Web public service announcements

If this came as a poster, I'd buy it and display it!
Via boingboing.

Too much data

I fear that this is our future. The data we generate will take 100 times longer to evaluate than it did to create.

Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire

DD[A]R

Dance Dance American Revolution!
If only historical conflicts could have been resolved this way.


Via Gizmodo, original artist unknown.

Photorealistic paintings

I recently came across the phenomenon of photorealistic paintings and they are fantastic.
What I like most is the water effects: another shower, swimming reflections, splash, underwater swimming. What's interesting is the visual trick here: my brain reconstructs it as mist on a window or light reflected off the undulating surface of water, but it's actually juxtaposed differently-colored pigments. So cool. I'd love to see one in person.

Escher fountain

This fountain has an Escher-inspired illusion: the water appears to flow uphill!
Check out Makezine for details of construction.