Parkour in the 1930s

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Parkour in the 1930s

Compare to the modern variety... and where do I get this kind of pasta?

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Today's pictures & links:

Do I see a LION in this picture?

If so, this is pretty much a definition of "extreme"!

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Well, come to think of it, the following image is even scarier... for that moose:

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Philosophy 101

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Some of the strange sounds you hear during pregnancy

(image credit: all-media.info)

By the way, here is a nice overview article about dangers of overusing Blackberry.

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Cool Shot of the Day
(in cooperation with National Geographic magazine)

This image is part of the Viewers' Choice winners and honorable mentions gallery.

Fire and Lightning

(image credit: National Geographic)

Photo by Mitchell Krog -
The first electric storm of summer 2007 in South Africa set alight the grasslands, causing the orange glow to the right of the photo...

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Mixed fresh links for today:

This is beyond bizarre - [wow nature]
Ice Hotels & Snow Castles of Finland - [architecture]
Zooborns! Oh, cuteness... - [animals] - via
The Ultimate Geek Kit - [study it]
Liquid-oxygen Powered Moon SUV - [space tech]
Huge Creative Furniture Overview - [design]
Most Fearless Animal - [cool video]
Scary: police car almost hit by a truck - [wow video]
Here is how they make awesome ice sculptures - [wow video]
Test Your Awareness: Whodunnit?, 2, 3 - [fun videos]

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Uh-Oh

(original unknown)

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Inside the KGB Museum

Commissar's weapon in great condition, captured German items, incredibly polished Russian Army brass helmet, a "yearbook" of KGB (or how it was called at the time OGPU) school, and finally - miniature spy camera:

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See more miniature spy cameras here and spy guns here.

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"Because Hemp Makes Everything Better?"

Well, this is at least justification behind dhreck's (fully functional) modification of an original Wii-mote & Nunchuk set - made with 3 kinds of 100% natural hemp string:

(image credit: dhreck)

Also don't miss dhreck's portrait of the Spaghetti Monster (made from pasta, of course) and very lovable "Reddit Alien" pixel cookies:

(image credit: dhreck)

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Digital Glass

Short of having the "Slow Glass" (one of the coolest inventions in science fiction, from the 1973 Bob Shaw story "Light of Other Days" - where the glass layers show the layers of the past)... you can enjoy this very artistic "digital glass" piece by Mary Anne Rolfe:

(image credit: Mary Anne Rolfe)

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Starfish Troopers

Spotted in Philippines:

(image credit: Lemuel Cantos)

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Incredible Art by John Pitre

With his permission, here are a few examples of the surreal and fantastic prints, available on his site: