Author Archives: The Presurfer
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This is what the Food Court in Hell must look like.
The 11 Worst Fast Food Restaurant Names.
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At least 100 species go extinct every day. That’s how this amazing video by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore begins. And there’s no better way to grab someone’s attention. The will give you a brand new appreciation for what we stand to lose if changes aren’t made immediately.
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When you gotta go, you gotta go. And answering nature’s call is certainly what the builders of these remote outhouses seem to have had in mind. Often situated in incredibly scenic locations, some of these outhouses also seem highly precarious, looking like they’re about to topple over a cliff at any minute.
Was this positioning chosen in the name of ventilation? Who knows.
Marvel at 13 of the loneliest latrines on earth.
Spelen in de virtuele zandbak
Augmented Reality isn’t just about flashing Google Project Glass alerts up in your line of sight, it’s also about getting your hands dirty with some mediated reality thanks to an Augmented Reality Sandbox project by UC Davis.
The handiwork of researchers at the W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences, the digital sandbox uses a projector and Microsoft Kinect sensor to track the contours of the sand and overlay a real-time topographic map complete with virtual water flow.
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Pictures of Tokyo underground (subway, metro, T-bane, tube, U-Bahn) commuters on the way to work.
8 Lesser Known Crowded Islands From Around The World
When you think of islands, wide, pristine beaches and uninhabited jungles typically come to mind. These 8 lesser-known islands probably used to be like that once – but today, they have developed into entire towns. Islanders often have problems due to congestion in these settlements, and tourists from time to time come to enjoy the special charm of crowded islands.
Bulgaarse monsterdag: het Kukeri ritueel
Kukeri is a traditional Bulgarian ritual to scare away evil spirits, with costumed men performing the ritual. The costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals and large bells attached to the belt. Around New Year and before Lent, the Kukeri walk and dance through the village to scare evil spirits away with the costumes and the sound of the bells, as well as to providea good harvest, health, and happiness to the village during the year.
The Kukeri traditionally visit the peoples’ houses at night so that ‘the sun would not catch them on the road.’ After going around thevillage they gather at the square to dance wildly and amuse the people. The ritual varies by region but its essence remains largely thesame.
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