Although the average hot tub costs a couple thousand dollars, Hot Water Beach allows people to carve their own thermal hot tub right on the beach in New Zealand. With just a few thrusts of a... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by atimian

In 1887, English surveyor Fred Mace and local Maori Chief Tane Tinorau decided to explore the Caves of Waitomo. Tinorau and Mace entered the cave system on a tiny raft where a decently sized... »

Fascinating Fauna, Curious Caves, Bioluminescent Spots | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 2 others

A locality nearly five miles southwest of the Dunedin, New Zealand, Tunnel Beach is famous for the tunnel that leads visitors down to the beach. Commissioned by local politician, John Cargill, son... »

Natural Wonders, Curious Caves, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by hippy74, canuck and others

The Pancake Rocks are a heavily-eroded limestone area where the sea bursts though a number of vertical blowholes during high tides, creating a kind of geyser effect. Together with the... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Bananaface, Annetta and 2 others

Located in Golden Bay on New Zealand's South Island, the Te Waikoropupu Springs ("Pupu Springs") are known for both the clarity of the water they hold and the volume of water discharged. The... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by Bananaface and Nicholas Jackson

New Zealanders like to refer to their land as "God's Own Country," a land of plenty with beautiful scenery and a temperate climate. But located 230 km south of Auckland lies a city that bears more... »

Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes | Edited by Dylan, PaperTiger and others

Te Papa is New Zealand's national museum, and attempts to give an overview of the nation's art, history, peoples, and wildlife. Among the wildlife that Te Papa currently displays is the world's... »

Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and others

Tesla coils have always played a special role in denoting the "mad" scientist. Created by that great icon of mad science himself, Nikola Tesla, the coils have long been beloved by high-voltage... »

Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and 3 others

In 1949, Keynsian economist Bill Phillips (father of the Phillips curve) built the financephalograph, also known as the “Moniac.” Using water to represent money, the massive hydraulic model of the... »

Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by Dylan and Annetta

Despite many attempts, and many claims, of having built a perpetual motion machine, (see Steorn's recent Orbo device) no one has, for one very simple reason. They are impossible. Not... »

Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by