WOW Cool Pics

Still working dead cars

2008-12-22T12:09:00.001-08:00

Mcdonald's Calender 2009

2008-12-21T04:31:00.000-08:00

Do Not Try This At Home!

2008-12-18T04:57:00.000-08:00

Chinese Kitchen - Wanna Try Rats?

2008-12-17T04:57:00.001-08:00

RATS
Burning the hair off them...
Washing them before the cooking...
Cutting them up into pieces that simulate chicken parts...
Prepared for deep frying...
Well seasoned to taste great!!!!
All done and ready to eat...
Closer look.

Be very careful when eating out at you local restaurant...

Aluminium underwear

2008-12-16T11:29:00.000-08:00

Sounds strange, but this artwork from cans have sense to me. It show us how we can recycle cans and use it again, so why don’t we use old cloth to make new one. Anyhow this collection of underwear present awesome fashion work

Strange Tanks

2008-12-15T07:02:00.001-08:00

World's Strangest Furniture

2008-12-07T11:27:00.000-08:00

Wonders of Logistics

2008-12-04T05:07:00.001-08:00

Only In Japan (Very Funny & Cool Pics)

2008-12-01T05:02:00.001-08:00

A Solar-powered Bra!
It can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod!

Diet water

Indoor Beach

Spaghetti fan

This is how you sleep on the metro

Pet Friendly Car

Nintendo Tattoo

A sumo wrestler shopping

Square watermelons

Head me some paper roll!

Nissan Maxima to BMW (Wow)

2008-11-27T20:35:00.000-08:00

It is obvious that its owner, a resident of Kuwait, simply went to the car supermarket, randomly recruited various accessories and parts. Here is a list of its shopping: the front part of the BMW 7-Series, the bumper of the BMW M3, the front door, a pair of scissors from Lamborghini, hood, which consists of two parts, rear doors in the style gull wing and the rear wing of Toyota Supra.

Cute and Funny Dogs

2008-11-20T12:38:00.000-08:00

Building a Lamborghini for Dummies

2008-11-15T14:09:00.001-08:00

Always wanted to own a Lamborghini but never have enough dough? How about making one yourself? This is what exactly Ken Imhoff did. He decided to just build one for himself right from his own basement! Using space tube frames and a host of other materials, a remarkably good replica of a Lamborghini was birthed but not without 10 years of effort. Guess the main setback is that the model is probably outdated by the time it is ready. So head on down to your local bookshop and grab a copy (if it exists) of ‘Building a Lamborghini for Dummies’.

Extreme Transportation

2008-11-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Naughty Kids With Paints

2008-11-13T05:30:00.001-08:00

All Aboard Amazing Train Ride In Pakistan

2008-11-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

If you need to catch a train ride in Pakistan, you don’t have to worry that there are no seats. You can always get onboard, whether you can hold on long enough is another matter.

Bald Monkey

2008-11-10T11:49:00.001-08:00

Unusual Halloween Around The World

2008-11-07T03:01:00.000-08:00

World's Most Tattooed Woman

2008-11-03T07:50:00.001-08:00

While most women in their 60s are settling down for a quiet life, Isobel Varley is travelling the world - showing off her tattoos and piercings.The bubbly woman is almost covered from head to foot with colourful tattoos and has 49 piercings in a number of places, including 16 in her pants area.

She's just returned to her home in Stevenage from a tattoo convention in Switzerland, has two days before flying out to Belgium and appeared on Channel 4's The Salon the previous week. Life is busy for the woman who holds the title as the world's most tattooed senior woman."The last tattoo I had was a rose and heart on my forehead yesterday," she said."I had it done at the convention in Lucerne. It was a little painful, but it looks really nice and I can cover it up with my fringe if I want.
" But Isobel didn't start having tattoos until her late 40s in 1986. The mother-of-one finished covering her body with tattoos in 1997 - her favourite is a family of tigers lying on her stomach."I went to a tattoo convention and had one tattoo - and then it just went from there. This came about as I was so impressed by the sheer beauty of the tattoos and I found that the people there were ordinary people from all walks of life and were not strange," she said.But Isobel warned: " If you're going to have one done, you've got to think about it carefully because it's going to last a very long time so you've got to be sure it's what you want."Having a tattoo removed is expensive and I think you should only get one done if you're old enough to know what you want for the rest of your life." The pensioner started having the piercings in 1989 - having her first as an experience so she could write about it. She has 29 in her ears, two in her nose,one in each nipple, one in her belly button and 16 in various places in her nether regions."The most painful is nipple piercing - I've had to have them redone three times for various reasons. The tops of your ears take a long time to heal, but the ones down below heal very fast."

