Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Street Artists Turn An Old Scottish Castle Into A Psychedelic Graffiti Haven
Street Artists Turn An Old Scottish Castle
Into A Psychedelic Graffiti Haven
By Priscilla Frank
Posted: 12/19/2014
Dear readers, riddle me
this: What's the only thing cooler than a Scottish castle? A Scottish
castle covered in psychedelic graffiti, of course.
Allow us to introduce the Kelburn Castle,
a 13th century building located 35 miles outside Glasgow. As you may
notice, it has quite the unusual facade. The royal housing unit was
revamped by Brazilian street artists in 2007, when the Earl of Glasgow,
Patrick Boyle, learned he had to remove a cement render that had been
added to the building in the 1950s. At the request of his son, he
resolved to paint the render prior to its removal. He enlisted artists
Nina Pandolfo, Nunca and Os Gêmeos to cover the castle in cartoonish and
chromatic designs that could make many a head spin.
It was an
unprecedented artistic move that fused the ephemeral, urban culture of
street art with the traditional, permanent and rural character of the
castle, creating a timeless paradox of visual beauty. "It is a project of contrasts and collaboration that bridges between cultures, rural and urban realms and unites two proud and very different cultures," explains the Kelburn Estate.
The
work was originally permitted to exist for only three years, but
because of its wildly popular following and the devotion of The Earl,
the graffiti feast has managed to hang on for far longer. Unfortunately,
a 2012 inspection revealed that the cement was causing damage to the
castle's original walls and should be removed, according to the BBC.
The graffiti will likely be removed in the summer of 2015, but there is
hope. The castle's owners, the Earl and his son David, plan to hold a
contest for architects and designers to create equally stunning visuals
to live on the castle exterior -- visuals that don't do damage to the
castle itself.
If you've ever dreamed of decking out a medieval
castle in contemporary street art style, this is your (probably, one and
only) chance. In any case, you best be buying your ticket to Glasgow to
see this rare street art treasure before it's gone. And for an equally
magical experience, check out this New York farmhouse turned rainbow playground.
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
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Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
Friday, December 19, 2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Walking on beautiful clean ice in Slovakian Mountains
Walking on beautiful clean ice in
Slovakian Mountains
Me and my friend walking on frozen mountain lake in High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia.
VIDEO
Walking on Water
Claim: A video shows two hikers walking on a lake of crystal clear ice.
 | TRUE snopes.com - http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iceglass.asp |
Origins: On 8 December 2014, a video was uploaded to YouTube showing two hikers walking on a lake of ice so clear it appeared as if they were walking on air, with the uploader describing what it depicted as "Me and my friend walking on frozen mountain lake in High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia."
That video racked up more than four million views in just a few short days. While most viewers were simply amazed at the beauty of the frozen lake in the Tatras Mountains shown in the video, others were skeptical about the authenticity of the scene. One persistent claim offered by skeptics as an argument against the video's authenticity was clear ice is too thin to hold the weight of two grown adults. This claim was refuted by Accuweather in a post published on
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Another factor frequently questioned by Internet investigators was the actual ice itself: Do such crystal clear waters exist? Slovakian Igor Ludma explained to the
It is only possible when the temperatures fall from being relatively mild to very cold very quickly, and at the same time it's important that there has not been any snow which tends to make the ice very cloudy. And we have had those conditions lately which would explain this very clear ice.
Accuweather confirmed such weather conditions existed in Slovakia at the time, writing Lomnicky Stit "has been gripped by subfreezing temperatures since the middle of November."
Last updated: 13 December 2014
Walking on glass or water?
Slovakian hikers video themselves tiptoeing across crystal clear ice on lake in Tatra Mountains
Tomas Nunuk made the short video at the High Tatras mountain range
Video was published on YouTube and quickly generated 500,000 views
Some viewers doubt the video was genuine, arguing ice would 'crack'
By John Hutchinson for MailOnline
Published: 13:13 EST, 10 December 2014
This spectacular video of hikers walking across a frozen lake - where the surface is like a crystal clear sheet of glass - has gone viral and sparked a heated debate over whether it is a hoax.
