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Science

A Horizontal Rainbow Makes For Easier Trips To Oz

We’ve all seen our share of quadruple rainbows and rainbows from space, but it’s not to often you catch on lying down one the job. A particularly lazy refraction showed up in Paris the other day, but it’s not quite as it seems.

2 January 2013

Gadgets

Armed Robbers Steal Over $1 Million Worth Of Gear From A Paris Apple Store

If you think you’re having a rough morning heading back to work following the New Year’s festivities, an Apple Store in Paris’ opera district is still trying to determine just how much hardware was stolen after four or five armed thieves robbed the store three hours after it had closed.

18 October 2012

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This Is The Coolest Bridge I Can Imagine

This bridge really rocks. A goddamn trampoline bridge! It may result in some broken necks and legs but screw it, that’s the price you pay for having a way to cross the river Seine jumping like Spider-Man.

16 April 2012

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3D GIFs From The 1930s

French photographer “Alexis” stumbled upon one hell of an antique find: stereoscopic glass plates from 80 years ago. Of course now, we live in the age of the GIF — and we can make old Paris a little alive again.

11 November 2011

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French Built ‘Replica Paris’ To Foil German Bombers In WWI

French newspaper Le Figaro has unearthed an incredible development from the first world war, revealing that French authorities built a life-size replica of Paris to the north of the city to trick German bombers.

2 October 2011

Cars

Paris Rolls Out A Fleet Of Rentable Electric Runabouts

While Paris isn’t nearly as god-awful as Mexico City in terms of traffic, it’s by no means a commuter’s Shangri-La. So, Parisian officials are testing a new fleet of electric four-seaters to ease its congestion woes.

2 September 2011

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Lightning Striking Eiffel Tower Is Awesome And Frightening

I wonder if they make tourist go down the Eiffel Tower if there’s a lightning storm approaching to Paris. After looking at this lightning engulfing its metal structure, I know I’d instantly get the hell out of there. [BBC]

3 August 2011

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65,000 CDs Turn An Ex-Funeral Home Into An Ocean Of Songs

If you were having trouble finding some blank CDs in Paris recently, here’s your answer: an art team made a carpet with 65,000 of them at the ex-funeral parlour turned art space Centquatre, which can be visited until September 10.

7 July 2011

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How A Parisian Artist Created This Stunning Optical Illusion

An eye-popping optical illusion created by Parisian artist François Abelanet is on display outside Paris City Hall. This work of art looks like a giant grass ball, but it’s actually flat.

7 June 2011

Science

First Solar Tunnel To Help Power High-Speed Trains Opens In Europe

This 3km tunnel running on solar power just switched on today. It’s part of the Paris to Amsterdam line and the first in Europe, promising to save a ton of energy that would otherwise be wasted during the trip.

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