For the Visions of Science Photographic Awards 2006 competition, David McCarthy is the overall winner with this image of a peppercorn and a grain of salt. The competition is sponsored by Novartis and The Daily Telegraph.

Here’s an entry by Jim Greenfield where a tiny shrimp enters the mouth of a fish to clean its teeth. Fish value this service since the shrimp removes and eats harmful parasites.

A tomato that changed shape after taking in too much water during a period of heavy rain in the area now resembles a disfigured human face. It has garnered attention in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Yawata. The tomato is 10 centimeters in diameter and weighs 150 grams and belongs to 61 year old farmer Kiyoshi Ueda.

Source: Mainichi

What do you get when girls get spinned on a park wheel at an extreme fast speed? Momentarily flight and lots of broken bones definitely. 1 videoclip after the jump.

Here are some crazy mailbox designs. The hammer and gun design takes home the hemmy innovation award. 7 more pics after the jump.

This is part 2 of the weird funny cute dog costumes. You can see part 1 here. Again poor little dogs that have to endure their owners costume torture. 8 more pics after the jump.

A creepy giant girl doll but very intriguing in how lifelike the way it moves. It is part of ‘The Sultan’s Elephant’ which is a show by the Royal de Luxe theatre company. 1 videoclip after the jump.

Here is a step by step tutorial showing how to make a ring out of a coin. It takes some time to get it done but the end product is cool and nice to show to your friends.

Link: CleanStream

Here’s the video of Miss Universe Evening Gowns Top 10. Picture on the left shows Miss Bolivia with her white evening gown. The Miss Universe 2006 title was crowned to Miss Puerto Rico during 23th of July. 1 videoclip after the jump.

The world’s biggest hole is located in Russia. It is actually a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia near the town of Mirna Mirny at 525 metres deep and a diameter of 1.25 km.

Domino effect using household items such as cd roms, video tapes, soaps, books and more. Excellent work and neat ending. 1 videoclip after the jump.