Switzerland Drills the Longest Railway Tunnel in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2010
The longest railway tunnel in the world was completed on October 15, 2010 in Switzerland when the last two meters of rock were drilled throu...
Jeremy Mayer Builds Robots From Recycled Typewriters
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2010
American artist Jeremy Mayer was fascinated with typewriters ever since he was a child. His childhood interest has now become an art form c...
Amusing Planet is now on Facebook
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2010
Here is a small announcement for all those who read and love Amusing Planet – we have a Facebook Fan Page ! At the moment, you can use RSS F...
The Delightful Drawings of Maria Zeldis
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2010
Not much is known about Maria Zeldis, except that she is Russian and currently lives in Mexico. Her portfolio at DeviantArt is filled with ...
Kansas City Library’s Giant Bookshelf
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2010
One of the most unusual architecture at Kansas City, has to be the facade of the parking garage for the Central Branch of the public library...
Nikon Small World Microphotography Competition 2010
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2010
The Nikon Small World competition, now in its 36th year, is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life ...
The Creative Office of Inventionland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2010
Inventionland is the creative work environment of Davison, a new product development firm located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Inventionlan...
European Beard and Moustache Championships
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 12, 2010
Germany’s famous East Bavarian Beard Club played host to the European Beard and Moustache Championships high in the Austrian Alps on October...
KOZO Lamps: A Plumber’s Dream Lamp
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 12, 2010
Israeli designer, David Benatan's new collection of KOZO Lamps are put together with rough but robust plumbing pipes and joints. The pip...
Incredible Pumpkin Carvings by Ray Villafane
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2010
American sculptor Ray Villafane carves incredibly intricate and detailed faces on pumpkins, from the gruesome Predator to the friendly Barac...
The Modern Ghost City of Ordos
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2010
The city of Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, China, was founded on February 26, 2001. It was designed to be home for one million people, yet, the K...
New York at Night
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2010
Jason Hawkes likes to photograph the world from above, and he has been doing that since 1991. In college, all he wanted to be was a studio ...
World’s Longest Line of Bicycles
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2010
On Oct 3, 2010, some 1,200 bicyclists in Davis, California pedaled their way into what is likely to be a world record for the longest single...
Amazing Rainy Day Paintings by Gregory Thielker
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2010
Gregory Thielker’s awe-inspiring oil paintings explores the sensation of seeing through a car windshield while driving through the rain. His...
Gigantic Sculpture Built by … Robots!
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2010
MASS MoCA , one of the world’s largest centers for contemporary visual arts, will be showing Frederic Diaz’s ‘Geometric Death Frequency—141’...
Extremely Detailed Paper Cut-Out Maps by Karen M. O’Leary
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2010
Artist Karen M. O’Leary creates detailed maps of famous cities by carving them on a single sheet of paper. She first prints the map on heavy...
Knit Your Own Dog
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2010
A new book titled ‘Best in Show’ by Sally Muir and Jo Osborne teaches you knitting patterns for 25 adorable dog breeds from a pretty Poodle ...
World Championship of Sand Sculpting, Washington
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2010
The World Championships of Sand Sculpting was held in Washington from September 8 to October 3. Artists from all over the world competed fo...
Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony Pictures
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 4, 2010
The 19th Commonwealth Games which begins today, started off with the opening ceremony last night at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delh...
The World Upside Down by Anish Kapoor
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 4, 2010
Sculptor and designer Anish Kapoor installed giant stainless steel curved mirrors at a new show at Kensington Gardens that appears to turn t...
