Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness

An article from DamnIntersting.com about Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Stained Glass Sundials From Around the World

An interesting site that documents many sundials that are set into tained glass.

Lustron Homes

A series of articles on Lustron Homes, prefab homes meant to be the home of the future, made entirely of steel. Though only 2,500 or so of these homes were built, they have stood the test of time.

With thanks to C. Junceau for the introduction.

LED Shirts

Particularly interesting for the fact that the LEDs are integrated into the fabric, and do not interfere witht he flexibility of the fabric.



With thanks to C. Junceau for the link.

Cat in a Bottle

Droolworthy GPS Device

From Sony comes a new GPS Device that tracks your the location of the pictures you took on a trip.

Professional Farters

An article on Professional Farters, from DamnInteresting.com.

Flight Patterns

Videos of flight patterns over the United States, based on real data, then computerized and extrapolated. Updated images based on better algorithms are also available.

Finch & Co.

The Finch's specialize in Wunderkammer (Cabinet of Curiousities) objects such as this table made from an elephant's ear:



Other items of similar nature can be found on their website, like "A mummified cat and two dogs," and a model of a three masted schooner made entirely of cloves.

Dionisio Minaggio's Feather Book

Dionisio Minaggio, Chief Gardener of Milan, created 157 collages of birds, hunters, tradesmen, musicians and Commedia del’Arte figures for his Feather Book. The book's pictures are composed entirely of birds' feathers in their natural, undyed colours. The Feather Book contains some of the earliest efforts to depict behaviour rather than simply showing the birds sitting in profile. The non-bird images are more elaborate.

To learn more, see Eleanor MacLean's article presented as a part of a feather Art Cymposium. An excerpt: "Feather art was first introduced to Europe by the Spanish explorers who had traveled to Brazil, Mexico and Peru. The majority of these works (with the exception of Philip II’s shield) are ecclesiastical in subject and use tiny feathers to imitate embroidery work. There is some suggestion that Minaggio drew his inspiration from the San Carlo Mitre which is now in Milan Cathedral. But Minaggio uses feathers of different sizes, cut to the appropriate shape and glued to a paper foundation. Minaggio seems to have been the only artist who created primarily secular scenes. What is certain is that no similar collection exists anywhere else and that this represents possibly the oldest preserved bird skins in existence, which makes them of importance taxonomically as well as artistically."


Dionisio Minaggio, Gardener to the Governor of Milan was the creator, and he made [this book] in the year 1618 156

Top 100 Wikipedia Articles

The top 100 Wikipedia searches, based on a running total.

Sculptures from Abandoned Shopping Carts

Shopping carts thrown into a swamp, recovered, and made into representations of wildlife from that area. Pretty neat!

Little people

Pictures from an art project consisting of "little hand-painted people, left in London to fend for themselves."

How to Eat a Zebra in 40 Minutes

A series of still photos showing a brief hunt by lionesses then eating a zebra. Not particularly gory, and they are beautiful photos.