It's amazing for me to realize the enormous diversity of life this planet supports.
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2011
Here is a really cool video I found about the top 10 new species discovered in 2011.
It's amazing for me to realize the enormous diversity of life this planet supports.
It's amazing for me to realize the enormous diversity of life this planet supports.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Jim Henson's Google Doodle
This is the cool Jim Henson Google Doodle from September 2011 as a way to commemorate Jim Henson's 75th birthday. Enjoy.
I remember playing with this Doodle when it came out. It really was super cool.
I remember playing with this Doodle when it came out. It really was super cool.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Riot Fail
Watch as this idiot tries to throw an expandable umbrella at police officers during the 2011 London riots. It's marked as a London Riot fail.
I see that Darwinian evolution has left large segments of humanity behind, no?
Hopefully this guy got his car smashed by the rioters to teach him a lesson.
I see that Darwinian evolution has left large segments of humanity behind, no?
Hopefully this guy got his car smashed by the rioters to teach him a lesson.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Video of mad Canada riots: Vancouver fans run amok, set cars on fire
I always enjoy sharing a video of a good riot now and then, so I thought I would post this little gem from June 2011, involving fans from Vancouver rioting in the streets. Funny? No, but it is interesting how easily the animal side of people comes out when they think that they can get away with rioting or destroying property.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Cool Science: HUGE explosion on the Sun on June 7, 2011
Check out these two videos of a gigantic explosion on the surface of the sun, recorded June 7, 2011. It was the largest explosion or solar flare ever recorded on the surface of the sun, covering nearly 1/2 of the sun's surface and lasting several hours.
For those of you that don't see how that's impressive, consider the following. The sun, by volume, is over one million times larger than the earth. So, to say that a solar flare covered half of the surface of the sun is to say that it was a large and powerful discharge of energy far beyond anything we can understand intuitively from our daily lives -- far bigger than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.
The first video is taken directly from raw data at the website Helioviewer.org. Once you keep in mind the scales we're talking about here, the explosion is very impressive.
The second video is taken from raw data from the same site but with some commentary from a scientist.
To me, the amazing thing is that something that powerful HASN'T and DOESN'T destroy all of us but instead allows life to exist on the planet.
For those of you that don't see how that's impressive, consider the following. The sun, by volume, is over one million times larger than the earth. So, to say that a solar flare covered half of the surface of the sun is to say that it was a large and powerful discharge of energy far beyond anything we can understand intuitively from our daily lives -- far bigger than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.
The first video is taken directly from raw data at the website Helioviewer.org. Once you keep in mind the scales we're talking about here, the explosion is very impressive.
The second video is taken from raw data from the same site but with some commentary from a scientist.
To me, the amazing thing is that something that powerful HASN'T and DOESN'T destroy all of us but instead allows life to exist on the planet.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Hot ESPN Reporter Doris Burke Flubs Lines on Live TV
I think that the title pretty much describes it all. Watch as hot television reporter Doris Burke messes up her lines on live TV for the NBA finals in 2011. Is that just me, or did the words f*ck hole just come out of her mouth?
Well, she has a potty mouth, but that doesn't mean that we can't both admire her perfectionism and want to kiss the nastiness out of her shapely lips. So, what do you guys think? Would you make out with Doris?
Well, she has a potty mouth, but that doesn't mean that we can't both admire her perfectionism and want to kiss the nastiness out of her shapely lips. So, what do you guys think? Would you make out with Doris?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The Oscars Telecast: Will it ever be Good Again?
Cover of Anne HathawayThe Oscars Telecast: Will it ever be Good Again?
Last night’s Oscars Telecast was extremely dull and unimaginative. The telecast started on a bad note right from the beginning when co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco injected themselves into the Best Picture Nominees ala Billy Crystal back in the day. Anne Hathaway was hamming and over exuberant while James Franco looked at one point like he wanted to take a nap. I think I speak for us all when I say we all could have slept through the entire telecast and missed nothing important. James Franco towards the end of the ceremony wasn’t even looking at the camera, but instead the camera caught him looking at the ceiling and then offstage. Anne Hathaway to make her mark on the telecast insisted on shouting whooo every time someone was presented an award. Had a drinking game been invented for every time she made this awful, shrill, overpowering whoop, there would have been many drunken people by the end of the evening. I have a message for the people who plan this ceremony every year, try to find an old style comedian who will set the right tone and keep people entertained. Please don’t ask James Franco or Anne Hathaway back next year.
-- Special thanks to our Mystery Guest Blogger for this post :)
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