Archive: July 20, 2011
apple-thunderbolt-display-back

Now I really want one of these. Still pissed that there are still no Thunderbolt peripherals out though. What gives?!

subway-slide

This is so wonderful! Dutch design firm HIK Ontwerpers installed a slide at Overvecht Station as a part of their ongoing urban installation project series. The slide isn’t just for decoration — the Dutch railway company encourages passengers to use it if they are running late or just need a quicker way to get into [...]

the-terrace-central-park

Retronaut has a post filled with old-timey panoramas of New York City. I snagged the one above from there and it shows Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace circa 1902. Seriously, you gotta see the rest.

sand-grains

The Daily Mail has posted some neat photos of grains of sand zoomed in at over 250 times its original size and from the images you can see that, just like snowflakes, every grain of sand is unique and special in its own way!

bike-wall-mount

I didn’t think much of it when I posted a photo of my bike hanging from a wall, but apparently that sort of wall mount has turned out to be a hot topic via email and I figured the easiest way to address it is to just tell you all where you can get it. [...]

burger-bean-bag-chair

A company called Woouf is selling an entire line of unusual bean bag chairs online. They’ve got burgers, amps, suitcases, buildings, and keyboards all soft enough to plopped you entire body on after a long day. Quite cool, but also a bit expensive. Check them out here. [via]