Category Archives: MISC
Ming Dynasty mummy
At the construction site in Taizhou (this in the eastern Chinese province of Chiansu) archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a woman who was buried about 700 years ago. The remains of its well preserved to this day. During the life of the woman was no taller than 1.5 meters. The body itself was wrapped in funeral clothes – linen rags, well-waxed and quilted suit.
Cozy cabins Hampshire County
Hampshire is one of the oldest and most beautiful counties of the south of England. It is famous Park New Forest, this legendary place of English kings to hunt, about 400 km ² of forest and meadows. On the territory of the county is full of palaces, mansions and cozy cabins residents of different historical eras.
Seashell Museum – Thailand
The underwater world of Thailand – one of the richest in the world. But if you’re afraid to dive under the water to personally enjoy all its splendor, then you have a great alternative – the visit to the museum of sea shells. It was created by brothers Pathamakantin who collected this incredible collection of marine wonders of the world.
Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel in Scotland – a unique boat lift, combining two channels and the Union Force-and-Clyde. The name is no accident Falkirk Wheel, boat lift looks like two interconnected wheels irregular shape. In diameter across from each other are two huge bucket – one in front of the “upper” of the channel, the other – at the “lower”. In both bucket boats go who need to continue sailing in the next channel, that is the first to “from the top to the bottom,” the second vice versa.
Iconic characters from the peanut shell
Artist Steve Casino turned peanut shells into many familiar faces pop culture. Using different colors and additional elements Casino created James Bond, Wonder Woman and even the famous legends of the entertainment industry, as Alfred Hitchcock and Elton John. The creation of such bizarre characters – laborious process that can take up to 10 hours. The process begins from the cracking of the shell, then got peanut shells glued on back, polished and painted. Arms, legs and other details are added to the figure, and then covered with polyurethane.
