Before Nintendo, Playstation and X-box existed, children, especially boys, were playing with construction toys. Some of them that were the most popular are The Erector Set (change the name to Meccano) that was first produced in 1913. The toy had a whole collection of screws, bolts, metal beams, nuts, gears, and even electric motors. Other famous construction toys were Girder and Panel building sets of Kenner Products and were introduced in 1957. They were one of the first to advertise their product on television.

Other famous building sets were the Bridge and Turnpike Building Set from 1958, Skyrail from 1963, Hydro-Dynamic from 1964 and Bayko from 1967. Maybe you’ll recognize some of the toys, maybe you won’t, but it’s still a shame that they no longer exist today. Something that is still popular as it was in the 40’s are Lego, and to honor these genius toy building bricks, Legoland has been built in California.

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I had some pretty ambitious childhood fantasies and some of them still remain somewhere in my pretty childish mind but I have to admit that Bruce Murno’s childhood fantasy was way more ambitious and crazier than mines. He had a dream to create a huge sea of bunch of CDs and, finally he managed to realize his dream.

Here you can see something what reminds me on one of those happy Teletubies landscapes with plenty of different colors. It is a ’sea’ made from more than a half of million of old compact discs.

Bruce managed to create this amazing artistic installation with the help of his 140 friends and colleagues.

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Most of us heard about natural disaster which caused leakage of crude oil in Gulf of Mexico. Despite the fact that media have tried to cover complete story and to bring us enough information about it, we still cannot imagine how horrible this actually was and will be in future. Probably millions of animals will die because of this oil leakage and some scientist are predicting that this is only beginning since the season of birds migration is yet to come.

Jane Fulton is photographer who got an excellent idea to create a few of photos which could eventually help people to imagine the disastrous consequences of this leakage. She has created a few of photos where a few of models dared to swim and dive in oil.

Well there are few useful things when we talk about swimming in oil, you will definitely get a ‘chocolate tan’ for just a few seconds and also, you can be happy because you are theoretically swimming in a pool full of dollars (because crude oil means dollars, right?). Maybe BP’s CEO should try this, just in case he wants to see what his company did to thousands of poor animals.

Via Jane Fulton Alt.

When I was in high school I was pretty bored on the most of the lessons I had to attend, especially maths and physics. So, I used to scrible different objects in my notebook and at the end of the year my notebook looked like true piece of artwork. However that wasn’t very helpful when I had to pass the exams. Update: Those outstanding drawings belongs to Andrea Joseph.

It seems that lot of students have such hobbies, to draw anything while they’re bored during the lessons. Drawing is some kind of expressing your feelings and boring lessons are true opportunity to get inspired to draw something unique. Here you can see some of the most amazing pencil drawings took from unknown students’ notebooks.

Via Andrea Joseph’s Sketchblog.

Las Vegas is one of the world’s most famous and in same most controversial cities. It is known by the gathering points for gamblers and rich people who do not know what to do with their money.

There are a few architectural features which are unique for this place and different from other buildings in it. The project called Legoland California where a team of LEGO artists conjoined to create small replica of Las Vegas from LEGO bricks.

They have recreated almost every significant building in Las Vegas especially those with unique style such as pyramid-like Las Vegas Luxor hotel or Paris Las Vegas. The team who made this replica has used more than 24 million of LEGO bricks to create the whole city. The Legoland California is made to be visitor-friendly and hundreds of visitors visit this place every day.

Kumi Yamashita is Japanese artist who is creating amazing artworks based on shadow rather than light. Yamashita could be eventually called ‘the master of shadow’ because most of his artworks are actually made of it or more precisely, they are made to be the shadow.

Most of his installations are made of some specially positioned object or more of them and the unavoidable part of his artworks is the light source which, when is confronted to those objects from a proper angle, creates shadow images on the wall.

This interesting artistic style is far from easy since the artist has to calculate exactly how light is going to act and to put the light source in a proper position. For the end, you make take a look at the video that shows how he do this amazing kind of art:

Via KumiYamashita.

Super Mario did it again. The Super Mario art is without limits, that’s proved once again. This LEGO life-sized creation of Mario is made by Dirk VH. It’s purpose is generous, the giant Mario sculpture is for sale and all proceeds goes to charity (if it is not sold yet). Giant Super Mario sculpture is 5 foot and 9  inches tall and it weights 110 pounds. All LEGO bricks are glued together for extra strength.

When people are looking for an awesomeness they should get it. But really it is hard to find one. But those are simply an example of awesome stuff. Those 3D pencil drawings are stunishing. The creator of those is Fredo, an inspiring artist from DevianArt. He is a 17 old teen from Chile who is testing a sense of reality to its limits. You may find out more remarkable 3D pencil drawings at his profile on DeviantArt and his blog. What else to say, one picture is worth a thousand words and enjoy.

Amongst the other achievements around the world, there is one which is delicately held by the strength of toothpicks and is about 34 years old. We are talking about the great achievement of Scott Weaver, whose dream was to build the world’s tallest and biggest toothpick structure.

