Robot Shadows on the Moon

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Robot Shadows on the Moon

Or, rather, "Shadow Advertising on the Moon" - created by robots run amok on its surface - is it the future of advertising, or a silly cyberpunk-ish dream? Moon Publicity is completely serious about this... Also read our article about Cloud Advertising.

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"Shadow Shaping is patent pending (Patent Application 61/150,054) technology that can be used to create images on the surface of the Moon that are visible from Earth. Practical uses for these images include advertising and memorials. The moon is covered with a fine dust that can be compacted to create shadow patterns."

Today's pictures & links:

Absolutely Monstrous Machine Found Somewhere in Russia

Are you afraid? are you?.. Well, you should be!

photo by S. Bednaruk

This thing seems to be abandoned for now, but Decepticons certainly have plans for it. Any idea what this thing was originally intended for?

UPDATE Please read our article Jet Engines on Trucks for Fun and Profit for all the info about it...

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Wingless Flight

Catching a ride... exploring the world...

Photo by Benno Neeleman

Giant wings, giant butterfly

Here is another extreme - a huge Atlas Moth, Attacus Atlas, found in Southern China, Thailand and Indonesia. Their winspan can reach 12 inches, and they also called "Snake's Head" in Hong Kong.

(image via Alexis)

Check out this butterfly eating the brains of commuters somewhere in Russia (just kidding) -

(image via Sergei Sambuka)

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How Smiley Faces Are Made

The process is not pretty...

(image via)

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Organic Spaghetti Bench

Some benches are more alive than others... Made by Pablo Reinoso. See more images here:

(images credit: Pablo Reinoso)

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Mixed fresh links for today:

100 things your kids may never know about - [nostalgia]
Reddit discussion of the above, adding more - [comments]
Creepy Automata at Curious Expeditions - [vintage, weird]
Dangerous Knowledge in Mathematics, more - [fantastic video; 1 hr.long]
Pictorial Histories of Flight and Dentistry - [visual timeline]
Crazy and Creative Chairs - [design]
Some neat latest gadget ideas - [gadgets]
Crazy gliders at a festival in France - [fun video]
Cute Baby Meercats - [fun video]
Elephants Bungee Jumping! - [wow video]
Make stunning Flash websites for free! - [promotion]
Rank your favorite things with lists. Fun for the whole family - [promo]

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The Many Moods of Han Solo

Here is one of his happier moments:

and "I have a bad feeling about this..." expression -

(images via)

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Lets discuss this pic endlessly on Twitter, etc.

(image credit: Eric Hanson)

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Heartfelt

This subtly-romantic moment was captured by David Mordegan, who sent it to us:

(image credit: David Mordegan)

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JAWS, re-imagined

We don't usually feature T-shirt designs (there are far too many of them), but this one is impressive...