“Handpicked for the job from New York and Philadelphia art schools in January 1944, their mission was to deceive the enemy with hand-made inflatable tanks, 500-pound speakers blasting the sounds of troops assembling and phony radio transmissions.
Over the course of the war, they staged more than 20 operations and are estimated to have saved between 15,000 and 30,000 U.S. lives. The illusion was never broken and not even their fellow soldiers knew of their existence.”
Wood Record Plays Radiohead’s “Idioteque”
Amanda Ghassaei of instructables.com has figured out a way to turn any MP3 into a physical record using 3-D printing. Thus far, Ghassaei has been able to successfully produce records on wood, acrylic and paper.
“What do you miss most about the Midwest?”“Family, familiarity, certain details.”“What details in particular?”“Well one thing— the women have thighs.”(Seen at Facebook HQ)
Aerial views of rice fields in Indonesia (Makassar, Sulawesi) from peace-on-earth.org
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