The structure which once started as a pathway to roll ping pong balls now stands in the form of huge structure whose dimensions are 9 feet tall, 7 feet wide and 2 feet deep.

There are several ping pong ball rolling pathways and many more entry points within this structure. It has been named as “Rolling through the Bay” because it features most of the San Francisco’s famous places like the Golden State Park, Bay Bridge, Alamo Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Cable Car tour etc. The entire structure gives an essence of the city and its look from Scott’s eyes.

He began his work 34 years ago, not knowing that he would end up making such a master piece. He initially started building structures with toothpick, essentially to roll ping pong balls through them. But things just went out of control and he ended up with this marvelous art.

Unlike other art of this level, Scott’s structure is not very expensive since a pack of toothpicks that contains 750 pieces costs only 99 cents. It took approximately 3000 hours of work and around 1 million toothpicks to come up with this giant structure.

Many have offered Scott to buy this structure at a huge price; however he doesn’t want to give it away. At least for now, he would love to watch his own creation which took him nearly half of his life.

Photo sredits via Doornob, Dude Craft and SF Chronicle.

There are a variety of tattoo designs available for any part of the body. Some people may prefer to have their ears tattooed. However, there are many pros and cons of having your ears tattooed.

Ears are small and can be easily tattooed. Sometimes you could even hide the tattoo if your hairs are long. A tattoo on the ear gives you a stylish and funky look. It doesn’t take too long to tattoo on an ear as compared to other parts of the body. Therefore, ears can be tattooed in little or no time.

Some people may prefer to have a message tattooed under the ear. You could also have your favorite design tattooed on the earlobe. Some tattoos also go well with ear piercings.

A tattoo on the ear may also cost you dearly. If not taken proper care, the tattoo could cause infection and consequent mutilation of the skin in that area.

The famous Czech photographer Vlad Artazov has come up with an awesome random collection on arrangement of nails in different set ups which depict the irony of life in a very astonishing manner, in his recent interesting photo art called Nail’s life. It is incredibly done showing off the wide range of real life situations, feelings and emotions by the extensive use of simple nails.

Some pictures show the seamy side and some pictures show intimacy, but the art is truly inspiring. Though the ace photographer’s works are usually humorous and carry an ironic message in his pictures, this nail art can surely be his masterpiece.

Via Vlad Artazov.

A London-based artist, Ben Turnbull born in 1974 and expelled from two schools where he used to spent time drawing and carving out some exquisite caricatures on to a desk which today had led him to be one of the controversial artists with his controversial works, surely knows how to make strong impact with his art.

His main focus has mostly been America as he is fascinated by the global dominance of the American political system. His work that resembles the children’s toys mainly depicts the prevalence of violence in society today, as his wood carvings are mainly of different guns and weapons which surely attract one’s attention.

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The 70’s era saw many innovative playground structures. Do you remember that Miracle Fun house or the Earth Tone barrel of fun? The Miracle fun house is made out of wooden planks and fiber glass enclosure. This way the run for fun activity is kept safely inside the Miracle Fun House. Here fitness is combined with fun.

Those days playgrounds had lots of features for tiny tots too. Humpty dumpty house is a rolling house specially designed for tiny tots who are not ready for bigger games. This has smooth corner ends and is made of fiber glass planks. It also has a safety guard on bearings and wheels. Big kids can’t fit in these houses, thus only small kids can enjoy the Humpty dumpty house of fun.

Playgrounds also housed a variety of See Saws, Giganta a fun producing Robotic structure, Lunar Lander and Snails. These features make playgrounds a fun area for kids and invite them to come in and have fun.

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Showcased in one of the Moscow exhibitions, that is being held in the Moscow city town-hall, this mini Moscow or the Model of Moscow depicts the real city layout as if providing someone with an amazing aerial view of the Russian capital.

This mini model was built in 1988 and is specifically used for the city planning and layout purposes. It is a 1540 square feet (i.e. 144 square meters) replica of the city with each separate piece denoting a separate house or a building.

If there is any reconstruction of any house/building or if any new construction takes place in the capital, then that is represented by the same model house (or a separate piece) on this extensive model. The scale of the model is set from 1 to 500, and the classic model surely requires regular cleaning, polishing and maintenance in order to have a good life span for itself.

Via Makzer.

After world war two there was a compilation of the various events and equipment used in the war and they were showcased in small miniatures to demonstrate on a gaming table to show the various conflicts that happened. The miniatures comprised the allies, the soviet & the axis, the civilians, the vehicles and the accessories like weapons, crates, decals, sandbags, canons and other munitions.

The WW2 also showcased weird miniatures which had two sides to it, one of scientific inventions like the rocket packs & super soldiers while the other side looked into the occults world and its powers like the reawakening of old evils. The WW2 also had a miniatures showcase of the several types of vehicles and armor that included the trucks, jeep and tankers. The accessories miniatures also included the helmets, road signs, oil drums and barricades. For civilians, the miniatures depicted armed and unarmed civilians including the spies, partisans, assassins, snipers, saboteurs and the tank bombers.

