Hiroshima Shadow

On this day in 1945 a customer was sitting on the steps of Sumitomo Bank in Hiroshima, likely waiting for the branch to open, when the Little Boy atomic bomb exploded over the city. The intense heat burned the stone building white. The customer’s body shielded one section of the steps, leaving a “shadow”visible as a darkened area.

Photograph by Yoshito Matsushige. A journalist's legs were included to provide context to the scene.

Throughout the center of Hiroshima were a myriad of haunting outlines from window panes, valves, and even people in their last seconds. Etched on buildings and sidewalks now were the nuclear shadows of a city about to be obliterated.

This is perhaps the most famous of the Hiroshima shadows. It is one of the most complete impressions left behind by the blast, and remained in place for over 20 years before it was removed and taken to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. It is known as Human Shadow of Death or the Blast Shadow

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(Previously posted here in 2020)

Foods, Cubed

It appears that someone had excellent knife skills. 98 unprocessed foods were carved by hand into perfect cubes of 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm and arranged and  photographed. There is another photograph with labels on the cubes.

Cubes, 2014. Photography by Lernert & Sander, commissioned by de Volkskrant.

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Once Upon A Time In Space - Trailer

This four-part series offers a unique perspective on our changing world — through the eyes of the only people who have ever left it.

It’s Damp Here

A State of Emergency was called for the City of St. Catharines following significant flooding over the last week that has had widespread effects on homes and property. The declaration comes following intense storms that brought more than 140 mm of rain to areas across the City on July 21, July 27 to 28 and again on Aug. 2. There were high winds, tornado warnings and power outages. Sinkholes have appeared and roads were closed.

We were without internet for three days and had some intermittent power outages but were lucky that the only leakage we have experienced has been in our sunroom addition. The roof leaked during the first storm and we had it fixed immediately. The second storm flooded our back yard and water entered the sunroom under the retractable glass walls but the floor is cement and we pulled the rug up so there was no damage. The neighbourhood a few blocks up had water pouring into their homes from the escarpment and the North end of St. Catharines was hit badly.

RIP Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard, much loved Irish musician, died too young at 56 in a motorcycle  crash in Dublin on July 29. Eddie Vedder and Markéta Irglová performed 'The Song of Good Hope' at his funeral alongside Thomas Bartlett and his band,The Frames. So beautiful and also so sad.

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I Was Born Male But…

 

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Johnny Depp’s Bed

“ Ah there’s nothing like a bit of conflict to maintain the spice of marriage.” Johnny Fingers made a diorama of the bedroom of Johnny Depp and Amanda Heard based on accounts provided at the 2022 Virginia defamation trial.

Manhattan Timelapse

This 3D Evolution of New York (Manhattan) takes us from 1600 to 2026.

(No AI was used to create this animation)

(Open Culture)

Ice Melting

See the complete collapse and rollover of a massive iceberg near Ilulissat, Greenland, on July 25, 2026. I watched it in full screen mode and found it very relaxing.

(Tilbage i Danmark)