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A Sad Example of Where Expectation Does Not Meet Reality (18 photo)

When judging a possible hotel or resort destination online, it is important to realise that sometimes things are made to look better than they are. Here are some examples of a Mexican holiday resort in Puerto Vallarta where the pictures told a different story to the reality.

When judging a possible hotel or resort destination online, it is important to realise that sometimes things are made to look better than they are.

Vegetable Silverware Designs That Look Real Enough to Eat  (4 photo)

Boring, white plastic silverware is old news to artist Qiyun Deng. Recently, the innovative product designer developed a collection of environmentally-friendly, but still disposable, silverware and serving bowl concepts that look just like everyday plants and vegetables. The series, entitled Graft, features objects constructed out of bioplastic PLA, a material pulled from renewable sources like vegetable fats and oils. Graft was produced as part of Deng's diploma project at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne in Switzerland and it is strongly inspired by nature. The artist crafted forks, spoons, and knives that blend nature together with manmade objects that we use everyday. Although the shapes mimic vegetables, they are designed to properly function as utensils. The handle of the fork looks just like a stalk of celery and the handle of the spoon looks just like a carrot. Deng asks, "By waking both visual and haptic sensation it brings along a question: Will you throw them away easily?"

Boring, white plastic silverware is old news to artist Qiyun Deng. Recently, the innovative product designer developed a collection of environmentally-friendly, but still disposable, ...

8-Bit Teatime, Sugar Cube Art of Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Tetris (3 photo)

Russian artist and photographer Dina Belenko has created “8-Bit Teatime,” a collection of photos featuring sugar cube art of classic video games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Tetris.

Russian artist and photographer Dina Belenko has created “8-Bit Teatime,” a collection of photos featuring sugar cube art of classic video games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Tetris.

Pokemayans, Pokémon Illustrated in the Style of Mayan Art (4 photo)

Mexico-based artist Monarobot has created Pokemayans, a series of Pokémon illustrations in the style of Mayan art. You can find more of the stylized illustrations and even commission other Pokémon at Monarobot’s Tumblr.

Mexico-based artist Monarobot has created Pokemayans, a series of Pokémon illustrations in the style of Mayan art.

So THIS Is What Wi-Fi Actually Looks Like... (3 photo)

These days we take Wi-Fi for granted, this invisible energy field that keeps us all constantly connected wherever we are in the world. But do you know how it was initially created? It was actually the by-product of a fail research project conducted by one John O’Sullivan an Australian radioastronomer. At the time he was trying to detect exploding mini black holes the size of an atomic particle, but instead found a solution that made wireless LAN fast and reliable. Not a bad days work in the office I’m sure you’ll agree. But if we could see it, what would Wi-Fi actually look like? Thankfully Dr. Vogel a professor and former NASA employee teamed up with visual artist Nickolay Lamm to answer just that question. Dr. Vogel adds: Wi-Fi is an energy field that is transmitted as waves. The waves have a certain height, distance between them and travel at a certain speed. The distance between Wi-fFi waves is shorter than that of radio waves and longer than that of microwaves, giving wifi a unique transmission band that can’t be interrupted by other signals. Wi-Fi waves are about 3 to 5 inches from crest to crest. Below is the result of their unique collaboration, was it what you were expecting?

These days we take Wi-Fi for granted, this invisible energy field that keeps us all constantly connected wherever we are in the world.

Here's What Happens When You Mix Soap, Oil & Ink Together (5 photo + 1 video)

Whilst you use ink in your stationary, oil for your bike and soap to wash yourself everyday, its rare that all three liquids come into contact with one another. What would happen if they did? Would blending ink, soap and oil produce something similar? Or would they just cancel each other out into a soapy sludge? That’s precisely what Russian visual artist Ruslan Khasanov was compelled to find out and so he decided to embark on a series of fun experiments to test his theory. His inspirations came whilst cooking one night, when he noticed the mixture of soy sauce and oil separating out into small black beads in his dish. Taking the same logic, he mixed different quantities of soap, oil and ink together and filmed the results. Amazingly, his unique concoction produced a vivid blend of yellows, magenta, whites and blues – all completely experimental and all mesmerising to look at. You can experience more from the project via his official Behance profile

Whilst you use ink in your stationary, oil for your bike and soap to wash yourself everyday, its rare that all three liquids come into contact with one another.

