The Black Hole Office

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The Black Hole Office

Phil and Olly (Phil Sansom and Olly Williams) are award-winning UK film makers. This "Black Hole" short is about "a sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole - and then greed gets the better of him..."

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Today's pictures & links:

Balance. Magnets.

For more examples of almost impossible balancing acts, see our articles Balancing the Forces, Part 1 and Part 2.

(original unknown)

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1800s Vampire Killing Kit

Outfit yourself in style to battle market bears and abandoned mall vampires (although this particular set has been sold already, for a nifty sum of $14,850) - more info.

(image credit: antiquesandthearts)

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AWESSSOMEE! Lightsabers

Continuing the theme of equipping yourself for the tough times ahead, here is a poster of all (available) models of lightsabers:

(image via)

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Anara Tower, Dubai of course

Anara Tower - 125 stories, with a turbine (propeller) - and with the restaurant in the middle of the turbine, of course - is designed for the Dubai architectural wonderland by the British firm Atkins.

There is a "hanging" garden every 27 floors.... and a huge swimming pool. The building is self-sustaining, as most of new projects for Dubai.

(images credit: Anara Tower)

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Truly Dimensional Art by Andrea Galvani

See her site for more examples of space-exploration in earnest:

(images credit: Andrea Galvani)

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Mixed fresh links for today:

The Most Extreme Conditions Ever Seen on Earth - [nature]
Astounding Micro-world - [wow photos]
The Ultimate "I Told You So!" Video, Guide - [economy]
Data Center fit for a James Bond villain - [geek tech]
Good ideas for websites - [hilarious]
Street Art of Pedestrian Crosswalks - [urban art]
Baby Pygmy Hippo - [cute video]
Extreme Flips on a Snowmobile - [wow video]
Pacifier: great animation short - [fun video]
A community for financial news, ideas, and tips - [promotion]

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Still gotta go to the mall sometimes

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Modern Knight Outfit?

(image credit: Heidi Slimane)

Related to this image, or not - if you always wanted to see dancing Goths, here is your chance.

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Commentary on Obama's Victory

We spotted this picture of a young Obama-like individual:

"Chicago Boys, 1941", image via

Note: only 60 years ago -

Segregated water fountain, 1950 - photo by Elliot Erwitt

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Giant Chinese Salamander

These fantastic creatures can grow up to 1.8m in length and "evolved independently from all other amphibians over one hundred million years before Tyrannosaurus Rex"...

(image via)

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Chocolate Hills

Chocolate hills in Bohol, Philippines have to be seen to be believed. Truly strange landscape changes color from green to chocolate-brown, as the grass withers - there are 1,268 cone-shaped hills in the area of 50 square kilometers.