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Entries from November 2008

FLASH BACK: Lady Schick Speed Styler, It’s Fast!

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

A little off my topic, but couldn’t resist…
Flash back to the 70’s when the ditzy-girl act could actually sell contraptions such as the Lady Schick Speed Styler. Farrah Fawcett and her girlfriends are absolutely amazed by it’s speed, because it’s fast, although the styling mist for control disturbs me deeply, and it’s fast. Is it [...]

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Tags: Design + Lifestyle.

What Long Arms You Have, Mr. Alien Squid.

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ll confess that I like to investigate earthly creatures that look like aliens. So when Shell Oil Company’s remotely operated vehicle recently captured this footage of a Magnapinna, or “big fin” squid I had to shine a spotlight on this creature for you. As it is rarely seen, not much is known about this type [...]

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Tags: Latest News. · Nature. · Rad Stuff.

Meteor Lights Up The Prairies Skies.

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Roughly 5:30 MT yesterday a fireball soared across the Prairie sky and made contact with earth somewhere in central Alberta. “It was very bright yellow, with hints of green in it. It stayed in the air … for about two to two and a half seconds.” witnesses said. Those who didn’t see it certainly heard [...]

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Tags: Latest News. · Rad Stuff. · Science + Technology.

Mogwai-like Pygmy Tarsier Not Extinct!

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

AWWWWWW!!!
One of the cutest animals on this planet, the pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus) was classified as extinct. However, in 2000 an Indonesian scientists trapped and killed a precious tarsier by accident while catching rats – that was the first sign of their presence in 80 years!
It is with great excitement that I announce that these [...]

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Tags: Get Personal. · Latest News. · Natural History. · Nature. · That's Life.

The Shrimp Triathlete - He Swims! He Runs! But needs work on his cycling.

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

A scientific experimentation has turned out to be a huge internet sensation and I just love when nature-oddities hit main stream so I had to pass the message along!
Prof David Scholnick at Pacific University in Oregon wanted to see how far a shrimp would travel for food and did so by placing the crustation on [...]

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Tags: Nature. · Rad Stuff. · Science + Technology.