What We Love This Week, Volume CXXIV

Published May 29, 2015

The Hottest Inhabited Place On Earth (Doesn’t Look Quite Like You’d Think)

With summertime temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit on average (not to mention the nearby volcano and hot springs), Dallol, Ethiopia is consistently the hottest inhabited place on earth. The landscape, however, is not exactly the quintessential desert one would expect. The arid stretches of tan and red are interrupted by patches of otherworldly greens, yellows, whites and blues. While, at a quick glance, the whites look like snow and the blues look like ponds, the truth helps explain why Dallol is far more forbidding than even the average desert: the whites (and yellows) are salt cones formed by geysers and the blues (and greens) are acid pools.

Hottest Place Earth Volcano

Salt deposits formed by geysers Source: All That Is Interesting

Hottest Place Earth Salt

Acid and brine ponds, accompanied by salt deposits Source: All That Is Interesting

Terrifying 3D Drawings That Push Right Through The Page

3d Art Illusion Skeleton

“Set Me Free” Source: Bored Panda

The classic 3D cube? Easy. Terrifying skulls that push through the paper, stretching its surface as if it was Saran Wrap? Somewhat more difficult. In fact, Jerameel Lu, a 24-year-old artist from the Philippines who finds time to draw amongst his long days as an engineer, estimates that each of his positively haunting drawings takes about one full working day to complete. With subtle yet vivid shadowing and detail, Lu’s meticulous craftsmanship clearly pays off. See more of the collection at Bored Panda.

3d Art Illusion Eye

“What’s Behind?” Source: Bored Panda

3d Art Illusion Skull

“Hollow” Source: Bored Panda

Art & Design: The Weird And The Wonderful

When painting, your medium can be oil and your base can be canvas, or your medium can be light and your base can be the human body. You can sculpt with clay or you can sculpt with trash. Your house can be 28 feet wide or 28 inches wide. Your castle can be made of stone or it can be made of pebbles. For the most stunning innovations in the worlds of art, design, and architecture, follow the PBH Network on Flipboard, your own personal online magazine.

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author
John Kuroski
author
John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.
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Savannah Cox
editor
Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.