Slovakian hiker Tomas Nunuk, 38, from the capital Bratislava, made the short video of him and his friends walking on the see-through ice after hiking up Slovakia's High Tatras mountain range.
The video, titled 'Walking on beautiful clean ice in Slovakian Mountains', was published on YouTube on December 8 and quickly generated over half a million views in the first few days.
Hikers walk on incredibly stunning crystal clear ice lake
Tomas Nunuk, from Bratislava, made the short video of him and his friends walking on the crystal clear ice
Tomas Nunuk, from Bratislava, made the short video of him and his friends walking on the crystal clear ice
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Some viewers were amazed at the 38-second video that shows three hikers walking across the clear frozen lake, while others doubted that the video was real.
YouTube user Shawn G wrote: 'I've never seen ice that clear in my life. And I'm Canadian, so I've seen quite a bit of ice.'
And another who agreed with him was Narwhal Bacon, a video analyser and Redditor who commented on the video, saying: 'Last time I tried this with such clear ice, it just collapsed from under my feet. I'm calling fake on this one guys.'
Some viewers doubted the validity of the video as they had never seen ice so clear before
Some viewers doubted the validity of the video as they had never seen ice so clear before
The ripples of the waters can be seen here, but could be viewed if the ice was around 2cm in thickness
But others were convinced it was genuine, including a user named John Callaghan, who sarcastically wrote: 'Yep, the guy who was filmed was wearing airboots, than they photoshopped those away, a few hundred thousand square metres of cardboard mountains in the background were then added, and of course the one who was filming was suspended from a helicopter, but they photoshopped the ripples in the water away, and there you have it... fake (lol).' [sic]
Slovak YouTube user Jakub Kutny wrote: 'I would advise you to visit this place instead of arguing about the originality of the video.'
Experienced tourist Igor Ludma, from Slovakia, was able to give a scientific explanation for the fact that the ice look like glass, saying: 'It is only possible when the temperatures fall from being relatively mild to very cold very quickly, and at the same time it's important that there has not been any snow which tends to make the ice very cloudy. And we have had those conditions lately which would explain this very clear ice.'
Several commentators believe the video to be genuine as the cracking of the ice can be heard
Several commentators believe the video to be genuine as the cracking of the ice can be heard
'It looks like it was about 2cm thick and it is therefore able to carry a man.'
And he also backed up the point noted by several other users that it is possible to hear the cracking of the ice as the hikers walk over it.
The creator of the video has not added details about exact place where the video was filmed. But Slovak tourists who know their homeland's highest mountains very well say it is a lake called Velke Hincovo Pleso.
Velke Hincovo Pleso is located 6,300ft above sea level in Mengusovska dolina, under the Koprovsky stit mountain. The lake is 176ft at its deepest point, making it the biggest and the deepest in Slovakia.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Skating On A Frozen Crystal Clear Lake In Sweden
Skating on Crystal Clear Ice
In Sweden
Video Of Skating On A Crystal-Clear Lake Is Stupid Awesome
At first it looks like a terrible idea, but it doesn't take long to realize that this is pure joy captured on video.
The clip
was filmed in late November by Jonas Landmark and Karin Bäckborns on
Lake Blanktjärn in central Sweden. Their dogs Trissa and Vilma tagged
along too.
While the ice is actually around 10 cm thick, it looks
paper thin (you can actually see the fish swimming underneath their
feet).
From the looks of things, this is an example of
congelation ice, which can form on a freshwater lake that is mostly free
of impurities. Stanford scientist Miles Traer recently explained to io9
that the ideal scenario for ice like this involves "a slow freeze, big
ice crystals, close to no air bubbles and water devoid of dust and other
particle impurities."
Landmark told the Weather Network that the lake doesn't usually look this but that the conditions were just "perfect."
"It was as being at an aquarium," he said.
There is an outstanding season for ice skating in the Jämtland region,
located in the northwestern part of Sweden. This is Lake Blanktjärn, the
10 cm thick ice is clear enough to see the bottom of the lake and fish
swimming around.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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