Gibraltar Airport, where planes and cars meet daily:

 

From slightlywarped.com:

"Gibraltar is the only major airport where the runway actually intersects with a major highway. When a plane has to take off or land,car traffic is shut down."

Anyone reading this ever flown into or out of Gibralter Airport? Or driven across it?

If so, tell us about it.

 

(Via bookofjoe)

Limited-Edition Octopus Chair:

 

Created by Spanish artist Maximo Riera.

"The octopus sculpture is created from compressed foam sections that are then attached and painted by hand to create the intricate details. Upholstered in black leather, the tentacles extend 1.5 meters."

"Each chair is hand-built by a team of over thirty professionals, overseen by Riera himself."

$53,900.

[via LikeCool]

 

(Via bookofjoe)

Our lady of the bugs:

 

"Lady Bug" is a 2010 creation

by Hungarian sculptor Gábor Fülöp.

I don't know

whether these bugs were once alive

or were made from scratch by the artist.

Perhaps my Hungarian posse will fill me in.

Of course, I could email the artist and ask

but what fun would that be?

[via Neatorama, My Modern Metropolis and alecshao]

 

(Via bookofjoe)

High-Speed Water Drop Photography by Heinz Maier:

 

From DeMilked:

"Heinz Maier started photography only about a year ago,

but his high-speed water drop photos

have already become an sensation."

For more,

visit the photographer's flickr and website,

which has details about the equipment he uses.

 

(Via bookofjoe)

Oh, the Places You'll Go at Burning Man!:

 

Based on Dr. Seuss's final book before his death, this is a story about life's ups and downs, told b..(Read...)

 

(Via Likecool)

Pelicans and Flying Rays:

 

Pelicans and the incredible flying Devil Rays in the Sea of Cortez...(Read...)

 

(Via Likecool)

New York City in 1938:

 

Take a tour of New York City in 1938...(Read...)

 

(Via Likecool)

Sunken Bridge:

 

From DeMilked:

"Ro Koster and Ad Kil Architects built this amazing sunken bridge for crossing the defensive fortress in Halsteren, The Netherlands."

"The bridge sits within the water and slope surrounding the 17th Century Dutch fort

and gives visitors a unique opportunity to walk through parted waters like Moses."

"The so-called 'Moses Bridge' was made from Accsys Technologies' Accoya wood sheet piling on either side with a hardwood deck and stairs in between."

"Accoya wood was chosen for its durability, stability and sustainable benefits."

 

(Via bookofjoe)

Best optical illusion ever?:

 

Wrote Kathryn Schulz, "Maybe the best optical illusion I've ever seen; definitely the one most likely to make you queasy."

I won't argue.

Note that it's not an animated GIF; whatever appears to be happening on the screen is, in fact, happening inside your head.

Gives pause for thought about whether there is, in fact, a world outside the one each of us creates for ourselves.

[via @bengoldacre]

 

(Via bookofjoe)