World’s Strangest

“QUANTUM SHOT” #612Link – by Avi Abrams We can not get enough of that stuff. The Future that never happened. The Past that kept dreaming and never woke up. Also read Part 2 and Part 1 We continue to update our extensive collection of the most inspiring and hard-to-find retro-futuristic images. As usual, we try to stay away [...]

LinkScroll down for today’s pictures & links. The Silliest Chase of All Time You know we here at DRB love a good chase in a movie, but this… this… is as atrocious as it’s royally silly. It’s also captivating in a weird way and has to be seen to be believed – taken from “Alluda Majaka” (1995), [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #611Link – article by M. Christian and A. Abrams Almost as good as “The Festival of the Freshwater Squid” (see here) As one travels the globe and observes the variety of fairs, festivals, and frivolities, it becomes clear that: 1) the concepts of “weird, strange, bizarre” are really in the eyes of the beholder – [...]

#126 – Week of January 28, 2010 Very Tight Pass on a Mountain Road – [awesome video]China’s Instant Cities – [great article]Boeing 777 in X-Ray Photography, pic – [fascinating]Super-detailed Weather & Nature Models – [using everyday objects]Temples of Knowledge: Spectacular Historical Libraries – This artist makes “fake” photographs of the WWI ships, example – P-Eco Concept [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #609Link – by A. Abrams If you’re not having fun doing politics, then you chose the wrong kind of business Politicians are often convinced that they need to take themselves seriously 100% of the time. However, such glum attitude often leads to sore miscalculations and bizarre ambitions like the Doomsday Machine (see Dr. Strangelove). The [...]

LinkScroll down for today’s pictures & links. Russian Extreme Loggers Off-road like you never seen it before – Russian-made “Ural” logging trucks and their drivers (from Karachaev region) are simply… unstoppable. Watch the video below and then click this link for more logging madness. Link ———— Cold fingers of… The creepiest icicle ever: (image via) ———— Dieselpunk art is alive and well Jud Turner’s sinister [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #608Link – by Avi Abrams Ever wanted to know what hides inside a perfect woman android? Forget “uncanny valley” – these are utterly alluring chrome-plated femmes. Open the company-sealed plaque and peek inside (note: this act voids the manufacturer’s warranty) - (gorgeous robot art by Emile Noordeloos) (art by Hajime Sorayama) Fernando Vicente is a talented illustrator with [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #607Link – article by Avi Abrams (with some material by Antoine Van Hove) Imagine pedaling into the sunset, riding these cool machines Nothing like opening a new year with some fresh designs – it clears the minds, refreshes our vision, and simply makes for a great eye-candy. Today we will see some outrageous modern concepts, [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #606Link – article by M. Christian and A. Abrams What’s that thing flying at the cruising altitude of a modern jet? In a deadly cold, without air? Common ducks routinely reach altitude of 5 to 6 kilometers (20,000 feet) We see them all the time, rowing across a clear, blue sky, applauding into the air when [...]

#125 – Week of January 7, 2010 The Deadliest Place on the Planet, video – [mind-boggling]Experience New Year on Times Square in VR – [has audio]Top Ten Places You Can’t Go – [fascinating]The data-crunching powerhouse behind “Avatar” – [geek info]Men were there only once, in 1960, for 20 minutes… – [time to explore more]Sculptural Pocket Watches, [...]