Humans have been misuing them for years. Merry-go-rounds, a staple of playgrounds, are best used by corgis for the manufacture of adorableness. In this video, Meatball personally tests his invention.
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If you've ever eaten an entire quart of ice cream in one sitting, you're not allowed to criticize.
Some of these big constrictors just don't have much sense. Like the python that swallowed a porcupine (and regretted it), this anaconda bit off more than he could chew.
Villagers in Guaruja, Brazil found an enormous dead anaconda. They cut open its distended belly and found another snake that, when laid out next to its predator, appears to be of equal size, if not larger.
Content warning: gore.
-via the appropriately named food blog First We Feast
You've seen the movie, now here's the cosplay. For CONvergence in Minnesota, redditor lisalouwho08 and her friends dressed as a more rural collection of the world's greatest heroes. She's playing She-Hulk, the cousin of Hulk. Black Widow is absent because she has to mind the still.
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Rich Wilcock was photographing the beach at Gwynedd, Wales. He was accompanied by Leia, his Cocker Spaniel. Leia kept on barking at and nudging Wilcock, drawing his attention to a spot on the beach. There, Leia had found a beached baby dolphin. The Daily Post quotes Wilcock:
“At first I thought it was a baby shark, it was only about one and half foot but on a closer inspection I could see the blow hole on top of his head and realised it was a dolphin.
“There was nobody around for miles so I did what I could as gently as possible. I lifted him gently under the belly and popped him back amongst the waves and he swam away into deeper water.
The video above shows the entire rescue.
(Photo: Jason Wagar)
Rest in peace Conrad, a beloved procyonic resident of Toronto. He passed away unexpectedly on the side of a street.
On Thursday morning, a human of the city informed the local government services that a dead raccoon needed to be removed. But the agency responsible for disposal of roadkill did not show up. Over the course of the day, this raccoon became the center of attention on Twitter among the people of Toronto.
(Photo: Steve Hughes)
Photographer Steve Hughes spotted this inventive public display at a park in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Marigolds appear to flow out of the uncapped tube of paint. Any artist would love to possess such a magical paint!
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Redditor aquatinne03 has an absolutely fascinating story. She says that her infant daughter has been issued a subpoena by her local district attorney’s office to testify in court on a certain date. Here’s a selection from her description of the problem:
I called the number on it to explain how it must be a mistake because my daughter is not even 3 months old yet but I was told there was no mistake and my daughter is required to appear as a witness to testify on the date shown on the subpoena. I went in person with my daughter to the DA’s office and was told the same thing. […]
My daughter has a rare and uncommon first, middle and last name, so it is very doubtful that there someone else with her exact name. When I called the number on the subpoena and went to the DA’s office I was told both times that if she doesn’t show up for court a warrant will be issued for her arrest. Would the police actually arrest a baby for not showing up in court?
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The Fibonacci sequence consists of the increasing sums of the two previous integers. So, mathematically, this clock doesn’t make sense unless you counts the members rather than the values of the sequence as indicators of the time.
But if you get a clock like this, you aren’t trying to tell the time easily. You’re trying to express something to other people about the type of person you are. Question: precisely what does this clock express about its owners?
Jessie Maxwell Bearden of Austin, Texas is an illustrator, art director, and ad maker. She works in a wide variety of media, including watercolor and pencil. Beyond those conventional media, she also works with food. Lately, in her Instagram feed, she’s been posting her portraits of celebrities made out of food. These include Elvis made of chocolate, Beyoncé made of ice cream, and John Lennon on a poppy seed bagel.
And it’s not the least bit accidental. The dog is very carefully keeping the water aimed at her owner. She’s impressively smart.
It is no longer online, but very recently, a webpage of the University of Maryland displayed a final exam for students. It offered extra credit—for free! There was no question over some arcane piece of information. A student could choose either 2 or 6 points of extra credit. But like the prisoner in the famous logical dilemma, the student faces a negative consequence if classmates are equally greedy.
@shaunhin I am that professor. Glad you enjoyed it.
— Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) July 9, 2015
Dr. Dylan Selterman, professor of psychology, is claiming credit for the question. And what were the results?
@shaunhin It was about 20% of the class that chose 6 points, though after you posted the link a lot of other internet randos filled it out.
— Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) July 9, 2015
-via io9
Book & Hero is a set of bookend designs that show a Superman-like figure rescuing your precious books from falling. The Israeli design firm Artori Design placed hidden supports that permit the structure to appear to defy gravity. The superhero is magnetic. It affixes to the outside of the rightmost book cover, while the metal support fits inside the cover.
Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine in Marvel films since 2000. But now he’s hanging up his claws to pursue other opportunities. Some other actor must step forward to play that savage and relentless member of the X-Men.
Who is fit for the role? Conan O’Brien gained access to recordings of actors auditioning to be the next Wolverine, including Thomas Middleditch and Patton Oswalt. They’re really interesting, but I’m surprised that O’Brien didn’t try out for it himself.
-via Flavorwire
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My Papillon will crawl onto any open lap that he can find. He’s bred to be a lapdog, so it’s what he expects. Perhaps this new bed design by the Japanese pet supply company Unihabitat will be an adequate substitute when a real lap isn’t available. It contains gel-filled packets arranged like a pair of human thighs. Think of it as the canine equivalent of this home mainstay:
-via Home Crux
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That’s according to Roberto A. Ferdman of the Washington Post. He writes that in the past few years, Oreo has come to dominate the cookie marketplace:
Since 2005, Oreo sales have grown by more than 60 percent, which is easily the largest increase among any of the top cookie brands sold in the United States. For context, consider that cookie sales market-wide rose by only 10 percent over that period, or that more than 7o percent of that growth is directly attributable to increased demand for Oreos.
Ferdman writes that Oreo’s popularity can be attributed to simultaneous but contradictory marketing strategies: it’s both innovative and stable. The company offers variants, such as Oreo Thins and key lime pie. But these are clearly labeled as different from the standard, which has remained constant for decades. If people want to eat an Oreo, they know exactly what they’re getting in the package.
-via Joe Carter
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