Betabrand, an online retailer of crowdsourced clothing, just launched its spring line, and the company decided to take a different approach to marketing the new looks: Each of the models would have a Ph.D or who are working toward a Ph.D.
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The Most Ridiculous Lawsuits
– via mycase.com.
Alien timeline since 1947. Watch our perceptions evolve
– via Reality Carnival Blog.
Space Replay: A Hovering Ball that Records and Replays Public Space Sounds
Designers at the Royal College of Art have created a floating black sphere that records and replays sounds it picks up after a short delay.
Called “Space Replay” this project was designed by Will Yates-Johnson, Francesco Tacchini and Julinka Ebhardt. The idea was to create a hovering object that explores and manipulates transitional public spaces with particular acoustic properties. “By constantly recording and replaying these ambient sounds,” the designers write, “the levitating sphere produces a delayed echo of human activity.”
The Science Behind Out Of Body Experiences
Many people claim that they have experienced out-of-body experiences also known as “astral projection”, “soul travel”, or “spirit walking” — floating outside of their bodies and watching themselves from the outside. Some parapsychologists and occult writers treat out-of-body experiences as evidence that a soul, spirit or subtle body can detach itself from the body and visit distant locations. One in ten people have an out-of-body experience once, or even, several times in their life. A team of scientists found someone who says she can do this at will and put her into a brain scanner. What they discovered was very interesting.
Abandoned Suitcases of Mental Institution Patients
These interesting photographs capture abandoned suitcases belonged to residents of the Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane between the 1910s and early 1960s. in 1995 when the institution was closed, staff came across the forgotten belongings, and donated them to the New York State Museum. In a Collectors Weekly article, editors brought up the interesting point: “If you were committed to a psychiatric institution, unsure if you’d ever return to the life you knew before, what would you take with you?”
Reese Witherspoon Teleported During the Independent Spirit Awards
Remember, everything you see on television is real: especially live events. Nothing is fake. This unedited video demonstrates just how untrue this common misconception is. Reese Witherspoon is seen in the crowd applauding in surprise, after announcing the Spirit Award for Bob Nelson. And then she is back on stage.
This is definitely magic. There’s no other explanation. The TV can’t lie.
– via viralviralvideos.com
Huge Python Eating a Crocodile
In northern Australia, a snake has won a battle with a crocodile: wrestling it and then finally eating it. An interesting fact is that it’s unlikely that this snake will eat again anytime soon. In order to deal with such a massive meal, snakes of this size remodel their internal organs. Their heart increases in length and their intestines experience massive hypertrophy, to pump out enough digestive enzymes for consumption.
13 Jobs That No Longer Exist
With the advancements in technology and innovation in other industries, many jobs that were once very common have become extinct or are on their way to becoming obsolete. You could be paid to reset the pins at a bowling alley or knock on people’s windows to wake them up.
Collection of “Do Not Disturb” Signs from Hotels around the World
This collection’s been put together by a collector named Eduardo of Turin, Italy, a retired international civil servant who has traveled a lot. Unlike other items commonly taken, “Do Not Disturb” or “Privacy” signs often go unnoticed even though some are very attractive and original in design.
“I picked up my first “do not disturb” sign while on a business trip to Pakistan nearly 20 years ago. One sign led to another and it soon became an addicting hobby. Each sign could tell a story – they are memories of fascinating travel destinations.”