls waiting for trains… Breakthrough - ———— What to do in the office when bored ———— Never Give Up! Live Version READ ALL BISCOTTI ISSUES HERE -> Make sure to check our daily updates on Facebook!
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