Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
The ghost mansion of Louis Mantin — Time capsule opened after 100 years
The ghost mansion of Louis Mantin — Time capsule opened after 100 years:
From a January 18, 2011 BBC News report
(which includes a video tour, from which the screengrabs above and below extracted):
"A mansion house in central France
that was kept locked up for 100 years
has just been opened to the public,
in accordance with its owner's last wishes."
"Louis Mantin, a wealthy gentleman from the town of Moulins,
stipulated in his will
that his house should be turned into a museum
a century after his death."
[via Richard Kashdan]
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
World Air Traffic 24 Hour Period
World Air Traffic 24 Hour Period:
It is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to abo..(Read...)
What country do you live in? Me, Im in Poland
What country do you live in? Me, I'm in Poland:
The current issue of The Economist features an interesting graphic (above), which labels each of the United States
with the name of the nearest equivalent country to it in 2009 in terms of the size of their economies.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Soundwagon — "Worlds smallest portable record player"
Soundwagon — "World's smallest portable record player":
I call it the magic bus.
"Built-in needle and speaker powered by a 9v battery. All you need to do is place the wagon on a record and let it ride."
Cherry Red, Royal Blue, Black, or White.
¥7,980 ($96).
[via Paul Biba and Cool Hunting]
