An astounding 1.7 million square meters of paradise opened in Chengdu, China at the beginning of July. The New Century Global Center is worlds largest building. It features luxurious vacation amenities like palm trees, fine hotels, shopping, a "Mediterranean" village, and a water park with an artificial beach. This consumer oasis even has it's own 24-hour artificial sun. Wow!
Universal Studios Japan recently opened their latest adrenalin pumping attraction. It's a live-action shooting attraction called "Biohazard The Real" and is basically a simulation of the Resident Evil. Visitors are equipped with a 700 gram 'model gun' that has thirty virtual bullets before they enter in groups of eight. The attraction has two stages. First one has two routs, the Racoon City Police Department and the Hospital. When the first stage is cleared the group enters the Umbrella Research Center for some serious action. The goal is obviously to shoot the zombies and other creatures that pop out at you at every corner in the final battle to eradicate the virus. The whole thing takes around ten minutes and is one of the scariest and unforgettable experiences out there. Check out these pics.
The moon stabilizes our climate with it's gravitational pull, is the brightest object in our nightly sky and is the closest celestial body to earth. On average, the distance from Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km). Here's a little imagination fun from a space enthusiast Ron Miller for you. He created these cool images of how the sky would look if other planets were as close to us as the moon.
A beautiful collection of animal sculptures made out of unaltered Louis Vuitton accessories by a British artist Billie Achilleos is on display in a newly opened store in Sydey, Australia. The collection features 30 animals that reside in Australia, from crocodiles, to kangaroos to dingos. Here is a taste of the intricate creation.
Have you ever wished you could, for at least a day visit a world of your favorite food, where it'd be unlimited and all around you! Well Seattle-based photographer Christopher Boffoli has brought the fantasy to life in his new book called "Big Appetites". It contains photos of tiny people in a world of humongous foods in various interesting situations.
One of the biggest sand sculpting competitions happens annually in Revere Beach, Massachusetts. People from all over the place gather to show off their amazing sculpting skills. It's definitely worth a look if you're ever in the area. Here are the pictures from this years competition.
Vince Low is a Malaysian artist who has not only mastered drawing one of the hardest things out there, human faces. He doesn't just draw them, he draws them out of seemingly chaotic pen squiggles. Check out these squiggly line layered portraits of Hollywood super stars, created by Low as an experiment with drawing techniques.
A former comedian turned counselor JC Shakespeare uploaded a video to YouTube this weekend. In it, he and three other performers — including a 19-year-old Patton Oswalt — do stand-up as part of an infomercial on student loans in 1990. Shakespeare says, “This was my first paid gig as an actor, and perhaps it was for Patton as well. Patton had the tenacity and persistence to work his butt off (I didn’t), and I have immense respect for how far his talent and hard work have taken him.” Oswalt quickly confirmed what we could already tell: it was him. In a snazzy sweater vest, no less. He adds that it was his first acting gig, for which he was paid $300.
