Curiosities

Storm Clouds!

Wow. These photographs of storm clouds from Camille Seaman are absolutely stunning. I would have loved to use these when teaching types of clouds!

Captivating Photographs of Storm Clouds by Camille Seaman Show Nature's PowerPhotographer Camille Seaman travels the world capturing fleeting moments of power in diverse landscapes. From melting icebergs at both poles to stormy states across America, Seaman showcases the beauty, terror, and fragility of nature in her digital and film images. Seaman began storm-chasing after

3D Paintings on Buildings

David Louf paints buildings to appear more three-dimensional than they actually are. Great optical illusions!

Striking Three-Dimensional Interventions by Mr. June Layer Geometric Paintings Onto Architectural ElementsSince 1985 David Louf, aka Mr. June, has been creating striking urban interventions, recently producing murals that layer three-dimensional effects onto architectural elements. Within the last year his vibrant geometric abstractions have challenged viewer's perceptions in projects across the world,

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Take a look at these mind-bending illusions created by using mathematics! The video is long, but worth the watch. Professor Kokichi Sugihara creates his mind-blowing optical illusions in Tokyo, and films them for all to enjoy.

Book Excavations

I saw these fabulous pieces while walking through our airport here in Portland. James Allen begins with a hardcover book and carves a three-dimensional work of art through the pages. More examples at his website.

Visual Mashups

Pinecone lion, fish copter, and a cactus binky! Lots of fun and unexpected visual combinations from French creative agency Les Créatonautes.

How Animals Eat - The Kid Should See ThisTiny snail teeth, deep hamster cheeks, quick Betta reflexes, axolotl patience. Watch as six animals—a snail, a katydid, a betta fish, a hamster, an axolotl, and a duckling—eat different foods in diffe

How six different animals (a snail, a katydid, a betta fish, a hamster, an axolotl, and a duckling) eat! I could watch that snail all day :)

Rube Goldberg Cake Machine.

This is an unbelievable cake-serving Rube Goldberg machine from Joseph’s Machines.

Amazing Paper Sculptures

Fur Mirror

A motorized “mirror” made out of fur. And, incredibly, here’s one made out of toy penguins!

Earth and Moon PuzzlesExplore the Earth and Moon through our mind-bending, never-ending jigsaw puzzles. The Earth Puzzle is a map of the globe unlike any you’ve seen before. Start anywhere and see where your journey tak…

Earth Puzzle

Here’s a puzzle of the earth that has no end, no up or down, and no fixed shape! Scroll down for a great write about how it all works. Via Kottke.org

Seven Square Miles Over at In Focus, still the world's best photoblog (remember those!?), Alan Taylor is looking at different parts of the worl

Seven Square Miles

Each of these very different images, selected by Alan Taylor, shows seven square miles of the Earth’s surface. What fascinating diversity!

Who wins in a real life race between the Tortoise and the Hare? Watch to find out!

Butterfly Wings Up (Very) Close

Check out these photos of butterfly wings from Chris Perani! How does he do it?

Puzzle Montage

Jigsaw puzzle makers often use the same pattern for pieces and just print different pictures onto the puzzles. Tim Klein combines these puzzles to create ridiculously funny images.

Puzzle Montage Art by Tim Klein

Balloon Animals

The most amazing balloon creations I’ve ever seen! So hard to pick, but my favorites are probably the hedgehog and the blobfish.

Really cool pixelated food from artist Yunu Yoshida. This is not an effect; this is a photograph of very intricately placed cubes!

See more samples here.

Self-Taught Makeup Artist Transforms Her Face Into Striking Optical IllusionsShe is giving you face realness.

This instagram star learned to paint interesting optical illusions on her face using make-up! She even publishes time-lapse video tutorials for some of her creations.

A liquid clock with no mechanical pieces? How does that even work?

Read about it HERE

Photographing the Biggest, Oldest, and Rarest Trees on Earth Photographer Beth Moon travels the globe documenting some of the biggest, oldest, and rarest trees in the world -- dragon bl

Very Old Trees

Beth Moon photographs some of the oldest, rarest trees in the world on the island of Socotra, off the horn of Africa. After looking at the photos, read her artist’s statement.

Japanese Sound Garden

A delightful structure in a Japanese forest creates the most relaxing sounds. It actually performs Bach’s Cantana 147– simply by falling through the trees!

How the Japanese Constructed the World's Most Incredible Sound Garden - Garden Collage MagazineIf a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound? Ok, here’s an easier question: if you use those trees to make a giant, 50-yard long xylophone, does it make a sound? Yes, yes it does – and what a beautiful sound it is. Back in 2012, when a Japanese phone company launched its latest touch phone, Morihiro Harano and

This one's hard to describe. Russian Artist Vladimir Tomin creates some fantastically surreal video clips. My favorite is the bus stop sign around 1:10.

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