Tokyo Tire Park

This playground, covered completely with sand, is filled with big tires in every combination: dinosaurs reaching to the sky, tire “monsters,” regular and tire swings, bridges, slides, climbing equipment, and loose tires lying everywhere for free play. Approximately 3,000 old tires are used to set up this playground. I wish there was a park like this in my　neighborhood!

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The Steel Wire Sculptures Of Shi Jindian

When one looks at the incredibly intricate sculptures of Chinese artist Shi Jindian, it's hard to believe that they aren't computer models. Using tools of his own devising, he weaves together precise replicas of wheeled vehicles with steel wire.

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Tax Return Sculptures

Artist Nava Lubelski, puts your old tax receipts and tax returns to good use, creating shredded paper sculptures from the rolled-up and cut-up paper. With amazing detail and a three dimensional landscape, it is a great upcycling idea for all the waste paper that is collecting dust in your office space and cupboards.

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Model of San Francisco Made Using 100000 Toothpicks

After 35 years and 100,000 toothpicks, Scott Weaver completed this amazing sculpture of San Francisco he calls “Rolling Through the Bay.” We think Mr. Weaver wins.

The piece took Mr. Weaver over 3,000 hours, and as This Is Colossal notes, "The elaborate sculpture is comprised of multiple 'tours' that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco."

And these aren't just any toothpicks you get at your neighborhood Italian restaurant. Weaver sourced these out from around the world. He says, "I have used different brands of toothpicks depending on what I am building. I also have many friends and family members that collect toothpicks in their travels for me. For example, some of the trees in Golden Gate Park are made from toothpicks from Kenya, Morocco, Spain, West Germany and Italy. The heart inside the Palace of Fine Arts is made out of toothpicks people threw at our wedding."




















































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