Paper Parkour

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Paper Parkour Here's a delightfully whimsical take on parkour: the French free-running sport. Created by the amazing Martin Brekke. (Another great parkour video is here - performed by a... dog) Link Today's pictures & links: Modern Steam Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, allow us to present the steam wizards of the San Francisco Bay Area: Kinetic Steam Works. If it puffs and clanks or whistles and chugs they have probably created their version of it. Take, for instance, their traction engine Hortense! (image credit: Kinetic Steam Works) (image credit: Jeremy Crandell) ------------ If You're Going To Dream - you might as well dream REAL big. This is a plan for the National Library of Paris, by Étienne-Louis Boullée, 1785. (image via Miss Folly) ------------ Flying Into The Future The amazing CGI artwork of Vitaly Bulgarov. His pilot looks about to soar into tomorrow (more images here). (image credit: Bulgarov) ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: Some Disturbing Antique Exercise Equipment - [weird gadgets] Restaurant Designed by Futurist Syd Mead - [architecture] Nitro Glycerin Exploding In Slow Motion - [wow video] An almost-annual shooting gallery picture: taken over 74 years - [pics] Beautiful Chart of Geologic Time - [big infographic] A 23 Foot Long Lego Aircraft Carrier - [geek art] 10 Greatest Tricksters of All Time - [weird] The World's Largest Stove - [weird] Vintage Space Travel - [another great compilation] Scary Sticker Scratches on Your Car - [wow video] Weird Sports That Used To Be Part of The Olympics - [video] Card Packing Job in China - [wow video] Travel Photography Blog on Steroids - [cool site] ------------ The Giant Diver Visits Antwerp The geniuses of Royal de Luxe are back! They've had an elephant and a five-story little girl in London, and a monstrous spider in Liverpool, and now their huge girl and a new huge diver pay a magical visit to Antwerp, Belgium! (image credit: Michel Depril) (image credit: Henry Krul) (images credit: Kriebel) See other creations of Royal de Luxe - Radical Mannequins and Machine Animals of Nantes. ------------ Your Mileage May Vary Here's a scooter that's so environmentally friendly it will even put down roots if you leave it parked for too long: (image via) And this Cadillac is even more of a classic, having been completely handmade out of the finest mahogany (more info: (image credit: Tom Strongman) The aptly named Friend Wood built this automotive beauty (more info): (images via) ------------ A Priceless Artifact Here's a charming broach with a staggering secret: the hair in it is from the legendary Edgar Allan Poe! It was given by Poe to Sarah Elmira Royster shortly before his death. (image via) ------------ Keep Your Eyes On The Stars .... and your big metal feet on the ground: (image via) ------------ Can I Have Change For A Great Old One In Cthulhu We Trust. All Others Pay Cash: (image credit: Ectoplasmosis) ------------ Hayley Mills in the dubious embrace of... The Tentacle Man! (original unknown) ------------ Up, Up And Away! If it flies it would be fantastic. If it doesn't it's still wonderfully weird! (image via Silver White) ------------ Sick, dude! ------------ (Shamelessly) Self-Indulged "Travel Photography Blog on Steroids" - SelfIndulged has put together this fascinating edition: Open publication - Free publishing READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE -> Share Tweet Share->