Halloween In Japan (35 Fresh Pics)

2008-11-01T05:57:00.001-07:00

Creative Three Wheeler Automobiles

2008-11-01T04:31:00.000-07:00

African Beauty - Lip Plates

2008-10-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

Lip plates can be found used by tribes in Africa, South America and the Amazon. For some, the plate size is a measure of social or economic influence or status. But for others, the size is just a matter of how long the lip has been stretched. There are varied reasons for putting the plates, but suffice to say, these tribes see these ‘ornaments’ as beauty and status. Although I can never in my life understand why people will want to do this to themselves and consider it as a thing of beauty. An interesting documentary video is attached too

Narrow Habitation ... Amazing

2008-10-29T10:24:00.001-07:00

Can you actually stay in a house with 1 meter WIDE by 10 meters TALL?

A house calls attention in Madre de Deus, Brazil; it have three floors and even the builder had faith in what he built. Helenita, the designer and the owner of the house who is now living happily inside.

The Fish Therapy Chinese Science

2008-10-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

The Fish Therapy : Chinese Science

"Fish Therapy" in a hotspring bathing pool at the Sanya Pearl River Nantian Hotspring Resort in south China's Hainan island province, May 17, 2008. The hot spring water softens dead skin cells, which are nibbled off by the fish. Fish Therapy is also used to cure skin diseases, such as Psoriasis.

A mother and her son enjoy the hotspring fish therapy in the hotspring bathing pool at the Holiday Beach Park in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province

A mother and her son enjoy the hotspring fish therapy in the hotspring bathing pool at the Holiday Beach Park in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province,Nearly 50,000 "kissing fishes", a kind of small fish which can live in hotspring and eats the scurf of human beings, have been put into the bathing pools recently to swim with the tourists. The hotspring fish therapy is proved effective to heal some skin diseases.

A man smiles as he is "kissed" by a lot of little fishes in the hotspring bathing pool at the Holiday Beach Park in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province

Frozen Lake Fishing

2008-10-26T07:10:00.001-07:00

Auto Rims Sculptures

2008-10-24T07:43:00.001-07:00

Amazing Magic Fountain

2008-10-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

Balloon Twisting Sculptures

2008-10-19T11:40:00.001-07:00

Wow Prayer Booth

2008-10-04T04:28:00.000-07:00

Cool Painted Planes

2008-10-01T03:36:00.001-07:00

Amazing Meat House

2008-09-30T03:23:00.001-07:00

House made from just meat.

Hot Girls With Their Cars Stuck

2008-09-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

39 Amazing Tattoo Portraits

2008-09-20T15:53:00.001-07:00

35 Creative Advertisements That Makes You Look Twice

2008-09-15T11:49:00.001-07:00

Unique underwater restaurant

2008-09-12T08:36:00.001-07:00

The first-ever undersea restaurant in the world has been introduced at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. Ithaa (which is pronounced “eet-ha” and means “pearl” in the language of the Maldives, Dhivehi) sits five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic, offering diners 270 degrees of panoramic underwater views

This innovative restaurant is the first of its kind in the world, and is part of a US $5 million re-build of Rangalifinolhu Island, one of the twin islands that make up Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. This re-build includes the construction of 79 of the most luxurious beach villas in the country as well as the Spa Village, a self-contained, over-water “resort-within-a-resort” consisting of a spa, restaurant and 21 villas.

And not to be outdone by the views, the food is as spectacular as the underwater setting.
The cuisine is dedicated to the fine balance of western food items with a Maldivian flavor, the wine concept is equally exciting, offering diners the perfect opportunity to discover the wines of the prestigious Champagne house Louis Roederer. (The average dinner price ranges from $187 to $220)

Worlds Most Expensive Hotel Rooms

2008-09-06T15:04:00.000-07:00

A small collection of some very expensive hotel rooms. Update: Source for this story is Forbes.com.

