A floating house built out of trash in a reeking channel of a Rio de Janiero slum will be preserved as a model for recycling in a government anti-pollution campaign. picked by suebe 1 year ago

An architect has come up with an innovative answer to rising sea levels - a city that floats around the world.

The self-contained 'Lilypad' city will be home to around 50,000 'climate refugees' from the worst hit areas - including London. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said. The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Eat this, Tesla. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

The Meissner effect is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor. Superconductor disk + Rare Earth magnet + Liquid nitrogen = floating magnet ;) picked by Betmenko 2 months ago

When exposed to a high-voltage electric field, water in two beakers climbs out of the beakers and crosses empty space to meet, forming a water bridge. The liquid bridge, hovering in space, appears to the human eye to defy gravity. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Because the river's just too darned polluted, that's why. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

In a follow up to AutumnLotus' earlier post, a Canadian teenager may have discovered a solution to the current problem. As for the future, there are some good suggestions here picked by suebe 2 months ago

Trilobis 65 is a semi-submerged
dwelling environment. Reaching 20 metres in length designed by Giancarlo Zema for habitation by six people at sea. It is ideal for living in bays, atolls and maritime parks. The main aim of the project is to allow anyone to live in a unique environment through a self sufficient, non-polluting dwelling cell in unison with their ocean surroundings. picked by wags273 7 months ago

Amazing architecture to be built in Singapore with 20,000m² of built floor area, picked by trushafty38 1 year ago

The unique motion of the Floating Bed promotes better sleep, relaxation, and health.. picked by doggylives 10 months ago

It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

User your light saber to deflect enemy lasers into floating orb droids. Avoid from having the lasers hit your handle and see how long you can last! picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Testimony from dozens of persons and police officers depict seeing what appear to be witches flying through the skies of remote Mexican towns. Several people videotaped the strange phenomenon. The creatures appear to infest the skies over an old cemetery. picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

This company is building the world's largest ship. Not exactly a cruise ship but rather a floating and moving city. Check the links at the top of the page, they're slightly hidden. picked by Ankabout 1 year ago

The Maya Hotel, a vast floating pyramidal resort, is on the drawing board at Oceanic Creations, a Swedish-based company. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Weird but its pretty neat. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 12 months ago

Russia began construction of its first floating nuclear power plant Sunday, and plans to build at least six more despite long-standing environmental concerns that they are vulnerable to accidents at sea. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Concertgoers at a festival in the Dutch city of Lichtenvoorde were treated to an unusual sight Friday: A pink hot air balloon 127 feet high, shaped exactly like a condom, drifting lazily across the sky. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

You can move the Earth around on its axis to see 3-D views and isolate any of over 900 satellites and other "objects" floating around up there. Really makes you wonder how they get anything else in orbit without hitting something. picked by Browntrout 1 year ago