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Have You Seen My Coffin? - 427 days ago
There are some things you can laugh at, like Six Feet Under or Darwin’s Awards. On the other hand, there are some things where not even dark humor is appropriate. We’re talking about losing a coffin. Seriously, how does one lose a coffin? You. Topics: Coffin, Dark Humor, Darwin, Funny, Six Feet

Fungus Cannon - 427 days ago
High-speed video of a fungus releasing spores at 180,000 G - the biggest acceleration ever recorded in nature. In this video the fungus fires its spores to the music of the Anvil Chorus from Il Travatore. The Presurfer Topics: Acceleration, Anvil Chorus, Cannon Video, Fires, Fungus, Funny, Music, Presurfer, Spores

Natural Dialogues: Art, Science, and Material Objects Graduate Student Symposium, Call for Papers - 429 days ago
I just read on the Corporeality website about a really interesting looking symposium to be held at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut called “Natural Dialogues: Art, Science, and Material... Topics: Amateurs, British Art, Call For Papers, Complete List, Fitzwilliam Museum, Gautier, Graduate Student Symposium, Grandeur, Information Check, Material Objects, Natural Dialogues, Offbeat, Philosophical Concept, Science Museum, Scientific Illustration, Scientist, Scientists, Symposium Organizers, Yale Center

The biggest animals in the world - 429 days ago
This is a collection of the largest animals in the world. You may have heard of some of them, but hopefully a few will be new. Enjoy this colossal compilation.Prominent PetsHeaviest Dog: An Engligh Mastiff named Kell holds the World... Topics: Animals In The World, Centipede, Coconut Crab, Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Giant Catfish, Giant Centipede, Giant Rabbits, Goliath Beetle, Goliath Tarantula, Harlequin Great Dane, Largest Spider, Maine Coons, Mastiff, Nutria, Offbeat, Tarantula Spider, Toy Helicopter

There was a time when you could walk down the street with an index finger on a spelunking mission, fairly sure the world wouldn’t share a chuckle over a photo of the act. Thanks to the Street View feature of Google Maps, Murphy’s Law dictates.
Topics: Google, Israel Security, Machine Guns, Mass Distribution, Matthew Kalman, National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency, Nuclear Weapons Facilities, Offbeat, San Francisco Chronicle, Security Installations, Spy Satellites, States National Security Agency, Street View, Submarine Tunnel, Topless Sunbathers, U2 Spy Plane, United States National Security, Washington Post
Topics: Google, Israel Security, Machine Guns, Mass Distribution, Matthew Kalman, National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency, Nuclear Weapons Facilities, Offbeat, San Francisco Chronicle, Security Installations, Spy Satellites, States National Security Agency, Street View, Submarine Tunnel, Topless Sunbathers, U2 Spy Plane, United States National Security, Washington Post





