All those 3D sketches are created only with a pencil and a piece of paper. Fredo, whose real name is Wladimir Inostroza, learnt his startling technique purely by accident. Drawing a butterfly whilst laid out on his bed, he realised the picture had been stretched out across the page.
Inside painted bottles have pictures and often calligraphy painted on the inside surface of the glass. These delightful scenes are only an inch or two high and are painted while manipulating the brush through the neck of the bottle maybe only a quarter inch across, and also painted in reverse.
Kyle Bean is designer specialising in hand crafted models, set design and art direction. Since graduating in 2009, he worked across a variety of platforms including installations, window displays, editorial and advertising.
The adult giant African land snails have a height of around 7 centimetres (2.8 in), and their length can reach 20 centimetres (7.9 in) or more. In recent times, the land snails have been kept as pets; however, they are illegal to possess in some countries including the United States.
Who says that old light bulbs can’t be environment friendly?
Capsule hotels are a unique form of accommodations developed for working Japanese men who are too busy to go home. The hotels comprise of individual blocks of small, coffin sized living quarters with just enough room to sleep. Some capsules include a TV, a wireless internet connection, mirrors and alarm clocks. The capsules are stacked side by side in rows normally with one unit on top of the other, with steps providing access to the second level rooms. The capsules are sealed with a door or a curtain and bathroom facilities are normally shared.
The capsules cost 2500 to 4000 Yen per night (about $30 $50).
Two dutch companies, River Flowers and F.J. Zandbergen, experimented and successfully grew a rose that had its petals rainbow colored.
The roses are placed in special water where different substances are dissolved. The rose branch absorbs the water as part of a natural process. This is what changes the colour of the petals.
The same method can be applied to other flowers especially to Chrysanthemum and Hydrangea. You can use the same idea to color any flower, anyway you like.
If rainbow roses don’t grow near you, they can be bought online.
Fans marvel over a chocolate replica of FC Barcelona’s Stadium, Camp Nou Stadium, at Bosch Pastry Shop in Pineda de Mar, near Barcelona.
Students at the Culinary Academy of India built an edible 15-foot-by-2-foot cricket bat and 60-inch ball for the national cricket team during the Cricket World Cup 2007.
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1. The mosquito is responsible for the deaths of more than two million people each year. There are more than 3500 different species of mosquitoes, but it is believed the insect carries and transmits diseases to 700 million people annually in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
2. The Asian cobra will leave you paralysed with fear…literally. The snake’s venom contains a powerful post-synaptic neurotoxic and when bitten, it acts on the nerves and paralyses muscles. The mortality of the cobra bite is about 3 at 100,000 population.
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