PBS Offers Some Fake Reality Shows We’re Surprised Aren’t Real (1 photo + 1 video)

Reality TV has made it acceptable to put shows on the air focusing on just about anything. And PBS has decided to have some fun with this sad fact. After launching an amusing photo campaign promoting fake reality programs to get people to watch the public service channel, PBS has taken it a step further with clever videos parodying the reality TV trend. So, sit back and take a look at these faux commercials for fake lowbrow series ‘Long Island Landscapers,’ ‘Clam Kings’ and ‘The Tanners.’ The sad thing is you get the feeling any one of these shows could actually be real. Well done, PBS. Well done. Maybe you guys can do a reality show taking viewers behind the scenes of this humorous ad campaign.

Reality TV has made it acceptable to put shows on the air focusing on just about anything. And PBS has decided to have some fun with this sad fact.

12 Clever 'Lost' Posters We Wish Were Serious (12 photo)

“Lost” posters are usually pretty sad, because an adorable little puppy ran away or a kitten went missing. Ughh, it’s awful. But the good news is we’re not talking about that sort of stuff. In fact, we’ve scoped out lost notices that are really clever and don’t make us think about a child crying somewhere because his parakeet, Corporal Jenkins, has gone missing. While these posts are all jokes, you’ve gotta give it to the makers. Like, if your Nutella went missing, wouldn’t you want it back asap?? Duh. Here are some clever lost posters that will make you chuckle:

“Lost” posters are usually pretty sad, because an adorable little puppy ran away or a kitten went missing. Ughh, it’s awful. But the good news is we’re not talking about that sort of stuff.

Man Whose Amazon Package Was Stolen Gets Awesome Justice (1 photo + 1 video)

A thief may have taken off with an Arizona man’s Amazon delivery, but his sense of humor is clearly intact. Tim Lake has a surveillance camera stationed outside his home, which caught a woman making off with a package he received from Amazon. He created a very lighthearted poster in the hopes of finding a woman and sat down for an interview with a local TV station, in which he sheds fake tears.

A thief may have taken off with an Arizona man’s Amazon delivery, but his sense of humor is clearly intact.

One-Armed Fighter Nick Newell (16 photo)

27-year-old Nick Newell is an American lightweight MMA fighter. Nick Newell is a one-armed fighter, with his left arm ending just after the elbow. As of August 2013 Newell remains undefeated.

27-year-old Nick Newell is an American lightweight MMA fighter. Nick Newell is a one-armed fighter, with his left arm ending just after the elbow. As of August 2013 Newell remains undefeated.

The Woman with the Guinness World Record Hair Do  (23 photo)

Aevin Dugas is a 37 year old is an American social worker from Napoleanville, Louisiana. Her remarkable natural afro, which she has been growing since she was 14 years old, has been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. Her hair big that it often gets caught in trees, doors and earrings and she cannot drive with it loose as she can’t see out from under it.

Aevin Dugas is a 37 year old is an American social worker from Napoleanville, Louisiana. Her remarkable natural afro, which she has been growing since she was 14 years old, ...

Cute Little Girl in Imaginative Settings (20 photo)

This is Kanna. Her dad, Nagano Toyokazu took these photos of her on the same road in different situations. The result is too cute for words!

This is Kanna. Her dad, Nagano Toyokazu took these photos of her on the same road in different situations. The result is too cute for words!

