Called the “Donation Meter” these recycled parking meters accept coins on behalf of the homeless supportig efforts to provide meals, job training, substance abuse counseling, housing and other programs for those in need. A total of 36 recycled meters have been placed at various locations throughout Denver.
Category: Art
Why Cameras Make Us Fat
Amongst the many obsessions celebrities have in terms of the Oscars, you *know* that one of them is how they appear in front of the cameras. Which leads one to wonder: why do we look heavier in photos?
According to this article, it has to do with lighting and lenses. They work to sculpt the body, and direct the eye to certain traits.
If only we could have a lighting crew follow us around!
Great Lines to Start and End Books
Over at Crooked Timber there is a discussion going on about the best opening lines to (mainly) academic books.
Some examples from the comments:
“In this book I shall show that there are no books.”
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must remain silent.â€
“Chaos theory is not nearly as exciting as it sounds. How could it be?â€
A-Typical Uses for Household Goods
Taking your beer and liqour bottles back to the beer store is a fantastic GREEN option called re-using. Its been around for a while, but North America seems to have forgotten how to do it; opting for a simple trash and replace mindset. Now a new funky eco-chic movement is taking re-use to new heights and its called up-cycling.
I started thinking about up-cycling a couple of months ago whenever I was going to recycle something (I have a bread bag of trash every 2-3 weeks) and I was amazed at how creative and rewarding it can be. My best upcycles include:
1. Hydroponic watering system from 2L pop bottles
2. Using a wine bottle as a rolling pin
3. Old shirts, cloths, etc as drapes
4. TV or Computer stand stand of aluminum cans
5. Various cat toys
Robothink: Japanese Robot Museum
This a fun thing for this Friday. Japan now has a robot museum.
“Finally, scholars have a place to conduct Astro Boy studies. Robothink, Japan’s first bot museum, opened its doors this fall. The 28,000-square-foot facility is housed in a former used-car dealership in Nagoya. From Robby to Aibo, the droid depository features dozens of actual automatons, plus replicas of real and fictional bots.”