Smallest Horse World Record

At 17 inches tall, Thumbelina has just been officially recognized as the world's smallest horse.The five-year-old received the title from the Guinness Book of Records after her astonished owners realized she was never going to grow any bigger.

She was born on a farm in America to a couple who specialize in breeding miniature horses.Thumbelina's extraordinary size has been put down to dwarfism, which makes her a miniature of a miniature.

The Goessling family have bred miniature horses for the past 15 years on Goessling's Goose Creek Farm in St Louis, and these usually stand at 34 inches at the withers - the ridge between the two shoulder blades.

But the owners of the mini horse began to realize they may have bred a record-breaker when she stopped growing after a year.

Her owners have plenty of cute stories–”When she was young she found the dog kennels and decided she wanted to bed-in with the dogs, rather than with bigger horses”–about her.



Thumbelina has a website, and you can check it if you want - here.

HDR Images + How to create them

So what do you think about this photos ? Beautiful isn't it ? First time when I saw them I didn't know exactly what they are, pictures or drawings.After some research on the web I've found that what they truly are, HDR images.You might ask yourself "What the hell is HDR" ? So to spare your time I'll show you there what HDR images are.

HDRI = High Dynamic Range Imaging

High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allow a far greater dynamic range of exposures (i.e a large difference between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows.

HDRI was originally developed for use with purely computer-generated images. Later, methods were developed to produce a HDR image from a set of photos taken with a range of exposures. With the rising popularity of digital cameras and easy to use desktop software, many amateur photographers have used HDRI methods to create photos of scenes with a high dynamic range. However, HDRI has many other applications and "HDRI" should not be mistaken for just this use.

If you want to learn how to create HDRI images I've have some tutorials for you : Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2, Tutorial 3.

Gigantic Remote Control

You will never habe trouble to find this remote cotrol - it's huge. It scares me, it kind of screams at me "Use me, or else!".

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With giant buttons, this extra-large remote is easy to use and impossible to lose. Simple to program, this 6-in-1 remote controls your TV, VCR, DVD player, satellite, cable and auxiliary A/V device. It even features glow-in-the-dark buttons, so you can easily find the remote in the dark. Features 296 codes for most popular brands of A/V devices.

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