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Book-Planters Made of Old Books

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:22:04 +0000

Have an old book for which you are not so sure that anyone would be interested to read it again? You should ask yourself is there better and more creative way to recycle it than this.

Here you can see the whole collection of unusual planters which are used to host different plants. As you can see, those planters used to be once books. This idea was promoted ba Gardenkultur of Italy and it shows us how it is easy to think more about the ecology and nature by properly recycling our garbage.

Those books seem to be perfect place for different plants and they are pretty easy to make: you just need to carve a little whole and to fill it with the soil and seed some plant there. This might be perfect for keeping your bonsai plant in it.

The Beauty of Underwater World

TheWriteMeister — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:10:06 +0000

While the most of us is thinking that we have living in the age of the knowledge, which is conditionally correct, the fact is that we actually still do know a very little about the most of the things.

The nature which surrounds us is just an example of how we are actually incapable to get the knowledge about thousands of animal species and forms of life which are lying on unexplored parts of our planet.

When it comes to exploring underwater life, then we see that everything has its limits, as well as our ability to explore and to learn.

The marine life is pretty unexplored and it always brings some surprises for scientists. There you may find some of the most amazing and most beautiful animal and plant species. Here we have selected a few of interesting photos of such creatures photographed in the deeps of dark sea.

Russian Capital Moscow Covered in Heavy Smog

TheWriteMeister — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:15:24 +0000

The nearby of Moscow is fighting dozens of wildfires. As a cause of those wildfires which have already taken dozens of lives and burned more than 3000 homes, Moscow has been struck by heavy smog which has reduced the visibility to 20 meters.

The capital of Russia is struggling with more than 160 wildfires which were registered in Moscow Region and Moscow itself.

Moscow’s airports remained operational and no delays have been reported but wildfires are continuing to grow which might cause another wave of smog. Terrain traffic was slowed because of reduced visibility and even metro was affected with this issue.

Update: Russian media are reporting that situation has become worse during the night it is not excluded that this could cause delays on Moscow’s airports in following days.

Here you can see some of photos from Moscow completely cowered by smog. Authorities have declared that smog is not too much dangerous for people’s health but doctors have advised to elder and younger population to stay at homes and to avoid exposing to smog.

The head of Greenpeace Russia’s Forest Program said that this situation could last even for a few months if wildfires continue to grow.

Incredible Abilities of Parrots Revealed at the Parrot Championship in China

TheWriteMeister — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:15:03 +0000

Parrots are incredibly smart animals, as we already know, some of them are even able to speak but, did you even hear about parrot which can do weightlifting or can drive a parro-bike?

Here you can see a few of amazing photos from unnamed parrot championship where dozens of these beautiful and intelligent animals showed what they are able to do.

I have seen a lot of weird things, I have seen elephants which could play basketball or paint some true masterpieces but I could never imagine that I will see a bird which is able to drive a bike or roller-skates. That is just incredible!

Photo credits: [ CCTV.cn ]

Wearable Plants Fashion by Nicole Dextra

GeeksGlombert — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:36:17 +0000

I always say that fashion is one big circle and I always get confirmation for such thoughts. Because of huge demand and huge rush to design new fashionable clothes every week, modern designers have exhausted their imagination and they started to look in past and to revive some creations which were popular dozens of years or even centuries ago.

Nicole Dextra went little bit further in past. Her creations are probably from very first years of human’s existence. When humans wore nothing but plants. Yes Dextra has made a collection called Weedrobes which is completely built from fresh leaves and other plants.

‘Light Tree’ Could Replace Classic Street Lamps

TheWriteMeister — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:20:36 +0000

Here is another one conceptual design which is a proof that we are living in the time of technological wonders.

This so called Light Tree was designed by Omar Ivan Huerta Cardoso. Cardoso designed a plastic tree with some water in it which is used to conduce the light from Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) which are placed in tree, as well.

But that is not all, this plastic tree would certainly look pretty cool even without any additions but, there are some additions. This tree can “house” up to 3 real trees. There is a specially designed place for tree seeds in upper part of this plastic trunk and there is enough water there to grow a real tree.

So this is actually a combination of plastic tree and real natural tree. Plastic part is used also as a source of light so, maybe this could become practical one day and would replace street lamps.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Expected to be Seen on Earth Day

TheWriteMeister — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:38:06 +0000

40th anniversary of the marking of Earth Day is to be celebrated on April 22 this year and it seems that the celebration could be followed by some ‘natural fireworks’ too.

Scientists expect to see the Lyrid meteor shower from April 16 to April 25. They claim that behavior of this meteor shower is pretty unpredictable. Lyrid shower is capable to ‘produce’ from 10 to 90 meteors per hour but some scientists claim that there are recordings which say that in 1803 this shower produced about 1000 meteors per hour.

If you are planning to see some meteors you should consider leaving urban areas because the amount of urban light could prevent you seeing meteors.

Credits: National Geographic

Did You Know How Pollen Grains Are Beautiful?

TheWriteMeister — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:38:52 +0000

With everyday improvement of technology, we often get new information which are showing us how amazing nature can be and it is a very proof of existence and perfection of Creator.

Human eye can only see a very limited number of objects and light spectrum. We can’t see the tiny particles which we are made from but with the help of microscopes, it is possible to see further and deeper but even they have their limits.

Until now, scientists weren’t able to show us the real beauty of tiny grains of pollen, their look could be only imagined. However, a few of scientists from Switzerland managed to take those beautiful photos of pollen grains by using Scanning Electron Microscope.

Source: Micronaut

Volcano Erupts Under Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland

TheWriteMeister — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:42:12 +0000

Local authorities in Hvolsvollur, in Iceland have confirmed that a volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier has begun today.

It is reported that some farms in the Fljótshlíð are evacuated but volcano isn’t a threat to inhabited areas.

The Eyjafjallajökull volcano is known as active central volcano and his last eruption was recorded about 189 years ago. Local authorities are concerned about the fact that volcano could cause very fast melting of glacier which could cause floods in the area.

Credits: [ Grapevine.is | Visir.is | Mbl.is | Drifandi.vedur.is | Fosshotel.is ]

Photos That Will Make You Wisht That You Are The Fish

TheWriteMeister — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:17:29 +0000

I always enjoy photos of underwater world. It is such colorful environment that really many of you would wish to be a part of that world.

A plenty of different colored living creatures are hanging around and vegetation is like from heaven and that is the reason I like such photos. After watching them I always make a wish to have a huge aquarium with a plenty of fishes and I hope I’ll have once enough money to build fish-aquarium from my dreams.