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Wow The Adventures of BeetleCam

In 2009 we embarked on a project to get unique close-up, ground level photographs of African wildlife. To achieve this I built BeetleCam; a remote controlled buggy with a DSLR camera mounted on top. Matt and I travelled to Tanzania and used the buggy to get groundbreaking photographs of elephants and buffalo. However, we lost a camera and BeetleCam was almost destroyed in our only encounter with a lion.

We returned home and published “The Adventures of BeetleCam”. The story quickly went viral, appearing all over the web, in print and on television networks worldwide. However, we weren’t entirely satisfied… just imagine what we could get with a lion-proof BeetleCam!

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09 Nov 2012 10:01:00,post received 0 comments

Fact A real life Robinson Crusoe – David Glasheen

David Glasheen faces eviction from his remote tropical paradise after losing a Supreme Court legal case.

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08 Nov 2012 17:42:00,post received 0 comments

Disgusting Somalia, 1992

North Kenya, Liboi. A young Somali refugee crosses a field filled with marabous storks in July 1992. (Jean-Claude Coutausse)

North Kenya, Liboi. A young Somali refugee crosses a field filled with marabous storks in July 1992. (Photo by Jean-Claude Coutausse)

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08 Nov 2012 09:58:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Casulo Room in a Pallet

Casulo, a new concept for mobile living originated in June 2007 as a part of the dissertation of Marcel Krings and Sebastian Mühlhäuser at the Köln International School of Design in Cologne and is patent-protected (Gebrauchsmuster).

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07 Nov 2012 14:29:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Darth Vader in Disneyland

A little less than two years ago when Disneyland was promoting the new Star Tours attraction, they came out with this very funny video of Darth Vader on vacation at Disneyland. With the big news that dropped on Tuesday, that video has been updated and turned into a cute commercial that fits in with the famous “What Are You Going to Do Next” commercial series.

Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion, Darth Vader went to the happiest place on earth to enjoy the sights and rides at Disneyland, ranging from frolicking in the Dumbo ride to spinning in a tea cup.

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07 Nov 2012 13:20:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Fashion Photographer Manuel Diumenjó

Untitled. (Photo by Manuel Diumenjó)

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07 Nov 2012 12:17:00,post received 0 comments

Fact President Barack Obama Wins 2012 Election

A biker passes by a pair of mailboxes in the Capitol Hill neighborhood November 6, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. Colorado is considered by most experts to be one of the key battleground state in this year's presidential election. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/AFP Photo)

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07 Nov 2012 09:33:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Marilyn Monroe by Ed Feingersh, 1955

NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 1955: American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the balcony of the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)

“1955 was a year of change for Marilyn Monroe. After leaving Hollywood for New York, and abandoning her contract with Twentieth Century Fox, Marilyn was no longer “just a dumb blonde”, but a true renegade. In January, Marilyn formed a production company with photographer Milton Greene, and moved into a suite at the Ambassador Hotel”...

Photo: American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) leans over the balcony of the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives)

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