— via DeviantArt
William Root’s Exo-Prosthetic
is a 3D printed artificial leg made from laser-sintered titanium, which uses a 3D scan of the wearer’s truncated limb for fit, and a 3D scan of the intact limb for form. Root says his process produces a cheaper, more durable, more functional, more comfortable product than the traditional model. The lacy, minimal-materials 3D printed form produces something strong but light — via Boing Boing
A man has been charged with murder after the discovery of a body stuffed inside a domestic wheelie bin and left outside an Aldinga Beach home on Saturday.
The victim has been identified as an Aldinga Beach man aged 32.
Police said the arrested man, 47, of Aldinga, and victim were known to each other and had been drinking together in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
It is alleged the murder occurred at this time.
The arrested man has been refused police bail and is expected to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday).
Police say a man’s body had been found inside a bin, which was left on the footpath at the northern end of Shephard St.
The owner of the adjacent house made the gruesome discovery about 11am on Saturday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Eight-month-old Snow Leopard twins, Okara
and Orya
, are practising their big cat skills, at Zoo Zurich — via ZooBorns
Photo: Zoo Zurich/Peter Bolliger
The process of how the leather belts are made at John Neeman Tools, performed by leather craftsmen Stephen — via Youtube
Maria Grazia Rosin was born and raised in Venice, and she trained as a painter at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1992, she experimented with glass for the first time. Rosin has applied her inventiveness and humour to two of the most traditional Venetian forms in glass: the chandelier and the table centrepiece. This is one of a series of chandeliers in the form of octopuses and squids that the artist has made with the master glass-blower and glass sculptor Pino Signoretto. With its waving arms, murky colour, and staring eyes, the octopus evokes the mysterious depths of the ocean. This subject is perfect for Venice, a city that has had a long association with the sea. This extraordinary chandelier is both a sculpture and a lighting fixture. One of the arms of the huge octopus acts as the vertical shaft of the fixture, and the creature’s remaining arms (five large and two small) are shaped into the traditional arms of the chandelier. The invertebrate’s eyes are illuminated with fibre-optic lighting, and the deep black of the glass is enlivened with iridescent purple, blue, green, and gold sparkles. A small red squid hangs from the bottom of the chandelier — via Corning Museum of Glass
Latvian pop singer and model Viktoria Modesta recently released her first music video and became known as the world’s first amputee pop singer. Seen in her video and in promotional shots wearing several cool, futuristic prostheses, Modesta is making a bold statement about not letting such a disability be a limitation, but rather a benefit.
Modesta was born with a dislocated hip and leg, which had a negative impact on her mobility and social life as a youth. She went through 15 surgeries in her country of origin before moving to London in the hopes of superior medical care. She endured several more surgeries in London before opting to amputate her leg, a move which she says changed her life for the better. Now Modesta enjoys being an inspiration to others with physical setbacks.
Visit Victoria’s website, Facebook and Instagram to learn more about her — via Neatorama
Patrick — a rising star of the reserve Bryansk Forest
— via Igor Shpilenok
Lantana camara cvs and Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum advena rubrum) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Wood & Wire: The Hand-Crafted Guitars of Creston Lea from VCAM Vermont on Vimeo
Burlington, Vermont luthier, Creston Lea, builds hand-made electric guitars and basses in a classic American style. This film explores Lea’s particular design aesthetic and place in the boutique electric instrument world, as well as his long-time collaboration with artist, Sarah Ryan
The classic Tube map dates back to 1931 and is still an iconic price of work. It is also still influencing designers today, as the Umbra Subway coat hooks show. The hooks are of course based on the diagrammatic map of London’s Underground network and as such, are instantly recognisable, as well as being quite a bold / retro design statement for your hallway. There are two options, a plain black version or the much more eye-catching coloured version. Both consist of metal strips with 10 raised hooks, with each hook able to hold 2.26 kg in weight. Mounting hardware is included too, you’ll be pleased to know. £28.75 is the price online — viaRetro To Go
Chloe is, now, nine-months-old and out of the pouch. She has become Taronga Zoo Keeper Evelyn’s loyal companion and assistant during her morning rounds at the zoo — via ZooBorns
Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus haemastoma) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Marie Enger — via PLANET-PULP
A 3-week-old greater one-horned rhino calf received a morning bottle feeding at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. After his feeding, he ventured out of his nursery stall for some fresh air and exercise with his keepers. The male calf, yet to be named, was born on 27 November to first-time mother Kaya in the Safari Park’s Asian Plains exhibit.
The calf was small at birth, weighing about 160 pounds (the average birth weight for this species is 160 to 176 pounds). While Kaya nursed and cared for her newborn for almost two weeks, keepers monitoring the calf realized he wasn’t gaining weight as he should. To provide the calf with the optimal care to thrive, he was taken to the Safari Park’s animal care centre where he is watched around-the-clock and bottle-fed every two hours.
Since the calf is being raised in a nursery setting, it is important for him to get daily exercise. After only a week in the nursery, the little rhino is growing stronger and gaining weight at almost four pounds a day. He currently weighs 190 pounds and when full grown can weigh between 4,000 and 5,000 pounds — via Youtube
Yellow Wild Iris (Dietes bicolor) and Gathering of the ducks originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Commonly it is crustaceans that are found using abandoned shells for protection from predators. These cephalopods have adopted the same strategy and can be seen to hold the shell on their heads with two tentacles leaving the other six for walking and eating. Typically one tentacle is held in front of the shell opening so it can grab any food items while the others to grip onto the floor — via Etsy
This drawing has been itching to get out of my head for months, so I seized the opportunity to put in some serious work and bring it to life. I love all things nautical (with a little leaning toward steampunk) along with with motifs of sealife and sailing — via Folksy
Casting the evil eye from the foliage and Very Zen originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Craig Landrum’s project is an 8 ft tall by 1 metre wide Ash, Oak and Walnut bookcase to which he added an Arduino Mega processor and strips of RGB LED NeoPixels from Adafruit Industries. Using the bookcase front panel or the iPhone app he wrote, users can set each shelf colour to whatever they wish. In addition, the built-in microphone lets the bookcase react to music — via Youtube
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