Milan authorities are handing out free urine testing kits to parents of teenagers so they can find out if their children are using illegal drugs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A motel in northern Mexico is putting steel doors on its rooms to protect guests from kidnappings and shootings in an escalating war between rival drug cartels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 9 months ago

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

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 9 months ago

One of the best known stories by Larry Niven is his truly classic essay, Man of steel, woman of kleenix.
That hilarious article has now been made into a short film. picked by 2manyusernames 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 4 months ago

A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed. The plastic could be used one day to produce lighter, stronger armour for soldiers or police and their vehicles. It also has potential to reduce the energy required to separate gasses in chemical factories and improve microtechnology such as microchips or biomedical sensors. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 1 week 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

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 8 months ago

'The label will still be housed there on a long-term lease.' The building is a landmark and has been photographed in countless films and television shows. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A Chinese builder has miraculously survived after being speared through the head by a steel rod that plunged three inches into his skull.

Xu Jianguo, 35, was working on a building site in Chongqing City when the bar fell from the ninth floor and struck him. picked by AutumnLotus 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 1 year ago

Impressive photos of the workers constructing the Comcast Center in Philadelphia. Vertigo sufferers might want to skip this one... picked by ClickityClick 1 year ago

12 arachnophobia sufferers dead.....


Not really but it'd make a hell of a story picked by DoggyLives 1 month 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 7 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 6 months ago

A very tall building with everything in it. From 'Reservoir Dogs' to 2 different kinds of pacman. Everything... [scroll down] picked by kamaloo 10 months ago