The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an official statement that there is no evidence that mermaids exist. The statement, by the agency’s National Ocean Service, came after two letters asking for information about the mythical creatures. It appears the letters came from viewers of an Animal Planet broadcast in May entitled “Mermaids: The […]
Chris “Crabstickz” Kendall on the perils of Facebook stalking: “Damn girl this is really upsetting. You’ve been tickin’ all the boxes on your privacy settings. And your profile picture just ain’t doing the job. Cos your profile picture is a picture of your dog.” [BBCComedy]
Happy 4th of July! We’re always posting photos of hot cosplay gals, now it’s time we get some eye candy of another variety! Editor’s note: Thanks Ana, I always seem to forget about posting something for the ladies. I hope you can all find it in your heart to forgive me. :) Editor’s note #2: […]
This geektastic lithograph poster was made using the first third of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin and features the English naturalist along with an ape staring at each other. A great conversation piece for book lovers. [$38.95 @ The Neatoshop]
Being the physics nerd I am, finding out that the announcement of the results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in the search for the Higgs Boson was going to be made in my city (Melbourne) at the High Energy Physics conference on the 4th of July, had me acting like quite the […]
These Daleks, cleverly disguised as garbage bins, obviously aren’t really pleased about being caught in the rain. Check it out! [Via NA]
The best… or worst weather forecast of all time, depending on how you look at it! :) [Via [H]]
The emotionally impaired might get a bit excited by this incredible development in diagnostic equipment. Sunglasses, called O2Amp, which are designed to pick up subtle biological clues about a patient’s current feelings, are being trialed by doctors at two hospitals in the assistance of medical assessment. The glasses work by detecting, and amplifying into colour, […]
Today I tripped over a interesting application of science that will change how we look at our friend, the common house ant. 53 year old scientist Dr Mohamed Babu in Mysore, India was alerted to this phenomenon by his wife, who noted that when ants drank some spilled milk, their transparent rear segments would turn […]
Attention Spidey cosplayers (& those of you who just like spandex onesies)! The Carl’s Jr. fast-food chain is offering this promotion, in honor of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man‘ flick that’s out today: Dress as Spider-Man on July 4th & get a free Grilled Cheese Bacon Burger. BUT — the restaurant chain has a “no masks” policy, […]