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In early 2007, modern imaging technology revealed something else on Saturn that astounded scientists. Its something big, strange and never seen in the universe before. Saturn, the solar system’s most bizarre and yet most beautiful has even got even more mysterious.

In 1979 the Voyager spacecraft showed a perfect geometric form over the North Pole. In October 2006, the Cassini craft found that it is still there. The hexagon is similar to Earth’s polar vortex which has winds blowing in a circular fashion around the pole. Saturn’s hexagonal vortex alone can fit 4 Earth’s inside of it.

1 videoclip of the mysterious hexagon on Saturn after the jump.

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Modified Transformers Optimus Prime trailer truck that even has an Autobot filled design bedsheet and a helmet of Optimus Prime on its seat. Did I forgot to mention its steering wheel is even custom made with a centric design logo of the Autobots? Optimus Prime fans would definitely wet their pants when they see this.

11 more pics of the modified Optimus Prime truck after the jump.

Source: Loqu

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‘Children can learn many things on the Internet. IG Parental Control. Make the internet a safe place’. That’s the message launched by IG to place emphasis on the importance of parental control since the internet has become indispensable and therefore risks innocent children to unhealthy elements especially pornography. Created by Brazilian advertising agency Neogama in Brazil.

2 more pics of Internet Group’s parental control advertisements after the jump.

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Images from the total solar eclipse of August 1st 2008 observed from Siberia. The sun was completed obscured for a few minutes and the solar eclipse was experienced in Canada, Greenland, central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China. The next total solar eclipse only occurs in several years where the next one will be observed in Northern America in 2017, in Europe – in 2026 and in Russia in 2030.

Check out the total solar eclipse observed from Western Siberia with 26 more pics after the jump.

Source: Live Journal

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One will either find this Muppet extremely entertaining or extremely irritating. I on the other hand seems to be addicted to replaying it again and humming meep meep since you have to give credit for the guy who plays the violin on fire. 1 videoclip of Muppet playing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy after the jump.

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Officially in the Guinness World Record for lowest street legal car, the Flatmobile stands at just 19 inch or 48 cm tall. You can check the build progress of the FlatMoble at the FlatMobile website. The car is rear mounted with a 875cc engine for propulsion. Obviously inspired from Batmobile, Perry Watkins from England is the proud owner of the FlatMobile.

Check out 8 more pics and 1 more videos of the FlatMobile after the jump.
Source: FlatMobile UK

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Interesting illusion of letters on the walls at the Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne that can be read perfectly at certain angles while looking distorted at other angles. Similar projects are the Cardiff Bay and 3D room paint optical illusions. This car park project won several international design awards.

4 more pics of the Eureka carpark illusion after the jump.

Source: De War

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A collection of unusual looking graves ranging from a display of Godzilla figurine, basketball holder to scrabble tombs. Well at least they stand out among the others in the graveyard.

Massive 40 more pics of uncommon graves or tombstones after the jump.

Source: Fresh Pics

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A time lapse demonstration of digital sculpting on a model of Wolverine using the ZBrush software that allows CG artists to create spectacular organic models in a way that feels like traditional sculpting and painting. For advanced details and guide check out ZBrush Character Creation by Scott Spencer.

1 videoclip of the Wolverine digital sculpting after the jump.

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One of the most amazing Lego productions this year is the Lego Sport City which was themed after the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. The landmarks featured are the Bird Nest Stadium, Swimming Cube and Sports Billage.

The Lego installation can be found at the Grand Century Place in Hong Kong until August 31st. Check out the behind the scenes part to see the true scale of the Lego works.

20 more pics of Lego Beijing Olympics after the jump.
Source: HKLUG

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Pretty thought provoking ads by advertising agency CLM BBDO for Foundation Nicholas Hulot, an environmentalist group. The first set reads ‘Our destinies are linked. Protect Biodiversity’ while the second reads ‘Join in the challenge for Earth’.

5 more pics of the For Nature And Mankind advertisements of Foundation Nicholas Hulot after the jump.

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Haw Par Villa is a Chinese Mythological theme park in Singapore and contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant tableaux centered around Chinese folklore, legends, history and Confucian ideology. The statues and sets immortalise moral values and Chinese cultural heritage.

Originally called ‘Tiger Balm Gardens’, it was constructed in 1937 by brothers Aw BoonHaw and Aw Boon Par, who are developers of Tiger Balm. Later on it was sold to the Singapore Tourism Board and renamed as Haw Par Villa. A must see exhibit is the Ten Courts of Hell that features the ten steps of judgement before reincarnation.

Check out some of the exhibits in the Haw Par Villa with 14 more pics after the jump.

Source: Offbeat Earth

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