Damn Auto Correct...
- Me: Is dad going?
- Mom: No.
- Me: Orgy
- Me: That was supposed to say pfft... phone auto-corrected that!
Lost Mayan City Found
Casey Chan — Thanks to 3D mapping, archaeologists have found the ancient Mayan city of Holtun, or Head of Stone. It’s been long known that something was there but because of centuries of jungle covering the area, it was nearly impossible to know exactly what it was. The 3D topographical map effectively ‘erased’ the rain forest growth and revealed a pyramid, an astronomical observatory, a ritual ball court, numerous plazas, and hundreds of buildings.According to Kathryn Reese-Taylor, a Preclassic Maya specialist, the Lost City of Holtun “was not a New York or Los Angeles, but it was definitely a Denver or Atlanta.” Such a discovery is important so archaeologists can better understand how Mayans lived, worked and traded in these smaller, ‘secondary’ cities. The Head of Stone site had actually popped up on archaeologist’s radar back in the early 1990’s thanks to looters who found the site first but the extent of what was hidden was never known—it’s an entire freaking city after all! Read more about the find at National Geographic. [National Geographic, Red Orbit]
EDIT: The video at this LINK really makes me wish I was an archaeologist. This is so cool.
This is Hideaki Akaiwa. When the Tsunami hit his home town of Ishinomaki, Hideaki was at work. Realising his wife was trapped in their home, he ignored the advice of professionals, who told him to wait for the army to arrive to provide search and rescue.
Instead he found some scuba gear, jumped in the raging torrent - dodging cars, houses and other debris being dragged around by the powerful current, any of which could have killed him instantly - and navigated the now submerged streets in pitch dark, freezing water until he found his house. Swimming inside, he discovered his wife alive on the upper level with only a small amount of breathing room, and sharing his respirator, pulled her out to safety.
If he had waited for the army, his wife of 20 years would be dead.Oh, and if that’s not enough badassery for one lifetime, Hideaki realised his mother was also unaccounted for, so jumped back in the water and managed to save her life also. Since then Hideaki enters the water everyday on a one man search and rescue mission, saving countless lives and proving that two natural disasters in a single day, and insurmountable odds can’t stand in the way of love. This man is my hero.
(via sarahandnoahvonawesome)
These are carved out of the lead on a pencil tip…!
Amazing…
See more of these remarkable miniature carvings at : The Storeque - Etsy’s Homemade Blog
He started building the toothpick structure at age 17 and 3000 hours and over 30 years later he finished his brilliant creation.
(via Apartment Therapy)
Wow. Just…wow.
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