Life imitates Apple

It’s an Apple store!
Or is it? 

They looked like Apple products. It looked like an Apple store. It had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. 

The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks.

This story has been propelled into the online world from the moment it first appeared by the original blog (post title link) - it has been only a couple of days and this story has been covered on BBC, Wall Street Journal, and even the Toronto Star.

Someone in Kunming, China has created this store to an exacting degree. Apple doesn't recognize them or the products they are selling. Will be interesting to see what happens.

Hand-Drawn Holograms

This is a really cool effect that I find rather baffling.

Reading the site's explanation : chatoyant holography : helped me get a better understanding, though.

CHANCE FAVORS THE *CURIOUS, PLAYFUL* MIND