Wednesday, March 25, 2009

142 Fantastically Funky Modern Furniture Designs


We sit on it during the day, sleep on it at night, eat off it and even look at our reflection in it - but how much thought do we really give our ordinary to amazing furniture and the rooms we have full of it? Some designers have gone to great lengths to get us to view even the most mundane pieces of furniture in a new and different light. From creative transformable, collapsible and comfortable designs to incredible, offbeat and painfully awkward ones here are one hundred and forty-two furniture innovations that will at least turn heads.

12 Rad Retro Vehicles That Were Never Produced


Concept cars, dream machines and technology-packed prototypes give us hints of what the future holds for bikers, drivers, sailors and flyers - many have even gone into production little changed from their showpiece status. Here are 15 that have not, though they live on in our imaginations.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Trinity of the Sun Dog


A sun dog or sundog is a common bright circular spot on a solar halo. It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals making up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Often, two sun dogs can be seen (one on each side of the sun) simultaneously.

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Friday, March 6, 2009

High-Tech Gadgets that Detect Magic


Science can't explain magic - but that doesn't mean science can't detect it. Modern fantasy is full of cool gizmos that can identify sources of mystical power... and even track them down. Here's our list.