A Florida woman who decided to strip to the buff in front of the Old State Capitol building was charged with indecent exposure. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

And then shamelessly destroyed by flying watermelons.
You won't believe it until you see it.

EDIT: Plime seems to hate me, can someone add a themepic please? picked by mahler87 9 months ago

In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an “automotive Bermuda Triangle” - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. picked by tigertony 10 months ago

Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, were unveiled today.

The Nakheel Tower will have around 150 lifts and be built with some 500,000m3 of concrete. picked by synchromech 2 months ago

The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A daring parachute jumper sued the owners of the Empire State Building Tuesday because security guards prevented his leap from the New York structure in 2006. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

An old building was turned into a masterpiece, by cutting out its windows in large shapes so you can see entire enterior from the street. The freakiest fact about this building is that those large shapes are constantly spinning around! picked by natalinnux 1 year ago

An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. But guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the t... read full post picked by suebe 6 months ago

It takes 6 workers 6 hours to change the colors lighting the building. Now, they're getting a break. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 10 months ago

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will be the first artist signed to coffee chain Starbucks' new record label. Yeahyeahlatte! picked by suebe 2 years ago

"The decedent had jumped from the top of a ten-story building intending to commit suicide (he left a note indicating his dispondency). As he fell past the ninth floor, his life was interrupted by a shotgun blast through a window, which killed him instantly." And the story gets better...

(The website has some strange colors, hard to read. The full story is copied in the comments.) picked by muppetmaker 3 months ago

Anything that happens, happens. Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen. Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again. It doesn't necessarily do it in chronological order,though.
- Douglas Adams picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

and they're starting with your childs building blocks

Subtitle: Lost in the Translation - Adventures in Chinglish picked by tigertony 9 months ago

Most people think of paper as an incredibly weak and fragile material, these furniture designers, architects and artists have taken paper and cardboard to new levels by creating amazing structures from these simplest of materials. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Henry T Nicholas III was, for a brief period, one of the richest men in America.(oh how I envy him...for the den, not getting caught) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Pagans and druids, mark your calendars and book your airplane tickets. An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the Dec. 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Amid a citywide building boom, 13 people have died in construction accidents this year, one more than the total for all of 2007. These include the 7 people who died in a crane accident. A city inspector was arrested after it was found he falsely claimed he had inspected the crane. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

On June 8th the brand new Comcast center opened in Philadelphia and immediately became the tallest building in the city. What is even cooler is the giant screen they have on the wall of their lobby. picked by funkfrost 6 months ago

Check out the pics. picked by afeldman 2 years ago