Archive for February, 2006

Electric Heating Carpet

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

In the future everthing we have in our houses will be able to heat itself and we will be able to teleport to the moons of jupiter.

Jesus Prayer Rug

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

In one sense I would say that I like the mixing of traditions shown by the making of a prayer rug related to Christianity. That said claiming that by using this object it will grant you some wish seems rather degrading to everyone involved. Also, this rug just freaks me out, straight up. I didn’t […]

Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

This is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world and is the origin of the term mausoleum. This was a huge building constructed to hold the remains of Mausolus and his wife Artemisia.
Mausolus was the rule of the Persian satrap (like a state or province) of Caria. Caria was on the outskirts of […]

The Seven Wonders of the World

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

To go along with the other posts about the wonders of the world here is a list of the seven wonders of the ancient world:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
There are also other more contemporary lists. For example […]