Tag: images Archives Not Just A Random Blog

02/22/2012

Amazing street art

Amazing Street Art

by Cyle — Categories: Amazing Talent, Cool Things, Funny Stuff, Stunning Art — Tags: , , Leave a comment

It is amazing what people can do with spray paint. Some of these photos are funny and some are simply awesome. It takes a lot of talent to make ugly boring streets look a live with beautiful colors!

Read More » »

10/10/2011

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine

by Cyle — Categories: Cool Things — Tags: , , Leave a comment

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area. The mine continuously produced table salt from the 13th century until 2007 as one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines, for most of this time span being a part of the undertaking żupy krakowskie. It is believed to be the world’s 14th-oldest company.The mine’s attractions for tourists include dozens of statues and an entire chapel that has been carved out of the rock salt by the miners. About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding.

 


Image Credit Flickr user magro kr
Deep underground in Poland lies something remarkable but little known outside Eastern Europe. For centuries, miners have extracted salt there, but left behind things quite startling and unique. Take a look at the most unusual salt mine in the world.
Read More » »

10/03/2011

Owl

Stunning Owl Gallery

by Cyle — Categories: Cool Things — Tags: , , Leave a comment

I’m not so interested in owls, but some of these pictures are pretty cool. They were taken by Neil McIntire, renowned Scottish landscape and nature photographer.

Read More » »

09/19/2011

Pontiac

One Of A Kind Pontiac

by Cyle — Categories: Cool Things — Tags: , , , Leave a comment

THE 1939 PONTIAC PLEXIGLASS GHOST CAR

  • The highlight of the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York and the first transparent car ever built in America.
  • Series 26. 85 bhp, 222.7 cu. in. L-head six-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
  • The structural metal underneath was given a copper wash, and all hardware, including the dashboard, was chrome plated.
  • Rubber moldings were made in white, as were the car’s tires.
  • Cost a reported $25,000 to build (using Consumer Price Index to estimate inflation, it is approx. $388,000 in 2010 US dollars)
  • Car still rides on its original white tires with odometer reading of 86 miles (138 km)
  • Does not have a conventional VIN (vehicle identification number) and therefore not street legal.

Read More » »

09/13/2011

Photos That Need Explaining

46 Photos That Need Explaining

by Cyle — Categories: Funny Stuff — Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Some of these photos are funny, but most are just bizarre and need an explanation.

Read More » »

© 2013 Not Just A Random Blog All rights reserved - Theme by ([][]) TwoBeers