Behold the Vripack Rock Explorer Yacht – a luxury cruiser described by its Dutch designer as ‘the SUV of the sea’.
With three guest cabins, a generous master suite and sundeck complete with hot tub, the 25m long vessel is powered by two 1000bhp V12 Caterpillar engines with a top speed of 16 knots and a range of 4800km.
Some of the 900+ miniature exoplanets hand-made by Canadian artist and diorama maker Adam Mararenko.
Each sphere is based on all available data concerning the distant worlds, however scant.
Shallow vessels cut and glazed with precise patterns by ceramicist Kenny Sing, which transform into animated zoetropes when spun on a potter’s wheel.
A fascinating animated flying tour of the translucent interior of a Redwood leaf to see photosynthesis at the molecular level, courtesy of the California Academy Of Sciences.
Behold: the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta.
First launched in 1964, the 275 GTB was the first Ferrari with independent rear suspension and a transaxle. Though it received several design and engine upgrades during its run, this Alloy Berlinetta is the rarest of the rare: the first of eight alloy bodied 320bhp V12 GTBs, fully restored with all-original parts and factory colours.
Bids start at €3 million but probably won’t end there.
Australia is a continent, in fairness. The work of cartographer David Garcia.
Curse you, Mindanao.
Explore it in detail here.
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A 17cm tall Model 37 (‘Bleeding Edge’) Iron Man action figure from japanese maker Revoltech – complete with 37 points of articulation and a huge array of accessories from missiles and energy bursts to replacement hands and extending armour panels.
Available this June for about €75 (+P&P).
A Sankey visualisation of how people misspell the name ‘Gyllenhaal’ – one of a series of frequently misspelled words on Reddit (identified by proximity to uncertainty indicators like ‘sp?’) collated and analysed by Colin Morris.
Behold: the McLaren 600LT Spider: a topless variant of the 600 Long Tail (similarly equipped, with a 3.8 litre, 592bhp, twin-turbo V8) that will reach 100km/h in 2.8 seconds and continue on to a top speed of 323km’h (or a slovenly 315km/h with the roof down).
Yours for a hair-tousling €225,000.
Breeda writes:
Spotted this on Merchants Road, Galway. Wondering Is this the 1975 model which, according to wiki … had an engine that produced 84 hp (63KW) with 125 N m (92 ft lbf) torque and weighed 955kg …..
Anyone?
