While most icebergs are white due to tiny bubbles trapped inside, which scatter the light in every direction, some pick up a multitude of colors due to various natural phenomena. (more…)
3 comments | October 3rd, 2008
From 1930 until 1960, the most popular female contraceptive was Lysol disinfectant and it was also marketed as a feminine hygiene product.
I wonder what current products being used today will meet the same fate? (more…)
1 comment | October 2nd, 2008
I know this might not be the politically correct thing to say, but…LIFE ISN’T FAIR AND IT’S BEST TO GET OVER IT!!!
It is impossible for all things to be equal. I think it’s quite unfair for one to even think life is suppose to be equally fair. In order to have winners, you must have losers. You can’t have pretty unless there is ugly. There can’t be a “Mr. All That” without a “Mr. All Wack”.
So I ask you (in all fairness), are the lazy equally as deserving as the ambitious? Should the ignorant have the same as the intelligent? Are the least selling entitled to be compensated the same as the top selling?
Be sure to keep this thought in mind, defining yourself allows you to determine what’s fair to you.
2 comments | October 2nd, 2008
And yes…your mode of transportation just got better…you’re welcome!!!
4 comments | September 30th, 2008
The Big Picture, a record-breaking work of art included 112,896 photos, and measured 857.3 square meters. It was unveiled outside Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum at Millennium Point. The image selected for the final mosaic was from the thousands of submissions. (more…)
1 comment | September 29th, 2008
I really dig doing these!!!
2 comments | September 29th, 2008
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eri  | September 23rd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
“no one is original and no one will ever be. originality is a term for the watcher.”
from the TTM post the source of genius revealed
Very well said! Since all things have an origin, one can always call into question it’s originality.Â
1 comment | September 27th, 2008
Who you decide to align yourself with on your journey is one the most important decisions that you will have to make…especially since the fantasy will come before the reality!!!
1 comment | September 25th, 2008
…NOT HAVING ONE CAN COST A LIFE!!!
A naked, distraught man fell to his death after a police officer shocked him with a Taser stun gun as he stood on a building ledge.
Add comment | September 25th, 2008
Pininfarina, who is famous for designing a number of the Ferrari cars, is developing an electric car with the help of French battery company Bollore. They aim to make it available in Europe, Japan and America by the end of 2010.
Given the demand for the US produced Tesla Roadster, it’s hoped that the electric supercar market may help to drive other car producers to develop affordable electric cars in the near future.
Add comment | September 23rd, 2008
Use this as inspiration to get your dreams out…because I’m sure that you can come up with something better…right?
1 comment | September 23rd, 2008
I believe that what is right is totally relative to perspective. The human mind can, will and does justify anything that it wants! There is no absolute right or wrong, a real scary thought for those who have a need to believe in absolutes.
The beautiful part of this way of thinking is (more…)
4 comments | September 22nd, 2008
Bodybuilder Ray Moon, who is turning 80 this year, competes in the Victorian Bodybuilding Championships in Melbourne.
I love the fact that what Ray has done has no monetary value to it. Clearly this is something that he wanted to do…and now he’s DOING IT!!!Â
Now what are your excuses for not getting your dreams out?
SIDE BAR: What’s the deal with the other two guy’s facial expressions?
1 comment | September 20th, 2008
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Hmmm | September 16th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I think it’s cool he decided not to endorse either party, but let’s be real…OBAMA is the only intelligent choice. McCain can’t even raise his arms over his head, and Palin is clearly not qualified…
This comment is what inspired me to start doing a “comment of the week”.  I just found this to be really really really funny. Great job “Hmmm” in making me genuinely laugh this week!
Keep the comments coming…I really enjoy reading everyone of them!!!
1 comment | September 20th, 2008
Marlboros were originally marketed to women. Advertisements went as far as having babies ask their moms to have a cigarette instead of scolding them. It plays up the “women-being-hysterical” stereotype and also showed the changing expectations about good motherhood.
