Feb

Burmese Lake Optical Illusion

Posted by Catfish as art, illusionz

trick of the eye! I'm not sure if this is a photo, or if it is a painting (or maybe even a manipulated photo) but the effect of the illusion gives the image meaning to me regardless of whether it is an authentic image or not. Supposedly, it is a photo taken on a certain day where the light strikes the lake and ladscape at the perfect angle to create the illusion. Here, first just take a look:

burmese lake illusion

Now look again, but this time tilt your head to the left and look the image.

brumese lake optical illusion

Did you see this amazing hidden figure?

burmese lake optical illusion vertical

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Feb

Global Dimming

Posted by Catfish as enviornment, science, survival

It turns out we aren’t dealing with global warming, but also with global dimming. Wikipedia defines “global dimming” as follows:

Global dimming is the gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth’s surface that was observed for several decades after the start of systematic measurements in 1950s. It is thought to have been caused by an increase in particulates such as sulfur aerosols in the atmosphere due to human action. The effect varies by location, but worldwide it has been estimated to be of the order of a 4% reduction over the three decades from 1960-1990. The trend reversed during the past decade. Global dimming has interfered with the hydrological cycle by reducing evaporation and may have caused droughts in some areas. Global dimming also creates a cooling effect that may have partially masked the effect of greenhouse gases on global warming.

This video is scary but we need to know.

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Feb

Human Electric Hybrid Vehicle

Posted by Catfish as Tech, enviornment, robotics, science, survival, videos

This video is narrated by an almost sultry speak and spell female voice synthesizer. In concept I love the idea behind these vehicles, but if they look like that no one’s gonna want them. Make the technology that is going to save the world sexy, and it probably will save the world.