My eyes had a bit of a spaz when I saw this – even now when I look at it my vision gets blurry because I keep seeing one and then the other.
Which do you see first?
[Via World of Superheroes]
Hitchhiker Poop Snails
Once these snails come out the other end, I doubt they’re ever the same.
Intrigued by stories of live snails found in bird faeces, Casper van Leeuwen of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology in Wageningen fed four species of marine snail to mallards. Most died, but 1 per cent of Hydrobia ulvae snails survived up to 5 hours. Mallards can cover 300 kilometres in that time (PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032292).
“Lots of birds eat tens of thousands of snails every day,” says Ryan Hechinger of the University of California at Santa Barbara. “Even if only a small fraction pass through, a substantial amount must be spread into new areas.” He has found genetic evidence to suggest that marine snails repeatedly travelled between the Pacific and the Atlantic after the isthmus of Panama had formed, possibly by hitching rides with birds.
Given the low survival rate, it’s probably not a deliberate strategy on the snails’ part, says van Leeuwen. “I don’t think the snail wants to be eaten. It just makes the best of a bad thing.”
via New Scientist
Pokemon Coffee Size [Picture]
Destination Holidays for the Lazy Geeks
A collection of compelling travel posters, inspiring the lazy to explore whole new worlds.
[Via College Humor]
Best Scenes From Leprechaun In Space
Yeah I know, by the time you read this, you’ll be recovering, toilets and maybe shirts and pants stained a bit by green beer. The greatest of all holidays, done. But! At the time I’m writing this, at 5:31 in the afternoon of March 17, the festivities are still on the horizon. Though I’m drinking already. Head start, you know. Can’t be paying bar prices all night. Anyway, enjoy this little slideshow of the best scenes from Leprechaun in Space, even though everyone knows Leprechaun in the Hood is better.
via Gamma Squad
Microsoft’s New Experimental High Performance Touch Surface [Video]
Modern touch devices allow one to interact with virtual objects. However, there is a substantial delay between when a finger moves and the display responds. Microsoft researchers, Albert Ng and Paul Dietz, have built a laboratory test system that allows us to experience the impact of different latencies on the user experience. The results help us to understand how far we still have to go in improving touch performance.
Jedi Cat vs. Sith Cat: FIGHT!
Warning: Lower the player’s volume as soon as you hit play. The fight gets really loud at one point in the video.
Now these are two really pissed cats!
[Via OW]