In today’s world, we can hardly believe that this was a real advertisement…but yep, it was! A point to consider is at one time this advertisement was not deemed offensive and was seen as normal. Take that same mindset of current advertisements.  Are there any that you think will eventually look as crazy as the Marlboro does know?
Please note: Political advertisements should be included!!!
1 comment | September 19th, 2008
Growing Jewelry, an interesting concept by product designer Hafsteinn Juliusson. This collection of hand jewelry is designed for those in metropolitan cities and is an effort to attract nature towards them.
One other important thing is that the owner has to think and be mindful about taking good care of their jewelry. It needs to be watered and nurtured on a regular basis just like any other plant. (more…)
3 comments | September 18th, 2008
and I don’t ever want to get used to them!!!
5 comments | September 17th, 2008
Tap’dNY is a New York City bottled water company with a local twist and knack for honesty. They don’t travel the world from Fiji to France seeking water or offer the usual bottled water gimmicks. They work with NYC’s public water system to source the world’s best tasting tap water, purify it through reverse osmosis and bottle it locally, leaving out ludicrous transportation miles.
They claim that this is a honest and local alternative to thirsty New Yorkers, giving them a smarter choice: to drink their own (award winning) water.
So I strongly suggest that you really pay attention to your surroundings for the countless opportunities to explore. And if you don’t see any…MOVE!
2 comments | September 17th, 2008
Every year, Lebanon, Ohio farmer Bill Irons creates a design in his corn field. This year, it’s a 12-acre maze with an election theme.
Irons creates his design the old-fashioned way. He draws it out on graph paper, then enlarges it on 16 to 20 pages of graph paper that he tapes together and mounts on a board.
The corn field gets special attention, too. It’s planted in two directions – like the intersections on a grid, he said. The corn comes up extra thick that way.
When the corn starts growing, Irons gets out his tractor, and sometimes a hoe. He grooms his creation the entire growing season.
Irons chooses not to use a GPS device that would guide him more easily through the cutting process. “I use my head and my hands,” he said.
1 comment | September 16th, 2008
Positive thinking is simply reacting positively to a negative situation. Life at any time can become easy or difficult. It all depends upon how you adjust yourself to it.
Although you cannot always control your circumstances, you can always control your own thoughts. Things always seem to turn out best for those people who can make the best out of any situation.
So remember this…there is nothing either good or bad until your thinking makes it so!
2 comments | September 13th, 2008
…THINK!!!
4 comments | September 11th, 2008
Porn for the Blind is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts which offers sexual stimuli for blind people over the internet. Created in 2005, it has become a fast-growing phenomenon, providing an otherwise unavailable service for millions of people. The service operates through the medium of a website, Pornfortheblind.org, [CAUTION: link has sexual content] composed of links to mp3 sound clips of pornographic content contributed by volunteers. (more…)
1 comment | September 11th, 2008
Much props to photographer Win McNamee for capturing this incredible shot.Â
It doesn’t get any better than this…well, I guess if he wins in November it could/will!!!
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1 comment | September 10th, 2008
From: Powrightbetweentheeyes.com
A Surprisingly Special Business Book
One of the best, and most Surprising, business books of the year comes from a most unlikely source–Kanye West.
As I’m sure you all know by now, I read ‘em all, but Kanye’s mini-opus entitled “Thank You and You’re Welcome” is one of 2008’s fave finds, a concise handbook of common sense, common decency and street wisdom.
Like his innovative albums and concerts where he collaborates with other talent for a veritable “one + one = three” equation, Kanye wrote his book with J. Sakiya Sandifer of “Think Think Think and Think Again” fame. In its 50 or so pages, all black with varying styles and colors of neon font, the two offer theories, spout aphorisms and ponder conundrums (conundri?) like:
I wonder…would you rather have 100% from an average person or 10% from someone who is outstanding?
or, the favorite of everyone here at Surprise Central:
Believe in your flyness…conquer your shyness
Best of all, in true Surprise fashion–and in homage to its title–the book was given away as a parting thank you gift to everyone who attended Kanye’s concerts this past tour. If you weren’t lucky enough to be part of that crew, you can pick up the book by vising Kanye’s site or emailing TYYW@wethinkllc.com.
