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Life is a Challenge / La Vita è una Sfida

Posted on January 2, 2012 by paperpino

Natural adaptation aims to provide the best performances, even though not for any needs. I was impressed by the posture of this 3D model, that captures the giraffe efforts in reaching the primary source of life: the water. – Size … Continue reading →

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Hammer & Sickle / Falce e Martello

Posted on January 1, 2012 by paperpino

An hour’s drive from Rostov, vast wheat fields welcome visitors to Zernograd, as do a couple of relics of the old Soviet days: a hammer-and-sickle monument and a statue of Lenin. Zernograd became a showpiece of the Soviet collectivized farm … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays / Buone Feste

Posted on December 22, 2011 by paperpino

Merry Christmas and Happy 2012 Buon Natale e Felice 2012 embedded by paperpinoYouTube Direkt Try ElfYourself at: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com

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Christmas Presents / Regali di Natale

Posted on December 8, 2011 by paperpino

The first High Performance Hako (HPH) Santa!

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Flying Santa / Babbo Natale Volante

Posted on December 3, 2011 by paperpino
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Ciao, Bello!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by paperpino

FUORI DALLE PALLE, TU E IL TUO SPORCO MONDO !!!

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The Rolling Reels Circus / Il Circo dei Rocchetti Rotolanti

Posted on August 1, 2011 by paperpino

As Tom Mitchell said: This is the perfect thing to have at work for when I need a “mental health moment”. Released year: 2005

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Meteor M84/3: comics by Fernando Rozada

Posted on May 2, 2011 by paperpino

The transMediterranean oceanographic cruise on board of the research vessel Meteor gave me the opportunity to meet (and to share the cabin with) Fernando Rozada, a skilled bio/chem technician working in Vigo (Spain), but he comes from the region of Castilla … Continue reading →

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The METEOR transMediterranean Cruise 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by paperpino

From 5 to 28 April 2011 I will be on board of the German research ressel METEOR for a transMediterranean cruise. The principal scientific objective of the cruise (code M84/3) has two closely-linked components: understanding and documenting the large-scale Mediterranean water … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Anti-Gravity Double Cone / L’incredibile Doppio Cono Anti-Gravitazionale

Posted on March 11, 2011 by paperpino

This model (a wooden version) was used in one of the physics experiments described in the works by the French abbot Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-1770). When the double cone is placed at the lower end of the frame, it automatically starts to roll … Continue reading →

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