This is What 24 Hours in New York Look Like in Just One Picture (9 photo)

Taking a picture usually involves capturing a single moment, a motionless fragment of time. However, New York-based photographer Stephan Wilkes has managed to capture the passage of time in a single photograph. His “Day to Night” photo series explores the many changes that take place in Stehphan’s beloved city of New York as it transitions from day to night. Completing this project took great dedication on Wilkes’ part. He had to actually stakeout the city in one spot for approximately 15 hours for each composite photograph. He had to take hundreds of pictures of the Big Apple and its most famous places and then spend 4 months picking out 30 to 50 suitable ones. The selected photos then had to be blended into one composite image that reflected the changes that took place in that location between sunrise and sunset. By creating this photography project, the artist expressed his fondness and love for his hometown. Thanks to his dedication, the photographer brought seemingly surreal photographs to life and filled them with movement, vitality and the passage of time. Wilkes’ “Day to Night” series proves, once again, that New York City is the city that never sleeps. Also, be sure to check out the time lapse series by Fong Qi Wei. Singapore-based photographer captures the passage of time in visually beautiful layered collages.

Taking a picture usually involves capturing a single moment, a motionless fragment of time. However, New York- ...

Blending Iconic Faces From the Past and Present (6 photo)

Then and Now is a powerful collection of mash-ups by photographer and graphic designer Marc Ghali. In the series, the Canada-based photographer creatively blends old black and white photographs with sections of colorful, modern images. He perfectly arranges the new and old fragments so that, upon quick glance, viewers might believe they are looking at just one subject. However, each compilation features two faces representing the past and the present. The subjects are often related in regards to professions, ranging from singers and actors to historical leaders. Some of the mash-ups include Rihanna and Diana Ross, Brad Pitt and James Dean, and two British princesses, Kate and Diana. It appears that Ghali really has an eye for matching faces as the many similarities are quite striking. The artist says, "I wanted to do something fun creatively. I was inspired by a series [by George Chamoun] called Iconatomy, and wanted to draw on parallels between influential figures pasts and present in an interpretative way." It's certainly fascinating to see how the world really hasn't changed much across so many decades of time.

Then and Now is a powerful collection of mash-ups by photographer and graphic designer Marc Ghali. In the series, ...

Breaking Bad Characters as Chemical Diagrams (10 photo)

In anticipation of the return of AMC's Breaking Bad for the second half of its final season, Shutterstock analytically assembled "chemical diagrams" to represent significant characters from the show. The graphic series that the blog calls Bad Chemistry: The Character Elements of Breaking Bad features nine of the show's most prominent characters, from high school chemistry teacher-turned-meth cook Walter White and his former student-turned-sidekick Jesse Pinkman to fast food chain owner and drug kingpin Gus Fring. The clever minds behind the diagrams have used the show's thematic design choice of abbreviating words like chemical elements found in the periodic table to concoct their own skeletal models of each person's chemical makeup. Like a bunch of Heisenbergs, each chart the blog produced is a unique "Blue Sky" that reflects character virtues and flaws, accompanied by a quote and a few significant icons.

In anticipation of the return of AMC's Breaking Bad for the second half of its final season, Shutterstock analytically assembled "chemical diagrams" to represent significant characters from the show.

Tina Fey With Cats -- Your New Favorite Tumblr (6 photo)

Chances are you love Tina Fey and cats. Well, this Tumblr is both at once. It stands to reason therefore, that you will double-love Tina Fey With a Cat, because that’s how emotions work. It is pictures of Tina Fey, with cats Photoshopped in. Seems pretty simple. It is still a delight, however. Here are a few choice pics:

Chances are you love Tina Fey and cats. Well, this Tumblr is both at once. It stands to reason therefore, that you will double-love Tina Fey With a Cat, because that’s how emotions work.

Impressive Collages Pieced Together From US Dollar Bills (7 photo)

There’s a lot you can do with a dollar bill, but not many make use of it in quite the way visual artist Mark Wagner does. He creatively bends, twists, cuts and glues one dollar bills into these striking and complex portraits. When asked about his work, Wagner had this to say: The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept. Blade and glue transform it-reproducing the effects of tapestries, paints, engravings, mosaics, and computers—striving for something bizarre, beautiful, or unbelievable… the foreign in the familiar. The likes of Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama and George Washington are all brought to life and creatively assembled over hours of painstaking adjustment and planning, but the end results we think you’re all agree are almost priceless.

