The Lonely Castle in the Middle of the Desert

The Best of the Web Sifted. Sorted. Summarized.   The Lonely Castle in the Middle of the Desert   In the desert landscape of northeastern Saudia Arabia you will find Qasr al-Farid aka “The Lonely Castle”. Built in the first century A.D. the Lonely Castle rises four stories; an unfinished tomb carved out of a solitary sandstone outcrop. Because the tomb was never completed, we can see how the façade was chiseled from…   Read more »   Forget Chargers, this USB Wall Plate Frees Up Your Outlets in Seconds   All you need is a screwdriver. No wiring, no batteries, no more bulky chargers and you get a precious outlet back! The brilliant design by SnapPower works by drawing power directly from the inside screws on the sides of outlets.     SnapPower has launched their USB charger cover plate design on Kickstarter, following…   Read more »   Beagle Goalkeeper is Adorably Awesome   Watch Purin the Super Beagle defend her net like a boss. Eat your heart out Joe Hart! :P       Read more »   Bystander Captures Ridiculous Tow Truck Escape in Glorious HD   This bystander is a hero. Not only for capturing this ridiculous scene, but filming it in portrait mode in crisp, beautiful 60 fps HD. The sifter salutes you good citizen of the Internet. For those curious, this took place in Chicago’s River North neighborhood at the intersection of Clark and Ontario.       Read more »   Suntory Whisky CNC Mills 24 of the Coolest Ice Cubes Ever   In an award-winning campaign for Suntory Whisky, creative agency TBWA\Hakuhodo used a CNC milling machine to create the coolest ice cubes we’ve ever seen. The campaign, entitled 3D on the Rocks, used a CNC (computer numerical control) milling machine or router, to carve and whittle ice cubes into the amazing sculptures seen below. To…   Read more »   Too many emails? Switch to our weekly newsletter!

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