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This place is incredible,

havent been there since I
was a child, but its one of
those places that really sticks
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Yeah, the Mont St-Michel IS

definitely a place to visit,
especially at dawn and/or
dusk.
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Absolutely wonderful.

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that Moon's got to be

photoshopped, right?

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No, this was taken when the

moon crashed into the earth
last Saturday.

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Last Saturday!? Dammit, I

miss all the good stuff.

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Harvest moon. When

A teardrop-shaped car, designed in 1934 Norman Bel Geddes: atmospheric conditions are
just right...it can fill your field
of vision. I've seen it this
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That's an amazing castle.

I can only imagine how
romantic a walk on the shore
would be.
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That's an amazing place and

amazing shots!!!
Photographers who took
these photos made a really
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I agree this place looks

incredible and the next best
thing if you cannot visit there
is to watch the movie filmed
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Ahhhh. No wonder there are

cheese bits near my
computer when I wake up in
the morning.
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I love these...Funny stuff

there!

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I want to hot karl that mouse.

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someone please scoop me

up, I just got melted...

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I am utterly in love <3

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Wow, I don't think I've ever

absorbed that much cute all
at once before.

Read more

Hey from Spain, i just wanted

to say that this is one of the
"DYMAXION" - The Original American Van
most interesting sites i've
ever surfed, good work ;)
Read more
Dymaxion Car was a teardrop-shaped, 3-wheeled, aluminum bodied auto, designed by
Buckminster Fuller in 1933. It was very much like a big van: it seated the driver and 10 That is definitely "cuteness"
passengers, but weighed less than 1000 lbs., went 120 miles/hr on a 90 horsepower aaaaahhhhh!!!!

engine, and got between 30-50 miles to the gallon of gas. "Fuller referred to it as "Omni-
Medium Transport" since it was ultimately intended to go by land, water, or sky. Only three Read more

were ever built." We have many wallabies

(species of macropod closely
related to kangaroo)living on
our property in southern
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This is one of the sweetest

things I've ever seen.

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Man thats so cool, I wouldnt

mind seeing a video of this or
some of the owners feed
back on how the squirrels
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these have GOT to be the

best pictures I've ever
seen...very cute. Thanks for
giving me something to smile
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Wow! That is amazing and

so adorable!

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I'm loving the "centerfold

spread" of the baby squirrel
on the bed drinking milk from
the dropper
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Great Video...Great site! I'd

love to swap links with you!

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Squirrell Special Needs:

When I was a child, my

mother rescued and raised 2
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That is one fu*cked up

looking car in a really bad
way.

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Looks dated as a matter of

fact. Looks like it would have
been a concept car in the
late 80's.
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Wow. Nasty, nasty, nasty!

This is why the Chinese don't
design for themselves!

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Is this sleeper or a shoe?

This got to be the Ugliest of
the Ugly concept I have ever
seen.
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Thank God this is just a

stupid and meaningless
concept. A silly question,
how in the hell would
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someone change a flat tire

I first saw this concept in

Design News mag. for
11/23/1959.It was called the
Prvenac [The "First"]and was
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simply beautiful.

great blog by the way, keep

up the good work mate!
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Fantastic post!

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me likes little bitty killer frogs

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Dangerous and cool looking,

but i think the blue ringed
octopus is a bit more lethal
than this.
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The venom from a single bite

of the inland taipan might be
potent enough to kill about
250,000 mice, or the mouse
Read more

Beautiful pictures, and not

just on this post.
Cool blog.

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Um... At least some of those

aren't poison fros. LOL The
third down, for one example,
is a "Pac Man Frog" and I
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nice blog! worth visiting

whole pages. thanks.

Read more

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Interestingly the frogs' poison

comes from eating ants.
Frogs raised in captivity are
not poisonous.
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Let us not forget the box

jellyfish.

http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com
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WOW! You should be in

National Geographic Mag.
Your blog is informative and
the pictures are amazingly
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There's an open source Bit

Torrent program called
"Azurues" and its icon is one
of these little blue poisonous
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super blog!!!!!!!!!!

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i liked this topic too much.

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oh, that's fantastic!!! Too

much interesting.

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i think your all ur pics are

smart and fantastic -
Especially the frogs!
Awesome work.
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I really love the pictures you

have on your post. they're
great. it's the only place i've
seen pictures of the "Mint
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Very informative, Ben - thank

you very much!

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GRANDES
FOTOS..SALUDOS DESDE
MEXICO

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i have a friend whose little

dog got sick and vet said
was from frog spraying on
him---is this possoble here in
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Does anybody know anyone

who keeps frogs such as
these at home, in an
aquarium, as pets?
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Wow. Why haven't I heard of

any of these devices before?

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cool...
But IMHO it's already been
developped: hang-gliding,
paragliding, ultralight... ;)
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Note to self- Never, ever

annoy Dostoevski.

