Juxtaposed: Religion

I discovered this clever piece by San Francisco based designers Mike and Maaike a while back and was curious to see if this limited edition piece was still available. And it still is.

"Juxtaposed: Religion" brings together and presents the world’s most influential religious texts on the same level — acknowledging and celebrating their coexistence. 5,084,000,000 people, 5,360 pages, 3,700 years, 243 countries, 7 books, 1 shelf. Nice.

The Hidden and Unfamiliar

In her latest book "An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar", photographer Taryn Simon documents spaces that are integral to America’s foundation, mythology and daily functioning, but remain inaccessible or unknown to a public audience. This index examines subjects in rare sites that, while provocative or controversial, are currently legal. Simon's photography investigates such domains as science, government, medicine, entertainment, nature, security and religion.

Pictured above is encapsulated nuclear waste stored at Hanford Site in Washington State. Submerged in a pool of water in this U.S. Department of Energy site are 1,936 stainless-steel nuclear-waste capsules, estimated to be the most radioactivity under one roof in the United States.

The blue glow is created by the Cherenkov Effect which describes the electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle, giving off energy, moves faster than light through a transparent medium.

Mad Driving Skills

Check out this insane driving demonstration with run-of-the-mill Hyundai sedans. The music by Yanni tops it off nicely.

This is some serious driving. 360º spin turns, reverse 360º spin turns, 540º turns, side parking, choreographed snake runs, and jumping! At one point, a guy even changes out a tire while in two wheel motion. Crazy!