Add comment | September 10th, 2008
A performer leaps on the final day of operation for Astroland Park at Coney Island, New York.
Now I ask you, should a man ever be caught in this position? And if yes, what are your thoughts of him?
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2 comments | September 8th, 2008
A classic example of would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed in it?
2 comments | September 8th, 2008
Enter the self proclaimed “Genius behind the Geniusâ€� on Kanye West’s latest book “Thank You and Your Welcome“, Co-Author Sakiya Sandifer. Our introspective banter veered from the key’s of life, to the latest iPhone applications, to possibilities of world peace, and among all these topics the denominator remained the same, a return right back to equilibrium. This is a glimpse into the intellect of one of our generations truly gifted thinkers. His first book Think Think Think and Think Again, a collection of personal euphemisms, catalyzed a movement and became foundation for the curriculum of the 2006-2007 Youth Development Program in Hoboken, NJ. This is a man that sees the correlations between the ebb and flow of the universe and your personal struggles, a man that sparks people to get what they want out of their lives, and a man that ultimately sparked likes of Kanye. NWS recently got a chance to chop it up with the guru on his success, and the nature of the universe, here are his truths.Â
CLICK HERE to read full read full interview at www.NerdWithSwag.com
1 comment | September 4th, 2008
When you want to do something, you will find a way…when you don’t, you will find an excuse.
Now ask yourself, why aren’t you getting what you want out of life?
1 comment | September 3rd, 2008
…and this makes sense to me!!!
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5 comments | September 3rd, 2008
I recently spoke with HipHopStan.com and other than a couple of misprints, I think the final product gives a very good insight of The Thinker Thoughts!!!
HHS: Thank you for calling; it’s an honor to speak to you. I have read your book/blog amongst other items and your though process is amazing, it’s different! You’re on a different level and different zone, which is good. I said to myself wow he is a great thinker, like an old soul.
Sakiya: Yeah I have been told that a lot, growing up. It seems like I‘ve been here before. I don’t know because to me it’s just my thought process. It’s not like something I’m trying to do it is just how I see the world.
HHS: Well tell me a little about yourself and your movement?
Sakiya: I’m Sakiya and I’m on a mission right now to impact the world and spark those trying to create positive changes in their life. It seems like that’s been consistent in my life and in all the things that I’ve done. Like you just said before… I have always thought different. About 4 years ago, I had a premonition that I would be in front of people. Then I started this journey to make sure I was giving something that was not just “sugar water.� To me it would be so easy to come out with these cliché type things to say. I wanted to make sure that my ideas were precise. I truly want to be a spark for those trying to change their lives. This is the main reason on my blog; I don’t try to give my opinion to much because I don’t want to become the people’s deacon. I want to be that spark so they can come up with the answer themselves. I have come to learn as long as you are looking outside of yourself before it happens… it will never come. One of the things that I ask people in my lectures is that if you were to drop your keys in a dark basement; would you go outside in the light to go look for them? You have to be willing to get dirty and dig. That is the only way to be 100% sure that you’ll find your key. That really sums me up! I am a father of 2 girls that I think the world of. I think the universe gave me two daughters because of my love of women and it prevents me from getting lost in the sea of me. They are my shoreline.
HHS: Tell us about your premonition.
CLICK HERE to read full interview on HipHopStan.com
Thanks to everyone at HipHopStan.com who contributed to the interview!!!
1 comment | September 2nd, 2008
Your thoughts???
Add comment | September 1st, 2008
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Kinetic Sculpture at the BMW Museum
1 comment | August 30th, 2008
The object which ‘landed’ on the grass next to London’s City Hall was emitting smoke and a noise that got the attention of many pedistrians. The men guarding the “Silver Thing” refusing to explain what exactly was going on created even more curiousity.