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'Keine minute ohne comedy'

actually translates to 'no
minute without comedy'
rather than 'a minute of
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Wow quite a few that i hadn't

seen yet.
Thanks for posting!

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I've seen a similar

anti-smoking bus around
here.
That glass one and that
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HEEEEELLLLLLLLp me..
anyone know where that
cieling mural link can be
found/ordered of the funeral
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The six wheeled sports car is

the Covini CW6 - see for
instance:
http://www.gizmag.com
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FAB1 is from the

Thunderbirds Movie. Nice
concept but still all from the
mind of Gerry Anderson and
Read more

Haha Nazis had a great

sense of humor. I never
would have imagined.

Read more

Nazi Tanks? I never knew

Tanks could have a political
view. Maybe you meant
German tanks! Just like an
Read more

You know, if only textbook

authors can learn from these
fine examples on how to
motivate readers to keep
Read more

If you understand the

descriptions it's even more
funny xD

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that's how militarism works.

make them forget they kill
people.

Read more

"For every grenade that you

fi re:
your father paid 100
Reichsmarks in taxes,
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Thats a neat find, who says

history is boring?

Read more

I recommend a look at the

Luftwaffe's 1944 gunnery
manual for fighter pilots, the
"Schiessfiebel" as approved
Read more

The Luftwaffe obviously

wanted its pilot to score, one
way or the other. See for
yourself:
Read more
http://www.rafiger.de

That is unbelievable creepy.

I'm sure by 44 the Germans

were running a little short on
Read more

Oh those Nazis...

Read more

Those Nazi's knew funny.

Using sex to sell war, better
than Detroit using sex to sell
cars.
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I thought the manuals were

funny. Maybe manuals for
electronics need to be funny.

Read more

Latvija - what's wrong, you

don't like cookies? :)
all cookies are harmless
here, its just ad banners
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Oh my God, those are like

those nutty instruction
manuals for the
American and British forces.
Source and further reading: Washed Ashore Read more

I think it was during the

Vietnam war that the US
FASCINATION - An amazingly practical "Space Car" Army started publishing PM
magazine. It was a
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This was Paul M. Lewis second car creation: "Highway Aircraft Corporation" (Sidney,
Nebraska) unveiled "Tomorrow’s Car Today": the Fascination., which nearly

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Good communication is
revolutionized car design at the time. This sleek, jet-tube-fendered three-wheeler even essential. Reading this blog
today looks very futuristic. entry, everyone could learn
how to communicate well
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Here is how this article describes it:

"First, let’s look under the hood (presuming it has one, somewhere). While the
Fascination’s standard engine is an aluminum, fuel-injected four-cylinder, a new type of
energy source is touted as the vehicle’s soon-to-come power drive: the Nobel Gas
Plasma Engine.
"This engine is a closed two-cycle reciprocating engine that has no intake, uses no air,
emitting no exhaust at all! The fuel is self-contained and hermetically sealed in the
cylinders which are initially charged at the time of manufacturing, carrying their own power
supply that will last approximately 60 to 75 thousand miles with no fall of efficiency."

An environmentally safe engine that doesn’t need refueling for 60,000 miles - why
haven’t we heard of this miracle power source? (GM or Ford obviously must have sent out
their minions to squelch such a potentially damaging competitor.)"

"And although you may think that a three-wheeled craft may be more prone to rollover (the
main reason why three-wheeled ATVs were banned), the brochure lays this assumption to
rest:
"We can approach crossroads at 40 mph and without taking our foot off the throttle, turn
the corner at full speed. The car does not roll."

Source and further reading: PopCult Mag

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9 Comments:

Bill said...
When you look at those designs today, they can hardly be considered "aerodynamic".
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EL34 said...
Now I know where Lexus got their inspiration from.
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Brian said...
The Fascination cars still survive, apparently. Two of them are owned by a car collector
who also happens to own a Tucker.
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MB said...
Check Tatra T77:

The world's first serially produced aerodynamic car with a rear-mounted air-cooled engine
was introduced to the press on March 5th, 1934, in Prague. The T77 was a real sensation,
overtaking the world's motor car industry by several decades

http://www.tatra.demon.nl/cars_history_T77_T77A.htm
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Avi Abrams said...

Thanks for the tip, MB!!
Tatra is certainly a marvel
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Casimir said...
I love the Texaco Lubritorium. What a great name! Much better that Quik-Lube or the like.
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Anonymous said...
http://www.tatraclub.at/2004_Quizz04.htm
First aerodynamic car - in 1923.
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Anonymous said...
Bill said...
When you look at those designs today, they can hardly be considered "aerodynamic".

Not true- a teardrop shape is very aerodynamic- much more so than modern cars
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Anonymous said...
Dymaxion - perfect car for Sponge Bob !
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