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Nifty.

[via Milena]

I wonder who — or what — is watching

"An image taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope shows a panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster, Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri."

Released by NASA on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

[via sacbee.com and Milena]

Via Joe Peach, who wrote, "Ashes to ashes, the rest to ants. I think ... adults will find it as fascinating as ... kids."

Concur.

Ein Herz für Salz (Heart for Salt)

 

"This heart-shaped white porcelain salt shaker breaks with the aesthetics of traditional tableware."

"It creates caution or hesitation and prevents the bad habit of excessive salting."

Made in Germany.

12 x 9 x 6 cm.

€39.

[via Milena]

Birds on a Wire — by Jarbas Agnelli

He wrote, "Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes. Not the most original idea in the universe, but I was curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

"I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper."

"Here I've posted a short video made with the original photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds)."

[via Vimeo, Wired and Milena]

Plastic Razor Blades

For scraping sensitive surfaces like car bodies, inner windshields, boats, etc.

Saves on trips to the ER.

100 for $4.33.

Viral Sculptures — by Luke Jerram

On display from September 22 through October 3 at The Smithfield Gallery in London, the artist's renderings in glass of some of the world's deadliest viruses and bacteria.

Top: SARS Corona Virus.

Below,

 

E. Coli.

Below,

E. Coli detail.

Below,

Swine Flu.

Below,

Smallpox.

Below,

the sculptor at work.

[via Telegraph and Milena]

Corn Socks

$11.99.