A seaworthy 3.5-meter chocolate boat made by a French chocolate maker Georges Larnicol set sail in Concarneau port, western France, on September 25, 2010. The 1.2 ton boat, built in the Larnicol’s workshop, is entirely made of chocolate excepted the frame which is made of sugar. It survived a traditional farewell ceremony of breaking a champagne bottle of the bow. The boat seats two passengers and is both sail and motor-driven. Georges Larnicol won a bet by successfully building a [...]
Halloween is part ghosts and ghouls and part pumpkins. The latter part permeates all facets of life around Halloween — from candy to booze, from food to decorations. Here are some quirky facts and statistics about the multi-purpose food du jour.
The Birtish Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan is known all around the world for his miniature sculptures that are invisible to the naked eye. For his micro sculpture, he uses a small surgical blade to curve his minuscule figure from grains of rice, sand and sugar and painting them with a single fine hair.
It is difficult to find any examples in the natural-world that can be considered ugly. The colors, are perfectly matched and blended; the shapes are perfect, even if non-symmetrical; the composition is perfect. The combination of color where the river meets the low hills, the curves and reflections produced off of the ocean or the power of the waves may be what is needed to inspire us and take us in a new direction.
The Armenian Company Grand Candy broke the Guinness World Record for the biggest chocolate bar by making a bar weighing 9,702-pound (4,410 kg). On September 11, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the company held a presentation ceremony. The bar, 224 inches (560 centimeters) long, 110 inches (275 centimeters) wide and 10 inches (25 centimeters) thick, was made in four days using cocoa beans imported from Africa, Grand Candy President Karen Vardanyan said at the ceremony.
The Asian Art Week, highlighting ancient and modern works from Asia, will be held at the Christie’s New York from Sept. 14 to 17. Don’t miss Asia Week New York’s exciting series of museum exhibitions and auctions.
Peter Root made this amazing city model using a bunch of stacked staples. He decided to call it Ephemicropolis. As you can see, he needed a plenty of patience and time to create such magnificent model. There is a whole ‘forest’ of buildings and skyscrapers of different size. He made this model of city from about 100,000 staples on the surface of 18 square meters.
I do appreciate certain ‘bling bling’ objects, but sometimes it just gets too much to handle. Take for instance this tiny pens that is all set to become the worlds most expensive thanks to its ‘bling bling’ factor. Writing pens have a long history. Humankind has invented so many of them that no pens collector can have a complete collection. The world’s most expensive pens are limited in number and those who possess them can be called really lucky. Here’s [...]
