
BBC NEWS | Americas | Woman to build house out of 747
For some reason I don’t quite see how a 747 looks feminine, but each to their own. At least she’s recycling something.
A California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house made of elements from a 747 Jumbo jet.
Francie Rehwald wanted her house to look “feminine”, have curves and be eco-friendly. Her architect’s answer was: “Let’s use a 747!”
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Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthyâ„¢ | contest
Cool Worth1000 contest.
Going Postal 6
Who we’d really like to see on a stamp… or… maybe not. (91 entries)
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The ghostly salt city beneath Detroit
I lived there for 4 years and never heard anything about this.
Like a Jules Verne fantasy, a ghostly city with its own network of four lane highways lies deep beneath the industrial heart of Detroit, its crystalline walls glittering and gleaming in the flickering light. It is a world of no night or day.
It is a world of salt.
This gigantic salt mine, 1,200 feet beneath the surface, spreads out over more than 1,400 acres with 50 miles of roads. It lies underneath Dearborn’s Rouge complex , much of Melvindale and the north end of Allen Park. The mine shaft opening is in Detroit.
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Modern Drunkard Magazine Online
I didn’t realize that doing shots was such a complex social endeavor.
By hoisting the flag, you’ve volunteered yourself as shot master—it is now your responsibility to guide the ritual to its finish.
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