December 07, 2009
As the lights were switched on in Trafalgar Square last night – and we all start thinking of getting ours in this weekend – other countries were creating their eye-catching variations.
The smallest would be pretty tricky to decorate – because it measures less than half the width of a human hair.
It is made from silicon with an ion beam, normally used on silicon chips, at Britain’s National Physical Laboratory.
Meanwhile, Mexico City has gone to the other extreme, hoping to enter the record books with a tree that towers 90m (295ft) over shoppers – beating Rio de Janeiro’s 82m (270ft) effort.
Big in another sense is the effort standing in New York’s Rockefeller Center. It has been bedecked with a dazzling 30,000 lights.
But lights would be a fairly risky decoration for the tree being set up in the Philippines – it’s underwater.
Divers wearing Father Christmas outfits have put the finishing touches – such as festive starfish – to the fir at the Manila Ocean Park aquarium.
In both Paris, France and Sydney, Australia, they opted for the eco-friendly option, building their own trees entirely out of recycled plastic bottles.
Closer to home, an ice tree was unveiled at St Pancras International last night and Claridge’s in Mayfair boasts the first tree to come with a leopard.
The papier-mache and polystyrene creation was thought up by Christian Dior designer John Galliano.
The world's weirdest Christmas trees
Deck the pools: Festive divers work at an aquarium in Manila As the lights were switched on in Trafalgar Square last night – and we all start thinking of getting ours in this weeke…
Deck the pools: Festive divers work at an aquarium in Manila
The smallest would be pretty tricky to decorate – because it measures less than half the width of a human hair.
Little bit of fun: This silicon tree is 0.04mm wide
Meanwhile, Mexico City has gone to the other extreme, hoping to enter the record books with a tree that towers 90m (295ft) over shoppers – beating Rio de Janeiro’s 82m (270ft) effort.
Dizzying: Mexico City’s 90m tree dwarfs the traffic passing by
But lights would be a fairly risky decoration for the tree being set up in the Philippines – it’s underwater.
Divers wearing Father Christmas outfits have put the finishing touches – such as festive starfish – to the fir at the Manila Ocean Park aquarium.
A lot of bottle: Paris boasts Christmas trees made from recycled plastic bottles
Closer to home, an ice tree was unveiled at St Pancras International last night and Claridge’s in Mayfair boasts the first tree to come with a leopard.
Spotty: Claridge’s tree-and-leopard scene, designed by John Galliano
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December 07, 2009
Need a tow? The man's eyelids get to work on the van!
But that's exactly what this martial arts enthusiast is doing, as he pulls the vehicle along with a rope connected to his eye sockets.
The demonstration of his eyes' pulling power happened during a performance in Hefei, in China's Anhui province. It's not entirely clear how far he managed to pull the van, or how his eyes felt about the whole affair.
Related links:
Eye Van the Terrible
Some people lift huge weights. Some people pull trains with their teeth. And then there's this guy. Need a tow? The man's eyelids get to work on the van ! But that's exa…
Some people lift huge weights. Some people pull trains with their teeth. And then there's this guy.
Need a tow? The man's eyelids get to work on the van!
But that's exactly what this martial arts enthusiast is doing, as he pulls the vehicle along with a rope connected to his eye sockets.
The demonstration of his eyes' pulling power happened during a performance in Hefei, in China's Anhui province. It's not entirely clear how far he managed to pull the van, or how his eyes felt about the whole affair.
Related links:
See a list of the Top Five Weirdest Painful Stunts here.
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December 06, 2009
The relaunch included a attractive design which new colors and less clutter.
Most of the problems that were in version 2.0 are fixed, these include:
However, many options are still available through the bottom toolbar. These options may not be present in the sidebars, but you can access them through the toolbar. These include: Newest notifications, twitter summary page, facebook fan page, sharing button, RSS feeds, more than 1,200 of the webs hottest games, random posts, recent posts summary page, translating to 10 different languages other than English, and quick search with the ability to search the web directly from the toolbar. Note that you can hide the toolbar for your convenience when reading using the down arrows on the right.
You can also still access the blog from your mobile devices with limited quota by pointing your mobile browser to: http://mippin.com/mindsoup
More features might be coming soon, but for now, and on behalf of the Mind Soup team, I hope you enjoy the remodeled version of the site.
Mind Soup is out of Beta!
At 6:00 PM (+2GMT) today, Mind Soup was relaunched, and this time it finally got out of Beta Testing after almost 3 months in this stage. The relaunch included a attractive design…
At 6:00 PM (+2GMT) today, Mind Soup was relaunched, and this time it finally got out of Beta Testing after almost 3 months in this stage.The relaunch included a attractive design which new colors and less clutter.
Most of the problems that were in version 2.0 are fixed, these include:
- The reactions buttons are now working.
- The comments section is now working.
- The date and time is also showing up on posts.
- Less broken links than before
However, many options are still available through the bottom toolbar. These options may not be present in the sidebars, but you can access them through the toolbar. These include: Newest notifications, twitter summary page, facebook fan page, sharing button, RSS feeds, more than 1,200 of the webs hottest games, random posts, recent posts summary page, translating to 10 different languages other than English, and quick search with the ability to search the web directly from the toolbar. Note that you can hide the toolbar for your convenience when reading using the down arrows on the right.
You can also still access the blog from your mobile devices with limited quota by pointing your mobile browser to: http://mippin.com/mindsoup
More features might be coming soon, but for now, and on behalf of the Mind Soup team, I hope you enjoy the remodeled version of the site.
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November 30, 2009
A Typical Application to Date the Daughter of A Typical Man
NOTE: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement, job history, lineage, and current medical report from your doctor.
NOTE: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement, job history, lineage, and current medical report from your doctor.
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