And I am now insane…
Oh, and happy Christmas.
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And I am now insane…
Oh, and happy Christmas.
Check out this post on Cosmic Variance about a group of physicists who study flocking behavior. The video is amazing.
Poor Marcus Burghardt, good thing it wasn’t a German shepard in the French countryside. No telling who would have been fingered as the collaborateur. J’accuse!
Oh, and carbon-fiber wheels may be light, but they ain’t shit against a yellow lab!
I just got a link to this story from a friend and it seemed like perfect 8 and 5 material:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6295138.stm
and to accompany it, you must view http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/
It’s only a matter of time before someone builds a Badger, Badger, Badger, and substitutes the Mushroom for Muslim or Mukhtar or something. I’d do it if I wasn’t somewhat busy at work today.
I am going to keep posting YouTube Videos until someone else posts…
This is a hostile takeover!
Bear vs. Cat
Break Dancer vs. Toddler
Man vs. Wild
Rabbit vs. Snake
Jet vs. Car vs. Sportbike
747 vs. Lightweight Hippie Car
747 vs. Hong Kong Kai Tak
While playing Apples to Apples at the cabin up near Grand Marais, one of the categories was “Unforgettable”. Someone played the card “Giant Squid.” Everyone thought it was a pretty stupid card to be played, but the player argued, “Hey man, if you ever ran across a Giant-Effing Squid you would think it was unforgettable!”
Case in point: New Zealand fisherman have not only had an unforgettable experience, but they set a world record for the largest Giant Squid ever reeled in.
That pretty much seals it for me. From now on when someone suggests you come up with something you would always remember for the rest of your life, I will think of: a Giant Squid.
What would YOU think of as “unforgettable?”
Is it wrong for me to find that picture arousing?
I don’t want to bring down the level of the content here on 8&5. Unfortunately, and for reasons that I can’t begin to fathom, I feel compelled to post this video. For the sake of my conscience, though, I’m including a warning. Anyone with an aversion to 90’s action stars, stone-washed denim, or pup tents should look away.
“Sir, do you have a license to carry that?”
Just in time for Christmas, Komodo dragons at two UK zoos are laying batches of eggs conceived with no male fertilization. That’s parthenogenesis, Kyle! Although this process is known to occur in several other lizard species, this is the first time it’s been seen in Komodo dragons. All the babies are male, which is surprising at first. But apparently lizard genetics are a bit different from the more familiar mammalian system. In lizards, females are ZW (instead of XX) and males are ZZ (instead of XY). Add to this the info that WW is embryonic lethal, and a batch of bouncing baby boys is the only thing that makes sense. Did they get that right in Jurassic Park?
This trend has conservationists worried, since preserving endangered species like the Komodo involves preserving variety in the gene pool. From the article:
“It makes you take a completely new look at the genetic management of your animals,” Gibson says. The team suggests that zoos think about keeping male and female dragons together to avoid triggering parthenogenesis and decreasing genetic diversity.
Girl Talk. Download - pay what you can. - #
Phish reunites to tour in 2009. - #
Here's a helpful and depressing tutorial on the current financial crapstorm, in cartoon form. I'm having a hard time figuring out who did the video, but it was linked to on Cosmic Variance. - #
MoveOn.org is giving away free Obama buttons. Almost 2 million ordered so far. - #
If I had married Tea Leoni and starred in film and TV with Gillian Anderson, I would have the exact same problem. How many love children do you have David? - #