It was known later that the Potters Fields Park was hired for a campaign to promote the launch of the Vauxhall Insignia car (sold under the Opel brand outside the UK) as a creative & interesting way to promote their new product. (more…)
3 comments | August 30th, 2008
I think this works because the human mind is often so preoccupied with its past thoughts, that at first it doesn’t recognize something new for what it truly is. (more…)
9 comments | August 28th, 2008
Environmental issues in China are largely overlooked at the expense of making money…uhmm, no surprise there! These thought proking pieces located in Beijing’s Central Business District was a way of taking the subject to the heart of the matter. Passers by could literally stand between a man with a gun and the animal in a symbolic gesture of defiance.
As an added touch , bullet holes were placed around the animals as if there were on a firing range. (more…)
Add comment | August 28th, 2008
And with that said, I’M CURRENTLY BOOKING SPEAKING DATES!!!
I’ve really, really, really taken my time in creating a very powerful as well as interactive presentation of my proven techniques of combining both critical and creative thinking, with one key idea…Become Better! And not to give too much a way, I’ve titled it…”Thinking Changed My Life!”
If you have a organization, business or school who you think can benefit from such a presentation, please contact Armand Harris (armand@wethinkllc.com) for further details.
PLEASE NOTE: I’m pretty sure that my appearance fee is much more feasible than Will’s…for now, LOL!!!
4 comments | August 26th, 2008
With a question like that, your mind should be flooded with all types of possibilities. But before you get totally lost in the land of infinite possibilities, keep in mind this little life lesson that I’ve come to know in a very big way…if there’s no possibility of failure, then the victory is meaningless!!!
4 comments | August 26th, 2008
This cartoon reminds me of the first page of my book where I wrote…
It’s not the thought that counts, but the thought process that matters most…have one…it will only cost you when you don’t!
Can you relate???
2 comments | August 25th, 2008
1 comment | August 25th, 2008
Craftsman Aldunin poses in the work area of his Moscow apartment. His tools include superglue, syringes and toothpicks. The microscope dates to 1985. Aldunin takes his inspiration from a famous Russian tale about Levsha – the name means “left-handed man” – a Tula craftsman so skilled he is able to put horseshoes on a flea. Aldunin’s version features not only the shoes-all of them held in place by three nails-but a saddle and stirrups as well.
Aldunin’s work naturally leads to some frustration. While crafting a miniature rifle, he lost the weapon’s butt after having worked on it for two weeks. “I had a sit-down and a smoke and calmed down,” he said, then decided to start all over again. “You musn’t get into a state or worry. Everything that you feel in your soul is transmitted to your hands.”
CARAVAN
Who says you can’t put a camel through the eye of a needle? Aldunin has fit seven through this one. The artist works between the beats of his heart, in order to keep his hands perfectly still. (more…)
3 comments | August 25th, 2008
WARNING: Before you click play, be sure your mind is open!!!
Add comment | August 22nd, 2008
“The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues.” -Rene Descartes
1 comment | August 22nd, 2008
Many scientists and philosophers are convinced that free will doesn’t exist at all. They believe everything that happens is determined by what happened before, so our actions are inevitable consequences of the events leading up to the action…and this fact makes it impossible for anyone to do anything that is truly free.
This kind of anti-free will stance stretches back to 18th century philosophy, but the idea has recently been getting much more exposure through popular science books and magazine articles.
So should we worry?
If people come to believe that they don’t have free will, what will the consequences be for moral responsibility? And if our actions are determined by prior events, then do we have a choice about anything or any responsibility for what we do?
3 comments | August 21st, 2008
Unfortunately, I can relate to this sceniro all to well…but I’m getting better ever day, so please be patience with me.
With that said, do you think any relationship could survive with that type of direct communication that has no hurtful intentions to them?
5 comments | August 20th, 2008
