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World’s Smallest Frog

Miss Cellania — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:17:45 +0000

A newly-discovered frog, Paedophryne amauensis, is not only the smallest frog species, but the smallest vertebrate ever found. The frogs were found in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, living among fallen leaves. They are 7 millimeters long, about a quarter of an inch.

They are well camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor, and have evolved calls resembling those of insects, making them hard to spot.

“The New Guinea forests are incredibly loud at night; and we were trying to record frog calls in the forest, and we were curious as to what these other sounds were,” said research leader Chris Austin from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, US.

“So we triangulated to where these calls were coming from, and looked through the leaf litter.

“It was night, these things are incredibly small; so what we did after several frustrating attempts was to grab a whole handful of leaf litter and throw it inside a clear plastic bag.

“When we did so, we saw these incredibly tiny frogs hopping around,” he told BBC News.

The frog pictured is sitting on a dime. Link -via Fark

(Image credit: Rittmeyer et al)

The Cutest Donuts Ever

Jill Harness — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:44:17 +0000

If you abide by the rule that the smaller something is, the cuter it must be, then it’s hard to argue that these are undoubtedly the cutest donuts in the world. They are made from Cheerios though, so the same can’t be said about their tastiness.

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10 Cool Tiny Artworks

Jill Harness — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:02:15 +0000

Over on Mental Floss, Miss C has a great round up of tiny artworks by extremely talented artists. My personal favorite is the tiny working gun seen here, created by Michel Lefaivre. I can’t help but wonder how much damage this little thing could actually do.

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2010 Small Calendar

Johnny Cat — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:49:01 +0000

At my office, lots of people use those giant desk calendars for keeping track of appointments, but if you just want to know what day a date falls on next year, check this out. Grafish Design came up with The Small Calendar, and the method of usage is simple. Start with the date, say the 19th, then follow that column until you intersect with the desired month: March 19th will be on a Friday! Months are handily color coded for length, too.

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Mesicopters

Queuebot — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:13:24 +0000

Its hard to believe these little things can even fly. They are about as small as a quarter and are simply cool.

Ilan Kroo and his colleagues at Stanford hope to use them for Mars exploration or atmospheric research one day!

Link – via djowtlaw

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by slowboy.

One 344 sq foot Room with 24 Possible Layouts

Queuebot — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:06 +0000

Thinking of downsizing? How small you could you go?

How about a 344 square foot (about 32 m²) apartment? With the possiblitity of 24 distinct rooms.

This photo gallery says it all. Here's the remarkably adaptable apartment of one Gary Chang of Hong Kong:

In Mr. Chang’s solution, a kind of human-size briefcase, everything can be folded away so that the space feels expansive, like a yoga studio.

The wall units, which are suspended from steel tracks bolted into the ceiling, seem to float an inch above the reflective black granite floor. As they are shifted around, the apartment becomes all manner of spaces — kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, a lounge with a hammock, an enclosed dining area and a wet bar.

Link - via unclutterer

From the Upcoming Queue, submitted by Lee.