Image roundup

Map explains countries' names.



Decaying castle.



Giving a koala a drink.



Two-headed turtle.



"The general's pet on my last deployment."

Fortress

The Castle Himeji.

Ireland has the coolest castles

The Rock of Cashel. More information at Wikipedia.

*Previously: O'Brien's castle in Ireland.

Tiny castle for sale

Tiny castle/observation tower for sale in Sweden:

Totally unique, 18 m observation tower with an opportunity to renovate the exclusive property consisting of three rooms, cellar, terrace and a view terrace. Built 1926th Built of brick on granite base. Freehold site of 1,000 sq m park with panoramic views.

Via.

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Lego Castle in the Sky

Laputa - Castle in the Sky by Iain Heath.

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Evil Scientist's Castle

Evil scientist's lair from a Looney Tunes episode, right? Via these sites.

UPDATE: It's from Hair-Raising Hare. Thanks Jason.

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Link roundup

1. Red Dead Redemption pulp cover (featuring Karl Urban). Via.

2. Too good to verify - - photos of an abandoned brain laboratory in Moscow. Via.

3. Lego Neuschwanstein castle. Via.

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Rapunzel's Tower; The Devil's Motor Car (in Lego)

Two Lego creations by Sir Nadroj/Jordan Schwartz: Rapunzel's Tower and The Devil's Motor Car.

*Previously: Floating Rapunzel.

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Rapunzel's Tower; The Devil's Motor Car (in Lego)

Two Lego creations by Sir Nadroj/Jordan Schwartz: Rapunzel's Tower and The Devil's Motor Car.

*Previously: Floating Rapunzel.

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Maleficent’s Castle (link roundup)

Maleficent's Castle ("Forbidden Fortress"), sculpted by Larry Nikolai and available April 2010. See also: The Pegasus Family ("Mythic Menagerie") from Fantasia.

And a few more links:

1. Interesting TED talk: While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world.

2. And here's another good TED talk: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tells the story of Mister Splashy Pants.

3. Zombie in love.

*Previously: Maleficent transforming into a dragon sculpture.

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The Castle of Cagliostro

Lupin the 3rd Castle of Cagliostro available in daylight and midnight versions. Via.

*Previously: Floating Lego castle.

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Lego roundup

Micro-scale Tiberius class starship by OptimalControl.




Floating castle by qworg. Via.




Chibi tank (M8 Howitzer) by Captain Eugene.




Crimson Skies-esque plane by Mike.




Microscale Viper and Raptor by Matt.

*Previously: Tiny Lego flying castle.

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Folly Tower (link roundup)

Photo of Folly Tower in Ponytpool, Wales. I don't know why it's called Folly Tower. UPDATE: See the comments for the explanation.

And a few more links:

1. Chinese dragon made out of plastic spoons, knives, forks and cups glued together with a glue gun. Via.

2. Book-eating crow logo.

3. Gary Busey animated gif will test your sanity.

*Previously: Absolute Tower.

*Buy plush dragons at eBay.

Folly Tower (link roundup)

Photo of Folly Tower in Ponytpool, Wales. I don't know why it's called Folly Tower. UPDATE: See the comments for the explanation.

And a few more links:

1. Chinese dragon made out of plastic spoons, knives, forks and cups glued together with a glue gun. Via.

2. Book-eating crow logo.

3. Gary Busey animated gif will test your sanity.

*Previously: Absolute Tower.

*Buy plush dragons at eBay.

Charon has downgraded his ride

Photo of a shopping cart in hell (played by Aberdeen Harbour) by John Parminter. There's lots more at his website, including this photo of Dunnottar Castle:



He also has prints available. Via.

*Previously: Mont Saint-Michel.

*Buy toy castles at eBay.

Charon has downgraded his ride

Photo of a shopping cart in hell (played by Aberdeen Harbour) by John Parminter. There's lots more at his website, including this photo of Dunnottar Castle:



He also has prints available. Via.

*Previously: Mont Saint-Michel.

*Buy toy castles at eBay.

Indiana Jones goes over a Lego waterfall (and more)

A few highlights from Rod Gillies' Flickr gallery of Lego creations:


Indiana Jones goes over a waterfall in this Temple of Doom vignette. See also: The library scene from The Last Crusade.



Steampunk naval howitzer. See also: Walking ship.



Microscale Statue of Liberty.



Microscale kingdom in a chest for a castle contest. Via.

*Previously: Lego Castle Crashers.

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