Amazing Things (37 pics)
"The tiniest dictionary."
"What a crocodile looks like underwater."
“I had a cornea transplant and have stitches in my eye.”
"Squirrels store acorns in holes made by woodpeckers."
“The temperature of burned and unburned skin.”
“Stubbed my toe hard today. You can see the swelling with a thermal camera!”
"In Malaysia, it’s not uncommon to see corn popsicles."
“This variety of edible seaweed looks like a bunch of grapes.”
“They are full of liquid and pop when chewed. They’re like caviar, but very similar to dried seaweed.”
"The inside of the top of an IKEA desk."
“When it’s just above freezing in the house and you take a hot shower, your bathroom turns into a cloud!”
“The shadow made by this spider in my pool.”
"A beautiful anchor graveyard in Praia Do Barril, Portugal."
"Ice on the surface of Lake Ontario somehow has perfect right angles."
"A cross-section of some severe termite damage."
“Termites ate through one of my dad’s books.”
"A tiny but usable cast iron stove."
“Both mugs were bought on the same day 3 years ago and were initially the same design.”
“On the left is a mug that sits on my desk by the window. On the right is the mug that holds stationary in my closet.”
Lawyer and his client.
"Criminal Procedure 101 folks….if an officer pulls you over and says you have a “defective fog light”, smells marijuana ,and then proceeds to search your vehicle, and finds Xanax and marijuana..don’t stress."
Sonny, Cher, and Twiggy, 1960s.
President and First Lady of Uruguay.
Migingo Island, population of 131, only 0.0008sq mi of dirt.
"Long before color-sensitive film was invented, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky took 3 individual black and white photos, each with a filter (red, blue, and green) to create high quality photos in full color. This self portrait is over 108 years old."
"John Dillinger’s .45 ACP, M1911 converted to full auto and .38 Super, complete with a Thompson submachine gun forearm."
"Myanmar protesters make their own respirators out of plastic bottles against tear gas."
"This is a picture of the “Skycrane” after it detached from Perseverance in the Martian atmosphere."
"1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for record $5.2 million."
"Polaroids of the cast of Clueless – 1995."
"Carbonized Loaf of Bread from Pompeii, 79 CE – Found inside an oven in the ruins of an ancient bakery, with the baker’s stamp still clearly visible."
"NBA shot selection."
"Audience reaction to the chestburster scene in ‘Alien’, 1979."
"The “world’s loneliest elephant” will finally be released from an abusive Pakistani zoo after 35 years. Kaavan the elephant has been in captivity since he was one year old — and has spent most of it alone."
"At 8’11”, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man in the world. But even though he was beloved for his height, it was a big part of the reason why he died so young. Since his legs were so long, he required braces for mobility. And when he was 22 years old, a poor fitting brace caused a blister on his ankles that led to a serious infection and fever — the complications of which caused his death."
"A view of the great pyramids from the streets of Cairo."
"One of largest uncut diamonds. It is worth about… 52 million dollars."
"Camouflage"
"In Holland, Michigan, 168 miles of tubing is coiled beneath concrete streets. Warm water flows through these tubes to melt away ice and snow. It is the largest snowmelt system in the US."
"Norwegian neighborhood."
"What a crocodile looks like underwater."
“I had a cornea transplant and have stitches in my eye.”
"Squirrels store acorns in holes made by woodpeckers."
“The temperature of burned and unburned skin.”
“Stubbed my toe hard today. You can see the swelling with a thermal camera!”
"In Malaysia, it’s not uncommon to see corn popsicles."
“This variety of edible seaweed looks like a bunch of grapes.”
“They are full of liquid and pop when chewed. They’re like caviar, but very similar to dried seaweed.”
"The inside of the top of an IKEA desk."
“When it’s just above freezing in the house and you take a hot shower, your bathroom turns into a cloud!”
“The shadow made by this spider in my pool.”
"A beautiful anchor graveyard in Praia Do Barril, Portugal."
"Ice on the surface of Lake Ontario somehow has perfect right angles."
"A cross-section of some severe termite damage."
“Termites ate through one of my dad’s books.”
"A tiny but usable cast iron stove."
“Both mugs were bought on the same day 3 years ago and were initially the same design.”
“On the left is a mug that sits on my desk by the window. On the right is the mug that holds stationary in my closet.”
Lawyer and his client.
"Criminal Procedure 101 folks….if an officer pulls you over and says you have a “defective fog light”, smells marijuana ,and then proceeds to search your vehicle, and finds Xanax and marijuana..don’t stress."
Sonny, Cher, and Twiggy, 1960s.
President and First Lady of Uruguay.
Migingo Island, population of 131, only 0.0008sq mi of dirt.
"Long before color-sensitive film was invented, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky took 3 individual black and white photos, each with a filter (red, blue, and green) to create high quality photos in full color. This self portrait is over 108 years old."
"John Dillinger’s .45 ACP, M1911 converted to full auto and .38 Super, complete with a Thompson submachine gun forearm."
"Myanmar protesters make their own respirators out of plastic bottles against tear gas."
"This is a picture of the “Skycrane” after it detached from Perseverance in the Martian atmosphere."
"1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for record $5.2 million."
"Polaroids of the cast of Clueless – 1995."
"Carbonized Loaf of Bread from Pompeii, 79 CE – Found inside an oven in the ruins of an ancient bakery, with the baker’s stamp still clearly visible."
"NBA shot selection."
"Audience reaction to the chestburster scene in ‘Alien’, 1979."
"The “world’s loneliest elephant” will finally be released from an abusive Pakistani zoo after 35 years. Kaavan the elephant has been in captivity since he was one year old — and has spent most of it alone."
"At 8’11”, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man in the world. But even though he was beloved for his height, it was a big part of the reason why he died so young. Since his legs were so long, he required braces for mobility. And when he was 22 years old, a poor fitting brace caused a blister on his ankles that led to a serious infection and fever — the complications of which caused his death."
"A view of the great pyramids from the streets of Cairo."
"One of largest uncut diamonds. It is worth about… 52 million dollars."
"Camouflage"
"In Holland, Michigan, 168 miles of tubing is coiled beneath concrete streets. Warm water flows through these tubes to melt away ice and snow. It is the largest snowmelt system in the US."
"Norwegian neighborhood."
