The Best of "Dark Roasted Blend" in 2009

"BEST OF THE YEAR" 2009
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Dark Roasted Blend: Weird & Wonderful Things in 2009

Promoting "sense of wonder" and intense exploration of our world and beyond, shamelessly cynicism- and nihilism- free, "Dark Roasted Blend" is happy to serve our readers since 2006. As a sort of overview, but mostly trying to highlight the themes and articles of 2009 that you might have missed, here is a roundup of the most popular and interesting posts on DRB (arranged by months):

January - Most Popular:

	World's Most Dangerous Roads, Part 6 Wicked routes in Pakistan, Romania, Ethiopia and... Germany
	Abandoned Amusement Parks in Asia Spirited Away, or Spirited for Good?

January - Hidden Gems:

	Hellish Weather on Other Planets Wild, Wild Planets...
	Most Powerful Supercomputers: Brains & Beauty They still need humans, and... lots of water

February - Most Popular:

	Totalitarian Architecture of the Third Reich Imperial dreams... and the agony of taste
	Chrome-delicious Robot Art & Ray Guns Army of miniature robots gets bigger... and bigger...

February - Hidden Gems:

	Awesome Octopi: Cephalopods from Outer Space Colossal squid, vampire squid, and more
	February 9, 2009 - SF Site The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Fantastic Literature Epic release by Dark Roasted Blend

March - Most Popular:

	Bladerunner Tokyo (in Large-Format Photography) The future began a long time ago in Tokyo...
	Monstrous Aviation, Part 2: Huge Helicopters! "Let's see how insanely huge we can make them!"

March - Hidden Gems:

	Apocalyptic Scientific Experiments Not always clean or painless, but can be very quick
	"Cosmic Motors" Concept Art by Daniel Simon Find a quiet corner to drool over it

April - Most Popular:

	Extraordinary Clocks and Watches "Time does not exist. Clocks exist."
	Komodo Dragons: They Eat Meat Marauding Dragons on a Desolate Island

April - Hidden Gems:

	One-Track Wonders: Early Monorails Past, Present and Retro-future
	Wonder Weapons of World War Two Made in Germany, 1940-1945

May - Most Popular:

	Real Life Spy Gadgets - For the secret agent in all of us Ignorance is bliss... no more
	World's Most Interesting Bridges, Part 3 Awe-inspiring Construction of Mountain Bridges in China, and more

June - Most Popular:

	Ekranoplans Showcase, Part 2 Mind-boggling, unique concepts
	Spectacular Steampunk Art Update Part 2 of this eye-popping, mind-boggling series

July - Most Popular:

	Flags of Forgotten Countries Don't just wave a black flag... consider your options
	Star Wars for Your Mind, Heart and Soul Part 3 of the popular series

August - Most Popular:

	Jet Engines on Trucks (For Fun and Profit) Snow-blowers from hell, and more...
	Unusual and Marvelous Maps Alternate histories, sea monsters, weird politics

September - Most Popular:

	Incredible Astronomical Clocks Antique and medieval technology blended with art
	Living, Growing Architecture Grow your house one root at a time

October - Most Popular:

	Lovely Cowgirls in Vintage Westerns Beauties with guns scorched the screen... and it was good
	The World's Most Magnificent Pipe Organs Simply Blockbusters of Their Time!

November - Most Popular:

	Weird Food McDonald's Sells Around the World Spaghetti! Soaked! In Sugarrr!
	When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs Super Crocs, Boar Crocs, Pancake Crocs...

December - Most Popular:

	10 Possible Sources of "Avatar" in Classic Science Fiction Going beyond the obvious "Dances with..."
	Mysterious Non-Egyptians Pyramids James Gaussman and the Jewelled Pyramid of China