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Image of Tunnel Beach located in Dunedin, New Zealand | Collage of the tunnel at Tunnel Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand, showing the beginning, a look backwards up the tunnel, and a view of the beach at the end of the tunnel.
Dunedin, New Zealand

Tunnel Beach

Walk across farmland and windswept clifftops, then down through tunnel the beach surrounded by rugged sandstone cliffs

45° 55′ 16.42″ S, 170° 27′ 30.8″ E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_Beach http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/otago/coastal-otago/tunnel-beach-track/ »

Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by hippy74

Image of Colossal Squid at the Te Papa Museum located in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Colossal Squid at the Te Papa Museum

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen on display

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

Image of Electrum located in Auckland, New Zealand | Note Leyh in the sphere.
Auckland, New Zealand

Electrum

The world's largest Tesla coil

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 others

Image of Moniac Machine located in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Moniac Machine

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes

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

Image of Beverly Clock located in New Zealand
New Zealand

Beverly Clock

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, possibly the longest running science experiment known

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

Image of Waitomo Glowworm Caves located in Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

A cave lit with glowworms

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 and Dylan

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