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Seattle Gum Wall

From Oddity Central: "Located in Post Alley, under Pike Place Market, the Gum Wall had its beginning in the early 1990s when people, irritated that they had to wait in line to get tickets to the theater, stuck chewing gum on the wall.

At first they would use the gum to stick small coins to the wall but in time the coins disappeared and the gum remained."

"Theater attendants scraped the Gum Wall twice but gave up in 1999, when it became a certified tourist attraction in Seattle.

Now it is covered with thousands of pieces of chewing gum of any color imaginable. And as the wall grows, the chewing gum art becomes more sophisticated.

You’ll find names written with pieces of gum, and symbols like hearts or the peace sign."

"But, the Seattle Gum Wall is also one of the germiest tourist destinations on Earth.

In a ranking on Trip Advisor it came in in second place, after Ireland’s Blarney Stone."

Wrote one Oddity Central commenter, "You should see the one in San Luis Obispo, California, it's been there since the 70s."

Anyone have anything to add?

Bueller?

Flautist?

Anyone?

[via Milena]

BreakSoap

Created by Dave Hakkens.

"By breaking off a piece of soap each time you use it,

you avoid touching the whole soap,

keeping everything clean and bacteria-free."

Here's a

video.

[via Gessato]

The perfect pour: Starbucks deconstructed

[via Plaid Creative and Milena]

Ice Cream Cone Tie

Who says you can't take your ice cream cone through security?

$25.98.

The power of solar

[via Milena]

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Hint: It does not involve use of a balloon.

Is this the world's longest (and highest) infinity pool?

File under "Hello hello, I'm at a place called Vertigo."

The pool is 150 meters long

and 200 meters

above sea level,

atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel

in Singapore.

The hotel and pool

were designed

by architect

Moshe Safdie.

Everybody in.

[via Milena and yatzer]

Hug Bowl

By Elizabeth Cordes for DESU Design.

11.25" x 9.5" x 0.5".

$115.