Two Story Sky Villa, The Palms Fantasy Suites, Las Vegas
$25,000/night

Bridge Suite at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas
$25,000/night

Royal Penthouse, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland
$23,000/night

Hans Badrutt Suite, Badrutt's Palace, St. Moritz
$16,700

Presidential Suite, Mandarin Oriental, New York City
$15,000

Grand Suite, Grand Wailea Resort, Hawaii
$15,000/night

Coral Suite, Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico
$15,000/night

Royal Suite at the Burj Al Arab, Dubai
$13,600

The Imperial Suite, Ritz Paris, Paris
$13,500

Private Reserve, Soneva Gili Resort & Spa, Maldives
$10,000/night

Leather Bag - Dragon

2008-09-06T04:56:00.001-07:00

Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. Leather was a very important clothing material, due to its excellent abrasion and wind resistance.And now speaking about leather look what this youngman has.

This is one of the most creative bags I've ever seen, just take a look and convince yourself.Do you know any original bags ?

Kings of Africa

2008-09-04T04:18:00.001-07:00

EL HADJ MAMADOU KABIR USMAN

ONI of IFE
Nigeria

ABUBAKAR SIDIQ
Sultan of Sokoto
Nigeria

HAPI IV
King of Bana
Cameroun

NGIE KAMGA JOSEPH
Fon of Bandjun.
Cameroun

HALIDOU SALI
Lamido of Bibemi
Cameroun

AGBOLI-AGBO DEDJLANI
King of Abomey
Benin

EL HADJ SEIDOU NJIMOLUH NJOYA
Sultan of Fumban and Mfon of the Bamun
Cameroun

ISIENWENRO JAMES IYOHA INNEH
Ekegbian of Bénin
Nigeria

IGWE KENNETH NNAJI ONYEMAEKE ORIZU III
Obi of Nnewi
Nigeria

NYIMI KOK MABIINTSH III
King of Kuba
D.R. Congo

JOSEPH LANGANFIN
Benin

OBA JOSEPH ADEKOLA OGUNOYE
Olowo of Owo
Nigeria

BOUBA ABDOULAYE
Sultan of Rey-Bouba
Cameroun

SALOMON IGBINOGHODUA
Oba Erediauwa of Bénin
Nigeria

OSEADEEYO ADDO DANKWA III
King of Akropong-Akuapem
Ghana

GOODWILL ZWELETHINI
King of Zulu
South Africa

10 Most Amazing Outdoor Home Theaters

2008-08-31T16:01:00.001-07:00

Home theaters are becoming more and more popular and affordable - especially if you can do-it-yourself. But, did you know that home theaters aren’t limited to the inside of your house anymore? Some uber-cool (and somewhat wealthy) people have remodeled their backyards into their own outdoor home theater. These backyard cinemas make for a great venue in which to enjoy a movie or watch the football under the stars. The most luxurious outdoor home theaters are nostalgic reminders of the drive-in theaters of old. These amazing home theaters are the best of the best, and they are innovative solutions for the movie-buffs out there who want to enjoy nature to its fullest by bringing their home entertainment space from the inside, to the outside. Reality check - If you’re like most people then all you can only afford is a cheap plasma in a cabana! However, if you are not like me and you have a pile of cash, here’s what you can do:

The Dive-In Theater - Maui, Hawaii

The upscale Hawaiian-style outdoor theater system at this 14,000-square-foot Maui hideaway is certainly its main attraction. The maker of this customized set-up, Engineered Environments, had to take into consideration the high amount of rainfall, humidity, and windy conditions, which Maui is known for, when they designed this outdoor home theater. The 20ft screen is mounted to an automated lift system beneath a teak bench located poolside. When not in use, the TV screen is hidden in a concrete vault where humidity and rainfall cannot effect it. The pool area is also littered with strategically placed outdoor speakers, which provide a nice 7.1 surround sound effect. There’s even an installed weather station which records wind speeds to make sure that it’s safe for the TV to be used, without it being damaged. Can you imagine how cool it’d be floating in the pool or lounging poolside watching the game or a movie?

Outdoor Poolside Cinema - Florida

This awesome outdoor home theater was designed and installed by Crown Audio in Orlando, Florida. The screen itself is 300-inches diagonally, and it is set on a motorized track to raise or lower it accordingly. The entire system uses 8 large speakers concealed as rocks, placed in strategic locations around the pool, and a full rack of amps to power them. The whole neighborhood will know when you’re watching a movie at this place!

The Drive-In Theater - Hollywood Hills, California

Living in the Hollywood Hills is already the epitome of luxury, but when you add a full-size movie theater to the backyard of your residence – you’re taking luxury to the next level. This 5,800-square-foot glass home was designed by Hagy Belzberg, and it features this enormous outdoor movie-screen mounted on the side-wall of the guest house. This beautiful backyard home theater is easily one of the best of its kind.

