Macro food shots. Instagram filters. Clever angles. Airbrushing. Plenty of things can be easily done in order to make something appear an object appear a lot more attractive than how it looks in reality. Take this as an example: This is an image of a "stately residence complete with outdoor pool" spotted on a Korean real estate website. Appealing to many, you would think. A pool of that size . . .
Festive Mould
Mould. We see it on bread, fruit, walls, etc but this is the first that I've ever seen it in a petri dish in the shape of a Christmas tree. A group of scientists from the J.Craig Venture Institute clearly got into the Christmas spirit and combined science and art to create these little mould sculptures. They did this in an attempt to show the underlying beauty that mould possesses, rather . . .
O Christmas Tree
I love Christmas, everything about it just screams happy. So I'm going to make the most of it. The next few days will be Christmas-themed, so apologies in advance if you get a minor overload. Even my VLC icon is so excited, he's wearing a Christmas hat. First, a fact about fir trees. It's not a real Christmas without the tree… The genes of that lavishly decorated Douglas fir are old. Very old: . . .
The End of the World
We've all heard of those people preparing themselves for the end of the world – a whole bunch of them in 2000 and now another bunch emerging now that we're reaching the 21st of December 2012 (in fact, I'm quite sure that one of them lived in a caravan outside my father's office). One Chinese man decides to merge the Mayan prophesy with Noah's Ark, and decides to build his own version of the ark to . . .
Santa Dog
IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!! . . .
Up, Up and Away
I know that this has been done by National Geographic before, but anyone that manages to fly a (mini) house into the air with the help of a bunch of balloons deserves a mention. Professional cluster balloonist, Jonathan Trappe, recreated Disney Pixar's Up flying balloon house last weekend for the International Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico. As if being a 'professional cluster . . .
Christmas in a Can
You know how most people have this perception that they do not want to end up being that lonely old woman (or man) with the cats? Well, I've thought of a new benchmark. This. I do not ever want to be that lonely old woman who eats Christmas dinners out of a can. I understand that we are in an incredibly fast-food, fast-everything society these days but Christmas and Thanksgiving is the one . . .
Random adidas Fact
Just in case you were all dying to know how the sportswear brand got its name. The name "adidas" dates back to 1948 and comes from the name of the company's founder, Adolf Dassler. By putting together his nickname "Adi" and the first letters of his surname, the name "adidas" was born. I just randomly come across it in the FAQ section of their website and thought to share. I'm such a sucker for . . .
Apple the Apples
You might remember the Apple Pie that was featured awhile ago. Well, there has been yet another Apple occurrence, this time created by an unnamed Japanese Fuji apple orchard owner. This is it... How did he do this? The Fuji apple man designed special 'tan-toos' that prevented the stencilled areas from ripening as fast as the rest of the apple, thus creating the Apple-ised apples. Sometimes I . . .
Naked Vodka
There are many brands that are clearly owned by men. G-Spirits liquor company is definitely one of them, evident through the release of their most recent limited edition collection: The Naked Vodka. Okay, I actually made up that name in all entirely. It's called the 'G-Spirits Collection No. 1' but I thought it was quite dull considering its selling point. THE FOREMENTIONED SELLING POINT: This . . .