Perfect for any wannabe hero, pop on a pair of these wonderfully whimsical socks and know that whatever life throws at you – traffic jams, work deadlines, General Zod – you’ll tackle it, feet first.
No one even needs to know you’re wearing them. Just like any superhero, you can go about your daily business, blending into the crowd, your secret identity safely hidden inside a comfy loafer.
In October of 2012, LA-based photographer Sabine Pearlman found herself ensconced in a Swiss WWII bunker photographing 900 different “specimens” of cross sectioned ammunition. Her resulting photo series, AMMO, shows the beauty and craftsmanship that went into creating these destructive little pieces of engineering.
Pearlman “strives to create a poetry of images by synergizing the ‘big picture’ with the small details.” Insofar as her AMMO series is concerned, that means the juxtaposition of beauty and destruction. The photos themselves are fascinating to look at, but the series is meant to evoke more than that:
The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form, which stands in vast contrast to the destructive purpose of the object. It is a representation of the evil and the beautiful, a reflection of the human condition.
Imgurian Mattie432 has compiled a comprehensive chart that lists the cast of HBO’s Game of Thrones next to some of their roles in popular films.
Ken Imhoff, an engineer and sports car enthusiast with a bit of time on his hands, spent 17 years fabricating and building a Lamborghini Countach from scratch in his basement. When he finally finished, Ken simply excavated to get his new wheels outside. You know, just dig a hole through your basement wall after you’ve removed the ground in front of it. His wife must have been so happy…
