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Experts' Experts: Reviving Old Carrots

Cook's Illustrated solicits reader tips, then puts the most promising through rigorous tests.

If yours is selected for publication you get a year's free subscription.

But I digress.

"When Tricia Walton of Elmira, New York finds that her carrots have gone limp, she brings them back to life by peeling them and soaking them in water in the refrigerator overnight. The carrots absorb the water, which crisps them back up."

Quantum Woman 2 — Julian Voss-Andreae

The German-born Portland [Oregon]-based sculptor began as a painter, then changed course and studied physics at universities in Berlin, Edinburgh and Vienna.

He pursued graduate research in quantum physics, participating in a seminal experiment demonstrating quantum behavior in buckyballs (C60).

He then moved to the U.S. to pursue further training in art, graduating in 2004 from Pacific Northwest College of Art.

The stainless steel sculpture pictured above is 69"H x 19"W x 16"D.

Below, an interview with the artist.

Modern Cuckoo Clock

From Neatorama:

Part of the charm of cuckoo clocks is their old world charm that inspires images of the Alpine cultures that created them.

Etsy seller woodmess of Istanbul designs and builds modern interpretations of the classic design with vibrant colors and robust curves.

Like its predecessors, the bird pops out at the hour to sing and dance.

But this time, it pops out of a house that looks like it belongs in a Los Angeles suburb instead of southern Germany.

Each clock is made to order to suit each customer's color preferences, although woodmess urges light colors for the bird to ensure that it doesn't disappear in its cave.

Get yours here.

[via Core77]