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Huge Rice Field Art

Posted June 8th @ 9:46 am by The Internet Journalist

This is an incredibly interesting way of creating art. Somewhere in Asia, these insane works are created with different types of rice! Instead of painting the rice and wasting the food production, they simply use a combination of species of rice to create a picture. This obviously takes a lot of planning and practice, but [...]

A Special Special

Posted March 4th @ 4:54 pm by The Internet Journalist

This is just a great splash of humor for everyone, for a rather boring Tuesday.

from News.com.au
Enjoy!

Going Green in 2008: 10 Consumer-based Ways of Saving Electricity

Posted January 4th @ 9:56 am by The Internet Journalist

Picture credit: armisteadbooker

I’m a complete sucker for anything that has been proven to save energy (as scams still exist throughout!). Light bulbs, fans, fridges, even Energy Star computer screens. I love what they’re trying to do: decreasing the amount of energy increasingly more advanced technology required. So I decided I’d compile something that you [...]

Man Builds Second Paradise Island That Floats On Empty Bottles

Posted November 20th @ 1:00 pm by The Internet Journalist

What? Did you read the title correctly?
I’m afraid you did:

I absolutely love people like Richie Sowa, the creator of this personal island. He built his paradise in 1998, which was destroyed later by a hurricane. His island was a bamboo and pine structure that literally floated on 250,000 plastic bottles, which are attached as shown:

The [...]

10 Places To You Have to Visit Before You Die

Posted November 15th @ 9:05 pm by The Internet Journalist

This stunning photograph was taken by Aaron P

Ah traveling. The one thing almost everybody dreams of. Having been in New York, Paris and Morocco (All 3 feature on the list) I can easily say that it was an experience I won’t ever forget, and neither should you.

From the colours in Morocco, to the concrete [...]

How to Greet People in more than 250 Different Languages

Posted October 22nd @ 5:03 pm by The Internet Journalist

picture credit: www.allcountries.org

Edo (Nigeria) Ób’ówie

Ekegusii (Kenya) [...]

Blog Action Day: Making A Difference, The Buck Stops Here

Posted October 15th @ 8:51 pm by The Internet Journalist

Today, October 15th, is the day that over 15,000 blogs take part in Blog Action Day, a day that takes place every year, to discuss a certain topic. This years topic is the Environment, and it’s exactly what I’m going to talk about.
Right, I’m not going to talk about Global Warming [...]

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