She Never Saw It Coming!
07/30/09 - Hilarious
“Guess there’s more than one crazy nanny in this town, bitch!”
The Vortex Cannon
07/30/09 - Pretty Cool
“Jem Stansfield builds a vortex cannon to blow a house of bricks over.”
The Killer Volcano
07/30/09 - Amazing
“An amateur photographer has captured new images of the re-awakening of the world’s most famous volcano. In a breathtaking series Marco Fulle, who specialises in shots of comets, has photographed the Anak Krakatoa against a backdrop of constellations such as the Big Dipper. These stunning pictures show the latest activity during the rebirth of the infamous volcano which holds a long-standing record for causing the highest number of human deaths ever – a staggering 36,000 in 1883.” w/ photos
World’s Oldest Potted Plant
07/30/09 - Amazing
“Usually it is a simple matter, involving a sheet of newspaper, a trowel and a bag of compost. But when the future of the world’s oldest pot plant is at stake, repotting becomes a much more complicated process. It took nine gardeners, a crane and three months of meticulous planning to place a one-tonne tree believed to be the oldest plotted plant in the world in a new container. The ancient cycad, a palm-like tree collected on one of Captain Cook’s voyages, was first slowly hoisted out of its box at London’s Kew Gardens. Five gardeners then clung onto and supported its angular trunk, while others slid the replacement container underneath. The plant was then lowered into the mahogany pot, which stands the height of a seven-year-old child, and a tonne of soil packed round it. The delicate operation was successfully completed this morning.” w/ photos
Jellyfish Mixing
07/30/09 - Pretty Cool
“A viscosity-enhanced mechanism for biogenic ocean mixing.” — Wired
Girl Gets Answer Very Wrong
07/30/09 - Hilarious
“Or very right depending on how racist you are.” — CH
If State Fair Rides Were Honest
07/30/09 - Interesting
“State Fairs are a modern spectacle of culture (or a lack thereof), make-shift technology, and things that are fried, but sometimes it seems like State Fairs aren’t being completely honest with us. With that in mind, we decided to come up with some honest names for State Fair rides, so that everyone knows exactly what they’re getting into at this year’s State Fair.” w/ photos
Top 10 Fascinating Cases Of Mind Control
07/30/09 - Top Lists
“Controlling the minds of other living creatures is simply the stuff of science fiction right? Well for some creatures becoming a real live zombie is a daily hazard. Here are 10 examples of real parasitic behavior modifications.” w/ photos + videos
