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Exquisite Shoreline

xerxy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:08:08 +0000

This breathtaking view appears to be that of the Great Australian Bight which stretches over 700 miles along Australia’s southern coast and has cliffs as high as 200 feet.

In case you’re getting any ideas, the land area is mostly a desert and the waters are shark-infested with a few whales. Not much else to see here. via

Ninja cow

haley — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:58:15 +0000

That is one mean, flying kicking, ninja cow. Or could be also be an angry bull. I hope the victim didn’t take it too seriously and recovered.

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So much cocaine

bubbles — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:42:18 +0000

Oh my. That’s more cocaine than you can handle in a whole lifetime (which off course won’t be very long when you do so much cocaine).

That must be one happy and stimulated cat. Too bad it’ll soon die a horrible death of cocaine overdose.

They took our Jobs

haley — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:48:34 +0000

You can almost picture the people of South Park say it out loud in a thick, Southern accent. Thirty years ago, we had Bob Hope, Steve Jobs and Johnny Cash. Now we have no jobs, no cash and no hope. They took our Jobs.

Giant crocodile captured

xerxy — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:40:42 +0000

Villagers of Consuelo, near the town of Bunawan in the Philippines, have captured what may be the largest crocodile ever caught. At 21 feet (or 6.4 meters) long, it is about 3 feet more than the longest confirmed croc in captivity.

Weighing in at a dinosaurus 2,369 pounds (1,075 kilograms), the monster crocodile may have been responsible for at least two deaths and numerous attacks on humans.

Lolong, as the people call it, has yet to have its length confirmed, but anywhere above 18 feet is a real record. The good thing is, it hasn’t been killed and gutted, as is usually the case for suspected killer crocs.

As for why it may have resorted to killing humans, the loss of habitat caused by humans and the subsequent depletion of food sources, may have caused it to turn on us. And there’s still a real possibility that the actual killer is bigger and still on the loose.

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Real life Smurf mushroom

xerxy — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:51:45 +0000

Blue isn’t a common color in nature. That’s probably why this blue mushroom from New Zealand looks so attractive and made up.

And no, it isn’t really something out of the Smurfs movie. Entoloma hochstetteri or Sky Blue Mushroom is a real form of fungus that thrives in the land of the Kiwis.

Or maybe that’s just what they tell you and actually it is a Smurf “appendage”. Anything this blue has to have something to do with Smurfs. via

The art of extreme planking

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:05:28 +0000

Planking is a recently developed art form where people honor Darwin’s theory by trying to remove themselves from the gene pool. They do this by acting as a human plank in usually dangerous locations.

At least one person has succeeded in taking their own life via planking and many others have lost their jobs because of it. Trust the Australians to come up with such a safe and useful art.

Here are some extreme planking pics.

Don’t they have regulations in the military for this sort of thing? Or was the tank just parked somewhere in public?

You’d have to be nuts to do something like that. Spit-roasted idiot anyone?

This almost qualifies for the first Darwin award given to a group of people.

Yikes. Some bridges move significantly when trucks and heavy traffic passes by.

Tiny Earth vs Betelgeuse

xerxy — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:25:13 +0000

Actually tiny is still too big a word. Saw this size comparison of Earth, the planets, the sun and other stars a while ago, but it still bewilders the mind every time.

Our Sun is already quite an awesome thing to witness. Wonder what it would be like to see the other giant stars, like S Doradus or KY Cygni, up close. via

Super Sun expected on 31st

xerxy — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:29:34 +0000

Less than two weeks after we experienced the Super Moon, there has been news of another, bigger and even more amazing phenomenon. The Super Sun.

NAPSA (the North American Planetary and Sanitation Association) has announced that the cosmic occurrence will start in the early hours of the 31st of April, due to the peculiar alignment of the stars and planets.

The combined gravitational forces exerted on the Sun will cause it to temporarily grow by almost 253 solar meters in diameter, thereby increasing its brightness by 26.8 lukems for one whole day.

The Super Sun’s increased light may cause mild allergic reactions in humans, such as squinting of the eyes and higher than usual perspiration. Cell phone signals may also be disrupted due to the increased light energy reflecting off of antennas and cell phone screens.

Doctors advise anyone going outdoors to avoid wearing shiny objects on their heads as this may exponentially increase the intensity of the Sun’s rays. They also advise people to purchase good quality sunglasses that match the shape of their overall features. These maximize the protection to the eyes though offer no protection against the evil eye. People should stay close together to minimize the skin’s exposure to the increased sunlight.

The extra light will have a positive effect on the Earth’s plant life. Certain rare species of plants, such as the Schmeissneria, are able to reproduce many times faster with an increase of just a single loom. A 26.8 lukems increase may help get the species out of the extinction danger zone and could possibly a crop source of the future.

The Extreme Sun will also have an effect on Zodiac signs. Astrologers predict that due to the increased brightness, people’s star signs will shift two steps forward for a whole day. Which means that Geminis will become Leos and Scorpios will become Capricorns.

Azhubana Khabti, a renowned astrologer from Elbonia had this to say:
“Your Zodiac shifting by two steps, but do not alarmed. It is once in lifetime opportunity to experience other Zodiac. Lots of good, little bad.”

More details on this rare phenomenon can be found here.

Best bungee jumping bridge

xerxy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:33:52 +0000

The Kawarau Bridge in New Zealand is neither the world’s tallest, nor the scariest for bungee jumping. However, the natural beauty surrounding this place makes this the best one.

According to the article, it is a wildly popular destination and several million jumps have taken place from this bridge, ever since it opened. On the to visit list.