Deep in the heart of Japan’s historical cultural practices lies an impressive forestry technique known as Daisugi. Derived from the words “dai,” meaning platform, and “sugi,” meaning cedar, this method has roots stretching back to the 14th century. Daisugi is…
This is Erik ‘Chainsaw’ Sunnerheim. He has a safe crazy as hell way to get across the ice: chainsaw ice skating Something about having my crotch chase chainsaw teeth across slippery ice triggers some kind of, ‘don’t do this’…
While we sit at the top of the food chain, there is no shortage of natural enemies we humans face on a daily basis. Congratulations for surviving long enough to be able to check out this post. Here are 22…
There is a great YouTube channel called, “Tribal People Try…”, which features, obviously, people from remote areas of the world, in this case, mostly Pakistan, react to trying different American foods to see their reactions. While the videos come with…
This is Smith Tower, located in Seattle. It is an iconic building that defines the skyline of the city. Completed in 1914, the building was the tallest building on the west coast until another Seattle landmark, the Space Needle, took the…
This is Saul Hudson. Most people know him as Slash from… some band… I forget. I do remember he’s pretty good at shredding up the ol’ rock guitar. He is/was so good, in fact, there are still kids today discovering…
This is artist Monami Ohno. She has a unique control over her medium of choice… paper. Specifically, plain brown cardboard. Born in Wakayama, Japan, and trained at the Osaka University of Arts, the artist creates sculptures that belie their source…
This a section of the Large Hadron Collider. Not only is it the worlds largest particle accelerator, it is the largest, most complex experimental facility ever built, and the largest single machine in the world. The LHC’s aim is to allow…
This is a screen grab of the interface at Radio Garden. Once you load the website at radio.garden, you will see a globe populate with most every radio station on the planet. Truly, the radio of the future, things like…