There’s a lot you can do with a dollar bill, but not many make use of it in quite the way visual artist Mark Wagner does.

The Haunting Tale Of Charles Addams Creator Of The Addams Family (1 photo + 1 video)

Released in 2006 (but only surfacing online now) is the mini documentary titled ‘You Rang, Mr. Addams?‘ which tells the fascinating tale of Charles Addams, the twisted creator behind the creepy and wildly loved Addams Family characters. It tells the story of the dilapidated houses that littered his walk home from school and which served as the inspiration for the iconic Addams Family house, through to rather strange penchant for having picnics in the cemetery with his wife. In short, it’s an illuminating insight into the man so few us truly know about, but who’s work and mischief-making has enchanted and captured the imagination of millions around the world.

Released in 2006 (but only surfacing online now) is the mini documentary titled ‘You Rang, Mr. Addams?

Outstanding Time-lapse Of Europe's Architectural Masterpieces (5 photo + 1 video)

A key part of any holiday is taking a zillions photos of your travels, but few of us would have the dedication and resolved displayed by Luke Shepard, a 23 year old videographer. He set out on a whirlwind tour of Europe, visiting 36 cities across 21 different countries within the EU. His sole aim was the document and record some of the most loved and celebrated architectural masterpieces in the world. In total he came back with a staggering 20,000 photographs. Many of these that went into making his Kickstarter backed project ‘Nightvision’, a stunning timelapse of all of those historic monuments at night, away from bustling crowds and searing heat. Here’s what he wrote to all of his Kickstart supporters: “After several months of hard work the project is complete. We came out of this journey with just over 8 minutes of successful footage. Mind boggling, I know! Keep in mind, the footage is composed completely of photographs (25 photos/second). Now, after a month of planning, a month of raising funds, a few months of shooting, and a couple months of editing, I have a final product that is approximately 4 minutes in length! I am quite pleased with the outcome and forever grateful for this opportunity which you have given me. I could never thank you enough.” Rest assured, you’ve rarely seen Europe look quite so beautiful.

A key part of any holiday is taking a zillions photos of your travels, but few of us would have the dedication and resolved displayed by Luke Shepard, a 23 year old videographer.

13 Ridiculous Walrus GIFs Because Walruses Are Ridiculous (11 photo)

Walruses truly are ridiculous creatures, and we think even better than photos to demonstrate this are GIFs, which capture the (sort of) majesty and (almost) grace of a walrus even better than a still photo could. Look at the reaction of this walrus to getting a fish made out of cake. Now imagine watching the walrus slapping itself in the face — much funnier right? That’s why we put together this list of walrus GIFs. Some of them are walruses being ridiculous, others are people on the internet being ridiculous about walruses. All of them are awesome.

Walruses truly are ridiculous creatures, and we think even better than photos to demonstrate this are GIFs, ...

Katy Perry Accused of Copying Sara Bareilles Song + Fan Wars! (4 photo)

Katy Perry‘s new single, ‘Roar,’ is getting a ton of press — unfortunately, for mostly bad reasons. The undeniably catchy tune is catching the attention of music critics and Lady Gaga fans, who keep pointing out that it sounds almost identical to Sara Bareilles‘ ‘Brave’ — igniting a “stan war” between the Katy Cats and the Little Monsters. So how did the trifecta of musical ladies respond? Perry hasn’t responded to allegations of copying ‘Brave,’ though she did praise the song when it was initially released:

Katy Perry‘s new single, ‘Roar,’ is getting a ton of press — unfortunately, for mostly bad reasons. The undeniably catchy tune is catching the attention of music critics and Lady Gaga fans, ...

