Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Volcanic Lightning

Last week, Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupted in spectacular fashion with fiery lava pouring down the mountain side and lightning flashing above.


This was enough to prompt me to google volcanic lightning which led to my finding some pretty amazing images.

Puyehue-Cordon Volcano in Chile (2011)
Photo: Carlos Gutierrez

Mount Merapi, Indonesia (2010)
Jeffe Castan

Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland (2010)
Photo: Sigurdur Hrafn Stefnisson


Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland (2010)
Photo: Marco Fulle


Mt. Etna, Italy 2015
Photo: Marco Restivo/Demotix/Corbis


Sakurajima, Japan (2013)
Photo: Martin Rietze




Friday, February 12, 2016

What's invisible? More than you think - John Lloyd

An interesting and entertaining TED talk with english television producer and writer John Lloyd.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Assembly Impossible


Love this gag assembly instructions image using the blivet and Penrose impossible objects illusions.