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travelchannel: bitchville: Incredibly Colourful Magnified Grains of Sand Viewed at an astounding magnification of over 250 times, tiny grains of sand are surprisingly colorful and extremely unique. Each piece is either a fragment of crystals, spiral fragments of shells or crumbs of volcanic rock. To see these incredible images, Dr. Gary Greenberg goes through a painstakingly lengthy process. First he takes many photos from different points of focus. Then, he combines them using software to produce one spectacular image. “It is incredible to think when you are walking on the beach you are standing on these tiny treasures,” says Greenberg.” via http://sandgrains.com/ and ISI pretty fascinating. This really is incredible.
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Incredibly Colourful Magnified Grains of Sand

Viewed at an astounding magnification of over 250 times, tiny grains of sand are surprisingly colorful and extremely unique. Each piece is either a fragment of crystals, spiral fragments of shells or crumbs of volcanic rock.

To see these incredible images, Dr. Gary Greenberg goes through a painstakingly lengthy process. First he takes many photos from different points of focus. Then, he combines them using software to produce one spectacular image.

“It is incredible to think when you are walking on the beach you are standing on these tiny treasures,” says Greenberg.”

via http://sandgrains.com/ and ISI

pretty fascinating.

This really is incredible.

motherjones: A new artificial coral reef made of more than 400 eerie-looking human figures. Fish and coral have already colonized the sculptures, providing new habitat for wildlife and a new attraction for tourists. Sadly, first thing this reminded me of was Pirates of the Caribbean. More on the project here. I think this is awesome. Sure, it would be a little creepy to swim up to these figures, but I love the idea of sustainable living art. 
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motherjones:

A new artificial coral reef made of more than 400 eerie-looking human figures. Fish and coral have already colonized the sculptures, providing new habitat for wildlife and a new attraction for tourists. Sadly, first thing this reminded me of was Pirates of the Caribbean. More on the project here.

I think this is awesome. Sure, it would be a little creepy to swim up to these figures, but I love the idea of sustainable living art. 

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