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Funny Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre by Wilhelm Staehle

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Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre might not be the most modest of names for a set of illustrations but it is doubtlessly fitting. Wilhelm Staehle clearly has a brilliant sense of humour, not only are the postcard illustrations very funny, but even his bio will make you chuckle.

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30 May 2012 13:51:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Tsunami Clouds: A Rush of Fog

Сool air offshore was very nearly at the saturation point, with a temperature near 20 degrees C and a dew point of about 19.5 degrees C. The air at this temperature can only hold a certain amount of water vapor, and how much it can hold depends heavily on the temperature.

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04 Nov 2013 11:30:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Caffrey the Amazing Two-legged Cat

CAFFREY the cat might only have two legs – but he doesn’t let it hold him back.

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14 Feb 2013 14:56:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Animal Architects Bowerbirds Design

Turkeys strut, peacocks preen, and bowerbirds design. Of all the strange things that male birds do to attract a mate, the bowerbird's ritual is the only one that could make it into the MoMA. They use two distinct types of "architecture" and have a keen eye for color as well.

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05 Mar 2014 12:45:00,post received 0 comments

Fact “Viracocha III”

Aerial view of the “Viracocha III”, a boat made only from the totora reed, as it is being prepared to cross the Pacific from Chile to Australia on an expected six-month journey, La Paz, Bolivia, October 19, 2016. An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous Bolivians is getting ready to cross the Pacific from South America to Australia, in a fresh attempt to prove that ancient mariners were capable of making the journey. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

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20 Oct 2016 10:53:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Snowballs

1962: Women playing in the street as the snow falls on Johannesburg for the first time in seventeen years

Women playing in the street as the snow falls on Johannesburg for the first time in seventeen years. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1st September 1962

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