The roller coasters are amusement rides which are very popular in amusement parks and fairs. The roller coaster is just like a railroad system only that a roller coaster has different patterns especially the vertical loops that go up and down. The roller coasters are categorized based on the layout, the height, the train type and the mechanics used.

A home made roller coaster is mostly made from timber that had been treated to avoid rotting and termite infestation. The DIY home made roller coaster is made from pieces of wood which are equal in length and are nailed together in a way to make a cart which goes up and down until you achieve the length you want and then a cart like structure for accommodating the passengers with guide wheels is made and put on top of the track which serves as the rail tracks for the passengers. All thanks to Jeremy Reid, the creator of this one where you will find more interesting pictures and videos about this roller coaster.

Creator and designer: Jeremy Reid

LEGO and Steampunk can usually work together making an awesome LEGO-Steampunk Yacht combination. This is one of the fabulous arts that most artists should not shy away from when designing these recreational boats. One of the best LEGO-Steam Punk Yacht is the Radiant Kestrel which is a steam punk yacht that’s built from Lego bricks. This Lego-steam Punk yacht is not only impressive because it’s designed from two different forms of art but also because of its entire smooth and unique designs that make it have a unique look from the popular Lego yacht.

Using these two artistic designs to develop a yacht makes the recreational activities more interesting. You can consider using the Lego and steam punk combinations in making luxury sailing yachts or even racing yachts. Its unique designs and artistic features makes these awesome yacht- steam punk boats appear luxurious and sophisticated.

Via OddityCentral.

Trick or Treat

Via VignetteBrick from Elroy Davis.

Ghost and Skeletons

Via FindMyBrick.

Shira Camato and Scythitis

Via TheAwesomer.

Spooky House

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Halloween Scene from 1978.

Via Flickr from Keith Goldman.

Alien Chest-Burster

Via GreatWhiteSnark from an artist pirie1.

Don’t knock on that door, SpongeBob!

Via Brothers Brick.

Headless LEGO Horseman with LED’s

Via EvilMadScientist.

This is the list of the most beautiful Italian women ever. Maybe someone will disagree with this list but still I think that it’s a hard work to create a perfect one.

Giada Pamela De Laurentiis

Giada Pamela De Laurentiis  is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the current host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giada’s Weekend Getaways, Giada in Paradise, and Giada at Home. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC’s Today. De Laurentiis is the founder of the catering business GDL Foods.

Her cooking program, Everyday Italian, has been broadcast on Food Network since 2003. On her Chefography (a Food Network biography program), she admitted that she never wanted to be in her “family business” of show business. She felt very uncomfortable in front of the camera when she first began hosting Everyday Italian, but has since become more relaxed and open on air. When the program first aired, Food Network received emails accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef.

Elisabetta Canalis

Elisabetta Canalis  is an Italian model and actress. A popular personality on Italian television, Canalis had very minor roles in the films Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and Virgin Territory.

She was also a “velina” in one of Italy’s most popular television shows, Striscia la notizia. In 2007, she hosted the annual music festival, Festivalbar.

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. She is widely considered to be the most popular Italian actress of her time and is also famous for being a major international sex symbol.

By the late 1950s, Loren’s star had begun to rise in Hollywood, with films such as 1957’s Boy on a Dolphin and The Pride and the Passion in which she co-starred with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. Grant, reportedly, fell so deeply in love with Loren that he ardently proposed marriage, despite her obvious loyalty to Carlo Ponti and Grant’s own union with actress and writer Betsy Drake. Loren refused.

Sara Varone

Born in the ruins of Rome, Italy, with all the stray kittens, Varone’s own sweater kittens have made her into a Televison Personality Star! After finishing her phychology degree, this brainy brunette got bored with continually asking why, so she entered the world of modeling and got a gig on her first game show Uomini e Donne, hosted by Maria de Filippi.

Francesca Lodo

Francesca Lodo was born on Sunday, August 01, 1982 and is a famous model. Being born on Aug 01, Francesca is a Leo.Francesca dated Cristiano Zanetti and amongst other amorous encounters was Alessandro Di pasquale.

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress and fashion model.In 1988, Bellucci moved to one of Europe’s fashion centers, Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French ELLE, among others. In that year, Bellucci made the transition to acting and began taking acting classes.

The February 2001 Esquire Magazine’s feature on Desire featured Ms. Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim. In 2004, she topped AskMen’s 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list. Bellucci’s modelling career is managed by Elite+ in NYC. She is considered an Italian sex symbol.She is currently a face of a range of Dior Cosmetics. Bellucci is also signed to Storm Model Management in London.

The idea of hanging eyeglasses from a piercing or a combination of piercings or even transdermal implants is something that a lot of us have toyed with — as I was writing this, my old boss Tom Brazda reminded me that almost ten years ago we made a set of them built around a 10ga bridge piercing (with both left and right-handed threading to make it adjustable). That said, I don’t think we ever took pictures, so maybe I’m making it up because I want to steal James Sooy’s thunder. He’s who sent me this gorgeous example of a piercing-mounted set of eyeglasses. No matter how many piercings you have you can always get a Masters Degree In Social Work.