close Video Physicists discover new solution to finding parking spots Physicists Paul Krapivsky and Sidney Redner have come up with a mathematical solution for drivers to help them find parking. It took artist Leandro Erlich two years and 330 tons of sand to create his largest work of art to date — a giant traffic jam, made entirely of sand. (AP) Erlich was commissioned by the city of Miami Beach to create the work, which was unveiled during Art Basel. The surreal traffic jam depicts 66 life-sized sculptures of cars and trucks stuck in an imaginary traffic jam on the oceanfront of popular Lincoln Road. Artist Leandro Erlich spent two years on the project. (AP) The installation is meant to suggest a future relic, like a contemporary Pompeii, and alludes to Florida’s fragile position in the large universal canvas, touching on climate crisis and rising sea levels. (AP) The installation cost over a million dollars, but the city paid $300,000 thanks … [Read more...] about Million-dollar ‘traffic jam’ created from sand on Miami Beach
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The Sydney area where the family home is fetching $4m
While the median house price for the whole of Sydney is $913,500 the peninsula north of the city is recording some very strong sales for family homes. This week two family houses, one without a view, sold for more than $4 million – a price usually reserved for trophy homes in prestigious Palm Beach or acreage in Duffys Forest. And up to a dozen more houses are for sale, aside from Palm Beach and Duffys Forest, with prices of at least $4 million. MORE:Christmas is cancelled for Sydney property market The Narrabeen Park Pde, Mona Vale house held by the Genthner family who renovated it over the years.Source:Supplied Celebs flock to the Southern Highlands Celebs making move to the Southern Highlands Number 85 Narrabeen Park Pde, Mona Vale sold for a figure between $4.25 million and $4.5 million more than a week before its scheduled auction date. Kylie Segedin, of LJ Hooker Mona Vale, said $4 million is the old $3 million property and buyers priced out of Manly are … [Read more...] about The Sydney area where the family home is fetching $4m
Electric broiled steaks and 20-cent waffles: A peek inside midcentury San Francisco restaurants
Waitstaff dressed in kimonos serve patrons at the Tokyo Sukiyaki restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in 1956. Waitstaff dressed in kimonos serve patrons at the Tokyo Sukiyaki restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in 1956. Photo: Nat Farbman/The LIFE Picture Collection Photo: Nat Farbman/The LIFE Picture Collection Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 Waitstaff dressed in kimonos serve patrons at the Tokyo Sukiyaki restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in 1956. Waitstaff dressed in kimonos serve patrons at the Tokyo Sukiyaki restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in 1956. Photo: Nat Farbman/The LIFE Picture Collection Electric broiled steaks and 20-cent waffles: A peek inside midcentury San Francisco restaurants 1 / 19 Back … [Read more...] about Electric broiled steaks and 20-cent waffles: A peek inside midcentury San Francisco restaurants
Meet the San Francisco artist with a grisly side gig: Performing whale necropsies
Sean Vidal Edgerton, a science illustrator at the California Academy of Sciences, performs his first whale necropsy on a Bryde's Whale alongside scientists and volunteers on Jan. 30, 2017. All marine mammal stranding activities were conducted under authorization by the National Marine Fisheries Service through a Stranding Agreement issued to the California Academy of Sciences and MMPA/ESA Permit No.18786-01. less Sean Vidal Edgerton, a science illustrator at the California Academy of Sciences, performs his first whale necropsy on a Bryde's Whale alongside scientists and volunteers on Jan. 30, 2017. All marine mammal ... more Photo: Marine Mammal Center Photo: Marine Mammal Center Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Image 1 of 32 Sean Vidal Edgerton, a science illustrator at the California Academy … [Read more...] about Meet the San Francisco artist with a grisly side gig: Performing whale necropsies
2018 starts with record cold in parts of the Midwest
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking century-old records, icing over some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories covering a vast area from South Texas to Canada and from Montana and Wyoming through New England. Dangerously low temperatures enveloped much of the Midwest, yet didn’t deter hundreds of people from ringing in the new year by jumping into Lake Michigan. Despite sub-freezing temperatures and a warning of potential hypothermia from the local fire chief, throngs of people took part in the annual tradition in Milwaukee, warming up later with chili or heat from a beach fire pit. A similar event was canceled from the Chicago lakefront, where the temperature dipped below zero as thick white steam rose from the lake Monday morning. Organizers said the arctic blast made jumping into the … [Read more...] about 2018 starts with record cold in parts of the Midwest