Golf Clubhouse 11ft Reversible Screen - North Carolina

This outdoor home theater at the “Cliffs at Walnut Cove” golf community in North Carolina uses a reversible screen which can be viewed while you’re working on your putting skills, or while you relax in the comfortable back porch. This cool home theater innovation ensures that you don’t miss one moment of the big game. This outdoor/indoor home theater consists of a 11 ft. by 7 ft. HDTV with reversible display, indoor surround sound, and outdoor weatherproof speakers for surround sound.

Aussie Outdoor Cinema - Victoria, Australia

A company called Yellowstone Landscaping in Australia came-up with this next outdoor home cinema design, and it’s a beauty. Outdoor Design & Living magazine agrees, as they featured this design in 2006, and for good reason. This very comfortable and cozy outdoor living space features a large projector screen and a PE7700 BenQ home theater projector as its centerpiece. A gazebo was built around this outdoor theater in order to protect it from the elements. Sweet design!

Elegant Outdoor Theater

This beautiful house has definitely taken home entertainment to the next level with this awesome poolside home theater. This smooth installation features full surround sound for watching movies, and there are also speakers wired throughout the house for when you want to listen to your favorite tunes from any room. You can watch your favorite movie while relaxing in the pool, or while lounging poolside, on the gigantic motorized screen that works alongside with the ceiling mounted projector to provide you with the ultimate home theater experience.

Double Plasma Setup - Reno, Nevada

This awesome $4.2 million home in Reno, Nevada features mountain views and 2 home theaters – one inside and one outside. The outdoor home theater is built for comfort, and it features 2 large-screen plasmas built into the brick wall. Full surround sound and a full outdoor kitchen makes this outdoor theater one that will surely get a lot of use. There’s also a built-in gas fireplace for those chilly winter nights in Reno.

Cal Spas Hot Tub + Home Cinema

Cal Spas has taken outdoor living to a whole new level with their ultimate outdoor home theater. This fully-equipped outdoor living area is like having a living room and a kitchen in your backyard. This incredible outdoor set-up includes a 63-inch LCD flat panel HDTV, surround sound, integrated DVD/CD player, iPod docking station, Sirius satellite radio, hookups for gaming consoles, 5-burner BBQ grill, wet bar, weatherproof recliners, and 2 fire pits – all of which is weatherproof.

Inflated High End Theater

A more high-end version of the inflatable outdoor home theater inflates in about 5 minutes with its own built-in fan. This gigantic screen is 16 ft. by 13 ft. in size, and it includes a DVD player, high-output DLP projector, dual 15-inch speakers with stands, microphone, and all of the required cables. It’s basically like having an outdoor home theater in a box, but this “little kit” will set-you-back about $10,000. Set-up this outdoor theater in your backyard, and you’ll be the most popular house on the block.

The Blow up Budget Screen

Alright, for those people on a tight budget but still want to enjoy watching a movie poolside or under the stars, you can opt for this inflatable TV-screens. This particular model will come in both an 8 ft. and a 12 ft. version at a cost of $799 and $999 respectively. You can connect your surround sound system to the weatherproof widescreen to complete your inexpensive outdoor home theater set-up. These screens will work with any type of projector.

If you are inspired to hook up a new home theater setup at your place, you’ll need to explore your options for projector screens and tv cables.

Source: geekabout.com

Funny Athletes Tattoo

2008-08-31T12:48:00.000-07:00

32 More Must See Creative Photographs

2008-08-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Amazing Precarious Runways

2008-08-22T01:27:00.000-07:00

Some amazing photos of small precarious runways from around the world. I certainly would not like to land on any of them!

Chewing Gum Wall

2008-08-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

Amazing photos of a chewing gum wall in Seattle, USA.

Take a look at the chewing gum wikipedia page for amazing facts.

Dollar Cafe

2008-08-19T13:18:00.001-07:00

Yes they are all real and I put a few up there myself, This place is in Pensacola Florida My hometown, its called McGuire's its an Irish restaurant/Pub. People as tradition will sign their names or put a quote on a dollar and staple it to the ceiling or wall, they are not out of date, people put more up every day. They have to count all of them each year for tax purposes. And yes people will steal them every now and then but usually get busted because the large writing on them is a dead give away and the drunk who steals them usually tries to buy beer with them 2 blocks down the street...

