That gallant adventurer, Blackfive, recently posted some links to absolutely lovely microscopic photos of his favorite drinks.
I personally enjoyed the Tequila..
These scans come from a website called Molecular Expressions. The site includes a Microscopy primer, a marvelous teaching aid entitled "Science, Optics & You," and of course pictures of teeny tiny things, some of them measuring only microns across.
What I thought was really cool was the information that chip designers like to draw pictures on their chips!! These guys obviously have too much time on their hands.
Still, I enjoyed:
The California license plate,
Dilbert,
this Cincinnati Bearcats logo,
a Coat of Arms on a Hewlett-Packard chip,
a lovely Osprey,
the RoadRunner (meep! meep!),
and finally, one of my favorites,
Tux the Linux Penguin.
How cool is that? This is a great website to get the kids interested in science.
Highly recommended.