Who Needs A Microscope Anyway? November 10, 2009
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Check out this awesome web application that allows you to really see and understand the different in size between things like a grain of rice, a red blood cell, a virus, and an atom of carbon.
British Colmbia’s Severed Foot Problem November 1, 2009
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Starting back in 2007, 7 severed feet have washed up on the shores of British Columbia near Richmond, with the most recent found on October 28, 2009. Forensics discovered that the feet were removed by “natural causes”, but little is known about why the feet keep appearing. Some of the feet have been found to be from the same person, while others still remain unidentified. Theories range from boat or plane crashes to criminal foul play.
Read more about the foot saga here.
Cat In Zero Gravity October 31, 2009
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For science!
This Parrot Is Hardcore October 29, 2009
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So this here parrot is called a Kea. It’s native to the mountains of New Zealand. And it also eats sheep alive by digging into their back flesh and dining on their kidneys will the sheep slowly dies of blood poisoning. Check out clip four and skip ahead about two minutes to see what happens when sheep encroach on this parrots territory.
(Via Boing Boing)
Zero Gravity Astronaut Shooter, Shattered Horizon, Actually Looks Awesome October 24, 2009
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I only heard about this game very recently, but this trailer alone sold me on the concept and this informative preview has solidified it on my upcoming games radar (gamdar?). I especially like how the audio seems realistically muffled for the outer space environment, an effect Dead Space used to incredible success.
What Slow Motion Cameras Were Made For: Bullets Liquifying Upon Impact October 14, 2009
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This super slo-mo video montage contains an assortment of bullets hitting different materials and creating some astonishing impacts. Bullets liquify when hitting to strong a metal to pierce, paper doesn’t rip, but shatters, and ballistic gel quite simply doesn’t stand a chance.
(Via Mentalfloss)