The New King of Tonga

2008-08-19T01:22:00.000-07:00

On August 1st, the Kingdom of Tonga crowned its newest ruler, King George Tupou V. In a ceremony that lasted for days, and cost over $2.5 million (US), the 60-year old King was crowned as one of the few remaining monarchs with true ruling power - but that is about to change. In 2006, pro-democracy riots shook the small island nation of 112,000. The coronation was postponed, and now King George pledges that “The Sovereign of the only Polynesian kingdom… is voluntarily surrendering his powers to meet the democratic aspirations of many of his people.” He promised to cede most power to a prime minister, and to hold parliamentary elections in 2010.

The King of Tonga George Tupou V, right, is crowned by His Grace the Archbishop Jabez Bryce in Nuku’aloka,Tonga, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. The coronation, which included singing by a choir of more than 300, was the first in Tonga since 1967 when King George V’s father, the late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, ascended to the throne. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald)

Thousands of school children gather for Education Day with The King of Tonga George Tupou V in Nuku’aloka,Tonga, Monday, July 28, 2008. Preparations have begun for a lavish coronation ceremonies starting Wednesday to formally enthrone George V, a hugely ceremonial event that is expected to bring Tonga to a standstill for four days and be watched throughout the region. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Glenn Jeffrey)

Tongan students wearing fa seed necklaces perform the Lakalaka dance for King George Tupou V during the Cultural Day celebrations in the capital, Nuku’alofa on July 29, 2008. The monarch was formally installed as the 23rd ruler of the South Pacific’s only absolute aristocracy at a coronation ceremony on August 1. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Tongan nobles wearing ‘aofivalas (waist mats) await the arrival of King George Tupou V for the taumafa kava ritual and coronation ceremony in the sacred Pangai Lahi gathering area of Nuku’alofa on July 30, 2008. Consuming a coconut shell of kava in a single motion meant that the monarch formally became the 23rd ruler of the South Pacific’s only absolute aristocracy. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Tongan school children perform during Education Day for King George Tupou V in Nuku’aloka,Tonga Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Glenn Jeffrey)

Tonga’s newly crowned monarch, King Siaosi (George) Tupou V (L, standing in Land Rover), inspects his troops during the Coronation Military Parade in Nuku’alofa on August 2, 2008. The 60-year-old ruler is remaking his former image as an eccentric bachelor prince with a love of elaborate military uniforms into a sovereign leading Polynesia’s last kingdom towards democracy. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Tonga’s newly crowned monarch, King Siaosi (George) Tupou V, salutes as he departs the Coronation Military Parade in Nuku’alofa on August 2, 2008. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd L) arrives to join Tonga’s crowned monarch, King Siaosi (George) Tupou V, for the Coronation Military Parade in Nuku’alofa on August 2, 2008. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Over 100 slaughtered pigs are offered to King George Tupou V during the taumafa kava ritual and coronation ceremony in the sacred Pangai Lahi gathering area of Nuku’alofa on July 30, 2008. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Tongan school children burn torches during the ancient Tupakapakanava ceremony to honour the coronation of King George Tupou V in Nuku’alofa on July 30, 2008. Some 30,000 torches illuminated the coastline of the archipelago to herald the annointment of the 23rd ruler of the South Pacific’s only absolute monarchy. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Tonga’s King George Tupou V, seated in his throne, attend his coronation ceremony in the nation’s capital city Nuku’alofa August 1, 2008. Amid pealing bells, booming cannons, balloons and cheering children, Tonga crowned its new king on in a British-styled church ceremony, before a congregation of 1,000 that included Tongan, British, Japanese and Thai royalty, as well as South Pacific chiefs and heads of state. (REUTERS/Peter Halmagy)

The newly crowned King of Tonga, George Tupou V is seen in Nuku’aloka,Tonga, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald)

King Siaosi (George) Tupou V is driven away on a road covered with mulberry bark tapa from his lavish Christian coronation ceremony at the Centenary Free Wesleyan Church in Nuku’alofa on August 1, 2008. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

Reserve Bank of Tonga clerk Selaima Finau displays the just released one hundred pa’anga note featuring the new monarch, King Siaosi (George) Tupou V, in Nuku’alofa on July 31, 2008. All lower denomination notes which carry the face of the late King Tupou IV will be phased out in 2009 and replaced by the updated currency printed by Thomas de la Rue of the UK which carries the portrait of the South Pacific kingdom’s new ruler. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images)

2 Gigantic Airplanes

2008-08-13T05:34:00.000-07:00

The Airbus Beluga is a version of the standard Airbus A300 wide-body airliner, modified to carry aircraft parts and over-sized or awkward cargo. It was officially called the Super Transporter at first, but the name Beluga became popular and has now been adopted as official. The Beluga’s freight compartment is 7.4 metres in diameter and 37.7 metres long; maximum payload is 47 tons.

