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Foot-Long Sea Insect Pulled Up From The Deep

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

giant-ocean-insect.jpg This shrimpy looking beast was dragged up from the ocean floor 4-miles down off the coast of New Zealand. But it's not a shrimp, it's an amphipod, a group of insect-like organisms that rarely grow larger than a sea-monkey. And speaking of sea-monkeys-- "They go bananas for buried treasure?" You. Ruin. Everything.
...These tiny animals don't often grow more than 1cm in length, except the Supergiant viariety of course, which can exceed 11 inches head to tail. "They actually don't feel real," Alan Jamieson, University of Aberdeen lecturer and expedition leader, told OurAmazingPlanet of the November 2011 find. "They feel like plastic toys. They have a waxy texture to them." The creature, along with other specimens, was captured in a deep-water trap located four miles down in the Kermadec Trench, one of the deepest on Earth. "We pulled up the trap, and lying among the fish were these absolutely massive amphipods, and there was no inkling whatsoever that these things should be there," said Jamieson.
No kidding, Alan. Didn't you ever stop to think that maybe you didn't expect them to be there because they SHOULDN'T have been there? Know what I'm saying? I'm saying they belong on my plate! Now, somebody run to Costco for cocktail sauce, I'll call Old Bay and see if we can't get a 55-gallon drum. What the Hell Did Researchers Pull from the Depths of New Zealand's Seas? [gizmodo] Thanks to b-side, not as popular as the chart-topper on side A, but still okay in my book.

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Foot-Long Sea Insect Pulled Up From The Deep

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

giant-ocean-insect.jpg This shrimpy looking beast was dragged up from the ocean floor 4-miles down off the coast of New Zealand. But it's not a shrimp, it's an amphipod, a group of insect-like organisms that rarely grow larger than a sea-monkey. And speaking of sea-monkeys-- "They go bananas for buried treasure?" You. Ruin. Everything.
...These tiny animals don't often grow more than 1cm in length, except the Supergiant viariety of course, which can exceed 11 inches head to tail. "They actually don't feel real," Alan Jamieson, University of Aberdeen lecturer and expedition leader, told OurAmazingPlanet of the November 2011 find. "They feel like plastic toys. They have a waxy texture to them." The creature, along with other specimens, was captured in a deep-water trap located four miles down in the Kermadec Trench, one of the deepest on Earth. "We pulled up the trap, and lying among the fish were these absolutely massive amphipods, and there was no inkling whatsoever that these things should be there," said Jamieson.
No kidding, Alan. Didn't you ever stop to think that maybe you didn't expect them to be there because they SHOULDN'T have been there? Know what I'm saying? I'm saying they belong on my plate! Now, somebody run to Costco for cocktail sauce, I'll call Old Bay and see if we can't get a 55-gallon drum. What the Hell Did Researchers Pull from the Depths of New Zealand's Seas? [gizmodo] Thanks to b-side, not as popular as the chart-topper on side A, but still okay in my book.

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Gerber Venture Knife

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Technology

Gerber Venture Knife
Knives don't need to do a bunch of different things to be useful — they just need to do one thing really well. The Gerber Venture Knife ($75) adheres to...

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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s…Their Lovechild?: R/C Bird

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

rc-bird.jpg This is an R/C Ornithopter. It's a radio controlled flying bird. It flaps its wings and flies and you can control it. Models start around $230 and go all the way into the $700's. But that doesn't include the radio controller. So basically it's a rich man's toy. Me? I'll stick to tying a string to a june bug's leg and watching it fly around in circles. That shit will never get old. But that shit WILL tear their leg off sometimes, so be sure to stock up. Hit the jump for a video demo and link to the product page.

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Garb: Mild Winter

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Technology

Mild Winter
Get out there and enjoy this weather before the volcanoes wake up. This freshness brought to you, once again, by our friends at Need Supply. Sunspel Sweat Top ($165). Band...

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1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Technology

1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die
We don't recommend trying them all at once — or even over the course of a month — but should you make it through all the varied selections in 1001...

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Chart Of Comic Character Spectrum Of Good Vs Evil

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

comic-alliances-small.jpg Note: Actual legible version HERE. This is a small chart depicting the various levels of good vs neutral vs evil found in comic book characters and a brief explanation of each. Whether you agree or disagree with the chart, you've already spent way too much time and brain power thinking about it. God, we could be planning a bank robbery right now and taking what is rightfully ours! "I'd say that makes you a neutral evil." WHAT DID I JUST TELL YOU?! Image of the Day: Awesome comics hero and villain alignment chart [blastr] Thanks to Carmen, who, had this to say: "greetings from Columbia." HAHA -- case closed, Ms. Sandiego!

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Transform And Walk Out: Robot’s Wheels Turn To Legs

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

wheel-to-legs-robot.jpg This is a video of a little robot whose wheels fold in half to form crude legs so it can go where no wheeled robot has gone before. Good for you. Of course, you wouldn't have to build robots with wheels that transform into legs if you'd just strap f***ing jetpacks on them already. "You've doomed us all, GW!" Yeaaaaaah, I plan on going skydiving this weekend, so I've kinda stopped caring. "Why?!" Have you seen my parachute? "That's a bookbag." *wink* Hit the jump for a video of the least impressive Transformer ever (kidding, that honor belongs to Wheelie).

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Go Easy Bro!: Statue Of Hulk Straining On The John

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Interesting News

hulk-bathroom-struggle.jpg I'm digging the hair, bro. This is a statue spotted in a mall in Seoul, South Korea (of course it was) of Hulk about to pop every blood vessel in his big, green body straining on the can. I'm honestly surprised to see he wipes with something as soft as newspaper, I would have guessed he used sandpaper or just a handful of broken glass. "Jesus -- he's not The Thing!" Good point. So, who else sees the glaring problem with this picture? "He chose a shitter with no toilet tank?" Exaaaaaaactly. That turd is going NOWHERE. Incredible Hulk on the Toilet Statue Smashing an O-Ring [obviouswinner] Thanks to khz, who's far more disgusting on the can if you can even believe that.

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CamelBak Groove

Posted by Ry on Feb 03 2012 | Cool Stuff, Technology

CamelBak Groove
Ensure you'll have great-tasting, healthy water wherever your day takes you with the CamelBak Groove ($20). Available in a variety of colors — as well as stainless steel — the...

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