hiatus
1. a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break
2. a break or gap where something is missing
3. linguistics. a slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in reality and naive
4. anatomy. a separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part
From Latin hiare, to gape or yawn.
For all you budding hypochondriacs out there, I have just found a website that attempts to diagnose your ailments. For some reason it makes me feel a little better than simply using Google, though I imagine bubonic plague, cancer and smallpox will probably appear as diagnoses… So, of course, consult a ‘real doctor’ before accepting the web-generated diagnosis.
What I like about Symcat is that you can see in real time what people all around the world are searching for. For some reason today everyone has an aching nose and ears. And it is also rather fun plugging in random symptoms and seeing what you come up with!
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For all the steampunk lovers and technology admirers amongst you, a designer has created a typewriter you can use in conjunction with your ipad. Source.
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As a child I used to wave at the aeroplanes that passed above me, and would ask whichever parent that was with me where it was going, or where it had come from. There was no easy way those … Continue reading
This video montage, a “tapestry of footage”, features segments from over 20 different movies and documentaries, joining them together with some seamless editing and unifying soundtrack. It tells the entire history of our planet in one and a half minutes. I highly recommend you take a look.
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Do you think someone is more attractive when their face is more symmetrical? Or do you think it is the irregularities, the beauty spot, the half smile, that makes a face more pleasing to look at? The artist Julian … Continue reading
I came across this video on YouTube, and I just have to show it to you. There is something remarkable about watching someone do something at which they are talented. And this gentleman is a very talented glass sculptor.
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of that candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases from being shared.”
The Buddha
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Fabian Oefner has taken a series of images of soap bubbles with High Speed Flash Units, to examine what happens at the moment of bursting. At the moment of creation, the soap surface seems strong, but then starts to … Continue reading
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A collection of close-up photographs of food taken with an electron microscope, by the artist Caren Alpert. Included in the collection are images of almond, banana skin, blueberry, brussel sprout, cake sprinkles, celery leaf, chocolate cake, coconut flake, coffee … Continue reading
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