Construction began in September 1992, and the first flight took place in September 1994. After 335 hours of test flying, certification was awarded in September 1995.

50% of the engines that provide the power to lift this mighty beast, can be seen in this picture

Awesome Photos of Beijing 2008 Olympic games opening ceremony Part Latest

2008-08-09T03:51:00.000-07:00

Performers participating in the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, known as Bird’s Nest, Beijing, China, 08 August 2008.

A general view of the Bird’s Nest, the National Stadium, during the sound and light performance by drummers during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 08 August 2008.

Fireworks go off over Tiananmen Square during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 08 August 2008

God! Large Hadron Collider nearly ready

2008-08-03T03:58:00.001-07:00

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is preparing for its first small tests in early August, leading to a planned full-track test in September - and the first planned particle collisions before the end of the year. The final step before starting is the chilling of the entire collider to -271.25 C (-456.25 F). Here is a collection of photographs from CERN, showing various stages of completion of the LHC and several of its larger experiments (some over seven stories tall), over the past several years

View of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment Tracker Outer Barrel (TOB) in the cleaning room. The CMS is one of two general-purpose LHC experiments designed to explore the physics of the Terascale, the energy region where physicists believe they will find answers to the central questions at the heart of 21st-century particle physics. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

The Globe of Innovation in the morning. The wooden globe is a structure originally built for Switzerland’s national exhibition, Expo’02, and is 40 meters wide, 27 meters tall. (Maximilien Brice; Claudia Marcelloni, © CERN)

Assembly and installation of the ATLAS Hadronic endcap Liquid Argon Calorimeter. The ATLAS detector contains a series of ever-larger concentric cylinders around the central interaction point where the LHC’s proton beams collide. (Roy Langstaff, © CERN)

Checks are performed on the alignment of the magnets in the LHC tunnel. It is vital that each magnet is placed exactly where it has been designed so that the path of the beam is precisely controlled. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN

The ALICE Inner Tracking System during its transport in the experimental cavern and its insertion into the Time Projection Chamber (TPC). ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment @ CERN) will study the physics of ultrahigh-energy proton-proton and lead-lead collisions and will explore conditions in the first instants of the universe, a few microseconds after the Big Bang. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

Insertion of the tracker in the heart of the CMS detector. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

The LHCb electromagnetic calorimeter. This huge 6X7 square meter wall consists of 3300 blocks containing scintillator, fibre optics and lead. It will measure the energy of particles produced in proton-proton collisions at the LHC when it is started. Photons, electrons and positrons will pass through the layers of material in these modules and deposit their energy in the detector through a shower of particles. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

Photo from the CMS pixel-strip integration test performed at the Tracker Integration Facility at the Meyrin site. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

French, Swiss and CERN firemen move rescue equipment through the LHC tunnel. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

View of the LHC cryo-magnet inside the tunnel. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

Insertion of the tracker in the heart of the CMS detector. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

The Z+ end of the CMS Tracker with Tracker Outer Barrel completed. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

View from the surface during lowering of the first ATLAS small wheel into the tunnel on side C of the cavern. (Claudia Marcelloni, © CERN)

Lowering of one of the two ATLAS muon small wheels into the cavern. (Claudia Marcelloni, © CERN)

A welder works on the interconnection between two of the LHC’s superconducting magnet systems, in the LHC tunnel. (Maximilien Brice, © CERN)

Transporting the ATLAS Magnet Toroid End-Cap A between building 180 to ATLAS point 1. (Claudia Marcelloni, © CERN)

View of the ATLAS cavern side A beginning of February 2008, before lowering of the Muon Small Wheels (Maximilien Brice; Claudia Marcelloni, © CERN)

The L3 magnet in the ALICE cavern, with one door almost closed. (Mona Schweizer, © CERN)

Lowering of the last element (YE-1) of the CMS detector into its underground experimental cavern. (Mona Schweizer, © CERN)

The first ATLAS Inner Detector End-Cap after complete insertion within the Liquid Argon Cryostat. (Claudia Marcelloni; Max Brice, © CERN)