Very Cool Pics

The best pictures of 2008 (40 photos)

2008-12-18T08:48:00.000-08:00

Russian Super Car Marusya (Marussia)

2008-12-18T08:36:00.000-08:00

Art by People Who Dont Like Reading

2008-12-16T09:58:00.000-08:00

40 Very Creative Anti-Smoking Ads

2008-12-09T04:13:00.000-08:00

Amazing Festivals of Santa Claus In New York

2008-12-05T11:30:00.000-08:00

Creative Barber Art

2008-12-04T05:47:00.000-08:00

Pictures For Egg Lovers

2008-12-03T12:26:00.001-08:00

Cool Pictures From Space

2008-11-30T08:53:00.000-08:00

Funny and Bizarre Bicycles

2008-11-28T05:46:00.000-08:00

Underground Data Center

2008-11-18T04:00:00.001-08:00

Cool Painting On Penciles

2008-11-07T07:12:00.000-08:00

After Ice Rain In North China

2008-11-01T06:35:00.000-07:00

France in Miniature

2008-10-24T07:40:00.000-07:00

At 25 kilometers from Paris, near Versailles and Rambouillet castle, is Elankur place where open-air layout built by the French on a scale of 1:30. There are 150 landscapes typical of towns and villages of France, surrounded by miniature forests, rivers and seas.

In the area of 5 hectares played more than 160 famous historical monuments from all over the country, 60 000 characters,

20 000 dwarf trees, rivers 5, 2 hectares of the sea , highways . Visit France in miniature "gives an overview of all known regions and cities in the country

Cool Radical Hummer Tuning

2008-10-22T06:55:00.001-07:00

Sure many might not consider this real tuning but according to me this is the most radical tuning I’ve ever seen, better than the super audio system even. The man who did this really wanted to go all out to stand out and as you can see in the photos he was successful. Anyone can get some “bling-bling” rims, a low spoiler and stuff like that, but wooden wagon-wheels? Genius, simply genius.

Hysterically Funny Dog Halloween Costumes

2008-10-21T04:37:00.000-07:00

Amusing Mugshot T-Shirts

2008-10-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

Don’t you just love ironic t-shirts as a means of expression for mug shots? Nothing is known about the crime that they have commited but a good guess can easily be derived from the t-shirts that they are wearing.

Poor Bikes Of The World

2008-10-16T11:50:00.000-07:00

Harley Davidson Museum

2008-10-15T04:50:00.000-07:00

Whether you were raised on a Harley motorcycle or just dig what H-D is all about, there's a place in our family for you.

Believe It Or Not These Are Cakes

2008-10-15T03:09:00.000-07:00

Very Cool Transparent Chevrolet

2008-10-14T12:43:00.000-07:00

Royal Crowns from around the world

2008-10-12T05:33:00.001-07:00

Queen Victoria

WÃ¼rttemberg

Nubian royal crown

Crown of Ottokar II, Prague

Isabelle Catile crown

Bayern

Silla Crown

Wien

Russian Crown

Reginei Maria crown

Hungarian Crown

Denmark crown

Brazilian Imperial Crown

Reginei Elisabeta from Romania

Farah Crown

Gaya crown of Korea

Hungarian Kings

Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire

Imperial State Crown

Johannes Flintoe crown for Norwegian Prince 1846

Kiani Crown

Kaiser Rudolf II from Austria

Kruna Karadjordjevica

Pahlavi Crown

Tillia Tepe Crown

World's Most Famous Landmarks Replaced By Cheap Souvenirs

2008-10-10T03:11:00.000-07:00

The Tree Man

2008-10-03T00:53:00.000-07:00

Heart Attack Grill

2008-10-02T15:25:00.001-07:00

Prayer Booth

2008-10-02T04:19:00.000-07:00

We Love Cats

2008-09-29T10:48:00.000-07:00

Blue Angels

2008-09-23T00:43:00.000-07:00

At the end of World War II, Chester W. Nimitz, then the Chief of Naval Operations, ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team to keep the public interested in naval aviation. The Blue Angels performed their first flight demonstration less than a year later in June 1946 at their home base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. Flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat, they were led by Lt. Cmdr. Roy “Butch” Voris.

Only two months later on August 25, 1946, the Blue Angels transitioned to the Grumman F8F Bearcat. One year later, the 1947 team, led by Lt. Cmdr. Robert Clarke, introduced the now famous “Diamond Formation.”

By the end of the 1940’s the Blue Angels were flying their first jet aircraft, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther. In response to the demands placed on naval aviation in the Korean Conflict, the team reported to the aircraft carrier USS Princeton as the nucleus of Fighter Squadron 191 (VF-191), Satan’s Kittens, in 1950.

