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The Largest Loop in a Car

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The Largest Loop in a Car

Finally! A world-record, completely real “Double Loop Dare” stunt: driving two rally cars through the 66-foot tall Double Loop track at X Games in Los Angeles – more info:

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Today’s pictures & links:

The Most Photogenic Waterfall?

This spectacular waterfall on one of the Amazon River’s tributaries is located close to Sumaco Galeras and Yasuni National Park in Equador – namely, Cascada de San Rafael (San Rafael Falls), map link:

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Bird Acrobatics!

This is a bearded tit bird, diving for food. Photo by Edwin Kats.

(image credit: Edwin Kats)

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Deep “Mysteries” of Easter island

(image credit: Randy Olson, National Geographic)

“Tourists diving on Easter Island’s reef encounter a fake moai, made for a 1994 Hollywood movie and then sunk offshore.” Photograph by Randy Olson From “Easter Island,” National Geographic, July 2012.

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Mixed fresh links for today:

Coffee Ad from the 1650s! – [fascinating]
The Charlie Brown Cafe in Korea – [interesting]
This is how fashion show should be done! – [steampunk]
Backward Baby Limbs – [total fail]
Unique Retro “Cyborg” Diving Suit – [vintage tech]
10 Days in Minsk: Ugly, Soviet Architecture – [pics, scroll down]
Hilarious: Guy twits replies from “Universe” account – [funny]
Honda Helix Impressive Concept Page – [futurism, hi-res pic]
Spectacular Glacier Bike Race – [wow video]
Robot Dubstep: Neat Animation – [cool video]
This Video is Loading… Loading… – [fun video]
How to catch a kangaroo, more – [fun video]
Most Creative Air Vents Art & Design – [compilation]
I Don’t Care! – [humorous infographic]

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Super Bus, spotted in San Diego

Would be nice to find out more about it, or get pictures of the inside! -

(image credit: Howard Gribble)

Also, we love this great vintage aerodynamic bus! 1956, Turin, Italy, the “Golden Dolphin”:

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Stalemate!

Who should move first? Maybe they should back up all at once (if possible).

… meanwhile, going all the way –

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His Master’s Voice

Read about the history of famous “dog listening to a phonograph” logo here.

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The following is a short round-up of the best from our Facebook stream (which we update every day with unique material, not available on DRB otherwise):

Joseph Enouy’s 8-cylinder, 48-shot percussion revolver, dated 1855 –

Forest in Georgia (former USSR) takes over apartment building -

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Lots of Tesla fun! (great idea for a date?) -

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Organic Sculptures by Jae Hyo Lee – see more here:

Like this bridge… “Land Bridge” in Vancouver, Washington -

Probably the best photo of Rio de Janeiro ever, with the incredible “cloud wave”! – see more here:

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Tough Love -

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The Army of Love

This parade seems to have happened in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Incredibly Romantic Gothic Lake Tower in Wales

This beauty is the Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower: “its purpose is to filter or strain out material in the water with a fine metal mesh, before the water flows along a 70mile long aqueduct to Liverpool”:

(image credit: Steve)

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The Torpedo Grill

This “Torpedo grill” is one of the series of grills from “The Secret Soviet WW2 Grills”, made by Lance Greathouse:

“These grills could have changed the outcome of the war! Propane, charcoal and smoker all-in-one, with a 175 watt built-in stereo system and
sounds of a real submarine while it is in operation” (just kidding) – more photos here

(image credit: Lance Greathouse)