An extraordinary optical device called a “telectroscope” has been installed at both ends of the Atlantic Ocean which miraculously allows people to see right through the Earth from New York City to London and vice versa.
In May-June, artist Paul St George is exhibiting outdoor interactive video installations in a fanciful simulated Telectroscope. This original piece of art involves two giant copper and wood lenses pushing their way out of the earth at the Brooklyn Bridge and at the London City Hall. The artist claims a giant tunnel connects them ... and the excited crowds peering and waving at each other across the Atlantic.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
A giant "telescope" connects New York and London
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Monday, May 26, 2008
The most expensive building ever
The 50-storey General Motors Building in New York City was sold on Saturday for the record-setting $2.9 billion – the most ever paid for a skyscraper in the United States.
The sale of the office tower represents the loss of the crown jewel of the troubled Macklowe real estate empire, which acquired the building in 2003 for $1.4 billion.
The buyer is a group led by Mortimer B. Zuckerman, chief executive of Boston Properties, and his partners, Goldman Sachs and investment funds from Qatar and Kuwait.
The white marble G.M. Building is located on Fifth Avenue at 59th Street overlooking Central Park and is one of the famous tourist attractions in Manhattan.
The previous record deal for an American office tower was $1.4 billion set in 2006 for a 41-story building on 5th Avenue.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
So you think man can't fly?
It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, and it’s high above the Alps. Yves "Fusion Man" Rossy is the world's first man to fly with jet fuel-powered wings. The former fighter pilot demonstrated his homemade jet pack over Bex, Switzerland. His jet turbines enabled him to achieve a top speed of 186 mph. He uses only his body to change position in the air. This flight has taken five years of planning, testing and training, fulfilling the dream of every kid who ever watched Iron Man. Awesome!
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