Epic Abandoned Substations and Power Plants

The way some power plants and substations look, you'd think they fell out of some crack in the sky and materialized in our world - only to haunt and disturb normal citizens. Their incessant humming, occasional insectoid twittering and subliminal noise can be plenty annoying, but when they get abandoned, the tangle of cables, machinery and crumbling towers (combined with deep silence) makes it visually much, much worse..

In a cold, cold bunker... lurks a dark, dark power (Sweden)

White River Falls Power Station (Oregon)

BC Hydro in Vancouver

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10 Beautiful Apple iPhone Concept Designs

While the world is waiting for the announcement of the next generation Apple iPhone, here are some of the great iPhone concept designs. Enjoy!

iPhone Air Concept

Futuristic iPhone Concept

iPhone with iChat Concept

iPhone Slider Qwerty Concept

The 15 Strangest College Courses In America

College is viewed by many people these days as a diploma factory. You show up go to certain classes in a certain order, and eventually receive a diploma. There’s not a lot of love for learning for learning’s sake anymore. But that hasn’t stopped many colleges from offering plenty of quirky unique classes that go over non standard educational topics. A lot of the odd courses we found sound like lots of fun, but with tuition costs skyrocketing is it really worth it to spend thousands of dollars on fun diversions?

The Strategy of StarCraft

Simpsons and Philosophy

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TV cushion

Why curl up in front of the TV when you can snuggle down on it? TV is part of the latest cushion collection from Henriette Hyldgaard, the design force behind Danish newcomers NEON LIVING.




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10 Creative Escalator Ads

Some of the coolest, most creative uses of escalators in advertising campaigns.

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Venice from Above

The “City of Water” is located in northeast Italy, spanning 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Buildings in Venice were constructed on wood piles driven into the mud, sand and clay layers under the lagoon. Many of the buildings in Venice still sit on these piles driven more than a thousand years ago.

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Google landscapes by Filippo Minelli .

A must see! Interesting concept by Filippo Minelli who using the different tools that Google has. Now you can see that Google is really everywhere in our daily life.

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2019, Microsoft's vision of the future.

From Microsoft, a glimpse into our beautiful future.

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Terminator Salvation, lots of pictures!

I can't wait to see this movie!! Maybe I won't download that one and go see it in the theater...

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Bentley reaffirms its eco commitment with Continental Supersports

The Continental Supersports is not only the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever, but it also reaffirms the company’s environmental commitment. This eco-friendly, luxury coupe could be taken as the first step of the company’s commitment to make its complete model range compatible with renewable fuels by 2012. The car does 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds and gets to a top speed of 204 mph. It makes use of the new FlexFuel system and runs on petrol, E85 biofuel (a mixture of 85% bioethanol and 15% petrol), or a mix of both. The power comes from a 6.0-litre W12 engine twin-turbocharged engine that delivers 463kW at 6000rpm. The chassis enhancements include retuned steering and suspension, utilizing lighter weight components, retuned dampers and anti-roll bars. The inimitable dark-smoked steel finish to the exterior, including front grilles, lamp bezels, window surrounds and wheels makes it stand apart from the other Continental coupes.

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