For open minds
We’re a fan of the humble push bike here at In Pure Spirit. Why? They’re green and good for you. Not only do pedal cycles not eat up fossil fuels but they don’t take up much space on the road.
Did you know the bicycle will be 200 next year? Baron von Drais’ “Draisine” was invented in 1817 and is considered the first bike.
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Do you cycle? What tips would you give someone who is thinking of beginning to cycle into work in the morning?
Orion Oddities is a boutique store on the handcraft site Etsy. They specialise in some pretty original art. Inspired by HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos they make some spooky and yet strangely compelling art.
How about this set of personalised Lovecraftian bottle? They’re made to order out of glass, resin, wood and clay. Tempted? Check them out over at Etsy.
Show me more bottle.
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Are you an expert Etsy shopper? Which stores would you recommend?
Watch as thousands of clams emerge from the damp sands in Topsail Island, NC.
These are conquina clams and respond to the incoming waves. They’ll eat tiny plans and even animals that exist in the Atlantic waters. All along the beach, for miles and miles, these calms emerge at once to the same triggers and in this case, because so many appeared at once, it may have been a breeding event.
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Does this give you reason to wonder what might be under your feet on your next summer holiday?
Imagine if you knew what your so-called friends thought about you?
Brainstorm is an award winning first feature length movie from Khalil Sullins. It follows David, Ryan and Jordan as the penniless students invent mind-reading technology only to have their worlds changed forever. It isn’t just about knowing what their friends think of them now… it’s about the involvement of a secret government agency and even the future of free will itself.
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Would you want to know what your friends thought about you? Let us know in the comments below.
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This short film reveals the Devil’s twisted view of mankind. It’s not something you should watch at work.
Director Guy Soulsby wanted to create a high-concept short film that could challenge Hollywood in terms of production, acting and visual effects. What a name for a devil movie directory, huh? Soulsby.
The final result is a short horror that’s win a huge number of awards including FilmQuest, The Indie Horror Film Festival and the Lost Angles Short Film Festival.
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Which is your favourite horror movie of all time? Let us know in the comments below.
We’ve all summoned this sort of demon. Right?
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This great one panel comic is the work of The Very Near Future. The site takes an open-minded view at what might be happening next; throwing plenty of punches as it does so.
There are concerns that strange spikes of ice forming in your freezer, reaching up from ice cubes and towards the door is a sign of supernatural activity in your kitchen.
You shouldn’t be worried. Ice spikes are perfectly natural and we have the science to explain what’s going on.
Over a million people have watched Veritasium’s video which suggests the ice spike phenomena was of widespread interest.
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Have you ever discovered ice spikes on your ice cubes?
Ask any mathematician about normal distribution and they’ll be able to tell you exactly what it is. In fact, most school kids can draw you a graph of normal distribution.
As it turns out … it’s pretty easy to draw paranormal distribution too!
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Have you tried this prank of any one you know? Let us know in the comments below.
Image credit: Imgur
It starts out looking like some shadowy tornado was crawling towards the plane. What’s really going on? This is actually a solar eclipse filmed far above the clouds.
As you can hear some of the passengers got very excited.
This is Alaska Airlines flight #870 on route from Anchorage to Honolulu. The airline kindly made some small adjustments so passengers could see the eclipse from out of their windows. This wasn’t a spur of the moment decision as Joe Rao, a year ago, worked out that the flight would intersect the “path of totality”.
As a result the associate astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History and a dozen other “eclipse chasers” were on board the flight.
What changes did Alaska Airlines make? They flew the flight 20 minutes early; otherwise they would have missed the sight.
You’re used to the talent show format, right? Imagine what it takes to get on stage a sing a beautiful song composed of animal sounds?
The singer is Gendai Tkachenko and he performs Sounds of the Earth on Georgia’s Got Talent. You don’t need to understand any languages to enjoy this performance.
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What did you think of this quirky and unusual talent show clip?