Animals
So, We Taste Like Bacon?
Ever wondered what human flesh would taste like but you've never been trapped in the Andes due to a horrific plane crash? Then this cute little robot has the answer. Designed by researchers in Japan, the Winebot is supposed to be for sorting different types of wine, cheese and hors d'oeuvres. But when a reporter placed his hand against the sensor, he was declared to be "bacon". Anyone care to confirm?
Posted By: Nethie - Mon May 04, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Body, Cannibalism, Inventions, Robots
Dancing with a cat
A small man dancing with a cat. Or is it an enormous cat dancing with a man?(From Flickr)
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 29, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Photography and Photographers
Garden Monsters
Click on descriptions to visit catalog and purchase your very own!
Plastic coyote to deter intruders of any species
Floating gator head attempt to simulate F-state environment
Thanks to Poplar Street Penny!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 28, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Reader Recommendation, Landscaping
Underwater Mouse
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 22, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Experiments
When Geese Attack!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 21, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Violence
Drunken African Animals
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 19, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Africa
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers
As children, my sibs and I were utterly fascinated by this weird little book. We studied the drawing for hours. Now you can too, thanks to the magic of the internet!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 17, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Nature, Books, 1900s
Alice Redux
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 14, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Literature, Books, Fantasy, Parody, Weapons
Colored Easter Chicks
Apparently, if you inject dye into a living chicken egg, the chicks emerge colored.Read how to do it here.
Happy Easter!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 11, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Holidays, Easter
Tokyo Cat Cafes
You pay $9 for the privilege of spending an hour in a cafe begging some cats to pay attention to you. Apparently the concept has become very popular in Japan due to a combination of factors that make pet ownership difficult: people spend too much time at work, and many apartments have no-pets policies.As someone who owns a 15-year-old cat that insists on spending a large portion of her time every day sleeping in my lap -- and instead of trying to move her I've just learned to work around this -- I'm not really in a position to make fun of anyone else's weird cat-related behavior. If I didn't own a cat, and I lived in Japan, I'd probably be one of the people hanging out at the local cat cafe. (Thanks to Cassie Sperry for the link!)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 09, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Cats
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