#21. You Are Now Ascending to the Fourth Circle of Hell …
Via Buzzhunt.co.uk
This looks like a bank of escalators seconds before they were buried under a lava flow, but it’s actually one of about a hundred decorated subway stations under Stockholm, Sweden, where the natural bedrock ceiling has been painted. Each station has its own design, earning them the title of world’s longest art gallery.
If nothing else, it has to make it a hell of a lot easier to figure out if you’re at the right stop.
Via Wikimedia Commons
“Hmmm … this has less magma than I remember.”
#20. The First Name the Aliens Will See …
Via Forbes
Yes, that’s a satellite photo, and yes, there really is a gigantic set of connecting canals spelling “HAMAD” in Abu Dhabi.
Oil sheik Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi is the douchebag who paid to have his name etched into the sand so that it would be visible from space. At least we know all that $4 per gallon gasoline we’re buying is helping to support a good cause.
Though maybe the biggest takeaway from this is realizing that at least one super wealthy oil sheik is a huge fan of The Tick.
Via Forbes
Admit it — you would have drawn a dong.
#19. This Makes Us Dizzy No Matter How Long We Look
We’ve previously covered perspective artwork in basically every previous episode in this series, but we never get tired of it. This one is located in Paris, and creating the illusion is actually way harder than what you think — the patch of grass isn’t level at all.
Via Making Of
What we love about this sort of thing is that to anyone standing in any other spot, it’s not at all clear why this weird grid appears in the middle of the city square. Then you stand at the end and your head spins trying to make sense of it.
Probably doesn’t seem worth it to the guy who has to mow that shit.
#18. Alright, Nature Is Just Screwing With Us Now
Via Guardian.co.uk
Oh, bullshit. Are we supposed to believe a bunch of flamingos all got together and stood in the shape of a flamingo?
Yes, unless you think National Geographic isn’t above just screwing with us for web traffic. Though we guess it’s possible that photographer Robert Haas and his team waded out into the water and carefully taped a bunch of flamingos together while a helicopter circled above, radioing down instructions. Or maybe he’s the Beastmaster.
#17. If Barry Bonds Juices in the Pros, I Should Be Able to in T-Ball
Oh, come on. You can even see where the chin has been grafted onto the neck. What, is this from some “stick your child’s head onto a muscle body” booth at the state fair? Or is this one of those deals where you stick your face through a hole from behind?
Nope, this ripped, Taylor Hanson lookalike is a 16-year-old Ukrainian named Richard Sandrak. While at 16 most of us were happy enough with our newfound ability to grow a peach fuzz mustache, this kid has a six pack that makes most professional athletes look flabby. We’re guessing the difference in skin tone between body and face is due to the liberal application of body oil.
#16. When Pavement Splits Like a Ribbon
Via Boston.com
No joking here, this perfectly split road is the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Japan earlier this year. The way the highway split exactly along the orange line is what makes most people call bullshit, but it’s even weirder than that — check out the perfectly straight break along the horizontal in the foreground. The newspapers that ran the photo offered no explanation as to why it’s possible for it to so cleanly split like that, so we’ll go with the numerous Internet commenters’ explanation that since roads are constructed and repave