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I didn't want to title this "What Is It?" because it's not a contest. I didn't know what category to file it under, either -gadgets? optical illusion? car and vehicle? So I settled for the pictures category. Chad sent several pictures of a UFO to Coast the Coast, but declined to give his location. There is some writing on the underside of this object. Neatorama readers have all the answers; maybe you can explain this. Link -via the Presurfer
You don't normally think of a tortoise as an aggresive animal. The copy with this video says the tortoise is defending his garden territory from invading cats. Or is it possible he just wants to play, like this little fellow? Push play or go to YouTube. -via Cynical-C
In the Mathematical Lives of Plants post, astanhope left a link to this photo of a vegetable he snapped in Paris. It's called Romanesco Broccoli {wiki} and the picture is well worth posting for everyone to see. http://users.ncable.net.au/~urbanfoodgarden/Web/Vegetables/VEGETABLES%20VARIETIES/BROCCOLI_Romanesco.htm to growing information. Link to a page about nature’s math where I found the name for it.
This script goes to show there are certain story lines we always fall for. I bet you can think of other movies that would fit into this scenario. Found at Say No To Crack
The blog 100 Years Ago Today delivers news of the “aughts†instead of the “ohsâ€. Each day, you’ll find a newspaper snippet from 100 years ago. Today’s post has this from May 8, 1907:
Henry MacIver, most recently a major general in the Servian army, died May 6 in New York City. The notice in today's Washington Post said he died with 46 CENTS to his name. That's about 2.5 cents for EACH of the 18 FLAGS he fought under during his long soldier-for-hire career. He fought in Crete, Egypt, Spain, Cuba and Bosnia -- all BEFORE taking up arms for the Confederate States of America as a TEENAGER.Link -via Transbuddha
Mother Nature knows her math. The seeds of plants with spiral patterns form interlocking spirals in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. The number of clockwise spirals differs from the number of counterclockwise spirals.
These numbers have a remarkable consistency. They are almost always two consecutive Fibonacci numbers, which are another one of nature's mathematical favorites. The Fibonacci numbers form the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 . . . , in which each number is the sum of the previous two.
Flowers, cones, and cacti have other mathematical wonders that scientists are trying to understand and explain. Link -via Metafilter
South African runner Oscar Pistorius is less than a second off the qualifying time for a slot on the 2008 Olympic track team, despite the fact that he is a double amputee. However, the International Association of Athletics Federations has already moved to block him from the Olympics, with a new ruling banning "technical aids", referring to his prosthetic running feet. Pistorius only began his track career three years ago at the 2004 Paralympics, and has already racked up three world records. Push play or go to YouTube. Link to story. -via Arbroath
Scientists at Cornell University have created a dress that repels bacteria, and a jacket that protects the wearer from pollution. Professor Juan Hinestroza and his team coated fabrics with electrostatically charged silver nanoparticles.
"We think this is one of the first times that nanotechnology has entered the fashion world," Hinestroza said. He noted one drawback may be the garments' price: one square yard of nano-treated cotton would cost about $10,000.
Link -via the Presurfer
Being a bicycle officer means you never have to worry about having a bike lock.
http://pagentsprogress.com/?p=565
This poster explores the anatomy of Canis pneumatis, or the common balloon dog. http://web.mac.com/moistproduction/iWeb/Moist%20Production/DigiArt2.html -via Militant Platypus
Still Life from JoshFlowers
Josh Flowers called people and asked them to share their memories of loved ones who were buried in the same cemetery. The result is the video Still Life. I now feel I would have liked these folks. Push play or go to Vimeo. -via Fuzzytopia
Great Britain is the birthplace of the school uniform and over the years schoolboys have worn a wide variety of official school dress. These pages illustrate a selection of these uniforms and provide some details of their history.
Shown is the traditional bluecoat uniform of Christ's Hospital School in Sussex. http://www.archivist.f2s.com/bsu/Bsu.html -via the Presurfer
When Barbara Hillary heard that there had never been a black woman at the North Pole, she took that as a challenge. So on April 23rd, she set off on skis with two guides and became the first -despite the fact that she is a 75-year-old cancer survivor who’s never learned to ski til preparing for this trip! http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/North_Pole_Woman.html -via Fark
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