Here's what it sounds like under Antarctic Ice

ALAOA, the Perennial Acoustic Observatory in the Antarctic Ocean, listens to the waters below Antarctica for the sounds of whales and other marine mammals amidst a soundscape of constantly shifting ice. Here's what they're hearing right now.

PALAOA's Livestream page has links to the audio stream in both MP3 and OGG-Vorbis.

If you're expecting to tune in and instantly hear glorious, crystal-clear whale song, you might be disappointed.

Sized Up : Earth vs Universe

A really well made video shows how our planet earth compares to other objects in the universe in terms of size.

Awesome vinyl faces art

This is so damn cool.You can enjoy more here

Amazing live sand art

Artist : Kseniya Simonoya
Location : Ukraine

Frozen blood sculpture

This is a sculpture of the artist's own head made out of his own blood.The artist uses 4.5 litres of blood from his body over a period of 5 months and freezes it for use on the sculpture.The artist repeats the process every five years in a bid to create a unique record of his aging.


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Inspirational Graphic Designs

Absolutely Stunning Dark Ads

"Dark ads are usually used to portray a scary situation, or a serious issue, creating a dramatic impact.

Surprisingly, there are many dark ads that are humorous, creating a strong contrast between darkness and humor."

View the rest of the ads in the original post from Webdesignerdepot.

Pleasurecrusher

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Inspirational Art : Collage Collection by Calvin Ho

The term "Collage" is derived from French word "coller" meaning glue.This is a from of art,the origins of which date back to hundreds of years and reappeared in its modern form in early 20th century.A collage is made by collecting and assembling random materials such as newspaper clippings,ribbons,photographs and portions of other art work.

Enjoy these stunning collages by artist Calvin Ho of Hong Kong.Apparently,the main focus in these collages is directed on watches.

20 Stunning Fantasy Wallpapers

Wikipedia defines fantasy art as :

"Fantasy art is a genre of art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. While there is some overlap with science fiction, horror and other speculative fiction art, there are unique elements not generally found in other forms of speculative fiction art. "

Fantasy art has a strong link to fantasy fiction.This genre of art mainly features myths,legends,dragons,fairies and wizards.Here is a collection of some beautiful fantasy art wallpapers.