Friday, February 29, 2008
'How it works' Television - Ladybird Books (1968)
I love seeing old book scans on the web so I thought I'd share these. I can't post the whole book but here's a few samples. Click the images for hi-res.





All illustrations copyright Ladybird Books Ltd, reproduced by kind permission.
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All illustrations copyright Ladybird Books Ltd, reproduced by kind permission.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
All the Water in the World, All the Air in the Atmosphere
Interesting image that shows everything to scale.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The 9 Most Baffling Theme Parks From Around The World
Stalin World sounds like a blast. See the full list.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Replay
I posted a link to this animation earlier, but having watched it a few times I think it deserves its own post.
Links
The Biggest Star Wars Collection in the Galaxy
Huge collection of Star Wars models. Lots of pics and an interview with the collector Rob Foster.
(via Found on the Web)
(via Found on the Web)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Links
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
8 Weird Theme Parks We’d Be Willing to Wait in Line For
8 awesome theme parks around the world. I actually visited one of them recently - Diggerland. I'm hoping that's where you go when you die.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Links
Huge collection of online retro games - Every video game
(video) 1000 Car race - The 1K Project II
Coloured pencils review
(video) Star Wars : Clone Wars trailer
(video) 1000 Car race - The 1K Project II
Coloured pencils review
(video) Star Wars : Clone Wars trailer
No Limits Rollercoaster Simulator
I don't normally link to games you have to download, but this is fun. You can download a free demo here.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Links
Compacted Dignity
I did fancy burial at sea when I go, but I'm now tempted to change my mind and be compressed into a small cube.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Biro Art
Amazing portraits created with just a ballpoint pen.
They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen.
They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen.
The stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high, were drawn by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas.
Casas, 31, can use up to four 14p ballpoint pens for a canvas and his works are already a sell-out at exhibitions.
Friday, February 01, 2008
The Usborne Book of the Future (1979)
Wow, this was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. The Pointless Museum has scanned the entire thing and put it online.
(via BoingBoing)
(via BoingBoing)
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