The team reorganized the next year and reported to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, where they began flying the newer and faster version of the Panther, the F9F-5. The Blue Angels remained in Corpus Christi until the winter of 1954 when they relocated to their present home base at NAS Pensacola, Florida. It was here that they progressed to the swept-wing Grumman F9F-8 Cougar.

The ensuing 20 years saw the Blue Angels transition to two more aircraft, the Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (1957) and the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (1969).

In December 1974, the Navy Flight Demonstration Team began flying the McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II and was reorganized as the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. This reorganization permitted the establishment of a commanding officer vice a flight leader (Cmdr. Tony Less was the squadron’s first official commanding officer), added support officers and further redefined the squadron’s mission, emphasizing the support of recruiting efforts.

On November 8, 1986, the Blue Angels completed their 40th anniversary year during ceremonies unveiling their present aircraft, the new sleek F/A-18 Hornet, the first dual-role fighter/attack aircraft now serving on the nation’s front lines of defense.

In 1992 more than one million people viewed Blue Angel’s performances during a 30-day European deployment to Sweden, Finland, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain. This was the first European deployment in 19 years.

The 2007 show season brought out more than 15 million spectators. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 427 million fans.

Human Smiley-Face for Google Earth

2008-09-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

The people of Russian city Chelyabinsk have found a unique way to make their beloved city known to the entire world by using Google Earth.

In a carefully planed event, the citizens of Chelyabinsk calculated when Google’s satellite, “Quick Bird”, passes directly over the city and formed a yellow smiley face that could be noticed from out of space. The result of their organized effort will be seen the next time Google Earth updates, but whether they get the exposure they were looking for or not, the people behind the Smiley-Face of Chelyabinsk have our congratulations for the effort.

Cool Painting On Cassettes

2008-09-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

Crown Fountain - A Wet Wonder

2008-09-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, the Crown Fountain is one of Chicago’s most popular landmarks. It’s made out of a black granite pool placed between two glass towers and it is covered with LEDs depicting faces of the residents of Chicago and natural sceneries. It is 50 meters high and when it was built, in 2004, it cost around 17 million dollars.

In the warm season the Crown Fountain provides entertainment especially for the children of the city who love getting soaked by the water coming out through two nozzles, that makes it seem like the face on the tower is spitting it out. Crown Fountain is extremely popular among the residents of Chicago that come here to relax, enjoy themselves and have their pictures taken in hope that their face might end up on the fountain.

Rubber Duckies Invade London

2008-09-09T01:01:00.000-07:00

I can here the Brits screaming “Run for your lives, the blue rubber duckies are attacking!!!”, must have been horrible…Well not really, it was just the annual Great British Duck Race, a charity event where people paid 2 ponds two enlist their rubber ducky in a race on the river Thames.

The prize was 10,000 pounds for the fastest floating rubber duck on the river and all the earnings went to charity. In case you were wondering, the rubber ducks were blue because last year, when they were yellow, people threw their own ducks without paying the fee.

This year’s Great British Duck Race scored a new world record for the most rubber ducks in one place, around 250,000. I wonder who had the “pleasure” of counting them.

Salt Hotel de Sal Playa

2008-09-06T06:44:00.000-07:00

In the dining room of the Hotel de Sal Playa in Bolivia, the salt is always on the table. In fact, at the world's only hotel made of salt, the salt is the table.

Located near the famous Uyuni salt mine in the southwestern part of the country, Hotel de Sal Playa's roof, and bar are built of salt. Even the floor is covered with salt granules.

The hotel was built in 1993 by a salt artisan who saw a mint in the number of tourists looking for places to stay while visiting the nearby mine, which is one of the world's largest of its kind.

The lodge has 15 bedrooms, a dining room, a living room and a bar.

The hotel walls are made of salt blocks stuck together with a cement-like substance made of salt and water. During rainy seasons, the walls are strengthened with new blocks, while the owners ask the guests to avoid licking the walls to prevent deterioration.

The Wine-cork Painting

2008-09-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well if one can create art out of bottle-caps I don’t see why corks can’t be used for the same purpose? It seems Albanian artist Saimir Strati feels the same way, since he has taken on the challenge of creating a 3D painting out of 300,000 wine-bottle corks. What you see in the photos is not the completed project, upon completion it will be a 96 square meter masterpiece depicting people playing guitar.

This is not Strati’s first unusual artwork, in the past he has gained a spot in the Guinness Boook of Records for the world’s largest toothpick mosaic in the world. It contained approximately 1 million toothpicks and it depicted some horses. So be on the look out for Saimir Strati, he’s one special artist.

