Easy breezy look: good. Gale-force wind look: bad. Very, very bad.
Lithuanian photographer and artist Tadao Cern blasts his subjects in the face with a powerful stream of wind as he snaps his camera. The results will blow you away. (Sorry.)
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Photo credit: Tadao Cern
Hustle, bustle, and neon lights. Also: polyester. That's New York City in the 1970s.
Full collection at Lost at E Minor.
In a mashup of major pop culture news from the past couple weeks, artist Hannah Friederichs combined The Avengers with Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak did have super powers.
Via Deviant Art.
"There's not enough hours in the day."
If you have ever found yourself wishing for a 30 hour day, you also probably daydreamed about how you would spend that extra time. Would you write a book, launch a business, or just take a nap? Domo reveals some of the most common desires for people who crave more hours in the day.
Via Domo.
Prepare for your perfect day at the beach by reading our lifeguard-approved, beach safety tips. Below is a list of our top 5 things to know to keep you and your family safe while enjoying a summer day at the beach. This handy infographic will help you spot the signs of drowning or escape a rip current. Just remember if in doubt, don’t go out.
Via Board Shorts.
Wearable Tech: The New Wave - Take a look at some of the coolest wearable tech on the market.
From VoucherCodes via Visual.ly.
The population of internet users has grown 528% since 2000 and the spread of the social web has made that population more wired in than ever. Customer Magnetism examines this huge online population boom.
Via Customer Magnetism.
Eighteen to 29-year-olds made their presence felt in the 2008 election, but will they show up for this year's U.S. presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney?
Via Best Colleges Online.
If vanilla and fresh linen was still feeling too feminine to scent the man cave, fear not, manly men, Yankee Candle has heard your barbaric yawp and is now offering Man Candles.
Offered in macho scents such as 2x4, Riding Mower, First Down and Man Town, you need never hang your head again after being dragged into the candle store. They even offer a sports-themed candle holder so you don’t ruin the tabletop.
Just in time for Father’s Day.
Full story at Yankee Candle via Buzzfeed.
It’s hard to imagine Disney cartoons have ever been the subject of censorship, but like many beloved cartoons, there’s a seamier side that’s bound to offend if you get the references.
Such was the case with “The Shindig” where Clarabelle Cow’s exposed udders were deemed too risqué for Ohio audiences as was her reading material; Three Weeks was an early example of “women’s mass market erotic fiction.”
As the old saying goes, "What happens in the barn, stays in the barn."
Full story at Neatorama.
Nine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change.
“I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of Washington.
Full story at Futurity.
Photo credit: U. Washington
When considering a patient’s blood vitamin D levels, it may be best to consider a lower threshold for concern, as well as the time of year.
"In evaluating health risk," the University of Washington researchers conclude, "season-specific targets for Vitamin D blood concentration may be more appropriate than a static target when evaluating patients health risk."
Full story at Futurity.
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Marine biology, scharine schiology. Pleated Jeans skips scientific facts for its series of sea life diagrams.
Via Pleated Jeans. (H/T @laughingsquid)
When the moon passes in front of sun, as viewed from Earth, the eclipse that occurs is visible from a narrow path on Earth that corresponds to the location of the moon's shadow. During a total solar eclipse, this path is known as the path of totality. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun during an eclipse with a telescope or your unaided eye. Severe eye damage can result and scientists use special filters to safely view the sun.
Via Space.
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a lab, researchers found evidence that even short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves a person’s cardiovascular health.
“Beijing is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Chinese government had proposed to reduce pollution levels to be comparable to other Olympic host cities,” says USC Professor Junfeng (Jim) Zhang.
“We wanted to take advantage of such a huge intervention and look at what happens to people biologically.”
Full story at Futurity.
