Design
July 20, 2017

Self-Watering Vertical Gardens Make It Easier Than Ever to Keep Plants Thriving at Home

Vertical gardens can be a fantastic way to bring plenty of greenery into a small space. Indoors, they're a form of natural wall art that will also improve air quality, if filled with the right plants, and can even provide extra insulation. Matt Rabinovitch has created two vertical garden models, one 8 feet long and one 7 feet tall, that are also self-watering.

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Photography
July 19, 2017

What Happens When a Bird’s Wings Sync Up Perfectly with a Camera’s Frame Rate

Sometimes security cameras can take some strange footage, and Texan Al Brooks was in for a treat when he reviewed video from outside his home. As a bird flies by the camera, it looks to almost be floating while pausing for a moment to take in the scenery. This isn't the work of a video effects artist; it's actually a visual phenomenon known as a stroboscopic effect.

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Photography
July 18, 2017

Guy Buys 1929 Camera at Thrift Store and Develops 70-Year-Old Film Found Inside

Dutch photographer Martijn Van Oers happened upon something special when he opened up the medium format camera he'd purchased at a thrift store. The original Zeiss Ikon 520/2 contained a roll of film with the word EXPOSÉ written on it. After a bit of research, Van Oers determined that the camera dated from about 1929, while the film would have been produced at some point between the 1940s and 1970s.

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Funny
July 17, 2017

Twitter Account Cleverly Exposes “Real Names” for Everyday Objects and Animals

Satirically specializing in sharing “the correct names for things” with the world, Twitter account Correct Names comically captions photographs of everyday objects and well-known animals with bizarre, laughable labels. Ranging from obvious-yet-odd literal interpretations to outlandish descriptions, the funny fake names put familiar things in a new light. In some instances, the objects and animals are given new monikers based on other objects they resemble. Cheerios become “bagel seeds,” a spoon is a “pudding shovel,” and grass is an “earth rug.

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