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SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.38

Have you been watching the World Cup? A fun fact about Brazil: the largest urban forest in the world surrounds the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janiero. It was planted by hand 150 years ago. Read more about this amazing project below.

An amazing project has been launched by Belgian artist Naziha Mestaoui. "One Beat One Tree" connects the growth of virtual trees that are projected on cityscapes to the heartbeats of viewers by monitors connected to their smartphones. Then, corresponding real trees are planted in areas throughout the world.

Most reading this blog know biking makes you a better person. Not better than everyone else, just a better version of yourself. How? Why? Click the link!

TIJUCA FOREST

TIJUCA FOREST

ONE BEAT ONE TREE

ONE BEAT ONE TREE

RIDING A BIKE MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON

RIDING A BIKE MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON

 


 
SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.35

Happy Father's Day! We hope you had a chance to celebrate all of the important men in your life.

With the World Cup in full swing, we wanted to share an article that discusses the environmental impact of that event and the steps FIFA is taking to make it the greenest World Cup to date. What do you think? Are they going far enough? Any other thoughts, or links?

Also shared is an explanation for why Koalas hug trees and an awesome video of some amazing road bike skills.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

THE WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL

THE WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL

TREEHUGGERS

TREEHUGGERS

ROAD BIKE RIDICULOUSNESS

ROAD BIKE RIDICULOUSNESS