The Garni Gorge

2008-09-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Garny Gorge is made out of a high number of basalt columns. It’s an absolute must-see if you find yourself in Armenia. It’s a wonderful canyon shaped by the ever-flowing river Goght river. Atop the basalt walls of the gorge the famous 1st century Garni temple can be seen.

Garni Gorge offers its visitors an incredible view and makes them feel like they’re in a fantasy place.

50ft Tall Mechanical Spider

2008-09-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

During the past 24hrs this gigantic, mechanical, 37ton, 50ft tall spider, complete with 50 hydraulic axes of movement, appeared on the side of a soon-to-be demolished building near the heart of the city, instantly creating a buzz in the area. there’s been talk for the past few weeks about the show’s main star and until the spider appeared last night very few people knew of the form it would take. here are some more images from earlier today. check out the mechanics and seating areas on its back…

i was contacted by 2 people today about this project, one of whom sent across a photo of what she believes to be the same spider with legs extended from a previous date. i have no way of verifying it but it definitely looks similar. i also have no idea where this was taken but i’m presuming it was during either practice or testing prior to the extremely secretive event as the guy behind these animals, françois delarozière, has never before unveiled a spider like this to the public…

Freaky World Record

2008-09-02T11:47:00.000-07:00

There will be no need for a slow-motion replay to confirm this record-breaking feat.

Schoolgirl Tiana Walton has slithered into the record books - for having the most snails on her face at once.

Nine-year-old Tiana, who loves animals, bravely allowed 25 of the slimy creatures to cover her eyes, nose and mouth.

She smashed the previous record of 15, held by Australian Liam Kenny, and her unusual feat will appear in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Her previous personal best was just nine.

The rules state that competitors have just one minute to put the snails on their face before tipping their head forward for 10 seconds.

Tiana, of Alvanley, Cheshire, said: "I am not squeamish. It is relaxing but it feels a bit cold. They are quite smelly and you can see their big long eyes facing you. I think my friends at school will say 'urgh'."

Local vet Ken Robinson witnessed the attempt and ensured no snails were harmed. He said: "It is a superb achievement and all the snails have been treated to a gourmet meal."

Tiana said her next ambition is to become an Olympic gymnast.

Setting records runs in the family as Tiana’s mother, Tommy, herself appeared in the Guinness Book Of World Records in 1980 for growing the largest lemon in the world weighing 3Ib 14oz..

Slither: Tiana had to sit up for 10 seconds with the snails still on her face to make sure none of them slimed their way out of her record-breaking feat

Ed Bing Lee's Knotted Art

2008-08-29T08:33:00.000-07:00

Zombie Parade 2008 In San Fransisco

2008-08-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

Playing With Moon

2008-08-23T07:11:00.000-07:00

Colour Changing Restaurant

2008-08-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

Enjoy the Food at Olympics

2008-08-20T05:17:00.001-07:00

Stars in 2040

2008-08-13T02:58:00.000-07:00

These digitally altered images are one artist’s vision of what today’s most popular celebrities would look like in the year 2040.

Comic- Con 2008

2008-08-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

Japanies Lunch Art

2008-08-11T00:03:00.000-07:00

Stars in Real Life and Also in Computer Games

2008-08-02T02:05:00.000-07:00

The LEGO Beijing Olympics

2008-08-01T04:32:00.000-07:00

A team of LEGO and sports enthusiasts presented a LEGO model of some of the buildings built by the Chinese for the 2008 Olympic Games. The model was presented in Hong Kong and includes small scale replicas of buildings such as Bird’s Nest stadium, Water Cube swimming center and the Olympic Village.

The LEGO Beijing Olympics were created by members of the Hong Kong LEGO users group and took more than 100 hours to complete. Great effort, the model looks amazing.

Amazing Cosplay Girls

2008-08-01T04:15:00.000-07:00

Luxury Bathroom Designs

2008-07-30T08:39:00.001-07:00

The Topiary Dog By Jeff Koons

2008-07-29T04:37:00.000-07:00

Most Irony Swimmer Of The World

2008-07-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Cool Boat House

2008-07-28T10:57:00.001-07:00

Cool Billboard Illusions

2008-07-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

Creative Ideas For Every Day Use

2008-07-25T05:13:00.000-07:00

Amazing Car

2008-07-25T05:09:00.000-07:00

Photographer Hugh Arnorld Art

2008-07-22T00:49:00.000-07:00

Brazilian Graffiting Art

2008-07-22T00:47:00.000-07:00

The Tree Goats of Morocco

2008-07-20T03:54:00.000-07:00

These Moroccan goats you see in the photos climb the Argan trees with incredible ease, in order to get to the delicious fruits that the locals use to make oil. I knew some things about goats, but the fact that they climb trees was not one of them. And before you start yelling “It’s photoshopped!” check out the video at the bottom.