Illusion Images And Surreal Paintings By Mihai Criste

Surreal Paintings Offer Dual Perspective surrealistic cues from Dali and Magritte, painter Mihai Criste expands on the unusually expressive art form in his illusionary images. The Romania-based artist boasts a vast portfolio of imaginative works that tackle the cunning abilities of visual elements. Each image offers dual perspectives. It's a matter of what the spectator sees first and their ability to reevaluate what's in front of them, in order to see the optically crafty details.

In addition to the optical illusions, there is a quirky presence in many of Criste's paintings. Many of his works feature animals blending in with their environment, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other. The artist has really mastered the art of illusion, especially when incorporating birds and butterflies.
 

Paga Crocodile Pond in Ghana

Paga is a town in northern Ghana where the nation's main north-south road reaches the Burkina Faso border, north of Bolgatanga. Paga is known for its sacred crocodile ponds where most visitors are surprised that they can touch and sit on a live crocodile.

This famous pond is filled with some of the biggest crocodiles in the world. According to history and some myth, one of the ancient crocodiles of this pond saved the life of the first man who settled in the area by leading him to the pond to quench his thirst from a long journey.

Generally crocodiles are wild creatures but not the ones in Paga. These crocodiles coexist with humans and their friendly interactions with humans baffle the minds of many tourists. It is also believed that the soul of every native of this village has a corresponding crocodile in the pond.

Paga crocodile pond sanctuary is visited by millions of travelers from all parts of the globe. There are trained tour guides who performs some exercises before the crocodiles come out of water. A small fee is charged to buy the chicken for the show.

World Contest Of Ugliest Dog 2011

World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is an annual contest held in Petaluma, California, U.S., as part of the Sonoma-Marin Fair, to decide which of the dogs entered in the contest is the ugliest. Dogs come from across the United States generally but are welcome to enter from around the world. Along with the title of “The World’s Ugliest Dog” the winner’s owner receives a check for USD $1,000 and both dog and owner receive significant publicity for winning the contest, appearing on talk shows and in newspapers around the world.

Yoda won the $1,000 top prize as the world's ugliest dog Contest 2011 in Petaluma, California. It's 14-year old Chinese Crested/chihuahua mix with a malformed nose, short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long seemingly hairless legs.

Here are some more photos of ugly dog contestants of 2011.

Heaviest Man In The World - Patrick D. Deuel

Patrick D. Deuel from Nebraska is one of the heaviest man in the world. He is just 49 years old and the subject of the documentary “Half Ton Man” in Channel Four's Body Shock series, in which Rosalie Bradford gave advice after achieving a record-breaking weight loss of 410 kilograms.
Patrick D. Deuel is a former restaurant manager. At one point, he had not left his bed, in 7 years. He stands at 177.5 cm (5 ft 10 in). At his peak he weighed 1,126 pounds at the time, the only scale that could be used to weigh him was a livestock scale.

Gastric bypass surgery was thought to be his best chance for permanent weight loss. A second operation removed a mass of fat and skin hanging from his midsection. After 12 months, Patrick lost 260 kilograms. After leaving the hospital, Patrick lost even more weight, reaching 170 kilograms, a notable 318 kilograms loss.

Since then, Patrick had a setback and his guess is that he now weighs 193 kilograms.

River Over A River - A Water Bridge On River

Have you ever seen a river on river or a water bridge over a river? Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe because of it's amazing facts about engineering structure.

It's all about the incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany. The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal and allows ships to cross over the Elbe River At 918 meters, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world. This is a channel bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany as part of the unification project.

The Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canals had previously met near Magdeburg but on opposite sides of the Elbe. Ships moving between the two had to make a 12 kilometer detour, descending from the Mittelland canal through the Rothensee boat lift into the Elbe, then sailing downstream on the river, before entering the Elbe-Havel Canal through Niegripp lock. Low water levels in the Elbe often prevented fully laden canal barges from making this crossing, requiring time consuming off-loading of cargo.

Construction of the water bridge was started as early as in the 1930 but due to the World War 2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003. It was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003.