Spanish street artist e1000 , painted a 3D pedestal protruding from the sidewalk of Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza in Madrid. It gives the illusion (when seen from above street level) of a pedestal emanating from the street
Alex Thomson Racing, also known as the Hugo Boss Sailing Team, attempts what it is called ‘The Keel Walk‘, a stunt that has become infamous throughout the world thanks to the iconic image of Alex ‘riding’ the keel of his 60ft yacht ‘Hugo Boss‘. As his 8-tonne carbon fibre yacht, Hugo Boss, sails on edge, Alex pulls up in a 255-horsepower ski jet and leaps onto the keel of the boat.
Tip jars are appearing all over the place lately, so sometimes they need a clever sign to attract attention. The trick is to get them to tip you for how funny you are, not how good the service was. If I came across some of these tip jars, I’d certainly tip more.
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A new infographic from Omni Tech explores the interesting issues many have with tech support.
![The Journey of Jeremy Lin [Infographic]](http://www.meterdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/linfographic1-150x150.jpg)
Jeremy Lin is not only a Christian athlete.
There really is a Hello Kitty dentist in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Definitely the pinkest and cutest dentist on earth. The clinic is called “ Hearts Dental Clinic .” The reason for making a “Hello Kitty” dental clinic isn’t simply that Japan is crazy for Kitty it is but rather, the clinic uses the character as a way to make going to the dentist less nerve racking for patients, especially younger ones.
A Swiss man has installed a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon. The front passanger seat is gone
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On January 19th, Apple made a huge announcement: The introduction of iBooks 2, which would include high school textbooks, and iBooks Author, which would allow anyone to create them.
The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, at 2400 meters above sea level now has a neighboring Starbucks. “Nowhere else in the world can skiers and riders enjoy a delicious Starbucks coffee without missing a beat on the slopes,” said Squaw Valley’s president and CEO
Standing in front of Providence’s Federal Courthouse in Rhode Island is an unusual monument constructed out of steel, concrete and 1,000 used handguns. Dubbed the Gun Totem by its artist, Boris Bally, the imposing obelisk was constructed in 2001 with guns from a firearm buy-back program called Guns for Goods, founded by Dr. Michael P.
