The clever people at MIT have created a new vehicle that they're calling The City Car - it's half the size of a normal compact car, has two seats, is electric, and is more maneuverable than regular cars - all that's pretty neat. But the really cool part is that the cars are foldable to roughly half their size, so that they can be stacked and ( Read more... )

I was looking for a cool clock today for DailyCrush, in the spirit of Daylight Savings Time and all (for Americans, anyway) - and I thought this one was perfect, since it's a nature-y kind of clock, and spring is (hoorah!) right around the corner...


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The Enlightenment is actually a "book" light made out of white Plexiglass and outfitted with a 9-watt energy-saving lamp - I love the way it looks on a bookshelf!


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Created by Finnish designers at Fiasko Design, these perforated black-out roller blinds called Better View have tiny cut out holes on each, illuminating an image of a city at night.


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The oh-so-cosmopolitan DailyCrusher wosmo sent me this very cool link, and I just had to share it with all of you - did you know that there are tons and tons of hidden jokes and references in most Pixar movies?? For instance:

This Pizza Planet truck has appeared in every single feature film that Pixar has produced to date:


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Ooohkay, so this picture looks less than enthralling, right? Well, trust me when I say that if you're at all interested in quirky or electronic music, once you click on the link below, you'll be fascinated - it's a catchy little tune made entirely (and only) from sounds heard on Window 98 and XP. Heh. :)

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Yippeeeeeeee!!! :D

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Octopus Studios has developed what they're calling the Silverfish Aquarium...


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This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located in Norway - I love this shot of the small but important outer vault compound...


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Oh, goodness, my DailyCrush friends. I think about this journal and you guys so often, yet Life is just a busy and tiring thing lately. :) That said - following you'll find attempt #2,268 at getting this thing back up and running. Thanks as always to those of you who are sticking around!