Paula Deen Wins Racial Discrimination Lawsuit (1 photo)

Food Network star Paula Deen found herself under fire when allegations of racism and sexual harassment came to light from a recent deposition. In turn she lost her job and was unable to save face, even with a strange series of apology videos and asking people to throw rocks at her. Yet after all that, the judge has thrown out the claim filed against Deen for some intriguing reasons. The judge in the case ruled that the woman who filed the suit, Lisa Jackson, “has no claim to racial discrimination” because she’s white. Apparently, white people cannot be offended by racism. Jackson tried to argue against the ruling by saying someone in her family is bi-racial, but the judge determined that even if such a thing were true, she was at best an “accidental victim” — which may or may not be the hit follow-up song to ‘Accidental Racist.’ However, the case is not completely thrown out, as Deen and her brother still have those sexual harassment charges to deal with.

Food Network star Paula Deen found herself under fire when allegations of racism and sexual harassment came to light from a recent deposition.

Video: Ashton Kutcher Offered Some Advice At The Teen Choice Awards (1 photo + 1 video)

Ashton Kutcher was the big winner of the Ultimate Choice Award at last night’s Teen Choice Awards, or as he described it – “the old people award.” After all, 35-years old is basically death’s doorstep in the eyes of teens, or so I remember it being that way all those years ago when I was playing with my pogs and checking in with my parents through my beeper and pay phone. In his acceptance speech, the star of the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic Jobs admitted that his first name is Chris, which anyone could have known with a simple check of the ol’ Wikipedia, but the screaming teens who listened to his speech beyond that may have heard some very inspirational words, as the star of Dude, Where’s My Car? and What Happens in Vegas has really taken his studies of Jobs to heart. It almost makes us forget about that whole trucker hat fad. Almost.

Ashton Kutcher was the big winner of the Ultimate Choice Award at last night’s Teen Choice Awards, or as he described it – “the old people award.

How Much Money Would You Pay For This 'Breaking Bad' LEGO Set? (5 photo)

If you’re unfamiliar with the website Citizen Brick, then you’re clearly not a dopey adult LEGO fan like I am, but for the sake of brevity, it’s a site that allows people to have a little more fun with their LEGO sets by adding all sorts of strange new characters and especially different types of body parts and accessories. But they have outdone themselves this time with the new “Superlab Playset,” which is obviously not an official Breaking Bad LEGO set, but it’s the closest thing that you’ll find on this planet. This may have just jumped The Simpsons on my LEGO must-have list. I have to admit, I was a little surprised by the $250 price tag of this incredible set, because I immediately guessed that it was going to cost around $1,000. I’m not saying that it should cost that much money, but there are definitely people out there who would pay that much, and they’d probably sell their TVs to afford it. If you want one of these sets to play along with during this final season, get your orders in now, because they take 2-3 weeks to ship. Maybe spend all that time brushing up on Dustin’s ridiculously complex theories about Walter White and Co.’s destiny.

If you’re unfamiliar with the website Citizen Brick, then you’re clearly not a dopey adult LEGO fan like I am, but for the sake of brevity, ...

Watch Katy Perry's Emoji 'Roar' Music Video (1 photo + 1 video)

Katy Perry‘s music is like an ice cream sundae with soda and candy: it’s terrible for you, but also SO good. She’s completely shameless and I love her for it. Take, for instance, the music video for “Roar,” the first single off her upcoming album, Prism (due out in October). Nearly the entire thing is told through emojis. It’s so fast paced and brightly colored and I can’t keep up that I get the same feeling that I have when I’m watching a Japanese game show: I might have a seizure but I don’t want to look away. It’s too fascinating. I’ll never look away from you, Katy Perry.

Katy Perry‘s music is like an ice cream sundae with soda and candy: it’s terrible for you, but also SO good. She’s completely shameless and I love her for it.

