October 14, 2009

Ammonite Fossil in church marbel floor



















This particular ammonite fossil had to make do with a pretty inconspicuous place on the floor, but it still got a lot of attention from parents pointing it out to their kids.

http://www.damnedifgodexists.com/blog/2009/10/12/the-most-interesting-thing-ive-ever-seen-in-a-church/

Keiichi Iwasaki travels across 37 countries on $2



During his trip Mr Iwasaki was attacked by a rabid dog in Tibet, robbed by pirates and was even arrested in India. 
Mr Iwasaki said he raised funds from performing tricks, and only his “strong will” has kept him on his bike.


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/news/keiichi-iwasaki-travels-across-37-countries-on-2/story-e6frezi0-1225771971402

Sweet


October 12, 2009

Battle


Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first













Bagheera kiplingi, a South American species, lives almost exclusively on leaf buds and is thought to be the only spider of about 40,000 species to have rejected a carnivorous diet.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6869475.ece

sneaky fuckers


LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102
























Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate of psychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, died Tuesday. He was 102.

Hofmann’s most famous discovery happened on April 16, 1943. He was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/lsd-inventor-al

LOL


God is not the Creator, claims academic
















She claims she has carried out fresh textual analysis that suggests the writers of the great book never intended to suggest that God created the world -- and in fact the Earth was already there when he created humans and animals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6274502/God-is-not-the-Creator-claims-academic.html

Wasp Knife Kills With Cold













The Wasp Knife secret? A small canister of compressed gas inside the handle delivers a bolus of gas when the knife penetrates the skin. The expanding gas creates a zone of deadly cold, freezing vital organs.

O_O