Stupid Internet Tricks

It's full of stars!

This is a somewhat cool way of reminding ourselves that it's not the stars moving, it's us. -Head Trickster

Oooooh

The Vice Trickster in Charge of Vice does this every time I open a beer. -Head Trickster

Mesmerizing

It's hard to take your eyes off it. -Head Tricskter

Actual photo. Really.

This is not a drawing, painting or photoshoped picture. It's an actual photo. Seems impossible, right? The orange "sky" is actually a sand dune tinted organge by sunrise and the foreground is in shadow. Click the photo to see it bigger at the National Geographic site.

I feel the earth move

We liked the railroad washout so much, we're bringing in a a sequel. -Head Trickster

The Whole Night Sky

Stitched together from 37,440 exposures. There's a 5,000 megapixel version at TYWKIWDBI. Click on it and go full screen. Extra points for those who recognize the quote in the title there. -Head Trickster

And for your dining and dancing pleasure, here's Bruce Cockburn singing "The Whole Night Sky" with Bonnie Raitt on slide.

Speed cooking

This is what we're having at the next dinner party. -Head Trickster

Futility

I know just how me feels. -Head Trickster

Washout

In less than a minute, it's rails and ties hanging in the air. -Head Trickster

Nuclear fission

And critical mass as demonstrated by mousetraps and ping pong balls. -Head Trickster