I can’t speak for all Chicagoans, but I have always enjoyed Cloud Gate, or “The Bean,” a stainless steel structure that has graced our city landscape for six years now and provided some clever photo opportunities. To me, it is engaging and playful — a mirrored cultural marvel that distorts, pools, and paints our city [...]
Good weather and vintage cars make a natural pair. During time recently spent in Hawaii, I spotted these automotive beauties: All photos by the author. Though it can be easily taken for granted, one of Hawaii’s appealing traits is the state of its roads. While this might sound odd, never underestimate the importance of high-quality [...]
We are fans of robots here at MetalMiner. From the nimble small ones to the sizeable giants, we appreciate the skill – and metal – it takes to create these sci-fi creatures. That being said, when we stumbled upon this blast-from-the-past machine from John Deere, we were a little excited: Source: Deere.com Manufactured back in [...]
The “Big Island” of Hawaii was so named due to its life as a volcanic island—the largest and youngest of Hawaii’s eight islands (a ninth one in Lōʻihi escalates to the Pacific Ocean’s surface). Out of the Big Island’s five volcanoes, Kīlauea is the most active—continually erupting since 1983. While visiting the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National [...]
Looking to be a little greener for Earth Day? Ride in an auto rickshaw (if you happen to be in India)! These small vehicles offer a way to quickly duck and dash around other automobiles while being a little bit kinder to the environment. Generally characterized by a sheet metal body or an open frame [...]
Several weeks ago, a colleague of mine who works in video production and development forwarded me a link to a company video. (How he has the time to troll around the web to find such things is beyond me.) For this particular video, however, my colleague didn’t have to troll too long or hard. That’s [...]
Recent details on the new 2012 Summer Olympic medals may have Olympians shooting for the silver, instead of the gold (prestige-mestige, right?). According to a recent article in The Economist, based on current metal prices, the silver found in this year’s gold medal is actually worth more than the gold. Look at these beauties. Not [...]
Photo by Nate Burgos While driving on Interstate 64 toward St. Louis, Missouri (aka “Gateway to the West”), I enjoyed a glimpse of one of its most cherished sights: the Gateway Arch. I’d seen pictures and knew a tiny bit of its history. But this was my first time seeing it in person, though from [...]
