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18 Incredible Objects Being Kept Under Wraps

Wrapping presents for Christmas or for someone’s birthday is a pleasure in most cases. Wrapping luxury cars and towering trees and Space Shuttles, though, takes it to a whole new level.


Buildings You Can Lick: 9 Spectacular Structures Made Out Of Salt

Is it possible? Yes it is. Using special salt mixes, builders in countries from Bolivia to Poland have been building with sodium chloride for centuries.


9 Casino Games Too Ridiculous To Believe

Casinos are awesome, especially once you accept the fact that the house always wins. And if you’re going to give away your money regardless, you might as well do it at one of these incredibly, wonderfully weird games.


13 Ingenious Treehouses That Go Out On A Limb

Living in a treehouse is indisputably incredible. Sure, you might be roughing it a little bit, considering there’s a climb and the trees are flammable (thus limiting your cooking capabilities). But the views and the experience are unmatched.


Eight Unbelievably Beautiful Cityscapes And Their Reflections

It’s easy to assume that these stunning and totally surreal images are the work of Photoshop’s helping hand, but all the photographs you see before you, unbelievable as they may be, are the work of nothing more than a photographer, a camera and impeccable timing. All taken by different photographers, the various water-framed skylines extend in all directions to give you a greater sense of the cities’ serenity, bustle and everything in between.


The Dodos We Made: 26 Propeller-Driven Machines That Cannot Fly

So you think the airscrew is strictly for planes? Guess again. Look at these mighty prop-driven machines created by some of the most talented engineers and designers the world ’round. Sure, they can’t fly, but their twisted blades help them wade through water, ice, snow, mud, glide on rails and rule the road.


19 Real-Life Protective Suits Worthy Of Iron Man

The honour of wearing badass protective gear isn’t limited to astronauts supersonic jet pilots or Tony Stark. Here’s an apocalyptic collection of not-quite-everyday personal protective garments you should wear the next time you’re taking on the Mandarin.


10 DIY Iron Man Suits That Give Tony Stark A Run For His Money

Iron Man has finally returned to cinemas, inevitably leaving a lot of us lusting for our own set of red and gold armour. But it turns out that billions of dollars, a genius IQ, and the magic of Hollywood aren’t required to realise that dream. At least not for these brilliant amateur creations.


10 Visions Of The Los Angeles That Could Have Been

Los Angeles isn’t generally famous for its innovative urban design. But there have been many attempts to transform the city into a modern metropolis through visionary architecture and transportation projects. In their exhibition Never Built: Los Angeles, the Architecture and Design Museum is showing off the coolest of what might have been.


The 22 Best Product Designs Of The Year

The Design Museum has just announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their products shortlist highlights objects whose forms transcend their everyday functions.


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