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12 Deadly Inventions That Killed Their Creators

Imran Sherwani — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 12:58:50 +0000

Technological progress is not the iPhone or the Pixel. Technological progress is creating things that nobody has ever seen before, things that push humanity forward. You know, like building a machine heavier than air that freaking flies. Sadly, some times these quests end in disaster.

Let’s honor those forgotten geniuses by remembering them and their ultimately fatal inventions.

01.
Engineer Henry Smolinski wanted a car that could fly, everyone’s dream. He called it the AVE Mizar. Sadly, Herny’s invention killed him when he crashed in 1973.

Images by Doug Duncan/Cookieboy’s Toys

02.
Michael Robert Dacre wanted to build flying cars too, a fleet of jetpod air taxis. He crashed when testing his invention on August 16, 2009.

Animgif source: orenikuwa

03.
Romanian aviation pioneer Aurel Vlaicu built the first metal plane in the world, but his arrow-shaped Vlaicu II killed him while trying to cross the Carpathian Mountains.

Images by Wikimedia Commons/Early Aviators

04.
Franz Reichelt was a successful parachute pioneer until he tested his “wearable model” from the Eiffel Tower on February 4, 1912.

Animgif source: British Pathé

05.
Confederate marine engineer Horace Lawson Hunley tried to develop hand-powered submarines during the civil war—until he died testing his invention in South Carolina, on October 15, 1863.

Images by Naval History & Heritage Command

06.
Valerian Ivanovich Abakovsky invented the Aerowagon, an experimental high-speed railcar powered by an aircraft engine. He died along with a few Soviet officials en route to Moscow when the Aerowagon derailed.

Images by Wikimedia Commons/lord_k/Infodon

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Another Soviet, Air Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, died while testing his weapon of mass destruction: the ICBM R-16. The second stage engines ignited accidentally at the Baikonur test range, killing many people in the launch pad. Nedelin was the head of the program.

Animgif source: Roscosmos

08.
Max Valier was a German rocket scientist and rocket-car maker who died before he could complete his invention. He was obliterated when one of his liquid-fueled engines exploded on his lab desk.

Images by Library Of Congress/Library Of Congress

09.
Otto Lilienthal was the first person to make repeated and successful gliding flights. Until his lucky streak ended on August 9, 1896.

Photo by AP and Rischgitz/Getty Images

10.
Donald M. Campbell set both water and land speed records in 1964. On 1967, he tried to set the water record again on board his Bluebird K7. At 320mph, the Bluebird went out of control, killing Donald instantly.

Animgif source: British Pathé

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Another speed demon, Welsh engineer John Godfrey Parry-Thomas, died in 1927 trying to set a land speed record on board his car: Babs aka Chitty Bang Bang 4. The right-hand drive chain broke while zooming at 170mph, impacting against his head.

Image source: Flickr

12.
Harry Daghlian—interpreted by John Cusack in the 1989 film Fat Man and Little Boy—was a physicist in Los Alamos, working in the Manhattan Project. He died when a 6.3-kilogram plutonium ball—called the Demon Core—burst with neutron radiation.

Animgif source: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989 Paramount Pictures)

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Wallpaper of the Week #183 – Collection of Black Wallpapers

Imran Sherwani — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 17:21:51 +0000

Design Manager at Facebook Messenger Jean-Marc Denis created a series of black wallpapers which are absolutely gorgeous, check them out below and head to his website here for the full collection.

You can check out the previous episode here – Wallpaper of the Week #182

Artist: Jean-Marc Denis
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Photorealistic Finger Painting That Will Leave You Breathless

Imran Sherwani — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:19:20 +0000

Artists are unique individuals. They create things in their own way using their own particular set of tools using their imagination. For an artist like Zaria Forman, she doesn’t rely on paintbrushes and other typical tools. Her chosen tools are her own fingers.

That probably conjures an image of what finger painting is like as a kid but her photo-realistic masterpieces are truly breathtaking. Using her hands, paint, and chalk, she creates exquisite details of icy landscapes and beaches to highlight the effects of climate change on the planet.

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1960’s Coca-Cola’s Most Creative Advertisement

Imran Sherwani — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:35:28 +0000

In the late 1960’s, Coca Cola spread out a huge amount of birdseed in St. Mark’s Square in the shape of their logo. It was immediately covered & later consumed by 100’s of pigeons who clearly spelled out the Coca Cola logo, the aerial publicity photo was taken and it remains a very famous piece of advertising today.

Coca-Cola St Marc’s square in Venice 1960s

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25 Incredible Sculptures That Defy Gravity

Imran Sherwani — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:01:05 +0000

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see,” said legendary French artist and sculptor Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917). To create a successful illusion, an artist has to take into account the cues that people use to make sense of the world and manipulate the brain’s tendencies to make assumptions about its surroundings.

On that note, today’s post is a collection of mind-boggling sculptures from all over the world that appear to defy the laws of physics. Created by master craftsmen, these sculptures are a testament to the creative power of the human mind and an artist’s ability to suspend our belief in the norm. Check them out below.

1. Human Figure by Emil Alzamora

2. Planet by Marc Quinn

3. Lucky Country by Norton Flavel

4. Floating Stone by Smaban Abbas

5. Balancing Sculpture by Jerzy Kędziora

6. Cantamar by Woods Davy

7. Michael Jones Sculpture by Natalie Stamilla

8. Boy on a Dolphin by Sir David Wynne

9. The Arrows (Porsche) by Gerry Judah

10. Gymnast by Jerzy Kedziora

11. Rock Balancing by Michael Grab

12. Vauxhall Corsa by Alex Chinneck

13. Diminish and Ascend by David McCracken

14. Nasutamanus by Daniel Firman

15. Giant Tap

16. Appearance/Emptiness by Sukhi Barber

17. Suspended

18. Jaguar – The E Type by Gerry Judah

19. The Ultimate Move by Leandro Erlich

20. “Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder” by Alex Chinneck.

21. Gran Elefandret by Miquel Barceló

22. Big Rig Jig by Mike Ross

23. Tour Consolle Cattelan Italia by Giorgio Cattelan

24. Force of Nature by Lorenzo Quinn

25. Les Voyageurs by Bruno Catalano

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Beautiful Houses Week #46 Mountain Home in Massachusetts

Imran Sherwani — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:32:12 +0000

The idea in this series is to show beautiful & inspiring houses from around the world. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful house & stay tuned for more…

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