Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Tough Guy Race 2010

The Tough Guy challenge is an endurance race held at Perton in Shropshire which attracts thousands of participants every year. The competitors must overcome 21 different obstacles, including, fire, tunnels, and swamps to complete the track.










































Official site: toughguy

Monday, 1 February 2010

Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.

35 Famous Lego Monuments and Buildings

A collection of our favorite Lego buildings and monuments from around the World, built by Lego professionals and passionate aficionados. You will find the obvious buildings, like the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty to lesser known buildings, like the Tower of Belém and the Dome of the Rock. We are sure you will all agree, these buildings are amazing.



Leaning Tower of Pisa (Europe, Italy)


The Colosseum (Europe, Italy)


The Tower of London (Europe, UK)


Big Ben (Europe, UK)


Westminster Abbey (Europe, UK)


The Eiffel Tower (Europe, France)


The Arc de Triomphe (Europe, France)


The Acropolis of Athens (Europe, Greece)


Frauenkirche Dresden (Europe, Germany)


Atomium (Europe, Belgium)


Tower of Belém (Europe, Portugal)


The Kremlin (Europe, Russia)


St. Peter's Cathedral (Europe, Vatican City)


The Great Pyramid of Giza (Africa, Egypt)


The White House (North America, USA)


The Statue of Liberty (North America, USA)


The Empire State Building (North America, USA)


Flatiron Building (North America, USA)


Yankee Stadium (North America, USA)


The Chrysler Building (North America, USA)


John Hancock Center (North America, USA)


Detroit Public Library (North America, USA)


Chichen Itza (Central America, Mexico)


Rapa Nui National Park (South America, Chile)


Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida (South America, Brazil)


Sydney Opera House (Australia)


Dome of the Rock (Asia, Jerusalem)


Torii Gates (Asia, Japan)


Ancient Kyoto (Asia, Japan)


Hall of Supreme Harmony (Asia, China)


Macau Tower (Asia, China)


The Great Wall of China (Asia, China)


The Taj Mahal (Asia, India)