Watch 'Shocking The Day The Clown Cried' Footage (1 photo + 1 video)

By the early 1970s, Jerry Lewis was a has-been. His finer days, when he was starring in The Nutty Professor and The Patsy and selling out clubs with his comedy partner Dean Martin, were out of sight in the rear-view mirror. These days, with the exception of 1983′s The King of Comedy, his biggest claim to fame is, “Guy who’s popular in France” or possibly “Guy who sounds like Dr. Frink from The Simpsons” or maybe simply “Asshole.” There’s one movie of Lewis’ from 1972, however, that film fans have been fascinated by since the day it was announced — and no one’s ever seen it. It’s called The Day the Clown Cried, and it makes Life Is Beautiful look like Flubber by comparison. According to Entertainment Weekly: The Day the Clown Cried was a 1972 Holocaust drama directed and starring Jerry Lewis that was famously decried for its bad taste before ever being released. Lewis then buried the film, denouncing it as “bad” and made him feel “embarrassed.” The script and a few stills are all that survive for public consumption — until now, when YouTube user unclesporkums found this 7-minute clip of behind-the-scenes footage and shared it online yesterday. (Via) Classic unclesporkums move. Anyway, when asked about the movie earlier this year, Lewis cried, “It was all bad, and it was bad because I lost the magic. You will never see it. No one will ever see it, because I am embarrassed at the poor work.” Well, now we’ve seen it, and it’s all bad. The lesson here: clowns are terrible. Also, f*ck you, Jerry Lewis.

By the early 1970s, Jerry Lewis was a has-been. His finer days, when he was starring in The Nutty Professor and The Patsy and selling out clubs with his comedy partner Dean Martin, ...

The Saddest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Art You Will Ever See (4 photo + 1 video)

Artist Joao Pires, DeadPea on DeviantArt, has created one of the saddest, most gut-wretching examples of fan art you will ever see. Titled Goodbye, My Brothers, the series of images features each individual Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mourning the death of the other three after a bloody battle in the streets of New York. They’re terrific, but hoo boy, they are a downer.

Artist Joao Pires, DeadPea on DeviantArt, has created one of the saddest, most gut-wretching examples of fan art you will ever see.

A Little Appreciation For The Ladies Of 'Kick-Ass 2' (Red Band Videos) (2 photo + 2 video)

Universal released two new featurettes for Kick-Ass 2 featuring Hit-Girl and Mother Russia, and we also found a viral clip of Lindy Booth we meant to post earlier. The three videos have all the swearwords and muscled lady-abs we could hope to see. Here’s the first video (NSFW audio) of Lindy Booth as Night B!tch, persuading us to join Justice Forever.

Universal released two new featurettes for Kick-Ass 2 featuring Hit-Girl and Mother Russia, and we also found a viral clip of Lindy Booth we meant to post earlier.

Hilarious Images Of Dads Dragged To One Direction Concerts (5 photo)

There’s really not a whole lot to add to the premise. One anonymous Redditor shared these images without a date or location, simply the title, “Dads dragged along to the One Direction concert.” But since that universally translates to “Grown men at their lowest, most emasculating moment” not much else was needed. I did some depressing research on my own and am pretty sure the pictures are all from one of the four (FOUR!) Staples Center concerts taking place now, so there you go. Not that it really matters. This a global phenomenon and these men are just a sampling for future anthropological studies.

There’s really not a whole lot to add to the premise. One anonymous Redditor shared these images without a date or location, simply the title, “Dads dragged along to the One Direction concert.

Hear 'Breaking Bad' Theme On Meth Lab Equipment (1 photo + 1 video)

Here’s the Breaking Bad deal, everyone: tonight, GIF highlights; tomorrow, a normal, more in-depth discussion and the Breaking Badass Power Rankings. We’ve got all your needs covered, including the hyper-specific want of hearing the show’s theme song played on meth lab equipment. Consider it a bonus track to our meth playlist.

Here’s the Breaking Bad deal, everyone: tonight, GIF highlights; tomorrow, a normal, more in-depth discussion and the Breaking Badass Power Rankings.